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earlier monthsDecember 2018
FREE NY Pollinator Habitat Short Course register ASAP to receive all course materials
December 6, 2018
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Newark, NY
This full day workshop will focus on concepts around protecting and enhancing populations of pollinators, especially bees, in agricultural landscapes. The course will provide an overview of bee natural history and farm practices that support pollinators, such as protecting and creating habitat, modified horticultural practices, and advice on how to manage pests while protecting pollinators.
January 2019
2019 Becker Forum - Registration now open - follow the link
January 14, 2019
8:30am - 5pm
Liverpool, NY
2019 Empire State Producers EXPO
January 15 - January 17, 2019
1.25 hr sessions throughout each day
Syracuse, NY
The 2019 Empire State Producers Expo combines the major fruit, flower and vegetable associations of New York State in order to provide a comprehensive trade show and educational conference for New York producers, as well as the surrounding states and Eastern Canada.
Pre-Exam Training & Test to Become A Certified Pesticide Applicator
January 15, 2019
12pm - 4:30pm
Newark, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension Wayne County & DEC are proud to offer a Pre-Exam Training and Test to Become A Certified Pesticide Applicator
Agriculture Specialists Mike Stanyard and Tess Grasswitz will review core concepts and commodity specific items in preparation for the exam.
Manual orders due by February 11.
Pre-register by March 4.
All participants must have experience working on their own farm, or throught employment on another farm. Participants must register directly with DEC to take the Exam and have any questions on exam eligibility answered by DEC representatives.
click on more details for registration & order info.
Ag Workforce Development Council's Labor Road Show II
January 28 - January 31, 2019
9am - 4pm
Postponed: Labor Road Show II today January 31 in Canandaigua is postponed due to dangerous weather
Experts from farms, private industry and the university will focus on critical topics that affect all farm employers including: employee housing, onboarding, sexual harassment prevention, employee engagement, safety, wage and hour laws, and worker care.
February 2019
2019 Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School - registration extended
February 4, 2019 : Winter Fruit School Lockport
February 5, 2019 : Winter Fruit School Newark
1.5 DEC re-certification credits available
Category Category Credits
Research/Demo 10 1.50
Agricultural Plant 1a 1.50
Fruit 22 1.50
Regulatory 9 1.50
Research/Demo 10 1.50
Agricultural Plant 1a 1.50
Fruit 22 1.50
Regulatory 9 1.50
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Presentations (order of presentations differs by day see agendas pdf below)
- Managing of Grafted Apple Trees to One-, Two-, or More Leaders/Tree - Mario Miranda Sazo
- Hailnetting and Reflective Fabrics - CCE - LOF Team
- Labor update - NYS Hort Society
- The Next Step in Precision Chemical Thinning - Terence Robinson
- New York Apple Association - Marketing New York Apples - Cynthia Haskins
- Progress on developing management strategies for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Spotted Wing Drosophila - Peter Jentsch
- The occurrence of an endemic Nosema pathogen in Brown Marmorated Stink Bug populations in NY and surrounding states - Carrie Preston
- LOF mission, purpose, & impact - Craig Kahlke
- Nutrient Management in Berry Crops - Marvin Pritts
- Introduction to New Berry Specialist, Harvest NY Team - Esther Kibbe
- IPM update - Tess Grasswitz
- Update on new invasive species: European cherry Fruit Fly and Spotted Lanternfly - Margaret Kelly
- From the Soil Up: Integrated Nutritional Management for Quality and Bitter Pit Resistance in Apple Production - John Kempf
- Panel on Retail Trends from Apple Wholesalers
If your farm is not enrolled in fruit through CCE of Wayne, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, or as "Satellite" enrollee, the pre-registration fee is $100, or $145 at the door for In region (you farm in one of the above counties) or $185 or $230 at the door for Satellite (farms from county different from above listed).
Check with your county CCE for enrollment status; enrollment forms can be found at
https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/enrollment.php .
Check with your county CCE for enrollment status; enrollment forms can be found at
https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/enrollment.php .
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course
February 13, 2019
8:00 AM registration/refreshments, 8:30 AM starts - 5:30 PM adjourns
Albion, NY
Who Should Attend
Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. The PSA Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement outlined in § 112.22(c) that requires ‘At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.'
Registration/refreshments at 8am
Program starts promptly at 8:30am
Adjourns at 5:30pm
62nd IFTA Annual Conference
February 24 - February 28, 2019
Rochester, NY
Room Reservation Details at: https://www.ifruittree.org/blog/item/ifta-2019-annual-conference
More details & schedule at: https://www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id=4940
Spotted Lanternfly Webinars
February 26 - March 4, 2019
The Northeaster IPM Center, in conjunction with the New York State IPM Program and NY Department of Agriculture and Markets, is hosting a series of commodity-specific webinars on the Spotted Lanternfly.
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
2024 LOF Advisory Committee Meeting - WNY Winter Fruit Conference Topics
December 6, 2024
Rochester, NY
Please join us for our winter advisory meeting, join the team and provide input for the 3rd Annual WNY Tree Fruit Conference on February 4-5 in Rochester. Please pre-register by December 2th.
Save the Date - Western NY Fruit Conference - February 4-5, 2025
February 4 - February 5, 2025 : Western NY Fruit Conference
Rochester, NY
For the 2nd year in a row, we'll be having the Western NY Fruit Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Rochester! It will be another 1 1/2 day conference. Stay tuned for program and registration info as we get closer.