Events - month view
earlier monthsAugust 2018
LOF NextGen Young Fruit Farmer Study Tour 2018
August 2 - August 4, 2018
Thursday August 2 morning through Saturday August 4 evening
Gettysburg, PA
Online Registration is Now Open for NextGen Young Fruit Grower Study Tour in PA, August 2-4!
The 3rd annual NextGen Young Fruit Farmer Study Tour will be held in the Adams County region of Pennsylvania August 2nd-4th.
The Young Growers Alliance (YGA) of Pennsylvania, the LOF team, the Future Fruit Growers of Lake Ontario, along with Matt Wells (New York Apple Sales), have organized an excellent itinerary.
The study tour is focused on helping next generation growers develop the knowledge and skills needed to take their family farms into the future.
Northern Berry Field Meeting
August 6, 2018
5:00pm-7:00pm
Peru, NY
Western NY Hard Cider Tour - Online Registration is Closed
August 6, 2018
9am-3pm; 3:30pm Optional cider tasting at Mullers Cider House
Wolcott, NY
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Crop Insurance 101
August 7, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Crop Insurance for Diverse Farms
August 14, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Flood Insurance and Other Disaster Programs
August 21, 2018
12-12:30 PM
Berry Field Meeting: Using Hummingbirds to Help Control SWD
August 22, 2018
5-7pm
Salem, NY
If you don't want to spray we will have current information on exclusion netting work.
2018 CCE LOF Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour - Registration Period Extended!
August 25, 2018
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Powdery Mildew Biofungicide Trial Meeting
August 29, 2018
4-6PM with light refreshments after
Amsterdam, NY
September 2018
Cornell Fruit Pest Control Field Days & Networking Lunch with Industry
September 6 - September 7, 2018
8:30am - Registration
Annies Project: Business Education for Farm Women
September 6, 2018
9:00am to 2:00pm
Kingston, NY
USDA-ARS Apple, Grape, and Tart Cherry Germplasm Collection Tour
September 15, 2018
9 AM - 11 AM
Geneva, NY
Rear Your Own Entomopathogenic Nematode Demonstration
September 27, 2018
4:00pm- 6:00pm
Hurley, NY
With Speakers: Elson Shields and Tony Testa of Cornell University; Teresa Rusinek and Charles Bornt of the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program
This event is rain or shine. You can register by clicking here
For more information, you can call Teresa Rusinek at 845 392-6776.
Grow a Successful Agritourism Business! Assessing and Managing Your Financial Risk from Agritourism
September 28, 2018
10:00am - 2:30pm
Highland, NY
October 2018
Grow a Successful Agritourism Business! Managing Your Production/Weather Risk From Agritourism
October 5, 2018
10:00am - 2:30pm
Highland, NY
Cover Crops Field Meeting
October 11, 2018
4:00 - 5:30pm
Willsboro, NY
Grow a Successful Agritourism Business! Managing Your Legal Risk From Agritourism
October 12, 2018
10:00am - 2:30pm
Highland, NY
Grow a Successful Agritourism Business! Managing Your Marketing Risk From Agritourism
October 19, 2018
10:00am - 2:30pm
Highland, NY
Using Unmanned Aircraft in the Orchard
October 20, 2018
Orleans County 10-30am - NOON; Wayne County 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Pumpkin Variety Trial Meeting (Northern Location)
October 24, 2018
1:00pm- 3:00pm
Melrose, NY
Pumpkin Variety Trial Meeting (Southern Location)
October 25, 2018
1:00pm- 3:00pm
Kingston, NY
Grow a Successful Agritourism Business! Managing Your Human Resource Risk From Agritourism
October 26, 2018
10:00am - 2:30pm
Highland, NY
Upcoming Events
2024 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
April 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 1 of 4
Newark, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
May 30, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
Lockport, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
June 27, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
Penn Yan, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
July 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
Mexico, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour
August 13, 2024
We are excited to announce the second annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! Located in Orleans County, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will again combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruit Grower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
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.