Lake Ontario Fruit Program Enrollment

Program Areas

  • Food Safety
  • Variety Evaluation
  • Market Development
  • Pest Management
  • Cultural Practices

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  • Direct Mailings
  • Educational Meetings & Conferences
  • In-Field Educational Opportunities
  • On-Farm Research Trials

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October 2024

Harvest Maturity Report Subscribe Now! - Online Payment Option - Not an Event

August 2, 2024
October 1, 2024

Subscription Opportunity

Online subscription now available!

TIPS and FOE Communication Guidance Webinar

October 2, 2024
12 - 1pm
Free Webinar - Registration Required

Join Lake Ontario Fruit Program's Business Specialist Dr. Bonnie Nelsen for this free webinar to review legal and effective ways that farm employers can talk about unions and unionizing.  

ENYCH Listed Event

Fall Vegetable Farm Soil Health and Cover Crop Meeting

October 4, 2024 : Fall Vegetable Farm Soil Health and Cover Crop Meeting
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Fox Creek Farm
Schoharie, NY

Fall Vegetable Farm Soil Health and Cover Crop Meeting

Come learn about soil health and cover cropping at Fox Creek Farm in Schoharie on Friday 10/4/24. Owners, Sara and Raymond Luhrman will share their simple cover cropping program that has maintained productive soils over almost 20 years of intensive vegetable production. Walk the fields, see their fall cover crops growing, ask your questions and get your answers. This program will be geared towards beginning vegetable farmers.

ENYCH Listed Event

Agritourism Webinar Series

October 8, 2024 : Creating Value-Added Items/Experiences
12-1
webinar

Creating Value-Added Items/Experiences

Farm & Food Workers Relief Program Application Assistance for $600 COVID Funds

October 22 - October 23, 2024
Tue 10am-4pm; Wed 9am-4pm
Wallington FD

Farm & Food Workers Relief Program Application Assistance for $600 COVID Funds for all Frontline Farmworkers & Meatpackers

Apply in person or online

ENYCH Listed Event

PASA Farmworker COVID Funds In-Person Registration

October 25, 2024 : Farm and Food Workers Relief Program Registration - Washington County
9-4
Washington County Fairgrounds
Greenwich, NY

The Agricultural Workforce Development Council of New York State is collaborating with PASA (Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Association) to offer three in-person events in New York State at the end of October where workers can sign up for the program in person. 

ENYCH Listed Event

PASA Farmworker COVID Funds In-Person Registration

October 26, 2024 : Farm and Food Workers Relief Program Registration - Ulster County
9-4
CCE Ulster County
Kingston, NY

The Agricultural Workforce Development Council of New York State is collaborating with PASA (Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Association) to offer three in-person events in New York State at the end of October where workers can sign up for the program in person. 

November 2024

ENYCH Listed Event

Agritourism Webinar Series

November 12, 2024 : Implementing Outdoor Recreation on the Farm
12-1
webinar

Implementing Outdoor Recreation on the Farm

ENYCH Listed Event

Grants for Farm Businesses - What's Available for 2024-2025?

November 13, 2024 : Grants for Farm Businesses - What's Available for 2024-2025?
10:00am-11:30am
webinar

New York State and USDA are investing millions in New York State farm infrastructure this year through competitive grant programs.  This webinar will review upcoming programs and help you determine if any might be a good fit for your business.

ENYCH Listed Event

UV Light Q and A

November 14, 2024
3:00 - 4:00pm
Zoom

Check out this video on the use of UV light to manage plant diseases by the Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center (LHRC) and join them for a Zoom Q&A session about the technology on November 14th from 3:00 - 4:00pm. This meeting is free but you must register to receive the Zoom link.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O_a6zNnnhQ

December 2024

ENYCH Listed Event

Soil Health Workshop for Vegetable Growers

Event Offers DEC Credits

December 5, 2024
9:30am - 3:00pm
Tiashoke Farm Store
Schaghticoke, NY

Join us for presentations and discussions focusing on soil health concepts and best management practices for vegetable growers. Topics include tarping, maintaining soil health in high tunnels, cover cropping, reduced tillage, compost microbiology, and more!

1.75 DEC pesticide recertification credits available in categories 1A, 10, and 23.

Cost: $30 per person

2024 LOF Advisory Committee Meeting - WNY Winter Fruit Conference Topics

December 6, 2024
10:00am - 2pm
Gates Public Library, Community Space B
Rochester, NY

2024 LOF Advisory Committee Meeting - WNY Winter Fruit Conference Topics

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.

ENYCH Listed Event

Housing and Farmland Value Impacts of Large-Scale Solar Facilities in New York State

December 9, 2024 : Housing and Farmland Value Impacts of Large-Scale Solar Facilities in New York State
12-1
webinar

For this lunchtime webinar, Cornell Dyson school agricultural and extension economist Wendong Zhang will share recent research findings that examines the property value impacts of large-scale solar facilities and energy infrastructure for residential homeowners as well as farmland owners.

ENYCH Listed Event

Agritourism Webinar Series

December 10, 2024 : Agritourism Accessibility
12-1
webinar

Agritourism Accessibility 

ENYCH Listed Event

New York Labor Roadshow VIII - Save the Date

December 11, 2024
December 13, 2024
December 17 - December 18, 2024 : Labor Roadshow VIII
TBD

Save the dates for the Labor Roadshow VIII.  In person sessions on Dec 11 and Dec 13 and online sessions on Dec 17 and Dec 18

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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

Event Offers DEC Credits

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.

Announcements

NERME Farm Grant Interest Survey - HMR & Audit/UL

NEED FREE HELP WITH HRM AND AUDIT/ULP COMPLIANCE ON YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! Just take click the link and fill out the survey.
https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WFe9dfU4dfct8y

Save the Date! - Scroll down for Upcoming Events

Have you missed a meeting recently? Scroll down for available recordings or pdf links or visits our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

2024 Events:

22-23 Oct - Farm & Food Workers Relief Program Application - Online & In Person, Apply Now

6 Dec - Lake Ontario Fruit Program Advisory Committee Meeting - more details to come 

Feb 4-5, 2025 - Western NY Fruit Conference - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Rochester



Webinar Recordings & Additional Meeting Materials

Check out the recordings of some recent webinars and/or conference materials from in person events: Recordings and Playlists are available at https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

Recording of Precision Apple Cropload MANagement PACMAN technologies at the 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour. https://youtu.be/yE6thvf4z0E

2024 Virtual Orchard Meetup Series - Water Wisdom: 






2024 Winter Fruit Webinars playlist on the NYS IPM Program YouTube Channel


PACMAN Details and Resources, Meeting Recording Links below:




Scaffolds podcast

Many of you probably read Art Agnello's statewide tree fruit updates and recommendations newsletter, "Scaffolds". Dr. Monique Rivera is bringing it back, but in a new audio version. Episode one was recorded this week, and is now available for free online at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scaffolds


NYS Tree Decline Survey

Your answers could help find the solution to tree decline in the orchard.

Food Safety Virtual Office Hours

Cornell Institute of Food Safety "Virtual Office Hours", Tuesdays Noon to 1pm https://cals.cornell.edu/institute-for-food-safety/resources/virtual-office-hours

Past recorded virtual office hours can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJs5b7KUuvfcquH3ZtQHo5dSmF2m5MdQ


Pollinator Resouces

Now available Pollinator Resource Links


Meeting Recordings Now Available

Did you miss the recent meeting?  Check and see if we recorded it and added it to our website or Lake Ontario Fruit Program YouTube Channel.

Honeycrisp Meetup recordings available here.

Why are my trees growing so poorly? recording available here.

Additional Recorded Webinars listing with recording and resource link are available at



New Publication on Growing Pawpaws

Are you a fan of pawpaws? These custardy fruits can be hard to come across, so this guide provides information on how to grow your own pawpaw from seed, and how to care for grafted seedlings. Pdf on growing now available.​ https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=799&crumb=crops|crops|unusual_fruit|crop*50

New Weed Management Technology Survey

Want to move away from herbicide reliance? Are you using novel technologies to manage weeds? We want to know about it to inform our weed science research. A team of weed scientists from University of California Davis, Oregon State University, and Cornell University are asking berry, tree fruit, tree nut, and vine crop growers to take 5 to 10 minutes and answer this short and anonymous survey. Weed Technology Survey link: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bEpfAijoP7puQDP

For more information on this survey please visit http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2020/12/02/new-weed-management-technology/


Pollinator Webinar Series - Summer 2020

The Pollinator Webinar Series presented by Penn State cover bee health and pollination services.



Bloom Pesticides for Pollinator Health

A reference table created by Janet van Zoeren and Anna Wallis, is now available at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=711&crumb=pests|pests.