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earlier monthsDecember 2015
Apple Growers - Please Help a Grad Student by Filling out a Short Online Survey on Climate Change
December 8 - March 31, 2015
Ongoing - Quick survey
In order to identify these impacts I need to reach out to apple growers, like yourselves, who are experiencing these impacts and challenges first hand. Your observations, stories and experiences are essential to this project. Working with Craig Kahlke from the Cornell Cooperative Extension, I have identified key questions for analysis that I would like your help in answering in the form of a 10 to 15 minute web survey located at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/orchard_survey.
If you would prefer to do the survey on paper, face to face, or over the phone; my contact information is at the end of this email and we can set up a time. The data collected from the survey will be kept confidential and be used to complete my graduate thesis. Any results will be shared with the Cornell Cooperative Extension.
The goal of this research will be to identify what climate impacts apple growers have experienced in their orchards over time. Another secondary goal will be to identify what measures orchardists are taking to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of a changing climate going forward and how apple growers view its impact on their businesses and lively hood.
I would like to thank you for your interest in my research and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at borrelm01@mail.buffalostate.edu or my cell phone at 585-503-7546. I look forward to working with you!
Sincerely,
Michael Borrelli
You're Invited To The WNY Food Hub Grower Meeting!
December 9, 2015
11 AM - 1 PM
Cheektowaga, NY
January 2016
Pot Luck Dinner
January 13, 2016
6pm - 8pm
Castleton-On-Hudson, NY
2016 Empire State Producers EXPO
January 19 - January 21, 2016
Morning, Mid-day, and Afternoon Sessions
Syracuse, NY
The Cornell Vegetable Program Specialists are involved in organizing sessions on Processing Vegetables, Potatoes, Onions, Cabbage/Cole Crops, Soil Health, Weed Management, Climate Change, Beginning Farmers, High Tunnels, and Specialty Vegetables.
Registration is open now on the NYS Vegetable Growers Association website:
http://nysvga.org/expo/information/
February 2016
LOF WFS Lockport Feb 1 - Online Pre-registration Closed - Contact Kim Hazel to pre-register
February 1, 2016
All day
Pre-registration closed on website, please call or email Kim Hazel at 585-798-4265 ext 26 to give her your registration info.
LOF WFS Newark Feb 2 - Online Pre-registration Closed - Contact Kim Hazel to pre-register
February 2, 2016
All day
Pre-registration closed on website, please call or email Kim Hazel at 585-798-4265 ext 26, krh5@cornell.edu
to give her your registration info.
Global GAP IFA v.5 Updates Training
February 3 - February 4, 2016
9 am - 3 pm
Albion & Newark, NY
See flyers, Feb 4 program is at CCE Wayne, 1581 NYS Rte 88, Newark, NY 14513
Balanced Pruning Workshop
February 19, 2016
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Old Chatham, NY
Irrigation Water Regulations, Traceability, and Recall: Info for Produce Farmers Concerning FSMA
February 22, 2016
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Geneva, NY
2016 CCE LOF Winter Spanish-Speaking Fruit Schools
February 23, 2016 : 2016 Spanish-speaking Winter Fruit Schools @ Zinglers Farms Inc
February 24, 2016 : 2016 CCE LOF Winter Spanish-Speaking Fruit Schools @ KC Bailey Orchards, Inc.
February 24, 2016 - KC Bailey Orchards Inc. Wayne Co.
Please pre-register.
This full day event will include talks will introduce workers to basic and applied pomological and pest management concepts and modern apple pruning practices in the Spanish language. Lunch will be included and covered by the $15 pre-registration, due to limited space please pre-register.
click on detail for Agenda & Registration opportunities.
2016 Capital District Commercial Vegetable Growers' School and Mini Trade Show!
February 24, 2016
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Albany, NY
Attention Capital District Vegetable Growers!
2016 Capital District Commercial Vegetable Growers' School and Mini Trade Show! Wednesday, February 24, 2016, Best Western Albany Airport Inn, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
We have received 4.0 DEC Recertification credits for this location in Categories 1A, 23 and 10.
Click here for the full agenda
Click here for registration form
Click here to register and pay on-line
2016 Hudson Valley Commercial Vegetable Growers' School & Mini Trade Show
February 25, 2016
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Kingston, NY
Attention Hudson Valley Vegetable Growers!
Hudson Valley Commercial Vegetable Growers' School & Mini Trade Show
Thursday, February 25, 2016, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Best Western Plus of Kingston, 503 Washington Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
We have received 4.0 DEC Recertification credits for this location in Categories 1A, 23 and 10.
Click here for the full agenda
Click here for the registration form
Click here to register and pay on-line
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Upcoming Events
Cornell Statewide Pink Meeting
April 21, 2026
Join us for a statewide pink zoom meeting covering key topics including crop load, frost risk, disease, and insect management, followed by Q&A; the session will be recorded and shared on both programs' YouTube channels.
2026 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
April 30, 2026 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 1
Webster, NY
The Twilight Meetings are a series of monthly meetings, where we examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crop phenology, discuss and demonstrate scouting and monitoring for insects and diseases, and provide integrated pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and tree fruit plantings.
Please arrive at 6pm for pizza and soda. This year Twilight meetings will begin and end 30minutes earlier than last year!
May 28, 2026 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 2
Oswego, NY
The Twilight Meetings are a series of monthly meetings, where we examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crop phenology, discuss and demonstrate scouting and monitoring for insects and diseases, and provide integrated pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and tree fruit plantings.
Please arrive at 6pm for pizza and soda. This year Twilight meetings will begin and end 30minutes earlier than last year!
June 25, 2026 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 3
Medina, NY
The Twilight Meetings are a series of monthly meetings, where we examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crop phenology, discuss and demonstrate scouting and monitoring for insects and diseases, and provide integrated pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and tree fruit plantings.
Please arrive at 6pm for pizza and soda. This year Twilight meetings will begin and end 30minutes earlier than last year!
2026 Virtual Orchard Meetup Series
February 27, 2026 : Session 1 - The Impacts of Weather on Pome Fruit Quality and Storability: Lessons Learned
The Impacts of Weather on Pome Fruit Quality and Storability: Lessons from 2025 - The first meetup will be conducted live on Friday, February 27, 2026, at 10:30pm (PST)/1:30pm (EST). The webinar will last 90 minutes. The format will include brief presentations by two SPARC scientists, followed by a packer/grower panel of industry leaders across North America. The meetup will conclude with an open discussion in a very inclusive virtual format. Viewers are invited to share solutions, ask questions, and interact with scientists and panelists. The program is free of charge.
June 11, 2026 : Session 2
Details to follow.
June 18, 2026
Details to follow.
June 25, 2026 : Session 4
Details to follow.