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Archived Fruit Notes, Fruit Faxts, and Harvest Maturity Reports are available for referencing. Fruit notes are published each year providing information relevant to the timing of fruit farming operations and upcoming events. Fruit Fax, newly name Fruit Facts, provides time sensitive pest & horticultural reminders of disease infections, control timing for insects, and timing models for thinning & irrigation needs. Harvest Maturity Reports provide fruit ripening indicators for over 20 apple varieties and helps to schedule harvest of specific varieties for best quality.
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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.
Announcements
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/scaffoldsNYS Tree Decline Survey
Your answers could help find the solution to tree decline in the orchard.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/LakeOntarioFruitProgram2024 Events:
24 Jul - AEWR Update + Progressive Discipline Overview Webinar - 1PM, Free Zoom, Register Now
25 Jul - Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 4_4 - 6:30pm-8:30PM, Mexico
31 Jul - Apple Social - 6-9 PM, VanAcker Farms, Williamson.
13 Aug - 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour - Orleans County
17 Aug - Annual Hispanic Summer Tour - Orleans County, Register Now, Space is Limited for this Free event!
22 Aug - WNY Bilingual Soil Health & Beneficial Fungi Meeting - Register Now, Space Limited for this Free event!
Feb 4-5, 2025 - Western NY Fruit Conference - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Rochester
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-hoursPast recorded virtual office hours can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJs5b7KUuvfcquH3ZtQHo5dSmF2m5MdQ
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 Briefing - 2023
Pollinator Resouces
Now available Pollinator Resource LinksMeeting 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.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*50New 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_bEpfAijoP7puQDPFor 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. NEWSLETTERS | CURRENT PROJECTS | IMPACT IN NY |
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