Event Details
Date
February 2, 2015
Time
8:00 am 4:00 pm
Location
Niagara County CCE Training Center
4487 Lake Ave.
Lockport, NY 14094
Cost
$25.00 LOF enrollee
(additional attendee $25.00 ea.)
$90.00 Non-LOF enrollee
(additional attendee $90.00 ea.)
non-enrolled at door, $65 will be put toward enrollment subscription
At the Door
$35.00 LOF enrollee
$100.00 Non-LOF enrollee
$65 will be put toward enrollment subscription
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit Program2015 Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School - Sponsorship Opportunities
February 2, 2015
2015 Lake Ontario Winter Fruit Schools
3.5 DEC recertification credits for general session.
1.5 DEC credits for the Spanish session.
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.
Feb 2: Niagara County CCE Training Center, 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport, NY 14094
Feb 3: Quality Inn, 125 North Main St., Newark, NY 14513
Bring your employees! The LOF Advisory Committee requested a special educational session for Spanish employees at both locations. We have arranged for a concurrent day long session for Spanish employees to learn more about various aspects of fruit production practices. Lunch is included in their registration fee.
8:00 -8:30 AM: Registration, DEC credit sign-in. Please bring your DEC ID card!
Program Schedule & Spanish Session Schedule: click on pdf below
Please pre-register! You can register here, see upper right hand corner.
or use paper form for registration by check.
Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School Program (PDF; 185KB)
Registration Form (PDF; 190KB)
Sorry, the opportunity to sponsor this event has passed.
The cost to participate as an exhibitor or sponsor is $150 per day. The exhibitor fee includes the registration fee and lunch for 1 representative; and $20 for each additional representative. Set up time is 7:30 AM at each site; registration starts at 8:00 AM. There will be a morning break, and an hour lunch to provide an opportunity for visiting with attending growers.
If you have questions, please call Craig Kahlke at 585-735-5448 (cell). We appreciate your continued support of extension programming for the fruit industry. Looking forward to working with you again in 2015 in many of our programs.
Invitation to sponsor Winter Fruit Schools (PDF; 96KB)
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
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