2023 Western NY Fruit Conference Materials
March 8, 2023
Conference presentations can be found in pdf format here, pending publication permission from author.
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Western NY Fruit Conference Program (pdf; 2726KB)
- Program provided at the conference
Overview of Apple Production and Trends in NY, the US & Beyond (pdf; 2437KB)
- Craig Kahlke
Current Juice Industry Trends in the Northeast & Beyond (pdf; 7871KB)
- Doug Ricketts
Cornell's Efficient Vineyard Project: (pdf; 8567KB)
- Experiences with Ag Technology in Grape Production - Dr. Terry Bates
Ag-technologies of TODAY: Orchard Robotics (pdf; 880KB)
- Charles Wu
Ag-technologies of TODAY: Vine-View (pdf; 2952KB)
- Matthew Staid
Ag-technologies of TODAY: Agri-Trak (pdf; 3745KB)
- Jason Hill
Ag-technologies of TODAY: LaGasse (pdf; 23411KB)
- Ross Gansz
Ag-technologies of TODAY: FloraPulse (pdf; 3727KB)
- Michael Santiago
Ag-technologies for the FUTURE: Frontier Research in AI & Robotics (pdf; 201KB)
- Dr. Yu Jiang
Ag-technologies for the FUTURE: Disease scouting in apple orchards (pdf; 2021KB)
- Dr. Awais Khan
Ag-technologies for the FUTURE: Novel Weed Control Technology in Fruit Crops (pdf; 4865KB)
- Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie
Ag-technologies for the FUTURE: Hyperspectral Sensing (pdf; 8385KB)
- for Early Disease Detection - Dr. Katie Gold
Updates on fire blight management field research from Geneva (pdf; 2067KB)
- Dr. Kerik Cox
Late season Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in Honeycrisp-descendant apples (pdf; 3126KB)
- Dr. Monique Rivera
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug statewide monitoring and apple damage assessments (pdf; 1128KB)
- Janet van Zoeren
Managing Wooly Apple Aphid Infestations in Apple Production (pdf; 1478KB)
- Dr. Monique Rivera
Managing Mites and Mite Flaring in Tree Fruits? (pdf; 1243KB)
- Dr. John Wise
Preemergent Herbicide Timing Trial: Year 2 Updates (pdf; 7744KB)
- Mike Basedow & Janet van Zoeren
Statewide Orchard Soil Health Project Updates’ (pdf; 15447KB)
- Dr. Deborah Aller
Understanding Rootstocks, Root Traits, and Their Potential Impact on Tree Health (pdf; 4644KB)
- Dr. Awais Khan
Should apple viruses be of concern to the New York apple industry? (pdf; 6243KB)
- Anna Wunsch
Strawberry Troubleshooting (pdf; 2944KB)
- Anya Osatuke
New York Cider Association Updates (pdf; 2978KB)
- Jonathan Oakes
New Proposed RMA Apple Crop Insurance Policy Changes (pdf; 770KB)
- John Fitzpatrick
New York Farm Unions & Collective Bargaining (pdf; 774KB)
- Joshua Viau
The Orchard of the Future: Automation Efforts in WA (pdf; 132KB)
- Dr. Ines Hanrahan
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