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2023 Western NY Fruit Conference Materials

March 8, 2023

Conference presentations can be found in pdf format here, pending publication permission from author.

For more details visit: https://blogs.cornell.edu/nyst...



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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Upcoming Events

Bilingual Orchard IPM Training for Farm Employees

May 29, 2024
Waterport, NY

Join LOF's Janet van Zoeren and Mario Miranda Sazo and NYS IPM's Anna Wallis. It will feature both educational IPM trainings, along with time for farm employees to socialize and learn from each other

View Bilingual Orchard IPM Training for Farm Employees Details

2024 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings

Event Offers DEC Credits

April 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 1 of 4
Newark, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 30, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
Lockport, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, Robert Hadad, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology, pest management, food safety and water quality, at a new location each month.

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 27, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
Penn Yan, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, Robert Hadad, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology, pest management, food safety and water quality, at a new location each month.

Event Offers DEC Credits

July 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
Mexico, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, Robert Hadad, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology, pest management, food safety and water quality, at a new location each month.

View 2024 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings Details

Western NY Hard Cider Tour

June 14, 2024
Lancaster, NY

Join specialists and researchers from CCE and Cornell on tour across WNY to local Cideries and orchards as they discuss production, varieties, agri-entertainment, cider varieties, and current trials.

View Western NY Hard Cider Tour Details

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/scaffolds


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:

29 May - Bilingual Orchard IPM Training for Farm Employees - 5:30pm-8pm, Waterport

30 May - Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 2_4 - 6:30pm-8:30PM, Lockport

14 June - Western NY Hard Cider Tour 10 AM - 3:45 PM - 4 Stops in WNY

27 Jun - Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 3_4 - 6:30pm-8:30PM, Penn Yan

29 Jun - NYS Honeyberry Conference - 8:30am - 4:30pm, Mexico, Space is limited, register now!

25 Jul - Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 4_4 - 6:30pm-8:30PM, Mexico

13 Aug - 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour - Orleans County

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-hours

Past 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

2024 Capital Region & Western NY Petal Fall Thinning Meeting

2024 Statewide Pink Meeting

2024 Cornell Statewide Frost Protection Webinar

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

2nd Annual Lake Ontario Fruit Program's Winter Fruit Conference - 2024 pdfs

PACMAN Details and Resources, Meeting Recording Links below:
Developers Conference for Precision Crop Load Management of Apples Playlist - 2024
PACMAN Briefing - 2023








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
https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=838&crumb=crops|crops|apples|crop*38



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.

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