Precision Crop Load Management 2015 - Information and Tools for the Job
Learning and implementing precision apple thinning will not be difficult this year. We have videos and a webinar that will bring you up to speed on this very important crop management tool.
Video 1: Precision Crop Load Management (PCLM) – An overview of PCLM and its benefits by Dr. Terrance Robinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DixETqPgLa4&feature=youtu.be
Video 2: PCLM Conversations with Growers - NY grower’s perspective on PCLM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-CFHzA6hJM&feature=youtu.be
Video 3: Learning Precision Apple Thinning – The details on how to implement the thinning protocol on your farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoC2rRIsb-g&feature=youtu.be
PCLM Webinar: 2015 Webinar by Terrance Robinson reviewing the benefits of PCLM and the 2015 protocol for precision thinning
https://cornell.webex.com/cornell/ldr.php?RCID=56af8ee7a0c79a21953bf8314ef9b81b
Precision Thinning Steps for 2015: A printable word document that you can carry with you when starting the protocol on your farm. See Document Below.
Fruit Count per Tree Calculator for 2015: An excel spreadsheet that will help you calculate a target fruit count per tree based on achievable yields and fruit size desired. See Document Below
The work of the Precision Chemical Thinning Program is supported by the Apple and Research Development Fund.
Precision Thinning Steps – 2015 (pdf; 86KB)
Fruit Count per Tree Calculator - Precision Thinning 2015 (xlsx; 11KB)
Upcoming Events
2025 Apple Social
July 17, 2025 : Wayne County - Apple Social
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will be a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from attending specialists.
July 24, 2025 : Orleans County - Apple Social
Lyndonville, NY
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will be a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from attending specialists.
2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School Recordings
April 8, 2025
July 31, 2025
: Recording Available for 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School
Access to the 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School recordings are now available for purchase.
3rd Annual Western NY Fruit Growers Tour, Featuring Wayne County

July 31, 2025
Registration open!
We are excited to announce the 3rd annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! Located in Wayne County, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will again combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruit Grower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
* Schedule subject to change.