Subscribe Now for Harvest Maturity Reports!
Craig Kahlke, Team Leader, Fruit Quality Management
Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Now is the time to renew your subscriptions to the Harvest Maturity Reports if you have not done so. Your $75 subscription (if in the Lake Ontario Fruit Program partner counties of Niagara, Monroe, Orleans, Oswego and Wayne) gets you critical information on a weekly basis during apple harvest. Fruit samples are collected early in the week from across the region and sampled for internal ethylene concentration, firmness, starch/iodine, and total soluble solids. Results are summarized and recommendations for harvest windows of major apple and pear varieties are either faxed or emailed to subscribers late in the week. Satellite subscribers outside of the four county regions can receive reports as well, for $100.
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Upcoming Events
2024 Respirator Fit Testing Clinic
April 3, 2024 : Orleans CCE Fit Testing - afternoon
Albion, NY
The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 3rd.
April 4, 2024 : Orleans CCE Fit Testing - morning
Albion, NY
The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 4th.
2024 DEC Special Permit Handler Training - Wayne County
April 9, 2024
Newark, NY
Special Permit Training (SPT) for 2024 will be held in person at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office.
2024 DEC Special Permit Handler Training - Orleans County
April 10, 2024
Albion, NY
Special Permit Training (SPT) for 2024 will be held in person at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office.