2020 Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School
Pdfs for most of the presentations from the 2020 Winter Fruit Schools are now available.
Recent Progress in Preventing Black Stem Borer Infestation (pdf; 3211KB)
- by Arthur Agnello
Passive Prediction Model for Determining Storage Potential of Honeycrisp (pdf; 512KB)
- by Chris Watkins
Managing Fruit Rots & other diseases of Honeycrisp (pdf; 15991KB)
- by Anna Wallis & Kerik D. Cox
Spotted wing drosophila in western NY - 2019 trapping update (pdf; 1488KB)
- by Janet van Zoeren
Apple Scab Update (pdf; 1065KB)
- by Janet van Zoeren
A Multi-Pronged Strategy for Managing Honeycrisp in 2020 (pdf; 7953KB)
- by Terence Robinson, Lailiang Cheng, Mario Miranda, Scott Henning, Mark Wiltberger, Craig Kahlke, & Chris Watkins
How Much does it Cost to Grow a Bushel of Apples? (pdf; 383KB)
- by Mark Wiltberger
How does Actual Production History (APH) Crop Insurance for Apples Work? (pdf; 471KB)
- by Mark Wiltberger
Introducing the Plant tissue Sap Analysis & Practical Implications for... (pdf; 2438KB)
- by Mario Miranda Sazo & Scott Henning
How to Use The Pesticide Decision-Making Guides (pdf; 3460KB)
- Maria van Dyke
Current Recommendations for SWD in Blueberries (pdf; 3342KB)
- by Esther Kibbe
Confirming the breakdown of apple scab resistance... (pdf; 8361KB)
- by Awais Khan
European Cherry Fruit Fly 2020 Plans (pdf; 3443KB)
- by Margaret Kelly
Harvest Maturity & PGR Use in Honeycrisp (pdf; 816KB)
- by Craig Kahlke
Nutrient Imbalance & Bitter Pit in 'Honeycrisp' (pdf; 1434KB)
- by Lailiang Cheng, Mario Miranda Sazo, & Terence Robinson
Honeycrisp Storage (pdf; 1170KB)
- by Chris Watkins
Upcoming Events
2024 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
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.
May 30, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
Lockport, 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.
June 27, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
Penn Yan, 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.
July 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
Mexico, 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.
2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour
August 13, 2024
We are excited to announce the second 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 Orleans 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!
Save the Date - Western NY Fruit Conference - February 4-5, 2025
February 4 - February 5, 2025 : Western NY Fruit Conference
Rochester, NY
For the 2nd year in a row, we'll be having the Western NY Fruit Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Rochester! It will be another 1 1/2 day conference. Stay tuned for program and registration info as we get closer.