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
Apple Social
July 16, 2024 : Orleans County - Apple Social
Medina, NY
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will just a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from each of the four specialists.
July 31, 2024 : Wayne County - Apple Social
Williamson, NY
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will just a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from each of the four specialists.
2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour
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August 13, 2024
Medina, NY
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!
9th Annual Hispanic Summer Tour
August 17, 2024
Lyndonville, NY
Join Mario Miranda Sazo, Janet van Zoeren, Sandra Lizarraga, from CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Mary Bess Lewis from Cornell Ag Workforce Development for the annual summer tour of orchard and educational updates on IPM, horticulture, HR, leadership, and labor all presented in Spanish.