LOF Summer Fruit Series Webinar Videos
Check below for pdf of slides for the following webinars.
Summer Insect Management in Cherry recorded June 29, 2020
Managing Irrigation in Apple Orchards this Season! recorded July 7, 2020
Peel Sap Analysis for Early Prediction of Bitter Pit in 'Honeycrisp' recorded July 14, 2020
How Should my Business Respond to COIVID-19? A Q & A Zoom Session for Apple Packing Facilities recorded July 16, 2020
Honeycrsip Bitter Pit Prediction Models recorded August 11, 2020
Protocol for Honeycrisp Sampling for the Passive Bitter Pit Prediction Model pdf available below.
Summer Insect Management in Cherry (pdf; 5922KB)
- Keeping covered for SWD
Managing Irrigation in Apple Orchards this Season! (pdf; 2959KB)
- Slides & discussion covered in the Managing Irrigation Webinar
A Q & A Zoom Session for Apple Packing Facilities (pdf; 2317KB)
NYAS Packer COVID-19 Checklist (pdf; 121KB)
Protocol for Honeycrisp Sampling for the Passive Bitter Pit Prediction Model (pdf; 206KB)
Prediction of bitter pit in ‘Honeycrisp’ using the passive method (pdf; 2844KB)
- Some of the presentation slides presented during the Honeycrisp Bitter Pit Prediction Models Webinar
Summary of peel sap analysis results from Western NY (pdf; 1417KB)
- by Terence Robinson presented during the Honeycrisp Bitter Pit Prediction Models Webinar
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Training & Food Safety Plan-Writing Workshop
February 2 - February 3, 2023
Newark, NY
Goals of this workshop:
- Understand how GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) impact produce safety, and how you can improve practices on your farm to reduce the risk of microbial contamination
- Learn the difference between a FSMA Inspection and a GAPs audit, and learn what is needed to have a USDA GAP/GHP audit and the 2 types (Basic & Harmonized)
- Begin writing a farm food safety plan that complies with a USDA GAP/GHP Audit
This workshop is targeted at Mott's growers who need to have a successful GAP audit for the 2023 harvest. However, all farms and organizations are invited to attend.
We will have several breaks, including a lunch break, scattered throughout the day, but feel free to step away whenever you need to. Lunch and snacks provided. Note: All times are approximate. Time spent on each topic varies depending on audience and questions/discussion. There will be time for questions at the end of each section and a final opportunity for questions when we close for the day.
Instructors Confirmed: Craig Kahlke (CCE-LOF), Robert Hadad (CCE-CVP), Caroline Boutard-Hunt (CCE-Yates), Judy Wright (CCE-Seneca), and Representatives from NYS Dept. of Ag & Mkts.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class
February 7, 2023
Highland, NY
The Eastern NY Commercial Hort Team and the Lake Ontario Fruit Team are offering a 1-day, hands-on course at 5 locations in NYS in January and February for tree fruit farms on using farm financial information and other resources to make decisions about long-term investments or changes to their business. We will apply the techniques covered in the 8-part webinar series in December to scenarios using sample financial data from fruit farms in NYS.
Apple Leafcurling Midge IPM - Webinar
February 16, 2023
In recent years, the apple leafcurling midge (ALCM) has become an increasingly problematic pest in many orchards across the northeast.