Spring Meeting Resources for 2021
Resources from the 2021 spring meetings in recorded webinar, and video format will be linked here as they become available.
For Upcoming Meeting please check Announcements & Upcoming Events at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/
CCE LOF and ENYCH Pruning Video Resources:
- Precision Pruning Honeycrisp by LOF (NEW RELEASE)
- Precision Pruning for Early Crop Load Management by ENYCH
- Pruning Honeycrisp for Annual Production by LOF
Statewide Virtual Pink Meeting - 26 April - Chat Box pdf from meeting available below
Presented by Lake Ontario Fruit Program & Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program
Agenda
- Welcome & CCE Introductions
- Sponsored by Valent (video)
- Dr. Terence Robinson (Cornell) -Precision Crop Load Management: Precision Pruning to Target Bud Loads
- Dr. Lailiang Cheng (Cornell) -Nutrition
- Mr. Dan Donahue (CCE-ENYCHP)-Apogee at Pink for Bitter Pit Suppression
- Dr. Kerik Cox (Cornell)-Fire Blight
- Dr. Jaime Pinero (UMass) -Insect Management at Pink
Statewide Virtual Precision Bloom Thinning Meeting - 3 May
Presented by Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program & Lake Ontario Fruit Program.
Dr. Terence Robinson (Cornell) and others will continue to present the detailed and practical implications for bloom thinning with and without the use of the Pollen Tube Growth Model in apples.
Sponsored by VALENT USA
WNY Virtual Petal Fall Meeting - 17 May
Presented by Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Dr. Terence Robinson discusses thinning at petal fall for WNY orchards.
Sponsored by VALENT USA
WNY Virtual 12mm Thinning Sprays Meeting - 24 May
Presented by Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Dr. Terence Robinson discusses thinning at 12mm for WNY orchards.
Sponsored by VALENT USA
WNY Virtual Rescue Thinning Sprays Meeting - 2 June
Presented by Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Dr. Terence Robinson discusses rescue thinning options if needed for WNY orchards.
Virtual Pink Meeting Chat Box (pdf; 115KB)
- See the questions and answers typed into the chat box during the meeting
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.