Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Enrollment

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Miles Todaro

Miles Todaro

Field Technician


Kaitlyn McNamee

Kaitlyn McNamee

Field Technician


Ethan Grundberg

Ethan Grundberg

Vegetable Specialist

CCE Orange County
18 Seward Ave, Suite 300
Middletown, NY 10940

phone 845-344-1234
cell 617-455-1893


Elisabeth Hodgdon

Elisabeth Hodgdon

Vegetable Specialist

CCE Clinton County
6064 NY-22
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

phone 518-561-7450
cell 518-650-5323


Chelsea Truehart

Chelsea Truehart

Senior Administrative Assistant

CCE Washington County
415 Lower Main St
Hudson Falls, NY 12839

phone 518-746-2553
cell 518-796-4514


Elizabeth Higgins

Elizabeth Higgins

Business Management Specialist

Hudson Valley Lab
3357 US Hwy 9W
Highland, NY 12528

phone 845.691.7151
cell 518.949.3722


Jim Meyers

Jim Meyers

Viticulture Specialist

Westchester County
PO Box 24
Ossining, NY 10562

cell 845-417-8005


Mike Basedow

Mike Basedow

Tree Fruit Specialist

CCE Clinton County
6064 NY-22
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

phone 518-561-7450
cell 518-410-6823


Chuck Bornt

Chuck Bornt

Team Leader, Extension Vegetable Specialist

CCE Rensselaer County
61 State Street
Troy, NY 12180

phone 518-272-4210 x125
cell 518-859-6213
fax 518-272-1648


Dan Donahue

Dan Donahue

Tree Fruit Specialist

CCE ENYCHP
3357 Route 9W
Highland, NY 12528

phone 845-691-7117
cell 518-322-7812


Laura McDermott

Laura McDermott

Team Leader, Small Fruit and Vegetable Specialist

CCE Washington County
415 Lower Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12839

phone 518-746-2562
cell 518-791-5038
fax 518-746-2419


Teresa Rusinek

Teresa Rusinek

Vegetable Specialist

Hudson Valley Laboratory
3357 Route 9W
Highland, NY 12528

phone 845-691-7117
cell 845-389-3562


Crystal Stewart-Courtens

Crystal Stewart-Courtens

Extension Vegetable Specialist

134 Miller Road
Johnstown, NY 12095

cell 518-775-0018


Maire Ullrich

Maire Ullrich

Vegetable Specialist

CCE Orange County
18 Seward Avenue
Suite 300
Middletown, NY 10940

phone 845-344-1234
cell 845-742-4342
fax 845-343-7471


Natasha Field

Field Technician

Capital District


Andy Galimberti

Field Technician

CCE Clinton County


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Announcements

NEW ENYCHP BLOG

Visit the new CCE ENYCHP Blog at https://blogs.cornell.edu/enychp/.  New information is continuously being added and you can search for information using key words.  The blog is still in its infancy, but we are working hard to make it a useful resource for our growers!

ENYCHP Public Events Calendar



2022 Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring/Management

All berry farmers are watching for monitoring reports that indicate Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) adults are in their region. Mid-season berry crops should be sprayed as soon as berries begin to ripen unless you've elected to use insect exclusion netting.

- For general information about SWD, and to enroll for free monitoring reports, visit the Cornell SWD blog https://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/.
- Click here for the 2022 Quick Guide for Pesticide Management.
- For some great instructional videos and fact sheets on insect exclusion netting, visit the University of Vermont's Ag Engineering blog.


Resources from CCE ENYCHP!

We are developing new ways to connect with the CCE ENYCHP team this year! We have a Youtube page located at this link. Check out videos on Table Grape Production, Pest Updates and the 20 Minute Ag Manager - in 4 Minutes series. 

We have a Facebook Page here as well as an Instagram page. We keep these places updated with current projects, events, and other interesting articles and deadlines.

There are also text alerts available. Fruit and vegetable farmers in 17 Eastern NY counties can now receive real time alerts on high risk disease and pest outbreaks texted directly to their cell phone. The Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture program, which is supported by local Cornell Cooperative Extension associations, will now offer text alerts to those that enroll in our program in 2019. 

The text alerts will be reserved for important crop alerts that could impact management decisions immediately. For instance, if there were an outbreak of Late Blight in the area, this would be transmitted to vegetable growers.

Farmers can choose the crop for which they wish to receive updates. Additionally they can request that Ag Business Alerts be sent to them. These alerts might include due dates for crop insurance deadlines, market opportunities etc.

If you have questions, please contact enychp@cornell.edu


Podcasts

Winter Greens Research Review

March 23, 2022
Winter Greens Research Review
March 17, 2022

Episode description:
In this episode, vegetable specialists Ethan Grundberg, Elisabeth Hodgdon, Jud Reid, and grower Leon Vehaba discuss winter greens production in Eastern New York. They highlight research results from the past five years that aimed to develop nitrogen fertility and heating recommendations for winter high tunnel greens production. Leon discusses his lessons learned from his experience at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project and how he made changes to his greens production as a result.

Funding and support for the research trials discussed were provided by:
Organic nitrogen fertility management in winter spinach (Willsboro Farm and Pleasant Valley Farm trials): New York Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Northern NY Agricultural Development Program, Toward Sustainability Foundation, Paul and Sandy Arnold of Pleasant Valley Farm, Mike Davis of the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm, and Amy Ivy and Andy Galimberti of the CCE ENYCHP.

Nitrogen dynamics and yield response to minimal supplemental heating in high tunnel winter production: Northeast SARE Partnership grant and the Poughkeepsie Farm Project.

Resources:
Ethan and Leon’s report from their trials at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project:
‘Nitrogen dynamics and yield response to minimal supplemental heating in high tunnel winter production’ SARE grant final report: https://projects.sare.org/project-reports/one17-298/

Elisabeth and Jud’s results from their trials at the Willsboro Research Farm and Pleasant Valley Farm:
Willsboro Research Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m94bE5DV5SI&t=10s
Pleasant Valley Farm (research results and overview of winter greens production on the farm): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLK6jnc0YzA&t=12s

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