You must be enrolled in the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture (ENYCH) Program to benefit from the expertise of our Vegetable, Tree Fruit, Grape and Small Fruit Specialists. Annually, enrollment includes 6 issues of the Produce Pages, and weekly seasonal newsletters for vegetables, tree fruit, grapes and small fruit.  Also included are reduced registration fees for ENYCH organized educational meetings, and notification of local, state and regional meetings pertaining to vegetable and small fruit production.

Our program is supported, in part, by 17 county Cornell Cooperative Extensions in the Eastern Region of NY: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Orange, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren and Washington Counties. Enrollment discounts are given to those that live, farm or conduct agricultural services in those counties (In-Region Enrollment). However, we still welcome those that do not live, farm or conduct ag services in those counties to enroll in our program (Satellite Enrollment). See the Enrollment Information PDF for a list of enrollment benefits covered under each type of enrollment.

ENYCH Enrollment - In Region (PDF; 826KB)

ENYCH Enrollment - Satellite (PDF; 859KB)

Ag Business Tuesdays - Schoharie County

May 30, 2017
1.5 hour appts between 9:00am to 5:00pm

Are you a farmer in Eastern New York with a question about the management side of your farm business? The Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY Commercial Hort Team, in collaboration with CCE County offices, is offering free farm business technical assistance appointments this summer on Tuesdays at various locations in our service region. On Tuesday, May 30 from 9:00am-5:00pm we will be at CCE Schoharie County.

Ag Business Tuesdays - Orange County

June 20, 2017
1.5 hour appts between 9:00am to 5:00pm
Middletown, NY

Are you a farmer in Eastern New York with a question about the management side of your farm business? The Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY Commercial Hort Team, in collaboration with CCE County offices, is offering free farm business technical assistance appointments this summer on Tuesdays at various locations in our service region. On Tuesday, June 20 from 9:00am-5:00pm we will be at CCE Orange County.

Garlic Twilight Meeting

June 21, 2017
5 pm-7pm, Potluck 7 pm-8 pm
Hurley, NY

The field meeting will start and end at the Farm Hub office with a trip to the field to view the garlic research plots. Wear appropriate shoes and bring any samples in sealable bags. Potluck dinner to follow.

ENYCHP is Hiring!

Cornell University Cooperative Extension seeks Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialists for Dynamic Extension and Research Career

The Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program is looking for two fruit specialists to work with the dynamic agriculture industry located in the Hudson Valley, the greater Capital District and the Champlain Valley. The Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program covers 17 counties in Eastern NY and conducts applied research and extension education that supports fruit and vegetable producers in the eastern NY region.

The Fruit Specialist is primarily a Tree Fruit specialist and will work with large apple growers in the Champlain Valley and with smaller diversified growers in the Upper Hudson and Mohawk valley area. This individual will work closely with the tree fruit specialist in the Hudson Valley and with CCE colleagues in the Lake Ontario region and faculty at Cornell.

The Fruit Specialist job posting will expire on Friday, June 30th. Please access the application information through these links:

• Cornell Careers: http://tiny.cc/Fruit_WDR_00010749
• Academic Jobs Online (AJO): https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9171

Additionally, in response to a rapidly growing wine and grape production industry (see Eastern NY Grape Industry Growth Prompts Marketing Initiatives, Specialist Hiring), the program is for the first time recruiting a full-time viticulture specialist to develop a program serving both established vineyards and wineries in the Hudson Valley and also newer growers with cold-hardy hybrid cultivars in the Albany to Lake Champlain region. Resources for research include plantings at the Hudson Valley Laboratory in Highland, NY and the Willsboro research farm on Lake Champlain.

The Viticulture Specialist job posting will expire on Wednesday, May 31st. The links to that application are:

• AJO: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8872
• Cornell Careers: http://tiny.cc/Viticulture_WDR_00009979

For more information, contact Search leader: Laura McDermott, lgm4@cornell.edu, ENYCHP Team leader

Learn How to Scout Fresh Market Sweet Corn

Watch The Scouting Video Here: https://youtu.be/p6wSrepyuLw

Sweet Corn Pheromone Trap Network Report Blog: http://sweetcorn.nysipm.cornell.edu/

Scouting Form: https://nysipm.cornell.edu/sites/nysi

This video will show you how to scout your sweet corn for major corn pests. It will help you identify the common pests, tell you when to start scouting, how to use and fill-out the scouting form and where to find recommendations on what to do if you are over threshold.

Grape Specialist Hiring in Eastern New York

Eastern NY Grape Industry Growth Prompts Marketing Initiatives, Specialist Hiring

White Rot Update

Earlier in June I sent a garlic sample to the diagnostic lab hoping that I was wrong. The sample was covered in small black sclerotia, the size of poppy seeds, and white fungal hyphae crept up the stem. The results, unfortunately, matched the field diagnosis: White Rot. Within a couple days additional calls came from up and down the Hudson Valley as well as one in Western NY with similar suspicions. These samples have also gone to the lab for verification, but it looks like the latest pest to move back into the state is this nasty fungus.