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2022 Pruning Workshops

Precision Pruning Workshops for Honeycrisp and other Important Apple Cultivars in WNY. Most meetings will only be provided in one language. Please note the language the demonstration will be provided in when choosing which meeting to attend. 

For additional pruning guidance you can refer to the recently posted CCE LOF YouTube video titled 'Pruning Guide for Precision Crop Load Management'. A new video describing precision pruning, why, how and when to accomplish it. This video is available with captions in English and Spanish and is very useful for pruning crews. 

English Captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29cF8yOKup0 

Spanish Captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29cF8yOKup0





Event Details

English Language Pruning Workshop

Date

March 16, 2022

Time

10:30am - 12pm

Location

Kast Farms, Inc
2948 Lattin Rd
Albion, NY 14411

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


English Language Pruning Workshop



Dr. Robinson will show modern pruning techniques and share results from his extensive 'Honeycrisp' precision pruning trials at Cornell AgriTech and on-farm trials. Hosted by Brett Kast, Kast Farms, Inc.




Event Details

Spanish Language Pruning Workshop

Date

March 16, 2022

Time

1:30pm - 3pm

Location

Ledge Rock Farms, LLC.
4362 South Gravel Rd
Medina, NY 14103

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Spanish Language Pruning Workshop



Mario will introduce, explain, and show modern apple pruning techniques to Spanish orchard managers and their pruning crews. Hosted by Jeff Toussaint, grower, and Jose Vallejo, Spanish orchard manager, Ledge Rock Farms, LLC.




Event Details

First Bilingual Language Pruning Workshop

Date

April 12, 2022

Time

4pm - 5:30pm

Location

Furber's shop
8130 Glover Road
Sodus, NY 14551

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


First Bilingual Language Pruning Workshop



The Wayne County bilingual pruning workshop will be hosted by orchard managers Justin Dimercy from Cherry Lawn Fruit Farms and Joaquín Hernández Nava from Johnson Fruit Farm. Mario Miranda Sazo will cover pruning concepts and how to adjust pruning severity of 'Honeycrisp' trees in 2022 with both orchard managers in a bilingual format and with their respective Jamaican and Spanish pruning crews. All pruning crews are invited to attend this unique educational activity in Wayne.




Event Details

Second Spanish Language Pruning Workshop

Date

April 13, 2022

Time

4pm - 5:30pm

Location

Marshall Farm
3168 Marshall Rd.
Medina, NY 14103

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Second Spanish Language Pruning Workshop



This Orleans County pruning workshop will be hosted by Sergio and Silvia Rosario of Rosario Brothers on Wednesday April 13 (4-5:30pm). Mario Miranda Sazo will cover the pruning concepts and how to adjust pruning severity of 'Honeycrisp' trees in 2022 in the Spanish language with the Rosarios and Spanish orchard workers of the area.





Event Details

Oswego - English Language Pruning Workshop

Date

April 20, 2022

Time

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Location

Behling Orchards
14 Potter Road
Mexico, NY 13114

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Oswego - English Language Pruning Workshop



Mario will show and discuss how to adjust bud load targets for 'Honeycrisp' with Eric and his Jamaican pruning employees. English language will be used during instruction with all participants.  Hosted by growers Eric Behling of Behling Orchards in Mexico, Oswego County.




Event Details

Monroe - Bilingual Pruning Workshop (English and Spanish languages)

Date

April 27, 2022

Time

1:30 - 3:30pm

Location

Burch Farms Inc.
527 North Avenue (Route 259)
Hilton, NY 14468

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Monroe - Bilingual Pruning Workshop (English and Spanish languages)



Join Mario for a demonstration and discuss on how to adjust bud load targets for 'Honeycrisp' trees on Geneva rootstocks with grower hosts, Bayard C. Burch, and Benjamin H. Burch or Burch Farms Inc., and participants.  English and Spanish languages will be used during instruction.



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Upcoming Events

Wine Sensory Evaluation Workshop

April 26, 2024 : Wine Sensory Evaluation Workshop
Staatsburg, NY

In collaboration with Jeremy Schuster, Viticulture Specialist at the ENYCHP, Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield and Chris Gerling, Enology Extension Specialists with the Cornell Craft Beverage Institute, will be presenting a wine production-focused, interactive workshop on sensory evaluation. 

What is my vine trying to tell me?

May 15, 2024 : What is my vine trying to tell me?
Plattsburgh, NY

Are your grapevines showing signs of discoloration or stunted growth? Don't ignore these warning signs! Join us on May 15th at the Cliton County CCE office to learn about the essential nutrients that grapevines require to thrive, identify the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, and how to fix them. Don't miss out on this opportunity to improve your grapevine cultivation skills! Attendance is free, but registration is required.

How man's best friend can help find Spotted Lanternfly

May 21, 2024
Millbrook, NY

Come and join us at the Dutchess County CCE office on May 21st for a special demonstration by Jennifer Fimbel, the Agriculture and Horticulture Program Leader with Dutchess County CCE. You will get to see her SLF K9 Cole in action as they demonstrate how man's best friend can be used to detect the Spotted Lanternfly. Attendance is free, but registration is required

Announcements

2023 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 2023 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 Grower Interviews in Northern New York

October 22, 2022
In this episode, vegetable specialist Elisabeth Hodgdon interviews Lindsey Pashow, ag business development and marketing specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York team. They discuss findings from a series of interviews with winter greens producers in northern New York. Lindsey shares production and marketing challenges associated with growing winter greens in this cold and rural part of the state, success stories and advice from growers, and tips for those interested in adding new crop enterprises to their operation.

Funding for this project was provided by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program. The episode was edited by Miles Todaro of the ENYCHP team.

Resources:
• Crop enterprise budget resources available from Penn State Extension (field and tunnel vegetables: https://extension.psu.edu/small-scale-field-grown-and-season-extension-budgets), UMass Extension (winter spinach budgets: https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/outreach-project/improving-production-yield-of-winter-greens-in-northeast and field vegetables: https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/crop-production-budgets), and Cornell Cooperative Extension (high tunnel vegetables: https://blogs.cornell.edu/hightunnels/economics/sample-budgets-spreadsheets/). Use these budgets as templates when developing your own crop enterprise budget.
• The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook, by Richard Wiswall
• The Winter Harvest Handbook, by Eliot Coleman

For questions about the winter greens project discussed in this podcast, reach out to Lindsey Pashow (lep67@cornell.edu) or Elisabeth Hodgdon(eh528@cornell.edu).

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