Late Summer Orchard Meeting
Event Details
Date
August 21, 2024
Time
6pm - 8pm
Location
Sand Flats Orchard
371 Martin Rd
Fonda, NY 12068
Cost
Free registration : Free
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureJoin us for our last get together of the summer before we're in the thick of harvest. At this meeting, we will tour Sand Flats Orchard with manager Mitch Hoffman, and we will then discuss late season pest management tasks with our experts from the HVRL and Cornell AgriTech.
Detailed Meeting Agenda
6:00 pm - Welcome & introductions
6:10 pm - Farm tour with Mitch Hoffman
6:40 pm - Late-season and post-harvest disease considerations with Dr. Scott Cosseboom
6:55 pm - Refining apple insect IPM: Implementing MD and managing woolly apple aphid with Dr. Monique Rivera
7:10 pm - Spotted wing drosophila and spotted lanternfly updates with Dr. Anna Wallis
7:25 pm - Summer insect pests of apples with Dr. Andres Antolinez
7:40 pm - Late-season weed management with Mike Basedow
7:50 pm - Final questions
8:00pm - Meeting adjourn
NYS DEC Pesticide Recertification Credits: 1.5 credits in categories 1A, 10, and 22.
Questions? Reach out to Mike at 518 410 4823 or mrb254@cornell.edu
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Upcoming Events
2026 Champlain Valley Summer Orchard Field Tour
July 15, 2026 : 2026 Champlain Valley Summer Orchard Field Tour
Keeseville, NY
Join the ENYCHP and Cornell scientists on July 15 for our annual Champlain Valley Summer Orchard Meeting! This year we will be meeting at Hart Apple Farm to learn about the varieties they are growing in one of their newer plantings, hear updates from faculty and extension agents on their current research projects, and view a few of Mike's local thinning projects firsthand.
DEC credits in categories 22, 1A, and 10 will be available. Refreshments will be provided.
Free to attend, however we do ask that you register ahead so we know how many people to expect. Rain date is July 16.