Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
These webinars will provide updates on fruit-related topics and research happening at Cornell University.
Webinars hosted by NYSIPM, CCE Harvest NY, CCE LOFP, and CCE ENYCHP.
If you missed a webinar or just want to review one you've all ready seen the recordings can be found at the 2024 Winter Fruit Webinars playlist on the NYS IPM Program YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playli...
NYSDEC Pesticide Recertification credits will be offered for indicated sessions. If you would like DEC Credits, please send a copy of your photo ID to Anna Wallis aew232@cornell.edu To receive credits you will need to attend the entire webinar on your own computer/device, and complete the required Google Form survey at the beginning and again at the end of the webinar.
Event Details
Date
January 17, 2025
January 31, 2025
February 14, 2025
February 28, 2025
March 14, 2025
Time
11:00am to 12:30pm
Location
Zoom - different links for each webinar
Host
Cornell Cooperative Extension, NYSIPM and Cornell University
Anna Wallis
email Anna Wallis
Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
Week 1: Digging Into Pruning and Soil Health
Friday January 17, 2025 11:00AM-12:30PM
Speakers: Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE LOFP), Dr. Debbie Aller (NYS Soil Health)
Webinar description pending
Register: https://bit.ly/digging-into-soil-health-pruning-2025
Week 2: Cider Apples - Mechanized Harvesting and Patulin Food Safety
Friday January 31, 2025 11:00AM-12:30PM
Speakers: Dr. Greg Peck (Cornell CALS), and Dr. Randy Warobo (Cornell CALS)
Description: Dr. Greg Peck will discuss his lab's experiments with chemical and physical practices for removing fruit from the trees, as well as trials using different scales of harvesting machines. Dr. Randy Warobo will cover factors to consider to meet the patulin regulatory requirements and the Juice HACCP regulation related to patulin.
Register: https://bit.ly/cider-apples-mechanized-harvest-2025
Week 3: The Value of "Eco-Friendly" Marketing - OMRI, Red Tomato, EcoApple, NYS Grown and Certified
Friday February 12, 2025 11:00AM-12:30PM
Speaker: Liz Higgins (CCE ENYCHP) | Panelists: Josh Morgenthau (Fish Kill Farms), Kevin Clark (Rose Hill Farm), and Jim Bittner (Bittner-Singer Orchard)
Description: Liz Higgins will discuss the economic benefits of participating in ecological certification/labeling programs and provide some strategies for evaluating if a specific certification program makes sense for you. The grower panel will discuss their experiences with different labels and the effects they saw on their markets.
0.5 NYSDEC Pesticide Credits are available for categories 10, 1a, and 22
Register: https://bit.ly/eco-friendly-marketing-2025
Week 4: Biopesticides and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for Berries
Friday February 28, 2025 11:00AM-12:30PM
Speakers: Dr. Samantha Willden (Cornell AgriTech), McKenzie Schessl (Cornell AgriTech), Aleah Butler-Jones (Cornell CALS)
Description: Dr. Samantha Willden will review Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for berries, and McKenzie Schessl will provide updates on biopesticides in strawberries. Aleah Butler-Jones will discuss common problem weeds in berries and provide management recommendations.
NYSDEC Pesticide Credits pending
Register: https://bit.ly/berries-Feb28-2025
Week 5: St. Peachtrick's Day - Stone Fruit Insect and Disease Management
Friday March 14, 2025 11:00AM-12:30PM
Speakers: Dr. George Sundin (Michigan State University) and Dr. Brett Blaauw (University of Georgia, Clemson University)
Description: Dr. George Sundin will discuss two diseases - cherry leaf spot and bitter rot. Dr. Brett Blaauw will give an overview of the biology of scale insects and offer tips to identify different species, as well as reviewing current best management practices for these insects in tree fruit.
NYSDEC Pesticide Credits pending
Register: https://bit.ly/st-peachtricks-2025
Upcoming Events
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
January 7, 2025
January 14, 2025
January 21, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
: From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
Do you need a business plan for your farm? Do you have an idea for a new venture, but aren't sure if it will work? This program is for you!
This course is designed for existing farm businesses or those planning to undertake a new farm business venture. Students will work with their farm's data, and the goal of the class is for participants to have a draft of a written business plan for a specific business venture.
During the course, you will learn to:
- Assess whether or not a business idea is a good fit for you.
- Develop a marketing strategy to make a profit
- Use financial tools to evaluate if your business has the potential to be profitable
This online course meets from January 7-March 4, 2025. All course content is available online so you can work on it at your own pace. There will be weekly webinars where you can meet other students and interact directly with the instructor on the content. These webinars will be recorded.
Blind Industry White Wine Tasting Workshop
January 28, 2025 : Blind Industry White Wine Tasting Workshop
Germantown, NY
This event is a blind wine tasting for ENY grape industry members to get feedback from fellow growers and Cornell Enologists on unfinished white wines (hybrid, vinifera, etc.)
We respectfully request that only professional winemakers or commercial vineyard owners attend, as space is limited. Limit two wines per winery/vineyard.
Pre-registration is required and ends on January 14th. For questions, please contact Jeremy Schuster at jds544@cornell.edu
NYS Grown and Certified Grant Program Webinar
January 29, 2025 : NYS Grown and Certified Grant Program Webinar
Are you planning to apply to the NYS Grown and Certified ITRD Grant Program, but you have hit a wall in completing the application? This webinar is for you. Meet with Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators statewide who are providing support to farmers applying for this program.