Champlain Valley Orchard Field Afternoon
Event Details
Date
July 17, 2025
Time
1pm to 4pm
Location
Chazy Orchards
corner of Minkler Rd and Miner Farm Rd/Old Rt 191
Chazy, NY 12921
Cost
Free Registration : Free
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureChamplain Valley Orchard Field Afternoon
Thursday July 17 1-4pm (Rain date July 18)
Meet at the corner of Minkler Rd and Miner Farm Rd/Old Rt 191 in Chazy. Look for the blue pickup truck!
Summer is short in the Champlain Valley, so visit us while the weather is good! This July ENYCHP will be hosting an orchard field afternoon highlighting Mike's research trials at Chazy Orchards. We will take a close look at this season's NNYADP-funded Accede thinning trials in Honeycrisp, Gala, and NY-1. We will also see the initial results of our ARDP-funded mechanical weeding experiments, and discuss the final year of our Canada thistle control trial. We will also walk through the 2021 rootstock trial, which contains Honeycrisp, Gala, and NY-1 on many of the new Geneva rootstocks. In addition to these trials, Monique Rivera will discuss her recent findings in woolly apple aphid management, Yosef Al Shoffe will discuss his project looking at how different rootstocks impact soft scald and other storage disorders in Honeycrisp, and Jason Londo will discuss his rootstock cold hardiness work and how it relates to apple decline.
AGENDA
1:00 pm - DEC Check In, Welcome, and Introductions
1:10 pm - Refining management of Woolly Apple Aphid in NY Apple - Dr. Monique Rivera
1:30 pm - Late Thinning with Accede, Maxcel, and Carbaryl in Gala, Honeycrisp, and NY-1 - Mike Basedow
2:05 pm - Rootstock Effects on Soft Scald and Other Honeycrisp Disorders - Dr. Yosef Al Shoffe
2:25 pm - Linking Rootstock Cold Damage with Apple Decline - Dr. Jason Londo
2:55 pm - Rootstock Trial for Gala, NY-1, and Honeycrisp - Mike Basedow
3:25 pm - Weed Management Trial Updates: Chemical and Mechanical - Mike Basedow
3:50 pm - Final questions, hand out DEC certificates
Free to attend, but please register by July 15, so we can contact you if the rain date is needed.
1.75 DEC Credits are available for this meeting in categories 22, 1A, and 10.
Google Maps Link: http://tiny.cc/2025-cv-map
Questions? Reach out to Mike at mrb254@cornell.edu or 518 410 6823.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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