Eastern New York Late Summer Orchard Meeting
Event Details
Date
August 13, 2025
Time
5pm - 7pm
Location
Mourningkill Farm and Bake Shop
310 Charlton Rd
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Cost
Free Registration : Free
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureEastern New York Late Summer Orchard Meeting
Wednesday August 13 5-7pm
Mourningkill Farm and Bake Shop, 310 Charlton Rd Ballston Spa NY 12020
Join us for our last get together of the summer before we're in the thick of apple harvest. At this meeting, we will tour Mourningkill Farm with manager Zac Boekeloo, and hear about his grafting program. We will then discuss late season pest management and business topics with our experts from the HVRL, Cornell AgriTech, and CCE-ENYCHP.
Free to attend, but please register ahead.
AGENDA
5:00 pm - Welcome & Introductions
5:05 pm - Farm tour, grafting discussion - Zac Boekeloo, Manager, Mourningkill Farm and Bake Shop
5:30 pm - Seasonal Apple Disease Concerns and Pre-harvest disease management - Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell AgriTech
5:50 pm - Apple Orchard Pest Dynamics and Management Tactics - Dr. Andres Antolinez, Hudson Valley Research Lab
6:10 pm - Applying to NYS Grown and Certified Grants - Liz Higgins, CCE ENYCHP
6:25 pm - Review of Seasonal Berry Pest Activity - Heather Kase, CCE ENYCHP
6:45 pm - Peach IPM Review and Discussion - Mike Basedow, CCE ENYCHP
6:55 pm - Final Questions, DEC Certificates
1.25 DEC Credits are available for this meeting in categories 22, 1A, and 10.
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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