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March 2024

The Basics of Cider Apple Pruning

March 1, 2024 : The Basics of Cider Apple Pruning
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Scrumpy Ewe Cider
West Fulton, NY

Join the ENYCHP at Scrumpy Ewe Cider on March 1st for a cider apple pruning demonstration. We will be joined by Dr. Greg Peck, who will walk us through the basics of pruning apple trees for hard cider production. Some topics we will cover include:

  • Training and pruning low and high vigor varieties to a tall spindle training system
  • Training and pruning low and high vigor varieties to a semi-dwarf central leader system
  • How to prune large, old, seedling trees

 $15 to attend, registration is limited to 22 people. 

Weed Management for Berries in NY

March 6, 2024 : Weed Management for Berries in NY
12:00pm to 1:40pm
Zoom

Join Cornell scientists, Dr. Bryan Brown, Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, Rutgers University's Dr. Thierry Besançon, CCE Harvest NY's Anya Osatuke, and CCE ENYCHP's Laura McDermott to hear updates on the latest research concerning weed management in berries.

How Profitable will My New Orchard Investment Be? Evaluating Capital Investment Decisions in a Farm Business

March 7, 2024 : Week 2 (March 1 - March 7)
3:00-4:30
Zoom

In week 2 you will:

  • Develop an enterprise budget and use your enterprise budgets and partial budget analysis to evaluate the risk and profitability of potential investments.
  • Use cost-benefit analysis tools that consider the time value of money to help you choose among investment options.
  • Insect and Disease Pest Management for Berries

    March 11, 2024 : Insect and Disease Pest Management for Berries
    12:00pm to 2:00pm
    Zoom

    Join Cornell scientists, Dr. Kerik Cox, Dr. Greg Loeb, PhD Candidate Binita Shrestha, and Anya Osatuke to hear updates on the latest research concerning disease and insect management in berry production, using organic and conventional approaches!

    2024 Agricultural Marketing Webinar Series

    March 11, 2024 : Online Marketing
    12:00-1:00
    Zoom Webinar

    Selling online is a great way to reach buyers outside of your local area.  Find out if it is a good fit for your farm.

    2024 Agritourism Webinar Series

    March 12, 2024 : Staffing your Agritourism Business
    12:00-1:00
    Zoom Webinar

    Agritourism operations need employees who are good with the public.  Where can you find a labor force for your agritourism enterprise? What different laws and regulations might you encounter as an employer for an agritourism workforce? How do you get your employees hired and trained effectively? 

    Grape Pruning Workshop

    March 13, 2024 : Grape Pruning Workshop at the Hudson Valley Research Lab
    12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Hudson Valley Research Lab
    Highland, NY

    Grape Pruning Workshop

    On March 13th, we will learn how to prune Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir in the research vineyard at the Hudson Valley Research Lab, where vines are trained to a vertical shoot position training system and will be cane pruned.

    My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Capital District

    March 14, 2024 : My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Capital District
    4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
    Washington County Fair Grounds
    Greenwich, NY

    My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Capital District

    Join us at the Washington County Fair grounds for an informative demonstration of My Efficient Vineyard. ENYCHP's viticulturist, Jeremy Schuster, will be happy to walk you through the app and show you how it can make your vineyard operations more efficient and effective. This event is free and doesn't require registration. We hope to see you there!

    Stone Fruit: Rootstocks and Disease Management

    Event Offers DEC Credits

    March 19, 2024 : Stone Fruit: Rootstocks and Disease Management
    12:00pm to 1:30pm
    Zoom

    Join us for our annual winter stone fruit webinar on March 19th! This year, we're going to hear from Dr. Greg Lang (Michigan State) and Dr. Ioannis Minas (Colorado State) on their recent findings from the multi-state NC-140 rootstock trials for sweet cherries, tart cherries, and peaches. We will then learn about managing bacterial canker and blossom blast in sweet cherry with Dr. George Sundin (Michigan State)

    Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium Winter Webinar Series

    March 6, 2024
    March 13, 2024
    March 20, 2024
    : Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium Winter Webinar Series
    12:00pm to 1:30pm
    Zoom - different links for each webinar

    My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Hudson Valley

    March 21, 2024 : My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Hudson Valley
    4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
    Hudson Valley Research Lab
    Highland, NY

    My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Hudson Valley

    Join us at the Hudson Valley Research Lab for an informative demonstration of My Efficient Vineyard. ENYCHP's viticulturist, Jeremy Schuster, will be happy to walk you through the app and show you how it can make your vineyard operations more efficient and effective. This event is free and doesn't require registration. We hope to see you there!

    2024 Agricultural Marketing Webinar Series

    March 25, 2024 : Value Added Products
    12:00-1:00
    Zoom Webinar

    If you are producing value added products from what you grow or raise on your farm, what do you need to do to market them?  Find out in this webinar.

    My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Champlain Valley

    March 28, 2024 : My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Champlain Valley
    4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
    Clinton County CCE Office
    Plattsburgh, NY

    My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration -  Champlain Valley

    Join us at the Clinton County CCE office for an informative demonstration of My Efficient Vineyard. ENYCHP's viticulturist, Jeremy Schuster, will be happy to walk you through the app and show you how it can make your vineyard operations more efficient and effective. This event is free and doesn't require registration. We hope to see you there!

    Interested in taking the NYSDEC Pesticide Applicator's exam?

    March 27, 2024
    March 29, 2024
    : Interested in taking the NYSDEC Pesticide Applicator's exam?
    10am to 3:30pm

    April 2024

    2024 Agritourism Webinar Series

    April 9, 2024 : Working with your local tourism office
    12:00-1:00
    Zoom Webinar

    Your local tourism office is an important resource for you to help advertise and promote your agritourism business.  Find out what they can do for you!

    May 2024

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    Upcoming Events

    Stone Fruit: Rootstocks and Disease Management

    Event Offers DEC Credits

    March 19, 2024 : Stone Fruit: Rootstocks and Disease Management

    Join us for our annual winter stone fruit webinar on March 19th! This year, we're going to hear from Dr. Greg Lang (Michigan State) and Dr. Ioannis Minas (Colorado State) on their recent findings from the multi-state NC-140 rootstock trials for sweet cherries, tart cherries, and peaches. We will then learn about managing bacterial canker and blossom blast in sweet cherry with Dr. George Sundin (Michigan State)

    Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium Winter Webinar Series

    March 6, 2024
    March 13, 2024
    March 20, 2024
    : Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium Winter Webinar Series

    My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Hudson Valley

    March 21, 2024 : My Efficient Vineyard Demonstration - Hudson Valley
    Highland, NY

    Join us at the Hudson Valley Research Lab for an informative demonstration of My Efficient Vineyard. ENYCHP's viticulturist, Jeremy Schuster, will be happy to walk you through the app and show you how it can make your vineyard operations more efficient and effective. This event is free and doesn't require registration. We hope to see you there!

    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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