Events - month view

June 2016
Sprayer Efficiency Twilight Meeting: Capital Region

June 15, 2016
6pm-8pm
Melrose, NY

Sprayer Efficiency Twilight Meeting: Orange County

June 16, 2016
6pm-8pm
Goshen, NY

Haskap Berry Project & General Berry Site Selection Workshop
June 22, 2016
4:00pm
Pine Bush, NY

Come join Jim O'Connell and Laura McDermott of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY Berry Team at Christopher Jacobs Winery at Pennings Vineyards, on June 22, 2016, where they will present the preliminary results from the Haskap berry trial.
In addition to learning about Haskaps, growers will also learn about general site selection for berry crops.
Alternative Grapevine Propagation Study - Field Meeting 2
June 26, 2016
1:00 PM
Morrisonville, NY
This will be the second of two planned field meetings related to the project.
ENYCHP Canada Farm Tour

June 28, 2016
6:00AM-9:30PM

Please join us for an educational bus tour of several Canadian farms in Quebec
Departure: 6:00am from Albany, NY *Pick-up stops will be planned for Saratoga, Glens Falls & Plattsburgh as needed
Return: 9:00-9:30pm Arrive in back in Albany, NY
Cost: $75 (includes bus fare, lunch and a light dinner)
Stops: Sherrington, St. Clotilde & Napierville Region of Quebec
All those attending must have a valid passport or enhanced drivers license
Please Contact Amy Ivy, with any questions: 518-561-7450, adi2@cornell.edu
Registration and Payment due by Monday, May 23rd
Please include your phone number in the online registration, so we can contact you about pick up sites.
July 2016
Grower Twilight Meeting: Cornell Willsboro Research Farm
July 13, 2016
6:30pm- 8:00pm
Willsboro, NY

Growers are invited to join the discussion of on-going vegetable production projects including cherry tomato training and high tunnel production, leaf mold resistant variety trial, summer cover crops, and this year's vegetable disease challenges.
Guest speakers include Amy Ivy of the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Judson Reid of the Cornell Vegetable Program, Mike Davis of the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm and Christine Smart, Cornell Professor of Plant Pathology.
Twilight Meeting: Long-Term High Tunnel Soil Health and Nutrient Management for Tomato Production
July 14, 2016
6pm-8pm
Wappingers Falls, NY

La Crescent Yeast/ML Wine Tasting
July 28, 2016
1-4pm
Lake George, NY
August 2016
Fire Blight Workshop, Tuesday August 2nd, Plattsburgh, NY
August 2, 2016
10:00 AM - Noon
Plattsburgh, NY
In light of the circumstances this season, Srdjan Acimovic, pathologist at the Hudson Valley Research Lab, and Dave Rosenberger, retired pathologist Hudson Valley Research Lab, will be presenting information on fire blight management, conditions that led to this season's situation, and how to predict fire blight infections in the future.
Grower Twilight Meeting: Cornell Willsboro Research Farm
August 4, 2016
6:30pm- 8:00pm
Willsboro, NY

Growers are invited to join the discussion of on-going vegetable production projects including cherry tomato training and high tunnel production, leaf mold resistant variety trial, summer cover crops, and this year's vegetable disease challenges.
Guest speakers include Amy Ivy of the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Judson Reid of the Cornell Vegetable Program, Mike Davis of the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm and Christine Smart, Cornell Professor of Plant Pathology.
Vegetable Grower Twilight Meeting

August 31, 2016
5:00pm- 7:00pm
Hurley, NY
Guest speaker- Margaret MgGrath from the Long Island Research and Extension Center, Cornell University. Also, Ken Greene from the Hudson Valley Seed Company will be joining us to showcase some breeding work he's conducting at the Farm Hub and will have a new local "Stone Ridge" tomato variety for tasting.
Registration is not required, but is appreciated. There is no fee for this program


Upcoming Events
Apple Grower Listening Session - USDA RMA Crop Insurance
June 28, 2023
Highland, NY
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is inviting interested parties to participate in a listening session to discuss the proposed changes to the apple crop insurance program. These proposed changes were published in a Proposed Rule with request for comments on December 16, 2021.
RMA invited public comments on this rule through April 15, 2022. RMA received comments to the Proposed Rule from approximately 200 interested parties. RMA is taking this opportunity to engage with interested parties to clarify the intent of the Proposed Rule before finalizing changes.
Small Fruit Opportunities for Small Farms

July 11, 2023
Willsboro, NY
$10 per farm
Pre register by Monday, July 10th at 9 am
Join us for a field afternoon at the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm and Juniper Hill Farm in Essex County to learn about growing small fruit crops in northern New York. We'll discuss considerations for site selection, varieties, pruning, integrated pest management, marketing, and more. In addition to strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, we'll cover novelty small fruits and nuts for specialty markets and hear from local producers who grow them.
1.75 DEC credits approved in categories 1A, 10, and 22
Rain date: This event will be held at the same time on Thursday, July 13th if thunderstorms and/or significant rain are predicted on the 11th