Events - month view
August 2019
Improve your Post-Harvest Efficiency, Profitability, and Food Safety
August 1, 2019
10am - 1pm
Argyle, NY

Cornell Hard Cider Program Work Team Catskill Cider Tour
August 12, 2019
11am - 5pm
Hamden, NY

Ag Manager Webinar Series: Ag Tax Topics - The Schedule F
August 13, 2019
12:30 - 12:50pm
IPM in Tomato Production
August 19, 2019
4:30pm-5:30pm
Stone Ridge, NY

Utilizing UAV's (Drones) on Eastern NY Farms
August 19, 2019
10am - 12pm
Chazy, NY

Biocontrol Trial and IPM Field Meeting
August 20, 2019
4pm-6pm
Fort Plain, NY
August Last Monday Grant Webinar for Fruit and Vegetable Growers (reboot)
August 26, 2019
2:00
In order to help focus the program, the webinars will be limited to grants that are relevant to fruit and vegetable farmers in Eastern New York.
Each month's webinar focuses on 1 grant.
Ag Manager Webinar Series: Ag Tax Topics - Sales Tax and Property Tax Issues for Ag in NYS
August 27, 2019
12:30 - 12:50pm
Willsboro Farm High Tunnel Twilight Meeting
August 27, 2019
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Willsboro, NY

- Striped cucumber beetle management suing netting and row cover
- Varietal differences in cucumber susceptibility to striped cucumber beetle
- Ground cherry and goldenberry production in field and high tunnel environments
- Overwintered high tunnel spinach nitrogen fertility
September 2019
September Last Monday Grant Webinar for Fruit and Vegetable Growers (reboot)
September 30, 2019
4:00 pm
To help disseminate information on grants on a consistent basis, ENYCH is offering a "current grants" webinar on the last Monday of every month at 4:00pm
Each month's webinar focuses on 1 grant. The September Webinar will focus on the NYS New Farmer Grant offered by NYS Empire Development.
October 2019
Allium Leafminer IPM Twilight Meeting
October 3, 2019
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Hurley, NY

Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Specialists Ethan Grundberg and Teresa Rusinek will recap allium leafminer biology and distribution, discuss host preference and provide a tour of the research plots at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub. The research focuses on the use of reflective mulch to suppress ALM ovipostion on allium plants and insecticide application timing trial on leeks. The research aims to provide growers with targeted strategies to efficiently and effectively manage ALM. We welcome growers to bring securely bagged samples in clear plastic bags. Ample time will be provided for discussion.
October Last Monday Grant Webinar for Fruit and Vegetable Growers
October 28, 2019
4:00 pm
To help disseminate information on grants on a consistent basis, ENYCH is offering a "current grants" webinar on the last Monday of every month at 4:00pm
Each month's webinar focuses on 1 grant. The October webinar topic is TBD but might feature Ag Labor Housing Grants.
Produce Safety Alliance FSMA Grower Training Course
October 30, 2019
8am - 5pm
Canajoharie, NY

Upcoming Events
Rulfs Orchard Vegetable and Berry Field Meeting
August 4, 2026
Peru, NY
Join CCE vegetable specialists Elisabeth Hodgdon and Chuck Bornt for a vegetable and berry field meeting at Rulfs Orchard, in Peru, NY. We'll tour the farm's fields and talk about integrated pest management of sweet corn and cucurbit crops. Then, we'll view a drone demonstration and discuss new technologies for pesticide application and spotted wing drosophila management in berries. Light refreshments will be provided. A rain date will be announced if adverse weather is predicted.
Field Day at Philia Farm
August 6, 2026
Johnstown, NY
Visit organic seed production trials and tour the farm to see small-scale production systems at work, including tarping, cover cropping, and the use of assorted mulches and covers to modify the growing environment.
Capital Region Orchard Twilight Meeting
August 11, 2026
Rexford, NY
Join the ENYCHP and Cornell scientists on August 11 for the Capital Region Orchard Twilight meeting in Saratoga! We will be touring Bowman Orchards and reviewing seasonal recommendations for pests and diseases for apples, plums, and berries, as well discussing crop insurance.
NYSDEC Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits: 1.25 in categories 22, 1A, & 10. Refreshments will be provided.
Free to attend, however we do ask that you register ahead so we know how many people to expect.
