• What if a [fill in the blank - fire, accident, flood, theft, death, injury] happens to your farm business?  Are you covered for that?
• What are the risks that you should be concerned about? What steps are you taking to manage those risks?

Cornell Cooperative Extension and FarmNet are offering a lunchtime webinar series on Tuesdays in January and February from 12:00-1:30 starting on January 13 and running through February 10 to help answer some of these questions and more,

"I thought I was covered for that! Understanding Farm Insurance Policies" is a webinar series intended to help farmers understand different types of insurance coverage and how to use insurance as a tool to manage financial risks. Join us for one or for all five.  Your registration on any date will give you a link to all five webinars.

Schedule:

January 13 (12:00-1:30) Insurance and Risk Management 101. This first webinar will cover many of the general provisions found in insurance policies and describe some of the terms to be aware of when you are considering your options. Steve Hadcock, Capital District Hort Team and Greg Murk, FarmNet.

January 20 (12:00-1:30) Liability Insurance. Liability Insurance is coverage for the risk that your business will cause harm to someone. Are you having people on your farm or selling a food product? You probably need liability insurance! Robert Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program, Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.

January 27 (12:00-1:30) Crop Insurance and Disaster Coverage. Federal programs to help farmers cover risk of crop and livestock and business losses from weather and natural disasters. Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.

February 3 (12:00-1:30) Insuring People. Options for health insurance, life insurance and disability insurance, and how they can help farmers and their employees. Maire Ullrich, CCE Orange County and Lucas Smith, Cornell Ag Workforce Development

February 10 (12:00-1:30): Property Insurance. Insuring your infrastructure, equipment, and livestock from loss. Learn about the types of coverage, and the risks they reduce. Colin Hostetter, Tri-County Ag Team, Desiree Keever, CCE Delaware County and Steve Glick, Kevin Daniels Agency.

These webinars will provide updates on fruit-related topics and research happening at Cornell University. Webinars hosted by NYSIPM, CCE Harvest NY, CCE LOFP, and CCE ENYCHP.

These webinars will be held on Thursdays from 11am-12:30pm (The week 3 webinar will run from 11am-1pm).

If you missed a webinar or just want to review one you've all ready seen the recordings can be found at the yearly Winter Fruit Webinars playlist on the Cornell IPM Program YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CornellIPM/playlists

NYSDEC Pesticide Recertification credits will be offered for indicated sessions. If you would like DEC Credits, please send a copy of your photo ID to Anna Wallis (aew232@cornell.edu). To receive credits you will need to attend the entire webinar on your own computer/device, and complete the required Google Form survey at the beginning and again at the end of the webinar.

Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2026

These webinars will provide updates on fruit-related topics and research happening at Cornell University. 

Webinars hosted by NYSIPM, CCE Harvest NY, CCE LOFP, and CCE ENYCHP.

If you missed a webinar or just want to review one you've all ready seen the recordings can be found at the yearly Winter Fruit Webinars playlist on the Cornell IPM Program YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Corne...

NYSDEC Pesticide Recertification credits will be offered for indicated sessions. If you would like DEC Credits, please send a copy of your photo ID to Anna Wallis (aew232@cornell.edu) To receive credits you will need to attend the entire webinar on your own computer/device, and complete the required Google Form survey at the beginning and again at the end of the webinar.

Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), is pleased to offer a Pre-Exam Training and Certification Exam for individuals seeking to become NYS Certified Pesticide Applicators.

Pre-Exam Training Sessions

Agriculture specialists Mike Stanyard (NWNY Team), Janet van Zoeren (Lake Ontario Fruit Program), and Josh Bowman (CCE Wayne County) will review core concepts and commodity-specific material to help participants prepare for the NYS DEC Pesticide Applicator Exam.

NYS DEC Certification Exam

The NYS DEC Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam will be administered by the NYS DEC on March 16th at 9am, $100 check payable to NYSDEC, and you must register with DEC for the exam.

Additional details about the exam https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/ev...

To register for this class complete the pdf registration form below, include payment and return via instructions included on form. 

To reserve a spot contact Zayda Moyle at 585-798-4265 ext. 122 or zrm24@cornell.edu

To ensure manuals are ordered in time, all reservations must be submitted by March 1, 2026.

This is the registration for the 2026 pesticide exam and prep course. This 2-day course will review core manual, Categories 21: Field & Forage, 22: Fruit, and 23: Vegetable to help applicators pass the applicators exam, which students will take on April 2nd after the course is concluded. 

*Note: This is not the 30-hour course, and you will need to meet the requirements set by the DEC to qualify for the exam.*

Course Fee: $50 for the 2 day course

Course Material Fees (optional): 

• $60  Core Manual
• $55  Category Manual

If you pay via PayPal or mail in a check, please indicate that the payment is for the pesticide course. 

Register by March 16th at:https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/PE...  

Exam April 2 requires a separate registration, register by March 16th https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/ev...