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May 2016

Northern Hudson Valley Thinning Meeting

May 5, 2016
2:30pm- 4:30pm
Hudson, NY

Please join Dan Donahue, ENYCHP Specialist, and a cadre of experienced pomologists to review and discuss the tree fruit season to date in the Hudson Valley.  This event is free of charge, and no registration is required.

Hudson Valley Thinning Meeting

May 12, 2016
10am-12pm
Clintondale, NY

Join Dan Donahue, ENYCHP Specialist,and a cadre of experienced pomologists to review and discuss the tree fruit season to date in the Hudson Valley.  This event is free of charge and does not require registration.
 


Northern Hudson Valley Thinning Meeting

May 12, 2016
Northern Hudson Valley Thinning Meeting
Hudson, NY

Please join Dan Donahue, ENYCHP Specialist, and a cadre of experienced pomologists to review and discuss the tree fruit season to date in the Hudson Valley.  This event is free of charge, and no registration is required.

June 2016

Two Day GAPS training in One Day

June 1, 2016
8:30AM - 9PM
Tyrone, NY

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County will be hosting a GAPs training and Farm Food Safety Plan Writing Workshop.

Date: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Time: 8:30AM - 9:00PM
Location: Tyrone Fire Hall, 3600 State Route 226, Tyrone, NY 14887
Cost: $20
Register with CCE Steuben by May 31, 2016 by calling 607-664-2300 or emailing Stephanie at sms64@cornell.edu
Click here for more information.

"Fruit Set" Thinning Meetings in Western NY

June 1, 2016
9:30am Wayne County; 2:30pm Orleans County

9:30 AM - Wayne County 

Datthyn Fruit Farm
6391 Hill Rd.
Sodus, NY 14551


2:30pm - Orleans County

HH Dobbins, Inc (RF Bentley Farm)
11670 Alps Rd.
Lyndonville, NY 14098

Click on details for more information

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday

June 7, 2016
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.

Hands-on Field and Vegetable Pest Management

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 8, 2016
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cattaraugus, NY

Hands-on Field and Vegetable Pest Management
This course will educate growers on weed and insect identification and management in mixed field crop and vegetable systems; with additional focus on integrated weed management. Topics such as resistant varieties, pest/disease, cultural management and appropriate spray options will be included

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday

June 14, 2016
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations. Grower experience is combined with research and scouting information for a whole lot of talk about growing ONIONS!

Sprayer Efficiency Twilight Meeting: Capital Region

Event Offers DEC Credits

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

Sprayer Efficiency Twilight Meeting: Capital Region
Join ENYCHP and Andrew Landers of Cornell University for a Twilight Meeting to discuss sprayer efficiency.

Oswego County Onion Growers Twilight Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 16, 2016
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oswego, NY

Oswego County Onion Growers Twilight Meeting
This on-farm meeting will provide crucial, in season research to aid onion growers with their management decisions to keep them profitable. The twilight meeting will emphasize strategies to prevent economic loss from onion pests and weeds. All are welcome to attend.

Sprayer Efficiency Twilight Meeting: Orange County

Event Offers DEC Credits

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

Sprayer Efficiency Twilight Meeting: Orange County
Join ENYCHP and Andrew Landers of Cornell University for a Twilight Meeting to discuss sprayer efficiency.

Commercial Cider Production Workshop

June 16, 2016
9AM - 3:30PM
Winchester, VA

When: Thursday, June 16th 9:00am - 3:30pm
Where: Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center
595 Laurel Grove Road, Winchester, Virginia 22602
Who: Beginning & Established Commercial Cider Makers
Cost: $20.00 per person - (Registration Fee due by June 10th)

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday

June 21, 2016
8:31 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.

Haskap Berry Project & General Berry Site Selection Workshop

June 22, 2016
4:00pm
Pine Bush, NY

Haskap Berry Project & General Berry Site Selection Workshop

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.


Mobile Consulate Visits from Guatemala & Mexico

June 24 - July 14, 2016
9am-4pm
Lansing, NY

Mobile Consulate Visits from Guatemala & Mexico
Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell Farmworker Program

The Cornell Farmworker Program is hosting visits of the
1) Guatemalan Mobile Consulate on Friday, June 24, 2016 to Lansing from 9am-4pm at All Saints Church (347 Ridge Road) and
2) the Mexican Mobile Consulate on July 12, 13, 14 , 2016 to Geneva (new location to be confirmed soon)

Please go to find attached the flyer for the Guatemalan Consulate visit with a list of required documents. Other visits of the Mexican Consulate are being planned for late summer and early fall but we do not have the details yet.


Mary Jo Dudley
Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program
Department of Development Sociology
275H Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Tel: (607) 254-5194
Fax: (607) 255-9710
Email: farmworkers@cornell.edu
Website: Farmworkers.cornell.edu


Alternative Grapevine Propagation Study - Field Meeting 2

June 26, 2016
1:00 PM
Morrisonville, NY

Learn an alternative transplanting technique that may be more efficient for planting vines.

Richard Lamoy owner of Hid-In-Pines Vineyard, has been awarded a Northeast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) grant to study and evaluate a more efficient and economical way to propagate and transplant grape vines for vineyard expansion. This project will evaluate a method of propagating vines from smaller cuttings into cell plug trays and planted with a transplanter.

This will be the second of two planned field meetings related to the project. 

Premier Apple Forum

June 27 - June 28, 2016
M Noon - 5, T 8AM-Noon
East Syracuse, NY

See attached registration form. Deadline is June 1.

For more info, contact Bill Dodd at bill@ohioapples.com, 440.670.2883

ENYCHP Canada Farm Tour

Event Offers DEC Credits

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

ENYCHP Canada Farm Tour

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.


Soil Health & Cover Crop Workshop

June 30, 2016
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Elba, NY

Soil Health & Cover Crop Workshop
Sponsored by the Western New York Soil Health Alliance, a farmer-to-farmer network, this meeting will discuss soil health basics and why to start cover cropping. Keynote speaker Jeff Rasawehr of Centerseeds and the Cover Crop Ranch Meat Company will focus on how to develop a profitable approach to managing soil health with cover crops. A farmer panel with show and discuss on-farm trials. The Cornell Vegetable Program's Darcy Telenko will talk about the Cornell Climate Smart Farming Program and the new tools available to help manage your crops.

July 2016

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday

July 5, 2016
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.

Fresh Market Vegetable Field Day: Early Disease Detection and Weed Management Options

Event Offers DEC Credits

July 6, 2016
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Batavia, NY

Fresh Market Vegetable Field Day: Early Disease Detection and Weed Management Options
View demonstration plots to exemplify early disease detection and weed management options for fresh market vegetable production. In addition to the demonstration plots, sessions will be offered throughout the day on weed and disease identification and biology, soil health and resistance management by CVP team members and county agriculture Educators. Regional equipment dealers and industry representatives will be invited to display equipment and new technology. CCA and DEC credits will be available.

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday

July 12, 2016
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations. Grower experience is combined with research and scouting information for a whole lot of talk about growing ONIONS!

Grower Twilight Meeting: Cornell Willsboro Research Farm

July 13, 2016
6:30pm- 8:00pm
Willsboro, NY

Grower Twilight Meeting: Cornell Willsboro Research Farm

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

Twilight Meeting: Long-Term High Tunnel Soil Health and Nutrient Management for Tomato Production
Host Obercreek Farm (Dutchess County) shares their success in managing tomato production in a high tunnel by maintaining and improving soil health and fertility, controlling pests and disease, and ensuring profitable yield and excellent quality. Sponsored by NOFA-NY through the NVFVI High Tunnel grant.

IFTA NY Study Tour 2016 will be in Western NY along with the Cornell Fruit Field Day

July 19 - July 21, 2016

Tour is full! No more spots are available for these tours.
July 19 - IFTA - Orleans County
July 20 - CFFD - NYSAES
July 21 - IFTA - Wayne County


Please visit the IFTA website for more information & registration for the Study Tour.
Please visit Cornell University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences website for more information & registration for the Cornell Fruit Field Day.

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday

July 19, 2016
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.

2016 Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Orleans County

Event Offers DEC Credits

July 20, 2016
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Albion, NY

2016 Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Orleans County
This course will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables; primarily for those growing for wholesale auction. A hands-on demonstration of weed, insect and disease identification in vegetables including management options such as inter-row cover crops, grafting and where appropriate, spray options will be used to educate growers. CVP Specialists Judson Reid, DarcyTelenko, and Robert Hadad will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm. 

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday

July 26, 2016
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations. Grower experience is combined with research and scouting information for a whole lot of talk about growing ONIONS!

2016 Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Seneca County

Event Offers DEC Credits

July 27, 2016
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Romulus, NY

2016 Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Seneca County
This course will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables; primarily for those growing for wholesale auction. A hands-on demonstration of weed, insect and disease identification in vegetables including management options such as inter-row cover crops, grafting and where appropriate, spray options will be used to educate growers. Judson Reid, Senior Extension Associate with the Cornell Vegetable Program along with CCE associates Telenko and Hadad will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm. 

La Crescent Yeast/ML Wine Tasting

July 28, 2016
1-4pm
Lake George, NY

Come taste a variety of 2015 La Crescent wines from Victory View Vineyards, Lincoln Peak Vineyards and Cornell's Vinification & Brewing Lab. Compare and contrast the role of a variety of variables including site, ML timing and yeast strain. 
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Cauliflower

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Peppers

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Radishes

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Raspberries / Blackberries

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Rhubarb

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Rutabaga

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Upcoming Events

Wine Sensory Evaluation Workshop

April 26, 2024 : Wine Sensory Evaluation Workshop
Staatsburg, NY

In collaboration with Jeremy Schuster, Viticulture Specialist at the ENYCHP, Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield and Chris Gerling, Enology Extension Specialists with the Cornell Craft Beverage Institute, will be presenting a wine production-focused, interactive workshop on sensory evaluation. 

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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