Events - month view
earlier monthsJune 2018
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: NYS Ag Assessment 101
June 5, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Local Zoning 101
June 12, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: NYS Ag Districts 101
June 19, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
2018 WNY Fresh Market Vegetable Twilight Meeting
June 19, 2018
5:00 PM - 7:55 PM; dinner served at 8:00 PM
Eden, NY
An early season fresh market vegetable discussion of issues and to present information on pest management tools. Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM, will review and demonstrate how to scout for sweet corn pests and identify major sweet corn insect pests. John Wallace, Cornell, and Bryan Brown, NYS IPM, will discuss major weed biology, identification, and weed management tools in vegetables. The Cornell Vegetable Program's Darcy Telenko will lead a crop walk and talk about early season pest monitoring and management options. And Robert Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program, will provide an update on FSMA ad implications for the 2018 season.
2018 Annual Elba Muck Onion Twilight Meeting Featuring Herbicide Trial Tours
June 21, 2018
5:30 PM dinner, 6:00 - 8:30 PM program and tours
Elba, NY
All onion growers are invited to this event which will feature trial tours and demonstrations of pre- and post-emergent weed control in direct seeded onions. 2.0 DEC recertification credits and CCA credits will be available.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Using On-line Data and Maps to Assess a Property Remotely
June 26, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Garlic Twilight Meeting
June 28, 2018
5pm-7pm
Hurley, NY
During this field meeting see various cultural techniques to minimize fusarium demonstrated on a field level, including black plastic and white plastic mulches compared to straw and bare ground. We will also have a discussion of allium leaf miner management!
This event is free thanks to the generous support of Northeast SARE, but registration is appreciated.
Controlling Listeria in Apple Packinghouses
June 28, 2018
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Highland, NY
The program has been developed by Ms. Genevieve Sullivan, a Ph.D. student with Dr. Martin Wiedmann's Food Safety Lab at Cornell University. Topics covered will include: FSMA as it relates to fruit packing facilities; The biology of Listeria monocytogenes, including impacts and risk factors; and the practical aspects of packing house sanitation.
Attention Champlain Growers: We will be hosting a similar event in the northern part of the region in late July. More details to come!
Controlling Listeria in Apple Packinghouses: Champlain Valley
June 28, 2018
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Highland, NY
The program has been developed by Ms. Genevieve Sullivan, a Ph.D. student with Dr. Martin Wiedmann's Food Safety Lab at Cornell University. Topics covered will include: FSMA as it relates to fruit packing facilities; The biology of Listeria monocytogenes, including impacts and risk factors; and the practical aspects of packing house sanitation.
Attention Champlain Growers: We will be hosting a similar event in the northern part of the region in late July. More details to come!
2018 CCE LOF PGR Orchard Tour
June 29, 2018
8am - 1:30pm; lunch & celebration 2-5pm
Geneva, NY
We invite you to attend the talk titled "Understanding the Use of Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) on Growth and Development of Fruit Trees" (Poliana Francescatto, NYSAES, Geneva), followed by a tour of her research plots at the NYSAES on Friday June 29, from 8am until 1:30pm. Following the tour, there will be a lunch buffet and a grower celebration to honor Poliana's work accomplishments at the Ramada Lakefront Hotel in Geneva from 2-5pm. Pre-register by 25 June 2018
View Details for more information and registration.
July 2018
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Budgeting 101
July 3, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Garlic Twilight Meeting
July 5, 2018
6:00 PM - ???
Albion, NY
Join CCE Cornell Vegetable Program Specialists Christy Hoepting and Robert Hadad, and Frank Hay, Cornell, for a viewing of replicated garlic field trials including a nitrogen fertility trial, a Fusarium fungicide trial, an Eriophyid mite control trial, and an herbicide trial (potentially).
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Assessing a Capitol Investment
July 10, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Chautauqua Produce Auction Growers Meeting
July 10, 2018
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Dewittville, NY
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 staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
LOF Summer Fruit Tour 2018
July 12, 2018
All Day
Register now for this free annual tour featuring cutting edge farms. Annual tour featuring the following cutting edge farms: Smith Brothers, VanDeWalle Fruit Farm, and Cherry Lawn Farms. Attendees will see tree decline on NY-1, a successful On-farm nursery, large new tall spindle plantings of high-value varieties, the economics of new high density plantings, hail-netting, soil health, and more!
Register by July 10th!
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Relevant Information and Sensitivity Analysis
July 17, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Ontario Produce Auction Growers Meeting
July 17, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Stanley, NY
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 staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
Berry Field Meeting: Exclusion Netting & SWD Monitoring
July 19, 2018
5-7pm
Poughkeepsie, NY
Join us at Poughkeepsie Farm Project, host site for our CCE SWD exclusion netting trial in raspberries. Peter Jentsch of the Hudson Valley Research Lab will discuss the netting trial, and the use of attract and kill baits in a U-Pick raspberry planting. A low tunnel over strawberries will be available for viewing. Bring a fruit sample for salt flotation testing, or a plant sample if you have other berry questions.
Attendees can enter for a chance to win free SWD monitoring traps!
Attendees can enter for a chance to win free SWD monitoring traps!
Orleans Produce Auction Growers Meeting
July 23, 2018
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Lyndonville, NY
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 staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Pricing for Profit
July 24, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Controlling Listeria in Apple Packinghouses: Champlain Valley
July 24, 2018
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Chazy, NY
The program has been developed by Ms. Genevieve Sullivan, a Ph.D. student with Dr. Martin Wiedmann's Food Safety Lab at Cornell University. Topics covered will include: FSMA as it relates to fruit packing facilities; The biology of Listeria monocytogenes, including impacts and risk factors; and the practical aspects of packing house sanitation.
Seneca County Produce Auction Growers Meeting
July 25, 2018
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Ovid, NY
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 staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
Finger Lakes Produce Auction Growers Meeting (Yates)
July 27, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dundee, NY
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 staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Know When to Hold'em, Know When to Fold'em (assessing performance)
July 31, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Reduced Tillage in Organic Systems Field Day
July 31, 2018
9:00am - 3:00pm
Willsboro, NY
A Field Day for Reduced Tillage in Organic Systems is being held July 31st at the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm in Willsboro, NY. It will featurein-field demonstrations of equipment and discussions with speakers and growers. Rotate between 3 demonstration/discussionstations in the morning, 3 more in the afternoon.
Topics include: roller-crimping, zone tillage in high residue, in-row cultivation tools, stale seedbed and weed seed bank management strategies with an overall focus on soil health.
Topics include: roller-crimping, zone tillage in high residue, in-row cultivation tools, stale seedbed and weed seed bank management strategies with an overall focus on soil health.
Check out more information below. It is free to the public.
August 2018
LOF NextGen Young Fruit Farmer Study Tour 2018
August 2 - August 4, 2018
Thursday August 2 morning through Saturday August 4 evening
Gettysburg, PA
Online Registration is Now Open for NextGen Young Fruit Grower Study Tour in PA, August 2-4!
The 3rd annual NextGen Young Fruit Farmer Study Tour will be held in the Adams County region of Pennsylvania August 2nd-4th.
The Young Growers Alliance (YGA) of Pennsylvania, the LOF team, the Future Fruit Growers of Lake Ontario, along with Matt Wells (New York Apple Sales), have organized an excellent itinerary.
The study tour is focused on helping next generation growers develop the knowledge and skills needed to take their family farms into the future.
Online registration is now open! Click "View Details" for more information about the event and to register!
If you do not receive a confirmation email after submitting the registration form, please contact Mark at mw883@cornell.edu or 315-272-8530!
Northern Berry Field Meeting
August 6, 2018
5:00pm-7:00pm
Peru, NY
Topics will include general berry culture, foliar sampling, and pest management including cranberry fruitworm and SWD. Growers are encouraged to bring their questions!
Western NY Hard Cider Tour - Online Registration is Closed
August 6, 2018
9am-3pm; 3:30pm Optional cider tasting at Mullers Cider House
Wolcott, NY
Limited walk-ins accepted. Please call Craig at 585-735-5448.
Come visit the orchards of the first NY growers of European and American Hard Cider varieties.
Tour will include 2 farms and 1 nursery in Wayne County, ending (optional) with a tasting at Mullers Cider House, Rochester. The tour & lunch are $5 with registration has been extended to Aug 2nd.Coffee & Donuts Meet & Greet
August 6, 2018
M 10 am - 11 am
Eden, NY
Come out and meet the CVP's two new specialists! We're both looking to develop research and extension programs and want to hear from you!
Ali Nafchi is our new precision ag specialist, and as a huge bonus, he has an engineering background. Elizabeth Buck is the new fresh market specialist for the western-most counties. She has a strong background in weed science and works on crop protection concerns in a wide variety of crops.
Ali Nafchi is our new precision ag specialist, and as a huge bonus, he has an engineering background. Elizabeth Buck is the new fresh market specialist for the western-most counties. She has a strong background in weed science and works on crop protection concerns in a wide variety of crops.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Crop Insurance 101
August 7, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Crop Insurance for Diverse Farms
August 14, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Chautauqua Produce Auction Growers Meeting - Field Meeting
August 14, 2018
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Frewsburg, NY
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 staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Flood Insurance and Other Disaster Programs
August 21, 2018
12-12:30 PM
20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.
Oswego Onion Growers Twilight Meeting
August 22, 2018
4:00 PM registration, 4:30-6:30 PM educational program, 7:00 PM dinner
Oswego, NY
This in-field twilight meeting will feature a tour of Christy Hoepting's fungicide trial for Stemphylium leaf blight and Botrytis leaf blight. Hoepting will share head to head comparisons of FRAC groups, alternatives to FRAC 3 and 7, reduced rates, and fungicide programs. A first look at 2018 results from onion thrips research trials will be presented by Brian Nault and Ashley Leach, Cornell University. Hear about the 2018 onion maggot research trial results and new research initiative with Brian Nault and Erica Moretti. Hoepting will also provide information about a new seed treatment for onion smut control.
Berry Field Meeting: Using Hummingbirds to Help Control SWD
August 22, 2018
5-7pm
Salem, NY
Biological and Cultural controls of SWD are possible. Come learn about ongoing research into encouraging hummingbird predation on SWD adults. Dr. Juliet Carroll of NYS IPM will also discuss new research into better thresholds for monitoring SWD and how those thresholds will more accurately inform spray decisions. Managing crop canopy and weeds are also critical for SWD control.
If you don't want to spray we will have current information on exclusion netting work.
3rd Annual Vegetable Pest Management Field Day
August 23, 2018
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM plus light supper and networking
Portland, NY
Research trial results, cultural technique showcases, and effective varieties and treatments for organic and IPM production are the meeting focus. We will highlight current disease issues, their detection & spread based on this season's climate conditions, and management tools available to reduce yield impacts. Sessions will also be offered on pest identification and control options. Regional equipment dealers and industry representatives will be invited to display equipment and new technology.
2.25 DEC credits available in categories 1a, 10 and 23
2.25 DEC credits available in categories 1a, 10 and 23
Genesee Valley Produce Auction Growers Meeting (Allegany County)
August 24, 2018
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dalton, NY
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 staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
2018 CCE LOF Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour - Registration Period Extended!
August 25, 2018
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Preregistration is required for this FREE event. This tour of 2 Wanye County orchards will include horticultural stops hosted by Adan Aguilera form VanDeWalle Fruit Farm and Hormisa Bellona and Ignacio "Nacho" Onofre form Teeple Fruit Farm.
Powdery Mildew Biofungicide Trial Meeting
August 29, 2018
4-6PM with light refreshments after
Amsterdam, NY
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Specialist Crystal Stewart and New York State Integrated Pest Management Biocontrol Specialist Dr. Amara Dunn for a field walk through the biocontrol trial field, cover powdery mildew control trials with biopesticides, and discuss how biopesticides fit into a regular integrated pest management program.
Greater WNY Veg Farming Collaborative Teach-In: In-Row Cultivation Demo
August 30, 2018
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Geneva, NY
Controlling in-row weeds with cultivation is very challenging. Newer in-row cultivators allow for use of finger weeders, torsion weeders, disk hillers, and harrows to be guided along the row. These tools will be on hand for participants to set up and use in beets. The results of a trial comparing the effect of these tools used on different size beets will also be demonstrated by Bryan Brown, PhD., Integrated Weed Management Specialist, NYS IPM Program.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
Upcoming Events
Soil Health Workshop for Vegetable Growers
December 5, 2024
Schaghticoke, NY
Join us for presentations and discussions focusing on soil health concepts and best management practices for vegetable growers. Topics include tarping, maintaining soil health in high tunnels, cover cropping, reduced tillage, compost microbiology, and more!
1.75 DEC pesticide recertification credits available in categories 1A, 10, and 23.
Cost: $30 per person
Housing and Farmland Value Impacts of Large-Scale Solar Facilities in New York State
December 9, 2024 : Housing and Farmland Value Impacts of Large-Scale Solar Facilities in New York State
For this lunchtime webinar, Cornell Dyson school agricultural and extension economist Wendong Zhang will share recent research findings that examines the property value impacts of large-scale solar facilities and energy infrastructure for residential homeowners as well as farmland owners.
Agritourism Webinar Series
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November 12, 2024 : Implementing Outdoor Recreation on the Farm
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December 10, 2024 : Agritourism Accessibility
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