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August 2025
Worker Protection Standards Mock Inspection with the DEC
August 4, 2025 : Worker Protection Standards Mock Inspection with the DEC
10am-12pm
Hudson Valley Research Lab
Highland, NY
Join ENCHP and DEC staff for a WPS mock inspection. Attendees will split into groups and rotate between multiple stations. 2 core DEC Credits are available for this meeting. This event is free and there is no registration necessary.
2025 Berry Twilight Meetings
August 6, 2025 : Berry Twilight Meeting at Fishkill Farms
5:30-7:00PM
Fishkill Farms
Hopewell Junction, NY
Join Heather Kase, CCE ENYCHP, and Anna Wallis, Cornell IPM, for seasonal updates on berry pest man-agement and IPM.
CVP Listed Event
Niagara Region Summer Vegetable Meeting, 2025
August 7, 2025
5:15 PM sign in, 5:45 - 8:15 PM meeting
J. Hurtgam Farms
Ransomville, NY
We're in for a treat! Professor Steve Reiners is coming as a part of his pre-retirement speaking tour! Steve's a fantastic, down-to-earth speaker with extensive knowledge on horticultural techniques, fertility, varieties, and much more. Don't miss this event! Topics include "what exactly do NPK and other nutrients do inside the plants?", a pest/disease field walk, sweet corn variety trial, a tar spot primer, spraying best practices, and industry updates. Content will be relevant for organic, CNG, and conventional growers.
DEC credits available: 1.25 in categories 1a, 23; 0.5 in categories 10, 21; and 0.25 CORE. Pizza & Wings dinner generously sponsored by BASF. Must register by noon on Thurs, Aug 7 to attend dinner.
Mid Hudson Valley Hard Cider Tour
August 7, 2025
9:30am - 4pm
Starts at Treasury Cider at Fishkill Farms
Hopewell Junction, NY
Join the Cornell Hard Cider PWT and visit multiple stops throughout the Mid Hudson Valley Region.
Vegetable Twilight Meeting
August 12, 2025 : Vegetable Twilight Meeting
5-7:00 PM
Altobelli Family Farm
Kinderhook, NY
Join John Altobelli of Altobelli Family Farm, Trevor Hardy of Brookdale's Farm Supplies, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program and other industry representatives for an interesting evening of equipment demonstrations!
CVP Listed Event
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Summer Vegetable Meeting, 2025
August 12, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Mosie Raber's farm
Randolph, NY
We will progress from crop to crop, learning hands-on pest, disease and weed ID and scouting techniques. IPM control tactics for both preventative and reactive management will be discussed in group dialogues. Late blight will be the special topic for the evening's speaker talk.
2.0 DEC credits available in 1a and 23.
Eastern New York Late Summer Orchard Meeting
August 13, 2025 : Eastern New York Late Summer Orchard Meeting
5pm - 7pm
Mourningkill Farm and Bake Shop
Ballston Spa, NY
Join us for our last get together of the summer before we're in the thick of apple harvest. At this meeting, we will tour Mourningkill Farm with manager Zac Boekeloo, and hear about his grafting program. We will then discuss late season pest management and business topics with our experts from the HVRL, Cornell AgriTech, and CCE-ENYCHP.
Workshop: Controlling Listeria in Apple Packinghouses
August 14, 2025 : Workshop: Controlling Listeria in Apple Packinghouses
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Chazy Orchards
Chazy, NY
Join Cornell University Food Science experts, along with CCE ENYCHP specialists Mike Basedow and Elisabeth Hodgdon for a day-long intensive workshop on managing Listeria in apple packinghouse environments.
LOF Listed Event
2025 Listeria Workshop
August 15, 2025
8:30am - 4:30pm
Wallington Fire District
Sodus, NY
Join Cornell specialists, faculty, and graduate students for an in-depth review of risk factors, best practices, and monitoring programs aimed at controlling Listeria in apple packinghouses.
CVP Listed Event
Allegany-Steuben Summer Vegetable Meeting, 2025
August 19, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Henry Stutzman farm
Wellsville, NY
Field walk featuring crop protection best practices, skill practice, and farmer-to-farmer discussions. Vine crop fruit diseases and insect management, tomato foliar diseases including late blight, and cole crops will be special focuses.
2.0 DEC credits available in 1a, 10 and 23.
LOF Listed Event
2025 Cornell Storage Workshop
August 19, 2025
8am Sign-in, 8:30am - 4:30pm
41 Lakefront Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Geneva, NY

The Cornell Storage Workshop is confirmed for Tuesday August 19 in Geneva. Agenda, registration and hotel info below.
LOF Listed Event
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September 2025
CVP Listed Event
2025 Chipping Potato Twilight Meeting
September 4, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, dinner follows
Mahany Farms
Dansville, NY
Join us for a brief, on-farm meeting including insect pest updates and viewing of the chipping potato variety trial. 1.0 DEC credits in categories 10, 1a, and 23 will be offered. Dinner follows!
CVP Listed Event
Rochester Soil Health Field Day
September 16, 2025
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Foodlink Community Farm
Rochester, NY

Join us for a hands-on soil health field day! This event is for small-scale and urban growers, gardeners and farmers, with a focus on best practices for building soil health and cover cropping, and is a part of the 2025 Soil Health and Climate Resilience Field Days. It will offer valuable insights and hands-on demonstrations to enhance soil health.
Our attendance capacity has been reached for this event. A waitlist option is available.
October 2025
Cover Crop Field Meeting
October 21, 2025 : Cover Crop Field Meeting
3pm - 5:30pm
Cornell Willsboro Research Farm
Willsboro, NY
Thinking about upping your farm's cover cropping game? New technology for seeding and crop tracking, research-driven recommendations for high tunnel cover cropping, cold tolerant varieties for North Country climates, and farmer expertise will be shared at this field event.
LOF Listed Event
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Upcoming Events
Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Prep Course
January 13 - January 14, 2026
Join ENYCHP specialists for an in-depth review of topics covered on the NYS DEC pesticide applicator certification exam. This two-day virtual course includes explanation of key concepts on the core exam, test-taking tips for the core and category exam, practice questions, and Q&A with instructors. Course materials, including program recordings, practice exams, and DEC materials will be available to registrants after the program. This training is geared toward certification categories 1A (agricultural plant), 21 (field and forage), 22 (fruit), and 23 (vegetable).
I thought I was covered for that! Farm Insurance Webinar Series, Jan-Feb 2026
January 13, 2026 : Session 1: Insurance and Risk Management 101
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, 2026 : Session 2: Liability Insurance
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 might need liability insurance. Robert Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program, Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.
January 27, 2026 : Session 3:Protecting Yourself from Disasters (Crop Insurance, USDA FSA programs and Flood Insurance)
Are you protected from a weather event on your farm? Learn about your options for Disaster Coverage (crop insurance, FSA programs, flood insurance). Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Program.
February 3, 2026 : Session 4: Insuring People (health, life and disability insurance)
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, 2026 : Session 5: 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.
2026 Becker Forum - Save the Date
January 14, 2026 : Save the Date - 2026 Becker Forum
Geneva, NY
The Becker Forum, an annual gathering of growers, farm managers, and industry experts, offers a comprehensive program tailored to address the most pressing challenges facing the agricultural community today. The day will feature a series of informative sessions designed to equip attendees with the tools and knowledge they need to navigate these complex issues successfully.
