Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Enrollment

Program Areas

  • Food Safety
  • Variety Evaluation
  • Market Development
  • Pest Management
  • Cultural Practices

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  • Direct Mailings
  • Educational Meetings & Conferences
  • In-Field Educational Opportunities
  • On-Farm Research Trials

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September 2017

Cornell Fruit Pest Control Field Days

September 7 - September 8, 2017
8:30 AM - Noon

The tour will proceed to the orchards to view plots and preliminary data from field trails involving new fungicides, bactericides, miticides and insecticides.

Sept. 7 : Barton Lab Lobby, NYSAES

Sept. 8: Hudson Valley Lab

This event is FREE and pre-registration is not required.
For more information click details.

PSA Grower Training Course

September 12, 2017
8:30am-4:00pm
Kingston, NY

PSA Grower Training Course
The course will provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and co-management information, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and details on how to develop a farm food safety plan.

The Course is designed for fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. The PSA Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement outlined in § 112.22(c) that requires ‘At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.’

Course is funded by The Local Economies project and CCE Orange County

Produce Donations will be accepted for Hurricane Relief!

September 14 - October 12, 2017

Produce Donations will be accepted for Hurricane Relief!

NYS Fruit & Vegetables growers are getting together some loads of "hard" crops (apples, onions, cabbage, winter squash and anything else you think will last a week at room temperature) to send down to TX and, likely, Florida.  Feeding America is handling transportation.  You will all receive a record of donation.

Thank you to all those who have donated so far!  Donation dates remain in the Finger Lakes and Western NY!

Please see the attached PDF for more details and contact Maire Ulrich ASAP if you are interested in donating! (Maire: 845-742-4342/ e-mail mru2@cornell.edu/ office 845-344-1234 )


Value Added Producer Grant Program Information Webinar

September 18, 2017
12:00pm-1:00pm

Are you interested in the USDA Value Added Producer Grant?  The deadline is January 31, 2018.

Liz Higgins of the ENYCH team, who has experience with the Value Added Producer Grant, will offer two introductory webinars on the program on September 18th. The first one will be at 12:00pm to about 1:00pm and the second will be in the evening from 6:00pm-7:00pm. We will record the webinar and make it available.

To register, e-mail emh56@cornell.edu the following information and she will send you the link to the webinar.

Which time you prefer to attend:  12:00pm or 6:00pm
Name(s) of participants planning to attend the webinar:
Farm Name (if applicable):
County where you or your farm are located (preferably the farm):
Best phone # to reach you at before or during the webinar (if there is a technical glitch). Please indicate if it is a cell so that we can send a group text, if need be:

Value Added Producer Grant Program Information Webinar

September 18, 2017
6:00pm-7:00pm

Are you interested in the USDA Value Added Producer Grant?  The deadline is January 31, 2018.

Liz Higgins of the ENYCH team, who has experience with the Value Added Producer Grant, will offer two introductory webinars on the program on September 18th. The first one will be at 12:00pm to about 1:00pm and the second will be in the evening from 6:00pm-7:00pm. We will record the webinar and make it available.

To register, e-mail emh56@cornell.edu the following information and she will send you the link to the webinar.

Which time you prefer to attend:  12:00pm or 6:00pm
Name(s) of participants planning to attend the webinar:
Farm Name (if applicable):
County where you or your farm are located (preferably the farm):
Best phone # to reach you at before or during the webinar (if there is a technical glitch). Please indicate if it is a cell so that we can send a group text, if need be:

Pickle Variety Twilight Meeting

September 26, 2017
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Ransomville, NY

Pickle Variety Twilight Meeting
Vegetable growers are invited to tour an on-farm plot of early generation Cornell downy mildew resistant pickle breeding lines. Dr. Michael Mazourek, Professor of Plant Breeding, and lab members, will be on site to walk growers through the plot and review plant selections. All growers that attend will be an integral part of helping make selections for the next generation of pickle varieties released!

October 2017

Mechanical Cultivation Equipment Demo Day

Event Offers DEC Credits

October 3, 2017
1:00pm- 4:45pm
Goshen, NY

Mechanical Cultivation Equipment Demo Day
Come see the latest mechanical cultivation technology in action! A range of equipment will be showcased, including the first demonstration of a robotic cultivator in NY!

Demonstrations will include:
Garford Robocrop Camera Guided In-Row Weeder
Terrateck Cultitrack Equipment Carrier/Cultivating Tractor
KULT-Kress Steerable Argus Hoe and Duo
Willsie Hydraweeder

In addition to the demonstrations, Ethan Grundberg, ENYCHP and Dr. Bryan Brown, NYS IPM will review how mechanical cultivation fits into an overall Integrated Weed Management strategy. Brown will also describe some of his research on stacking cultivation tools to increase effectiveness.

This is a FREE event, but please pre-register if you plan to attend. 1.25 DEC Credits will be available.

Season Extension - Stretching Tomato Season and Winter Greens

October 4, 2017
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Allegany, NY

Season Extension - Stretching Tomato Season and Winter Greens
What do you need to do to stretch out your high tunnel tomato season or establish a profitable crop of winter greens? Meeting the full season's nutritional demands of tomatoes under organic management is challenging. Juggling diverse succession crops and keeping the tunnel profitable year round adds an extra level of difficulty. 

Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day

October 12, 2017
9:30am-2:30pm
Schoharie, NY

Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day
Join us for a day of cover crop and soil health presentations, field tours, and a farmer panel! This field day is presented by USDA-NRCS, ENYCHP, SARE & SUNY Cobleskill. 

Allium Leafminer Management Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

October 19, 2017
3:15pm- 5:00pm
Goshen, NY

Allium Leafminer Management Meeting
This meeting if free with pre-registration! 1.5 DEC credits are available

Topics will include:  Biology and Host Range of Allium Leafminer, Scouting and Monitoring for Allium Leafminer, Insecticide Efficacy Field Trial Preliminary Results

Contact Ethan at eg572@cornell.edu or 617-455-1893 for more information.

What is my job? Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively

October 24, 2017
5-8 pm
Essex, NY

What is my job?  Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively

(New Date) How well do your employees understand their jobs?

Everyone wants farm employees who know what to do without being told. Unfortunately most people you hire or manage can't read minds. This workshop will help you develop effective tools for training and evaluating new employees or employees moving into new positions.


Soil Health Listening Session

October 26, 2017
6:00-9:00pm
Essex, NY

Soil Health Listening Session
Agriculture producers and growers are invited to a Listening Session on Soil Health

Extending the Growing Season with High Tunnels

October 31, 2017
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Holmes, NY

Extending the Growing Season with High Tunnels
You can extend your growing season with high tunnel greenhouses. Create an Integrated Pest Management Plan, rotating crops, grow alternatives to tomatoes, and manage diseases. Start growing earlier, and end your season later with a high tunnel greenhouse.

November 2017

Good to Great - Improving Agriculture Labor Management

November 7 - March 6, 2018

A 4-part workshop by USDA - Northeast Extension RMA, The Cornell Farmworker Program, and CCE. 
Your employees are your most valuable resources.

For workshop times and locations click view details.

Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work

November 7, 2017
5-8 pm
Canandaigua, NY

Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work

Do you have a lot of staff turnover?  Do you want to improve your communication skills with your employees? This workshop is for you.


Growing Better Brassicas

Event Offers DEC Credits

November 7, 2017
9:30am- 3:00pm
Saratoga, NY

Growing Better Brassicas

Join us for a day of information exchange between growers, industry representatives, and university researchers with the goal of better understanding how to grow great brassica crops! This day will be filled with short presentations about topics ranging from transplant production to plant spacing and disease management, followed by ample time for growers to ask questions and discuss topics with panelists and each other.

The crops we will focus on during this day are broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, but many topics will be relevant to other brassicas as well.

3 DEC Credits will be available.



Apple Breeding Meeting & the Opportunity to Taste Advanced Selections

November 21, 2017
1:00 - 3:30 pm
Geneva, NY

Come to view and sample some of the apple selections from the Cornell Apple Breeding Program. Susan Brown and Kevin Maloney will give an introduction and update on progress in the apple breeding program. We also invite growers to comment on their own variety testing results and share comments on future industry needs.

For registration & comment sharing info please click view details.

Apple Tree Insurance Producer Listening Session

November 28, 2017
8:30am- 10:00am
Highland, NY

Apple Tree Insurance Producer Listening Session

The purpose of this listening session is to gather information regarding the specific needs and desires of growers in order to assist us in developing a program that will best benefit the apple industry.  For those that can not attend in person, an online conference option will be proved. 

 


Apple Tree Insurance Producer Listening Session

November 28, 2017
8:30am-10:00am
Highland, NY

The purpose of this listening session is to gather information regarding the specific needs and desires of growers in order to assist us in developing a program that will best benefit the apple industry. For those that can not attend in person, an online conference option will be proved.

Click view details for more information.

Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work

November 29, 2017
1-4 pm
Essex, NY

Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work

(New Date) Do you have a lot of staff turnover?  Do you want to improve your communication skills about your farm business with your employees? Do you need an employee handbook? This workshop is for you.


What is my job? Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively

November 29, 2017
5-8 pm
Essex, NY

What is my job?  Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively

(New Date) How well do your employees understand their jobs?

Everyone wants farm employees who know what to do without being told. Unfortunately most people you hire or manage can't read minds. This workshop will help you develop effective tools for training and evaluating new employees or employees moving into new positions.


NY Veterans in Agriculture Summit

November 29, 2017
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Syracuse, NY

NY Veterans in Agriculture Summit
Come gather for a day of education and networking. Learn about resources that are available to farmer veterans in New York and participate in educational sessions on topics including animal health, financial management, high tunnels, and business planning. 

Winter Storage of Vegetable Crops

November 30, 2017
9:30am- 3:30pm
Saratoga, NY

Winter Storage of Vegetable Crops
Join us for a day focused on winter storage of vegetable crops!  Topics will include: Growing a healthy Crop and keeping it that way in storage, storage conditions, construction of coolers, controls and thermostats, monitoring and more advanced controls


more crops
Apples

Apples

Apricots

Apricots

Asparagus

Asparagus

Beets

Beets

Blueberries

Blueberries

Broccoli

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Cabbage

Carrots

Carrots

Cauliflower

Cauliflower

Cherries

Cherries

Cucumbers

Cucumbers

Dry Beans

Dry Beans

Eggplant

Eggplant

Ethnic Vegetables

Ethnic Vegetables

Garlic

Garlic

Grapes

Grapes

Horseradish

Horseradish

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Leeks

Lettuce / Leafy Greens

Lettuce / Leafy Greens

Melons

Melons

Nectarines

Nectarines

Onions

Onions

Parsnips

Parsnips

Peaches

Peaches

Pears

Pears

Peas

Peas

Peppers

Peppers

Plums

Plums

Potatoes

Potatoes

Pumpkins / Gourds

Pumpkins / Gourds

Radishes

Radishes

Raspberries / Blackberries

Raspberries / Blackberries

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Rutabaga

Rutabaga

Snap Beans

Snap Beans

Squash - Summer

Squash - Summer

Squash- Winter

Squash- Winter

Strawberries

Strawberries

Sweet Corn

Sweet Corn

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Turnips

Turnips

more crops

Upcoming Events

Agritourism Webinar Series

October 8, 2024 : Creating Value-Added Items/Experiences

Creating Value-Added Items/Experiences


November 12, 2024 : Implementing Outdoor Recreation on the Farm

Implementing Outdoor Recreation on the Farm


December 10, 2024 : Agritourism Accessibility

Agritourism Accessibility 

New York Labor Roadshow VIII - Save the Date

December 11, 2024
December 13, 2024
December 17 - December 18, 2024 : Labor Roadshow VIII

Save the dates for the Labor Roadshow VIII.  In person sessions on Dec 11 and Dec 13 and online sessions on Dec 17 and Dec 18

Announcements

Resources from CCE ENYCHP!


This website (https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/) contains our calendar of upcoming programs and registration links. For updated programmatic information, technical resources and links to newsletters please see our program blog site: https://blogs.cornell.edu/enychp/.
We also maintain the following online resources that you can view directly from these links:

• CCE ENYCH YouTube (program videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSk_E-ZKqSClcas49Cnvxkw

• CCE ENYCH Facebook (program social media): https://www.facebook.com/CCEENYCHP/

• CCE ENYCH Instagram (program social media): https://www.instagram.com/cceenychp/?hl=en