Events - month view

December 2013
2013 Processing Pea Advisory Meeting

December 3, 2013
10:00am - 12:00pm
Batavia, NY

2013 Processing Beet and Carrot Advisory Meeting

December 3, 2013
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Batavia, NY

Upstate NY Potato Advisory Meeting
December 4, 2013
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Canandaigua, NY

High Tunnel School: Winter Greens and Tour

December 4, 2013
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Batavia, NY

High Tunnel School: Getting the Most from Your High Tunnel - Basics and Warm Season Crops

December 5, 2013
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Batavia, NY

Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Genesee County)
December 10 - December 11, 2013
8:30 am registration & refreshments; 9:00 am - 3:30 pm training
Batavia, NY

Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Genesee County)
December 10 - December 11, 2013
Tuesday & Wednesday, 8:30am-3:30pm
Batavia, NY
A new program, Harmonized GAPs, has been developed to combine several food safety certifications into one program. New York's retail produce buyers, such as Wegmans, are asking growers to adopt Harmonized GAPs certification in many cases.
In response, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Vegetable Program, the Cornell Lake Ontario Fruit Team, the Produce Safety Alliance, and the Cornell National GAPs Program, with assistance from NY Ag & Markets, will be presenting a training for farm food safety or GAPs, including Harmonized GAPs. The training is open to all produce farms and related industry people. This workshop is partially funded through a grant from the Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority.
2013 Processing Sweet Corn Advisory Meeting

December 11, 2013
10am - 11:50am
Geneva, NY

2013 Processing Snap and Lima Bean Advisory Meeting

December 11, 2013
12:30pm - 3pm
Geneva, NY

Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Sweet Onions - Cultural Practices and Brand Marketing
December 18, 2013
1:00 - 2:00 PM

Christy Hoepting, Cornell Vegetable Program, and Lee Stivers, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar.
Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Wayne County)
December 18 - December 19, 2013
8:30 am registration & refreshments; 9:00 am - 3:30 pm training
Newark, NY

Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Wayne County)
December 18 - December 19, 2013
Wednesday & Thursday, 8:30am-3:30pm
Newark, NY
A new program, Harmonized GAPs, has been developed to combine several food safety certifications into one program. New York's retail produce buyers, such as Wegmans, are asking growers to adopt Harmonized GAPs certification in many cases.
In response, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Vegetable Program, the Cornell Lake Ontario Fruit Team, the Produce Safety Alliance, and the Cornell National GAPs Program, with assistance from NY Ag & Markets, will be presenting a training for farm food safety or GAPs, including Harmonized GAPs. The training is open to all produce farms and related industry people. This workshop is partially funded through a grant from the Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority.In recent years, several food borne illness outbreaks in produce have made national news. Both the produce industry and the federal government have stepped up demands for fruit and vegetable farms to meet food safety practice standards. These standards are known as GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices).
January 2014
Finger Lakes Produce Auction Meeting

January 9, 2014
10:00am - 3:00pm
Penn Yan, NY

Seneca Produce Auction Meeting

January 10, 2014
10:00am - 3:00pm
Romulus, NY

Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Spotted Winged Drosophila and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
January 15, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 PM

Kathy Demchak and Shelby Fleischer, Penn State, and Greg Loeb, Cornell, will be speaking during this webinar.
2014 Empire State Producers Expo

January 20 - January 23, 2014
Morning, Mid-day, and Afternoon Sessions
Syracuse, NY

2014 Empire State Producers Expo

January 21 - January 23, 2014
Morning, Mid-day, and Afternoon Sessions
Syracuse, NY

February 2014
Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School

February 3, 2014
8:00 am 4:00 pm
Lockport, NY

The LOF Winter School is the time to catch up on all the most recent research results, new products, horticultural practices, business and labor topics to help growers continue to compete and produce high quality fruit. The focus is tree fruit production. This is an opportunity to network with your neighbors and earn DEC credits. There are several guest speakers from Cornell faculty, out-of state specialists, and the team. This is a duplicate school held in Wayne County on Feb. 4, 2014. Lunch is included in the cost of registration.
Walk and Talk: Crop Planning
February 8, 2014
Saturday, 10am - 12pm
Cuba, NY

Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Dealing with Late Blight
February 12, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 PM

Meg McGrath, Cornell, and Beth Gugino, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar.
Storage Crops & Winter Marketing: 5 years later - What we have learned
February 14, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM tentative
Geneva, NY

Forum on Cover Crops and Soil Health: Harvesting the Potential
February 18, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Canandaigua, NY

Potato Short Course - Disease Management and Variety Development

February 19, 2014
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Liverpool, NY

February 20 - Winter Pruning Tour in Wayne County
February 20, 2014
8:30am-3:30pm

Niagara County Winter Meeting: Increase Productivity Through Soil Environment Management

February 21, 2014
9:00am - 12:30pm
Lockport, NY

1.5 DEC and 3 CCA credits available.
2014 Orleans Produce Auction Growers Meeting

February 25, 2014
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Albion, NY

Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Steuben County)
February 27 - February 28, 2014
8:30 AM registration & refreshments; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM training
Bath, NY

Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Steuben County) - Co Hosted by NOFA-NY
February 27 - February 28, 2014
registration & refreshments at 8:30 AM, program runs 9 AM- 4 PM, both days
Bath, NY
In recent years, several food borne illness outbreaks in produce have made national news. Both the produce industry and the federal government have stepped up demands for fruit and vegetable farms to meet food safety practice standards. These standards are known as GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices).
Click here to register online: http://cvp.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=165


Upcoming Events
Cover Crop Field Meeting

October 21, 2025 : Cover Crop Field Meeting
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.
New York State Agritourism Conference
November 10 - November 11, 2025 : New York State Agritourism Conference
Saratoga Springs, NY
The first-ever New York State Agritourism Conference, hosted by the CCE Agritourism Program Work Team, is designed to support farms in growing successful visitor experiences. This statewide gathering will feature expert-led sessions, peer networking, and practical tools to help farms expand direct sales, education, hospitality, and entertainment offerings.
Date:
- November 10: A full day of educational sessions targeted at beginning or experienced agritourism operators.
- November 11: A half-day, interactive networking session with fellow attendees.
ASL 104sp Seleccion y organizacion del personal (Staffing and Organizing Your Team) taught in Spanish
November 12, 2025 : ASL 104sp Selección y organización del personal (Staffing and Organizing Your Team) in Spanish
ASL104-SP: Selección y organización del personal (Staffing and Organizing Your Team - impartido en español) ¡Inscripciones abiertas!
En este curso identificamos cómo escribir descripciones de puestos disponibles en el trabajo para atraer a los mejores candidatos. Aprenderá a encontrar empleados con un perfil deseado, cómo entrevistar y seleccionar a las personas adecuadas. Descubrirá cómo completar la documentación de nuevos empleados, la autorización de empleo y la contratación de personal (on-boarding): es decir, cómo efectivamente incorporar nuevos empleados al rancho en una manera exitosa y productiva.
Los temas incluyen:
- Convertirse en un lugar de trabajar preferido
- Planear cuántos y qué trabajadores se necesitan
- Diseñar descripciones de trabajos para un mejor reclutamiento
- Cómo evitar favoritismos y discriminación
- Cómo buscar y entrevistar los nuevos trabajadores
- Cómo decidir a quién contratar
- Y cómo dar una buena bienvenida al nuevo trabajador
Inicio del curso: miércoles, 12 de noviembre de 2025
Discusiones en vivo por Zoom: Cada martes 18 de noviembre - 23 de diciembre, de 1:00 a 2:00 p.m. (hora del Este)