Newsletters
Produce Pages is a monthly newsletter of the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture program, and is published October through March. It provides readers with information on upcoming meetings, pesticide updates, pest management strategies, cultural practices, marketing ideas and research results from Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Produce Pages is only available to enrollees in the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture program.
Additionally, the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture program produces multiple seasonal newsletters that are commodity specific. It is more focused on local conditions, crop development, pest activity and control strategies.
Produce Pages is only available to enrollees in the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture program.
Additionally, the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture program produces multiple seasonal newsletters that are commodity specific. It is more focused on local conditions, crop development, pest activity and control strategies.
Archived Weekly Veg Updates
2021 Weekly Veg Updates
September 1, 2021 (PDF; 897KB)
In this issue:
- Maybe It's Time to Plant the Garlic Earlier
- Tomato Cracking and Russeting
- Basil Downy Mildew on Resistant Varieties
- Stemphylium Leaf Blight and Purple Blotch on Leeks Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Crop Notes
- Virus in Vine Crops
- Protecting Fall Brassicas From Swede Midge Damage
- Late Season Lepidopteran Pests in Tomato and Pepper
- Slugs and Snails Galore
- Ozone Injury to Crops in the Hudson Valley
- Phytophthora capsici - From Standing Water to Ruined Fruit
- Poetry Corner
- Upcoming Events
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Crop Notes
- Managing Bacterial Diseases in Onions
- Timing Onion Sprout Inhibitor Application
- Vine Crops Update
- Anthracnose in Vegetables
- Consider Adding a Sanitizer to Your Produce Wash Water
- NY HERO Act Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plans are Due August 5th
- Upcoming Events Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Crop Notes
- Harvesting Garlic from Muddy Fields
- Botrytis in High Tunnel Tomatoes
- Summer Cover Crop Options
- Do You Need Produce for Your Farm Stand? Consider Buying from a NYS Produce Auction
- Funding Opportunities Update
- Upcoming Events
- New Veg News Podcast: Palmer Amaranth in Specialty Crops with Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Crop Notes
- Basil Downy Mildew in Garden Center Seedlings
- How Copper Sprays Work and Avoiding Phytotoxicity
- Got Beetles?
- Post Emergent Weed Control in Pumpkins and Winter Squash
- Keep an Eye Out for Spider Mites
- Eastern NY Next-Gen Grower's Group - Starting This Summer!
- How has 60 hr. overtime regulation affected your farm? Looking for veg growers to survey
- Weed ID & Management Meetings: Palmer Amaranth & Other Weeds to Watch
- Onboarding Seasonal Workers - Using Google Classroom for Training New Farm Employees
- Hemp Trainings Corn Trap Counts
2020 Weekly Veg Updates
September 16, 2020 (PDF; 1083KB)
In this issue:
- Allium Grower Alert—Fall Allium Leafminer Has Begun!
- Pre-Planting Garlic Considerations
- Review of Harvesting and Curing Sweet Potatoes
- Celery Anthracnose: The Leaf Curl Disease
- When to Stop Spraying Cucurbits
- Irish Potato Harvest
- PSA Grower Training
- Design Your Own Succession Plan
- Corn Trap Counts
September 2, 2020 (PDF; 1087KB)
In this issue:
- Preparing for the Fall Flight of Allium Leafminer
- Now May Be the Time to Adjust High Tunnel Soil pH
- Harvesting Sweet and Irish Potatoes for Storage
- Maybe It's Time to Plant the Garlic Earlier
- COVID-19 Testing on Your Farm or Packing Shed—Why It Is Important
- Developing a Great Farm Website
- Design Your Succession Plan
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Winter Squash and Pumpkins
- Post-Harvest Handling of Small-Scale Storage Onion Crops
- Timing Onion Sprout Inhibitor Application and Managing Black Mold
- Maintaining Brussels Sprouts Quality Through the Fall Season
- Managing Basil Downy Mildew
- USDA CFAP Payments are Now Available for Cut Flowers, Nursery Crops, and Microgreens
- 2020 Haikus
- Events, Updates, Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- 2020 CSA Outlook in Eastern NY
- Field Observations: Stink Bugs, Gold Fleck
- Field Observations: Spider Mites, Cucurbit Powdery and Downy Mildew
- Tobacco Mosaic Virus
- 2020 Leek Trial Evaluations Have Begun with Summer Varieties
- Apply for CFAP ASAP!
- Preparing for Onboarding Harvest Employees in the Context of COVID-19
- Farm Credit East—Blueprint Grant: Strengthening Farm and Food Business Viability
- Events, Updates, Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Two-Spotted Spider Mites and Other Pests
- European Corn Borer
- The Heat is On!
- Western Bean Cutworm: Implications for Sweet Corn Growers in ENY
- Powdery Mildew of Cucurbits: Time to Start Applying Controls
- Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update and Report
- Protect Yourself from the Sun
- Beat the Heat!
- CFAP for Fruit and Vegetable Farms (as of July 2020)
- Events & Updates
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Early Season Brassica Caterpillars
- What's That Spot On My Onions?
- The Root of the Problem
- Cucurbit Downy Mildew Confirmed in Western NY
- Reminder on Calculating Fertigation Rates for Plastic Mulches
- Midsummer Feeding
- Considerations for Timing the Garlic Harvest
- Show Me the COVID-19 Money—PPP is Back!
- Upcoming Events
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Irrigation Considerations Using Drip During This Dry, Hot Weather
- High Tunnel Tomato Nutrient Management
- Onion Fungicides for Managing Stemphylium Leaf Blight
- What is NourishNY?
- Leafhoppers—Check Your Potatoes and Beans!
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Angular Leaf Spot: A Perennial Problem of Cucurbits
- Managing Cucurbit Powdery Mildew
- Colorado Potato Beetle Management
- Managing Onion Thrips in 2020
- Slugs and Snails Attacking Various Crops
- The COVID-19 Corner
- Food Safety News
- Webinar Series Alert
- Updates & Events
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Transplant Stress
- Heat Necrosis in Transplants on Black Mulch
- Be On the Lookout for Cucumber Beetles!
- Spinach Leafminer on Beets and Chard
- Post-Emergent Sweet Corn Herbicides
- Environmental Causes of Tip Burn on Transplants
- How to Take a Photo for Crop Diagnostics
- Show Me the (COVID-19) Money! CFAP for NYS Fruit and Vegetable Farms
- Events & Updates
In this issue:
- Bacterial Diseases in Field Tomatoes
- Weed Control Between Plastic Mulches
- Transplants—Understanding the Differences in Rooting and Plant Survival in a Cold Spring
- Show Me the (COVID-19) Money!
- COVID-19: Farm Leadership Must Persevere to Victory
- Manure Application Considerations for Produce Safety
- Events & Updates
In this issue:
- Early Season Garlic Fertility
- Starter Solution Fertilizers at Transplanting
- Tips for Starting Quality Brassica Transplants
- Another Yo-yo Start
- 2020 Allowances for Respirator Fit Testing
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Fact Sheet #4
- Upcoming Events & Announcements
In this issue:
- Early Season Garlic Fertility
- Starter Solution Fertilizers at Transplanting
- Tips for Starting Quality Brassica Transplants
- Another Yo-yo Start
- 2020 Allowances for Respirator Fit Testing
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Fact Sheet #4
- Upcoming Events & Announcements
In this issue:
- ALM in the Hudson Valley
- Cleaning & Sanitizing
- EPA List N Sanitizers
- Spear Damage in Asparagus
- Asparagus Updates
- Paycheck Protection Program
- Marks on Your Garlic
- Upcoming Events & Announcements
2019 Weekly Veg Updates
September 19, 2019 (PDF; 3119KB)
In this issue:
- Preparing High Tunnels for Overwintered Spinach
- Fall Brood of Allium Leafminer is Out in Full Force!
- Tips for Harvesting and Curing Sweet Potatoes
- Harvest and Post-Harvest Handling for Fall Vegetables
- Harvesting Irish Potatoes for Storage
- Field Highlight
- Pre-Planting Garlic Considerations
- "Farm Focused" Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- ALM IPM Meeting
- Farm Management Decision Aids/Upcoming Events
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Field Highlights
- Late Summer Brassica Scouting Report
- Organic and Conventional Management of Cercospora in Beets
- Preparing for the Fall Flight of Allium Leafminer
- Corn Earworm Moths
- How Do I Know When Winter Squash are Mature?
- Clarification on Ag Labor Housing
- Keeping Yourself Safe from Severe Weather
- Corn Trap Counts
In this issue:
- Cucurbit Downy Mildew Confirmed in Orange County, NY
- Corn Trap Counts
- Sweet Corn Pest Update
- Curious Caterpillar Pests
- Stressed? You Aren't Alone
- Veg Team Haiku
- Upcoming Events
In this issue:
- 2019 Heat Tolerant Lettuce Trial is Off and Running!
- Timing Onion Sprout Inhibitor Application and Managing Black Mold
- Powdery Mildew: Time to Start Applying Controls
- Be Prepared for Phytophthora capcisi
- Hornworms on Tomatoes
- Tomato Ripening
- Sweet Corn Update
- Corn Trap Counts
- Are You Ready for the Public to Come to Your Farm?
- Hemp Field Meetings
- Upcoming Events
In this issue:
- Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update
- Identifying and Managing Bacterial Diseases of Tomato
- 2019 Early Blight Management in Tomatoes
- Cabbage Aphids
- Diagnosing and Managing Verticillium Wilt in Eggplant
- Corn Trap Counts
- Harvesting Garlic—Timing is Key!
- Planning for Dramatic Changes for Farm Labor Management in New York
- Sexual Harassment Prevention
- Upcoming Events
In this issue:
- Prepare Now for Late Summer and Fall Harvests
- Cautions with Herbicides In and Around High Tunnels and Greenhouses
- Be on the Lookout for Tarnished Plant Bugs
- Leek Moth Update
- NYS Legislature—Late Night Lawmaking
- Want to Schedule an OFRR this Season?
- Corn Trap Counts
- Upcoming Events
In this issue:
- Be Prepared for Basil Downy Mildew
- How Copper Sprays Work and Avoiding Phytotoxicity
- Chuck's Scouting Report for This Week
- Are You Exempt From FSMA?
- Foliar Testing for Tomatoes Starts with Early Fruit Set
- Hemp Reminder—Law Enforcement
- Farm Service Agency Bulletin
- Corn Trap Counts
- Upcoming Events
In this issue:
- Post-Emergent Sweet Corn Herbicides
- Spinach Leaf Miner on Beets & Chard
- Bolting in Spring-Planted Vegetables
- Post-Harvest Washing of Vegetables
- Pest Alert—SWD
- Onion Thrips Management Recommendations for 2019
- Are You Getting Hemp Information?
- Corn Trap Counts
- Pesticide Certification
- On-Farm Readiness Review
- Upcoming Events
In this issue:
- Brassica Downy Mildew Detected
- Weed Management in Tomatoes Grown on Plastic Mulch
- Beware of Arugula Bacterial Diseases this Spring
- Time to Put Up Sweet Corn Traps
- Are You Required to Let the Public Bring Their Animals onto Your Retail Farm?
- A New Approach to Newsletters for 2019
- Upcoming Events
In this issue:
- Starter Solution Fertilizers at Transplanting
- Botrytis Leaf Blight on Onions
- Common Asparagus Beetle Management
- Spring Cover Cropping Options
- Reminder: A New Approach to Newsletters for 2019
- Herbicide Options for Pumpkins and Squash
- EPA Worker Protection Standard Update
In this issue:
- Attention Allium Growers
- Got Swede Midge?
- Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) Update
- A New Approach to Newsletters for 2019
- Public Hearings on the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act
2018 Weekly Veg Updates
September 19, 2018 (PDF; 2124KB)
In this issue:
- Late Season Caterpillar Management in Brassica Crops
- Harvesting Sweet and Irish Potatoes for Storage
- Pre-Planting Garlic Considerations
- Price Trends Retail, Farmer's Market and Auction 2018
- Corn Pest Trap Counts
- Wireworm Bio-Control Update
- Farm Financial Education for Women
- Manage Your Risk in an Agritourism Business
- Upcoming Events
2017 Weekly Veg Updates
2016 Weekly Veg Updates
2015 Weekly Veg Updates
2014 Weekly Veg Updates
Archived Tree Fruit News
2022 Tree Fruit News
2021 Tree Fruit News
2020 Tree Fruit News
2019 Tree Fruit News
2018 Tree Fruit News
2017 Tree Fruit News
2016 Tree Fruit News
2015 Tree Fruit News
2014 Tree Fruit News
2013 Tree Fruit News
Archived Berry News
2021 Berry News
2018 Berry News
2017 Berry News
2015 Berry News
Archived Grape News
2018 Grape News
2017 Grape News
2016 Grape News
2015 Grape News
2014 Grape News
Archived Produce Pages
2022 Produce Pages
2021 Produce Pages
2020 Produce Pages
2019 Produce Pages
2018 Produce Pages
2017 Produce Pages
2016 Produce Pages
2015 Produce Pages
2014 Produce Pages
2013 Produce Pages
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Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
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Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
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Upcoming Events
Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Prep Course
March 10, 2025
March 13, 2025
: Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Prep Course
Highland, NY
Join ENYCHP specialists and NYSIPM for an in-depth review of topics covered on the NYS DEC pesticide applicator certification exam. This two-day 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.
Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
January 17, 2025
January 31, 2025
February 14, 2025
February 28, 2025
March 14, 2025
: Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
Week 1: Digging Into Pruning and Soil Health
Week 2: Cider Apples - Mechanized Harvesting and Patulin Food Safety
Week 3: The Value of "Eco-Friendly" Marketing - OMRI, Red Tomato, EcoApple, NYS Grown and Certified
Week 4: Biopesticides and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for Berries
Week 5: St. Peachtrick's Day - Stone Fruit Insect and Disease Management
Blueberry Pruning Workshop
March 26, 2025
Altona, NY
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
10 am - noon
Irona Berry Haven
1897 Alder Bend Rd, Altona, NY 12910
$10 per farm
1 DEC credit requested in categories 1A, 10, and 22
Join us at Jeffrey Guerin's berry farm for a morning of pruning demonstrations, pest and disease identification, and more. Bring your own pruners so that you can learn by doing! Dress warmly for our workshop, which will be held outdoors. In the case of severe weather on the 26th, the workshop will be held at the same time on the 27th. Light refreshments will be provided.
Announcements
2025 CCE ENYCHP Fruit and Vegetable Conference
Join us for the Annual Eastern NY Fruit and Vegetable Conference February 19th and 20th, 2025 at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, 660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12211
We are back with two full days of informative sessions and over 10 DEC Pesticide Recertification Credits Available! Sessions this year include Tree Fruit, Vegetables, Small Fruit, Grapes, Bedding Plants and other related topics and visit with more than 50 vendors!
For the full program, CLICK HERE or to register, CLICK HERE!
Program Overview & DEC Pesticide Recertification Credits:
Wednesday, February 19, 2025:
- Tree Fruit Session 1, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 2.0 Credits in Categories 10, 1a and 22
- Tree Fruit Session 2, 1:15 pm - 4:00 pm 1.75 Credits in Categories 10, 1a and 22
- Small Fruit Session, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - 2.0 Credits in Categories 10, 1a and 22
- Grape Session, 8:50 am - 11:45 am - 1.0 Credits in Categories 10, 1a and 22
- H2A, 1:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Tree Fruit Session 3, 8:20 am - 12:00 pm - 0.5 Credits in Categories 10, 1a and 22
- Bedding and Vegetable Transplants, 9:00 am - 11:30 am - 1.50 Credits in 10, 1a,24 and 23
- Vegetable Session, 1:15pm - 3:50pm - 1.5 Credits in Categories 10, 1a, 21, 23 and 0.25 Core
- Marketing Session, 8:50 am - 12:00 pm
- Funding Opportunities, 1:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Hope to see you there!
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/
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