2018 Eastern New York Fruit & Vegetable Conference Tree Fruit Presentations
April 6, 2018

Updates on Products for Managing Diseases of Apples: Apple Scab, Powdery Mildew, Bitter Rot, and Fire Blight by Kerik Cox, Ph.D., School of Integrated Plant Science, Cornell University
Crop Insurance for Tree Fruit Producers by Liz Higgins, Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program
Biology of the Fire Blight Pathogen Erwinia amylovora Under Starvation Conditions: Survival Strategies and Virulence by Ricardo Delgado-Santander, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University
Registration and Efficacy Trial Updates on New Tree Fruit Insecticides in New York by Art Agnello, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Cornell University
Expanding the Range for Establishing the Samurai Wasp, Trissolcus japonicas in Orchards and Vegetable Crops of NYS by Peter Jentsch, Senior Extension Associate in Entomology at Cornell University (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuZAVmtp6Bc)
The Land Grant Mission in 2018: Why R&D Innovation in Ag Matters to Consumers, and Your Farm's Future by Julie Suarez, Associate Dean at CALS, Cornell University
Managing Fire Blight: A Cost/Benefit Analysis by Liz Higgins, Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program
Updates on Products for Managing Diseases of Apples (pdf; 3862KB)
Crop Insurance for Tree Fruit Producers (pdf; 1224KB)
Biology of the Fire Blight Pathogen Under Starvation Conditions (pdf; 2142KB)
Registration and Efficacy Trial Updates on New Tree Fruit Insecticides (pdf; 897KB)
The Land Grant Mission in 2018 (pdf; 4810KB)
Managing Fire Blight: A Cost/Benefit Analysis (pdf; 502KB)


Upcoming Events
Blind Industry White Wine Tasting Workshop
April 1, 2025 : Blind Industry White Wine Tasting Workshop
Germantown, NY
This event is a blind wine tasting for ENY grape industry members to get feedback from fellow growers and Cornell Enologists on unfinished white wines (hybrid, vinifera, etc.)
We respectfully request that only professional winemakers or commercial vineyard owners attend, as space is limited. Limit two wines per winery/vineyard.
Pre-registration is required. For questions, please contact Jeremy Schuster at jds544@cornell.edu