U-Pick Farm Practices During Covid-19 Pandemic
U-Pick is a critical direct marketing approach for many of our farms and provides
customers with a unique connection to fresh produce grown close to home. In light
of what we understand about the spread of COVID-19, new management practices
will be needed to protect your farm team and your customers. This document
provides recommended practices and communication strategies for U-Pick
operations for the 2020 season.
https://rvpadmin.cce.cornell.edu/uploads/doc_864.pdfGrowers-are you running low on fall pumpkins, etc?
The Produce Auctions located around the state may have what you need. Check out all of the opportunities here:
https://harvestny.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=4Resources from CCE ENYCHP!
We are developing new ways to connect with the CCE ENYCHP team this year!
We have a Youtube page located at this link. Check out videos on Table Grape Production, Pest Updates and the
20 Minute Ag Manager - in 4 Minutes series.
We have a
Facebook Page here as well as an
Instagram page. We keep these places updated with current projects, events, and other interesting articles and deadlines.
There are also text alerts available. Fruit and vegetable farmers in 17 Eastern NY counties can now receive real time alerts on high risk disease and pest outbreaks texted directly to their cell phone. The Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture program, which is supported by local Cornell Cooperative Extension associations, will now offer text alerts to those that enroll in our program in 2019.
The text alerts will be reserved for important crop alerts that could impact management decisions immediately. For instance, if there were an outbreak of Late Blight in the area, this would be transmitted to vegetable growers.
Farmers can choose the crop for which they wish to receive updates. Additionally they can request that Ag Business Alerts be sent to them. These alerts might include due dates for crop insurance deadlines, market opportunities etc.
If you have questions, please contact enychp@cornell.edu
Onion Thrips and Onion Maggot Management Recommendations with Dr. Brian Nault
May 26, 2021
Onion Thrips and Onion Maggot Management Recommendations with Dr. Brian Nault
Cornell University vegetable entomologist Dr. Brian Nault discusses recommendations for managing onion thrips in 2021 with specialist Ethan Grundberg. Nault and Grundberg review basic principles of resistance management, using action thresholds to time insecticide applications, and season-long pesticide programs for managing thrips before discussing how the upcoming chlorpyrifos ban in New York will impact seedcorn and onion maggot management in 2022 and beyond.
Resources:
Onion Thrips Insecticide Program Flow Chart from Dr. Brian Nault: https://rvpadmin.cce.cornell.edu/uploads/doc_980.pdf
NEWA Onion Maggot Emergence Model: http://newa.cornell.edu/index.php?page=onion-maggot
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