2018 Eastern New York Fruit & Vegetable Conference Small Fruit Presentations

Evaluating and Constructing Your Weed Management Plan by Bryan Brown, Ph. D., Integrated Weed Management Specialist with New York State Integrated Pest Management
NEWA Berry Models - how you can make them work for you by Juliet Carroll, New York State Integrated Pest Management, Cornell University
Why Can't I Grow Strawberries Anymore - Results of Eastern NY Strawberry Survey by Laura McDermott, Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension
Low Tunnels for Strawberry Production by Marvin Pritts, School of Integrated Plan Science, Cornell University
Evaluating and Constructing Your Weed Management Plan (pdf; 7615KB)
NEWA Berry Models (pdf; 3171KB)
Why Can't I Grow Strawberries Anymore (pdf; 5554KB)
Low Tunnels for Strawberry Production (pdf; 7704KB)


Upcoming Events
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.
Champlain Valley Apple Pest Management Refresher

March 27, 2025
Chazy, NY
Join us in Chazy on March 27th for some pest management updates, and to receive some additional pesticide recertification credits for your farm's certified applicators! We will be offering 2.25 DEC recertification credits in categories 22, 10, and 1A. Light refreshments will be provided, and lunch following the meeting (sponsored by Valent) is optional.
$5 per employee
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