Announcement:
CCE'S Northeastern NY Commercial Fruit Program's
2008 Thinning Meeting - Northern Champlain
Thursday, May 29 - 2:00 PM
Hart's Orchard
425 Arthur Road, Peru, NY
Please Join Cornell Extension Tree Fruit Researchers and Staff to
review seasonal crop, field, pest, and disease conditions and to
discuss your concerns and issues related to thinning and other
upcoming crop management activities, in this season of prolonged cool
bloom and cool growth period.
Our meeting at Hart's Orchard on Thursday May 29 includes Plant
Pathologist Dave Rosenberger, and Entomologist Peter Jentsch from the
Cornell-NYSAES Hudson Valley Lab, and also Cornell Tree Fruit
Researcher Dr. Terence Robinson, from the Cornell-NYSAES at Geneva.
As always, bring your questions regarding fruit set, thinning
prospects and strategies, as well as questions regarding disease and
pest control issues. Feel free to bring along specimens of suspect
pathology or malevolent bugs!
Directions to Hart's Orchard:
From the I-87 Northway in Northeastern NY, take Exit 35 to the stop
at Bear Swamp Road. Turn west following the signs to Peru. In Peru,
at traffic light at the junction of Bear Swamp with Route 22
(Kessville Road) turn south (left) and follow 22 for two miles to its
intersection with Arthur Rd. Make a right turn on to Arthur. The
Hart residence driveway is on the left just past an orchard block
adjacent to their storage. The Hart residence driveway is on the left
just past an orchard block adjacent to their storage. Note: the
meeting is at the residence not at the storage.
Our thanks to the Hart Family for hosting our grower thinning meeting
at their farm.
--
Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate
Cornell Northeastern NY Commercial Fruit Program
Serving NY's Upper Hudson and Champlain Region
(Albany, Saratoga, Washington, Essex and Clinton Counties)
Growing McIntosh, Honeycrisp, and other fine apples and fruit!
50 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone: (518) 885-8995
FAX: (518) 885-9078
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