Good day all!
I have sent along information about our Upper Hudson / Champlain Tree
Fruit School taking place in Lake George, NY on March 1. We invite
the attendance of friends and associates from nearby Quebec, VT, and
elsewhere in the region. We share similar cold clime production
issues - and I would venture - similar uncertainty in the face of
warming events. So come. Explore! We enjoy seeing new faces.
Cheers. Kevin Iungerman
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK COMMERCIAL FRUIT PROGRAM
UPPER HUDSON / CHAMPLAIN COMMERCIAL TREE-FRUIT SCHOOL
FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
LAKE GEORGE, NY (Route 9 - Between Northway Exits 21 & 22)
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007 AGENDA
7:30 - 8:20 Program and DEC Sign-In, Late Registration - Visit
With Friends & Vendors, Coffee
8:20 Welcome, Introductory Remarks, Announcements.
Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate, Northeastern NY Area
Fruit Program.
8:30 - 9:00 Using Public Relations to sell Apples
Mr. Jim Allen, President, NY Apple Association.
9:00 - 9:30 Potential for Great Shorter Season Apples from the
Cornell Breeding Program.
Dr. Susan Brown, Cornell.
9:300 - 9:55 Tree Fruit Herbicide Application Technology.
Dr. Andrew Landers, Dept. Entomology, Barton Lab, Cornell
NYSAES, Geneva.
10:00 - 10:30 Morning Stretch and Break. Visit Trade Exhibitions.
10:30 - 11:00 Serendipitous and Focused Indicators of Climate Change
in the Northeast.
Dr. Cameron Wake, Climate Change Research Center, Univ. NH, Durham.
11:00 -11:30 Climate Change Impact on Weed Growth, Control, and
Invasive Movement.
Dr. Lewis Ziska, USDA ARS Crop Systems and Global Change Lab,
Beltsville.
11:30-11:55 Improved Patternator and Drift Nozzle Technology for
Targeted Spray Deposition.
Dr. Andrew Landers, Dept. Entomology, Barton Lab, Cornell
NYSAES, Geneva.
12:00 - 1:00 Buffet Luncheon - Visit Friends & Trade Exhibitions.
(Exhibitions close after lunch)
1:00 - 1:20 A Unique Field Look at Stopping Rootstock Blight
Before It Can Ignite.
Mrs. Nicole Russo, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell NYSAES, Geneva.
1:20 - 1:40 Evaluation of New Biologically Based Products for
Fire Blight Management
Nicole Werner, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell NYSAES, Geneva.
1:40 - 2:05 An In-Situ Fixed-Spray Application System for
High-Density Orchard Plantings. and
2:05 - 2:20 Might Greater Season Lengths Expand Certain Apple
Pest Life Spans?
Dr. Art Agnello, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell NYSAES, Geneva.
2:20 - 2:40 Making Safety a Priority at Your Operation.
James Carrabba, NY Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health,
Cooperstown.
Afternoon Stretch
2:55 - 3:25 Looking Anew: Recalling and Reviewing the Many
Factors of Pre-Harvest Drop.
Steve Hoying, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell NYSAES, Highland.
3:25 - 3:55 06 Scab Retrospective; Expense of Organic Apples;
Cautions for New Phosphite Fungicides
Dr. Dave Rosenberger, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell NYSAES, Highland.
Approximately 3.0 NY and VT Pest Applicator Recertification credits
are anticipated.
Exhibitor space is available and vendor inquiries are welcome.
Please contact Nancy Kiuber at (518) 885-8995 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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INFORMATION ON PROGRAM REGISTRATION AND
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RECERTIFICATION CREDITS:
You may register for the 2007 Upper Hudson / Champlain Tree Fruit
School independently or in conjunction with Annual Enrollment in
Cornell University Extension's Northeast NY Commercial Fruit Program.
In either case, school registration fees vary on the basis of Fruit
Program enrollment level choice. ($25 if you are "Active", $45 if
"Basic", $60 if "Not presently enrolled". Request the Annual Program
Enrollment Information for details.) Pre-registration payment ($US)
is required by end of day, Wed., Feb. 21. A $10.00 late fee applies
afterwards.
School registration includes concurrent trade show admission, morning
refreshments, and a luncheon buffet. The Fort William Henry has set
aside a block of rooms at $75 for this event. Please contact the
Hotel directly at 1-800-234-0267 by February 1. For additional
information about Fruit School registration, Fruit Program
Enrollment, fruit newsletters, our cold-hardy grape discussion site -
or if you have other questions - please contact Nancy Kiuber at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Extension Workers: Please Contact Kevin Iungerman
for individual arrangements. Thank you.
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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
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
