G'day one and all, and a hearty Holidays and New Year's greeting to you!
I extend an invitation to you to come and attend Cornell University
Extension's 2012 Upper Hudson / Champlain Commercial Tree Fruit
School on February 13 in lovely Lake George, NY.
We especially invite friends and associates from nearby Quebec, and
VT, or from other locales of the region, especially as we share
similar short season, high latitude, cold climate production
parameters -- with similarly unique issues and challenges!
(And if you happened to see my article "Climate Shift Will Require
Northeast Ag Adaptations - Soon" in our December Northeast Tree Fruit
newsletter this aspect of our common circumstance is underscored!)
Our Fruit School is intended for experienced individuals practicing
commercial apple production yet it is also appropriate for new apple
growers as well. The Program is expected to carry 3.2 NY and VT
pesticide applicator re-certification credits for persons who are
eligible persons and are carrying proper identification at check-in.
Lake George and the Lake Champlain Basin can be absolutely brilliant
in winter! So come and Explore!
And while we welcome a rekindling of standing acquaintances we enjoy
seeing and meeting new folks at our meeting.
Cheers. Kevin Iungerman
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Northeastern New York Commercial Fruit Program
Upper Hudson / Champlain Commercial Tree-Fruit School
Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center - Lake George, NY
(48 Canada Street - Route 9 - Between Northway Exits 21 & 22)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012 - AGENDA
7:30 - 8:30 Program & DEC Sign-In, & Late Registration - Trade
Show Open Visit Friends & Vendors, Coffee.
8:30 Welcome, Introductory Remarks, Announcements
Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate, Northeastern NY
Regional Fruit Program.
8:35 - 9:00 Updates on the Biology and Management of the Brown
Marmorated Stink Bug
Peter Jentsch, Dept. Entomology, Cornell University - Hudson
Valley Lab, Highland.
9:00 - 9:25 Designing Resilient Support Systems to Withstand
Increasing Weather Extremes
Steve Hoying, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell University - Hudson
Valley Lab, Highland.
9:25 - 9:50 Dogwood Borer Mating Disruption/Barriers; also
Root-Boring Prionus Pheromone Traps
Art Agnello, Dept. Entomology, Cornell University - NYSAES, Geneva.
9:50 - 10:20 Trade Show Vendor Introductions - Product Highlights
Various Vendors Participating in the Tree Fruit School Trade
Exhibition Portion.
10:20 - 10:50 Morning Stretch and Break. Visit Trade Exhibitions.
10:50 - 11:25 On the Horizon: Fireblight Strep Resistance - What We
Can learn from Michigan
Bill Shane, District Fruit & Mrktng Agent, MSU Southwest
Michigan Research & Extension Center.
11:25-12:05 Apple Scab Resistance? Fungicide Options and Saving
Inspire Super for Summer Diseases
Dr. Kerik Cox, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell University -
NYSAES, Geneva.
12:05 - 1:10 Luncheon in Ft. William Henry Hotel Dining Room with
a Vista of Lake George
Visit Friends & Trade Exhibitions. (Exhibitions close after lunch)
1:10 - 1:35 Overview of Your Apple Rootstock Options and
Cornell's Rootstock Research
Dr. Terence Robinson, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell University
- NYSAES, Geneva.
1:35 - 1:55 Brown Rot of Stone Fruit - Organisms, Resistance and
Control Strategies
Dr. Kerik Cox, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell University -
NYSAES, Geneva.
1:55 - 2:15 Disease Update: Why Late-Summer Rots and Spots Were a
Problem in 2011
Dr. David Rosenberger, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Geneva.
2:15 - 2:35 Delivering the NYAA Message from Produce Aisles to
Airways to Apple Eaters to Congress
Mr. Jim Allen, New York Apple Association, Fishers, NY.
2:35 - 2:50 How Changes at Cornell and the Hudson Valley Lab May
Impact Your Business
Dr. David Rosenberger, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Geneva.
Afternoon Stretch
3:00 - 3:25 Impressions of South American Tree Fruit Production
Technology from the IFTA Tour
Dr. Terence Robinson, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell University
- NYSAES, Geneva.
3:40 - 4:10 The Cider/Calvados (Brandy) Orchards of the Lower
Normandy Region, France.
Mr. Dan Wilson, Hicks Orchard and Slyboro Cidery, Granville, NY.
Program Ends. Closing Remarks. Eligible Persons Pick-up Pesticide
Credits Letter - Home Safely!
Note: Tree Fruit "School Registration" differs from "Annual
Enrollment" in Cornell's Northeast NY Commercial Fruit Program.
School registration fees vary based on the two Fruit Program
Enrollment level options; thus $25 @ "Active" level, $45 @ "Basic"
level (or $90 if "Not enrolled"). Request 2012 Program Enrollment
Information for details. Pre-registration payment is requested by
end-of-day, Wednesday, Feb 8. After the 8th, a $10.00 late fee
applies and meals and breaks may not be guaranteed. The Program
should carry 3.2 NY/VT Pesticide Applicator credits.
Exhibitor space is available (though limited) and vendor inquiries are welcome.
Lodging or Other Questions? Contact Nancy Kiuber at (518) 885-8995 or
[email protected].
--
Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate
Cornell University Cooperative Extension's Northeast NY Commercial
Fruit Program
50 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone: (518) 885-8995
FAX: (518) 885-9078
email: [email protected]
website: NE NY Cold Climate Orchards and Vineyards
http://nenycoldclimateorchardsandvineyards.com
Providing Equal Opportunity Commercial Tree Fruit and Grape Research,
Education and Programming with the Support of the Farmers and Cornell
Cooperative Extension Associations of Albany, Clinton, Essex,
Saratoga, and Washington Counties, and Cornell University's College
of Agriculture and Life Science.
Serving NY's Upper Hudson and Champlain Region - Home to Premium Cold
Hardy Orchard and Vineyard Fruit, Including: McIntosh, Honeycrisp,
and Sweetango Apples, and Marquette and LaCrescent Grapes!
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