G'day one and all - and a hearty Holidays and New Year's greeting!
I invite you to come lovely Lake George, NY, nestled on the edge of
the Adirondacks, to attend Cornell University Extension's 2013 Upper
Hudson / Champlain Commercial Tree Fruit School taking place on
Monday, February 11, 2013.
We especially invite friends and associates from nearby VT and Quebec
and other locales of the greater Northeast region - all areas of
similar production parameters: short season, high latitude, cold
climate and similarly unique issues, challenges, and shifting climate
exigencies! 1.
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 3.9 NY and VT pesticide applicator
re-certification credits for persons who are eligible and are
carrying proper identification at check-in.
Lake George and the Lake Champlain Basin can be absolutely brilliant
in winter! Come and Explore!
And while we welcome a rekindling of our standing acquaintances we
enjoy encountering and meeting new folks at our meeting.
Cheers. Kevin Iungerman
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION'S
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 11, 2013 - AGENDA
7:30 - 8:30 Program & DEC Sign-In, & Late Registration - Trade
Show Open Visit Friends & Vendors, Coffee.
8:30 -8:35 Welcome, Introductory Remarks, Announcements
Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate, Northeastern NY
Area Fruit Program.
8:35 - 9:00 PGS and Other Techniques to Increase Gala Fruit Size
Win Cowgil, Professor and Area Fruit Agent, NYAES,
Rutgers, Flemington, NJ.
9:00 - 9:45 Effective Orchard Spraying: Logistics and Technology
to Fine Tune Spray Operations
Andrew Landers, Dept. Entomology, Cornell University,
NYSAES Geneva.
9:45 - 10:10 New York Apple Marketing Order Reauthorization Vote
NYAA Director (TBA) and Jim Allen.
10:10 - 11:00 Morning Break and Trade Show - Meet and Greet
Vendors, Colleagues.
11:05 - 11:30 Fungicides And Managing Fungicide-Resistant Strains
of Apple Scab and Powdery Mildew
Dr. Kerik Cox, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Geneva.
11:30-11:55 Apple Scab Resistance? Fungicide Options and Saving
Inspire Super for Summer Diseases
Dr. Kerik Cox, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Geneva.
11:55-12:10 Re-Defining the Hudson Valley Lab: Mission,
Organization, Financing
Dr. David Rosenberger, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Geneva.
12:10 - 1:15 Luncheon - Visit Friends & Trade Exhibitions.
(Exhibitions close after lunch)
1:20 - 1:45 Perennial Weed Control in High Density Orchards
Dr. Win Cowgil, Professor and Area Fruit Agent,
NYAES, Rutgers, Flemington, NJ.
1:45 - 2:10 Streptomycin Resistant FireBlight: Prevelence,
Misconceptions, Implications
Dr. Kerik Cox, Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Geneva.
2:15 - 2:40 Population Increase, Movement and Impact of the BMSB
into New York State Orchards
Dr. Peter Jentsch, Dept. Entomolgy, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Highland.
Afternoon Stretch
3:00 - 3:25 Spotted Wing Drosophila - Yet Another Invasive
Threatening NY Fruit.
Dr. Julie Carroll - NYS IPM Program, Cornell
University, Geneva.
3:25 - 3:40 New Apple Maggot Materials - Lab Bioassay Suggestions.
Dr. Harvey Reissig, Dept. Entomology, Cornell
University - NYSAES, Geneva.
3:40 - 3:45 Closing Remarks, Eligible Persons Pick-Up Pesticide
Credits Letter.
Program Ends - 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 2013 Program Enrollment
Information for details. Pre-registration payment is requested by
end-of-day, Wednesday, Feb 6. After the 6th, a $10.00 late fee
applies and meals and breaks may not be guaranteed. The Program
should carry 3.9 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].
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1. Climate concerns? See my article "Climate Shift Will Require
Northeast Ag Adaptations - Soon" from last year's (2011) December
Northeast Tree Fruit newsletter and then consider 2012's additional
atmospheric performances ... hmmm ... Some possible resources in
this regard which you might wish to check out:
1. Cornell's Atkinson Center on Climate Change
2. Bill McKibben's 350.org
3. The Institute on the Environment at the Univ. MN
4. The YaleClimateMediaForum
5. The Pew Charitable Trust (especially Carbon Trading etc.)
6. And your own reading and discovery!
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Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate
Cornell University Extension's Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
(Formerly: Cornell University'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]
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.
Currently 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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