Good day one and all!
I have sent along information about our Upper
Hudson / Champlain Commercial Tree Fruit School
that is taking place in Lake George, NY on
February 19. We invite the attendance of friends
and associates from nearby Quebec, VT, and
elsewhere in the region. We share similar short
season, high latitude, cold clime production
parameters -- and their unique issues and
challenges!
This Fruit School is appropriate to both new and
experience individuals who are focused on
commercial apple production. Pesticide Applicator
Recertification Credits will be available to
eligible persons who have proper identification.
So come. Explore! We enjoy seeing new faces.
Cheers. Kevin Iungerman
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CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK COMMERCIAL FRUIT PROGRAM
UPPER HUDSON / CHAMPLAIN COMMERCIAL TREE-FRUIT SCHOOL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER
LAKE GEORGE, NY (Route 9 - Between Northway Exits 21 & 22)
PROGRAM AGENDA
7:30 - 8:30 Program & DEC Sign-In, & Late
Registration - Visit With Friends & Vendors,
Coffee
8:30 Welcome, Introductory Remarks, Announcements.
Kevin Iungerman, Extension
Associate, Northeastern NY Area Fruit Program.
8:40 - 9:00 The SMOR Testing Service:
Outcomes, Implications, And Future Directions.
Sara Villani, Dept. Plant
Pathology, Dr. Kerik Cox's Lab, Cornell NYSAES,
Geneva.
9:05 - 9:25 The European Apple Scab Mafia -
RIMpro Software: Its Validation, How It Works,
How to use it.
Dr. Vincent Philion, Institut de
Recherche et de Développement en
Agroenvironnement.
9:30 - 9:55 Issues To Consider: New
Fungicides, Shifting Prices, Fungicide Resistance
in Scab Control.
Dr. Dave Rosenberger, Dept. Plant
Pathology, Cornell NYSAES, Highland.
9:55 - 10:15 Question and Answer Dialogue With The NY Apple Association.
Mr. Jim Allen, Et. Al., NY Apple Association.
10:15 - 10:45 Morning Stretch and Break. Visit Trade Exhibitions.
10:50 - 11:20 2015 & Beyond: Considering the
Labor & Economics of The Orchard You Plant Today.
Dr. Terence Robinson, Dept.
Horticulture, Cornell NYSAES, Geneva.
11:25 -11:45 Update On Harvista and Storage Protocols For Mcintosh.
Dr. Chris Watkins, Depart. Horticulture, Cornell Univ., Ithaca.
11:50-12:00 Harvest For All: A Foodbank-Farm Bureau Working Partnership.
Mr. John T. Evers, Food Bank Association, New York State.
12:00 - 1:15 Luncheon - Visit Friends & Trade
Exhibitions. (Exhibitions close after lunch)
1:20 - 1:40 Apples West From Rotterdam - A RailEx Opportunity?
Mr. Paul Esposito, Vice
President, Sales and Logistics, Railex, USA.
1:45 - 2:05 Abandoned Orchards Reconsidered:
An Entomolgy Primer On Resistance.
Dr. Peter Jentsch, Dept. Entomology, Cornell NYSAES, Highland.
2:10 - 2:30
Apple Whole-Farm Infestation
Trends and Management of Obliquebanded Leafroller.
Dr. Art Agnello, Dept. Entomology, Cornell NYSAES, Geneva.
2:35 - 2:55 The First Five Years: Handling
Apple Trees for Maximum Yield & Fruit Quality.
Steve Hoying, Dept. Horticulture, Cornell NYSAES, Highland.
Afternoon Stretch
3:05 - 3:25 Summer Integrated Management Of
OBLR And The Internal Lepidoptera Complex.
Dr. Harvey Reissig, Dept. Entomology, Cornell NYSAES, Geneva.
3:30 - 3:45 Closing Remarks, Program
Evaluation, Pesticide Applicator Credits.
Kevin Iungerman, Extension Associate.
Program Ends. Eligible Persons Pick-up Pesticide Credits Letter - Home Safely!
You may register for the 2009 Tree Fruit School
independently or in conjunction with
Annual Enrollment in Cornell University
Extension's Northeast NY Commercial Fruit Program.
School registration fees vary on the basis of enrollment status.
($25 "Active", $45 "Basic", or $60 "Not presently enrolled").
Request Program Enrollment Information details.
Pre-registration payment is required by end of day, Friday, February 13.
Afterwards, a $10.00 late fee will apply.
NY and VT Pesticide Applicator Recertification
credits will be available for our program.
Exhibitor space is available and vendor inquiries are welcome.
Questions? Contact Nancy Kiuber at (518) 885-8995 or n...@cornell.edu
This Cornell Extension Program is open to all but is fee-based (as indicated).
Cornell Extension or other persons with
exceptional circumstances should contact our
office directly.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is intent on equal opportunity.
Extension personnel interested in attending, please also contact Nancy Kiuber .
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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: k...@cornell.edu
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