Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell Vegetable Program

High Tunnel Winter Greens Workshop

January 9, 2023

How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class

January 11, 2023

How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class in Western NY

January 11, 2023

How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class in the Capital District

January 17, 2023

2023 Produce Auction Growers Meeting

January 18, 2023

Genesee Valley Winter Ag Producer Meetings

January 18, 2023

This event features 2 sessions: Field Crops & Livestock in the morning, and Produce, Berries, and Flowers in the afternoon. Separate DEC credits are offered for both sessions. Industry and agency informational booths will be available.

Come to one or BOTH of these FREE sessions! Pre-registration requested by 5:00 pm on Monday, January 16. Contact Ben Girod or Lynn Bliven at 716-244-0290 to pre-register.

Walk-ins accepted but are kindly requested to go last in the lunch line and may not receive educational handouts.

How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class

January 20, 2023

NEW DATE! - How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class in Western NY

January 20, 2023

February 2023

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Training & Food Safety Plan-Writing Workshop

February 2 - February 3, 2023

How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class

February 7, 2023

How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class in the Hudson Valley

February 7, 2023

How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? 1-day, hands-on skills class in Northern NY

February 9, 2023

Chautauqua Winter Vegetable Meeting - MODIFIED

February 10, 2023

Orleans Regional Vegetable Meeting

February 15, 2023

Apple Leafcurling Midge IPM - Webinar

February 16, 2023

Apple Leafcurling Midge IPM Webinar

February 16, 2023

LOF's Business Management Specialist Position Evaluations

February 17, 2023

2023 ENYCHP Fruit & Vegetable Conference

February 22 - February 23, 2023

Save the Date for our upcoming 2020 Fruit & Vegetable Conference at the Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Albany, NY.

Western NY Fruit Conference - "State of the Industry"

February 27 - February 28, 2023

March 2023

Fire Blight Informational Series - Michigan Fire Blight Meeting

March 1, 2023

The team that is leading the national fire blight SCRI grant "Comprehensive Fire Blight Management for the United States" is hosting a March meeting (in person or virtual) as well as a webinar series. This multi-state series will address new research on best management practices for fire blight control. You are encouraged to attend these events which will provide cutting edge research recommendations into how to manage fire blight. Each session eligible for some DEC credits (see below for quantities, and bottom of article for direction on how to receive credit).

How to Obtain a Pesticide Applicator License

March 2, 2023

2023 Statewide Virtual Apple Conference

March 3, 2023

Listening Sessions - Spring 2023 Apple Grower Meeting

March 14, 2023

Pesticide Certification Exam Prep Course

March 14 - March 15, 2023

Fire Blight Informational Webinar Series

March 15 - October 18, 2023

The team leading the national fire blight SCRI grant "Comprehensive Fire Blight Management for the United States" is hosting a webinar series. This multi-state series will address new research on best management practices for fire blight control. You are encouraged to attend these events which will provide cutting edge research recommendations into how to manage fire blight. Each session eligible for some DEC credits (see below for quantities, and bottom of article for direction on how to receive credit).

NYS Processing Vegetable Industry Roundtable Meeting

March 15, 2023

Processing vegetable industry members who grow, manage, or support crop production for Nortera, Seneca Foods and/or Love Beets, should attend this roundtable meeting. Attendees that stay for the full day will:

Network at this in-person meeting.
Learn the results of industry-funded research.
Have a voice in Cornell research and extension.
Earn 4.0 DEC pesticide applicator and 5.0 CCA recertification credits

This FREE event includes lunch! For more information about this meeting, email Julie Kikkert or call 585-313-8160.

Virtual Stone Fruit Webinar

March 16, 2023

Winter Stone Fruit Updates Webinar

March 16, 2023

2023 Wayne County - DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator License Pre-Exam Training

March 17 - March 21, 2023

Agriculture Specialists Mike Stanyard and Janet van Zoeren will offer "Pre-Exam Coaching" in March to help sprayer operators prepare for the exam in Wayne County on March 24th.

This training is only for those with experience and does not qualify for the 30-hour official DEC training - you are exempt from the 30 hour training (and eligible for this coaching session) if you have pesticide application experience, either through working on your own farm or through employment on another farm.

No DEC recertification credits.

All participants will need to have the most recent Core Manual (3rd Edition) and Category Manuals. Manuals are available for purchase at https://www.cornellstore.com/b...

Please Register by March 16.

Cost of 2 day workshop: $50, additional costs

Exam to be held on March 24th at 9am at Wayne County Cornell Cooperative Extension, $100 check payable to NYDEC to Exam, and you must register with DEC for the exam. Additional Exam details at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/ev....

To register for this class complete the pdf registration form below, include payment and return via instructions included on form.

Questions: Contact Kim Cummings at 315-331-8415 ext 117 or by email at wayne@cornell.edu

Strep Resistant Erwinia amylovora in New York State Webinar

March 21, 2023

2023 NYS Dry Bean Meeting and Cutting Event

March 22, 2023

Oswego Co. Muck Onion Growers' Pre-Season Roundtable Meeting Featuring Nematodes

March 22, 2023

Pre-Season Elba Muck Onion Grower Roundtable Meeting

March 23, 2023

2023 Wayne County - DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator License Exam

March 24, 2023

April 2023

2023 Respirator Fit Testing Clinic

April 4 - April 5, 2023

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 4th & 5th.

2023 DEC Special Permit Training - Wayne County

April 11, 2023

2023 DEC Special Permit Training -- Wayne County

April 11, 2023

2023 Statewide Virtual Apple Conference Recording

April 11, 2023

2023 DEC Special Permit Training - Orleans County

April 12, 2023

2023 DEC Special Permit Training -- Orleans County

April 12, 2023

2023 Statewide Virtual Pink Meeting

April 19, 2023

Respirator Fit Testing in Wayne County

April 24, 2023

Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings

April 27 - August 31, 2023

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.

May 2023

Virtual Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Grower Training

May 2, 2023

Western NY Petal Fall Thinning Meeting

May 12, 2023

June 2023

2023 Muck Onion Growers Twilight Meeting in Oswego

June 22, 2023

Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Meeting for Auction Growers (Ontario)

June 27, 2023

Apple Grower Listening Session - USDA RMA Crop Insurance

June 28, 2023

USDA-RMA Apple Crop Insurance Listening Sessions

June 29, 2023

July 2023

2023 Honeycrisp Peel SAP Analysis

July 7 - July 14, 2023

Small Fruit Opportunities for Small Farms

July 11, 2023

WNY Vegetable Field Walk (Chautauqua)

July 11, 2023

Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Meeting for Auction Growers (FLPA)

July 12, 2023

Field Day at Philia Farm

July 13, 2023

Virtual Orchard Meetup - Managing the Uncontrollable

July 13, 2023

Air Blast Sprayer Calibration Workshop

July 18, 2023

WNY Vegetable Field Walk (Orleans)

July 19, 2023

Champlain Valley Tree Fruit Field Meeting: Chazy Orchards

July 20, 2023

1st Annual Western NY Fruit Grower Tour

July 28, 2023

August 2023

Niagara Erie Regional Produce Meeting

August 2, 2023

Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Meeting for Auction Growers (Seneca)

August 2, 2023

Cider Orchard Tour for Beginning Farmers with Cornell Extension

August 3, 2023

Late Summer Orchard Meeting

August 9, 2023

Agronomic Weed Management and Cover Crop Field Session

August 15, 2023

HarvestWatch Workshop: Technical training on HarvestWatch DCA-CF for Optimal Low Oxygen Storage of Apples

August 15, 2023

Annual Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour

August 16, 2023

Cornell Storage Workshop

August 16, 2023

Sweet Corn and Pumpkin IPM Twilight Meeting

August 23, 2023

Chipping Potato Twilight Meeting, 2023

August 24, 2023

September 2023

Spotted Lanternfly in the Hudson Valley

September 7, 2023

Field Walk (Clymer, NY)

September 12, 2023

Field Walk (Wellsville, NY)

September 13, 2023

How to Write a Successful Grant for Your Farm Business

September 13, 2023

2023 Dry Bean Twilight Meeting

September 26, 2023

October 2023

October 18, 2023

¡El Liderazgo de Supervisión Agrícola ahora ofrecerá el curso completo de "Transición a supervisor" en ESPAÑOL y todo virtual! Aprenderá estos temas: cómo desarrollar relaciones laborales efectivas, habilidades esenciales de la comunicación, cómo ser el líder de un grupo multicultural, y cómo construir mejores relaciones de trabajo para tener un equipo efectivo de trabajo. ¡La inscripción está disponible!

Los materiales del curso estarán disponibles el 18 de octubre de 2023 y sessiones de Zoom se llevarán a cabo todos los martes de 13:00-14:00 horas, del 24 de octubre al 21 de noviembre.

Agricultural Supervisory Leadership will now offer the complete "Transition to Supervisor" course in SPANISH and all virtual! You will learn these topics: how to develop effective working relationships, essential communication skills, how to be the leader of a multicultural group, and how to build better working relationships to have an effective work team. Registration is open!

Course materials will be available on October 18, 2023, and weekly Zoom sessions will take place every Tuesday from 1-2 PM ET from October 24 to November 21.