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August 2025

ENYCH Listed Event

Worker Protection Standards Mock Inspection with the DEC

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 4, 2025 : Worker Protection Standards Mock Inspection with the DEC
10am-12pm
Hudson Valley Research Lab
Highland, NY

Join ENCHP and DEC staff for a WPS mock inspection. Attendees will split into groups and rotate between multiple stations. 2 core DEC Credits are available for this meeting. This event is free and there is no registration necessary. 

ENYCH Listed Event

2025 Berry Twilight Meetings

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 6, 2025 : Berry Twilight Meeting at Fishkill Farms
5:30-7:00PM
Fishkill Farms
Hopewell Junction, NY

Join Heather Kase, CCE ENYCHP, and Anna Wallis, Cornell IPM, for seasonal updates on berry pest man-agement and IPM. 

Niagara Region Summer Vegetable Meeting, 2025

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 7, 2025
5:15 PM sign in, 5:45 - 8:15 PM meeting
J. Hurtgam Farms
Ransomville, NY

We're in for a treat! Professor Steve Reiners is coming as a part of his pre-retirement speaking tour! Steve's a fantastic, down-to-earth speaker with extensive knowledge on horticultural techniques, fertility, varieties, and much more. Don't miss this event! Topics include "what exactly do NPK and other nutrients do inside the plants?", a pest/disease field walk, sweet corn variety trial, a tar spot primer, spraying best practices, and industry updates. Content will be relevant for organic, CNG, and conventional growers. 

DEC credits available: 1.25 in categories 1a, 23; 0.5 in categories 10, 21; and 0.25 CORE. Pizza & Wings dinner generously sponsored by BASF. Must register by noon on Thurs, Aug 7 to attend dinner.

ENYCH Listed Event

Mid Hudson Valley Hard Cider Tour

August 7, 2025
9:30am - 4pm
Starts at Treasury Cider at Fishkill Farms
Hopewell Junction, NY

Join the Cornell Hard Cider PWT and visit multiple stops throughout the Mid Hudson Valley Region.

ENYCH Listed Event

Vegetable Twilight Meeting

August 12, 2025 : Vegetable Twilight Meeting
5-7:00 PM
Altobelli Family Farm
Kinderhook, NY

Join John Altobelli of Altobelli Family Farm, Trevor Hardy of Brookdale's Farm Supplies, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program and other industry representatives for an interesting evening of equipment demonstrations!

Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Summer Vegetable Meeting, 2025

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 12, 2025
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Mosie Raber's farm
Randolph, NY

We will progress from crop to crop, learning hands-on pest, disease and weed ID and scouting techniques. IPM control tactics for both preventative and reactive management will be discussed in group dialogues. Late blight will be the special topic for the evening's speaker talk. 

2.0 DEC credits available in 1a and 23. 

ENYCH Listed Event

Eastern New York Late Summer Orchard Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 13, 2025 : Eastern New York Late Summer Orchard Meeting
5pm - 7pm
Mourningkill Farm and Bake Shop
Ballston Spa, NY

Join us for our last get together of the summer before we're in the thick of apple harvest. At this meeting, we will tour Mourningkill Farm with manager Zac Boekeloo, and hear about his grafting program. We will then discuss late season pest management and business topics with our experts from the HVRL, Cornell AgriTech, and CCE-ENYCHP. 

ENYCH Listed Event

Workshop: Controlling Listeria in Apple Packinghouses

August 14, 2025 : Workshop: Controlling Listeria in Apple Packinghouses
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Chazy Orchards
Chazy, NY

Join Cornell University Food Science experts, along with CCE ENYCHP specialists Mike Basedow and Elisabeth Hodgdon for a day-long intensive workshop on managing Listeria in apple packinghouse environments.

Allegany-Steuben Summer Vegetable Meeting, 2025

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 19, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Henry Stutzman farm
Wellsville, NY

Field walk featuring crop protection best practices, skill practice, and farmer-to-farmer discussions. Vine crop fruit diseases and insect management, tomato foliar diseases including late blight, and cole crops will be special focuses. 

2.0 DEC credits available in 1a, 10 and 23. 

September 2025

2025 Chipping Potato Twilight Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

September 4, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, dinner follows
Mahany Farms
Dansville, NY

Join us for a brief, on-farm meeting including insect pest updates and viewing of the chipping potato variety trial. 1.0 DEC credits in categories 10, 1a, and 23 will be offered. Dinner follows!

Rochester Soil Health Field Day

September 16, 2025
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Foodlink Community Farm
Rochester, NY

Rochester Soil Health Field Day

Join us for a hands-on soil health field day! This event is for small-scale and urban growers, gardeners and farmers, with a focus on best practices for building soil health and cover cropping, and is a part of the 2025 Soil Health and Climate Resilience Field Days. It will offer valuable insights and hands-on demonstrations to enhance soil health.

Our attendance capacity has been reached for this event. A waitlist option is available.

October 2025

ENYCH Listed Event

Cover Crop Field Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

October 21, 2025 : Cover Crop Field Meeting
3pm - 5:30pm
Cornell Willsboro Research Farm
Willsboro, NY

Thinking about upping your farm's cover cropping game? New technology for seeding and crop tracking, research-driven recommendations for high tunnel cover cropping, cold tolerant varieties for North Country climates, and farmer expertise will be shared at this field event.

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Broccoli

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Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

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Carrots

Carrots

Cauliflower

Cauliflower

Cucumbers

Cucumbers

Dry Beans

Dry Beans

Eggplant

Eggplant

Ethnic Vegetables

Ethnic Vegetables

Garlic

Garlic

Horseradish

Horseradish

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Leeks

Lettuce / Leafy Greens

Lettuce / Leafy Greens

Melons

Melons

Mushrooms

Mushrooms

Onions

Onions

Parsnips

Parsnips

Peas

Peas

Peppers

Peppers

Potatoes

Potatoes

Pumpkins / Gourds

Pumpkins / Gourds

Radishes

Radishes

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Rutabaga

Rutabaga

Snap Beans

Snap Beans

Squash - Summer

Squash - Summer

Squash- Winter

Squash- Winter

Sweet Corn

Sweet Corn

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

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Upcoming Events

2026 Ontario Produce Auction Winter Growers Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

January 14, 2026
Stanley, NY

At this grower-focused meeting, ag industry experts will discuss European Cherry Fruit Fly, greenhouse phytosanitary inspections, the benefits of using cover crops, plus more. Two grower panel discussions will focus on pest management techniques. DEC recertification credits offered in categories 10, 1a, 22, 23, and 24.

Genesee Valley Winter Produce Meeting

January 20, 2026
Farmersville, NY

Fresh market production meeting for small to mid-sized farms. Topics include: fundamentals of plant disease management, keeping yourself safe while spraying (organic & conventional), mushrooms, white mold management, selling at auction, and soil health.

Chautauqua Region Winter Vegetable Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

January 30, 2026
Randolph, NY

Fresh market production meeting for small to mid-sized farms. Topics include: vegetable disease management, keeping yourself safe while spraying (organic & conventional), soil and water sampling, managing soil organic matter, grower panel, industry and programmatic updates.

DEC credits available: 1.0 in CORE plus 1.5 in 1a and 23.

Announcements

We're Hiring! Vegetable Field Research Techs

Join our team! If you enjoy working outdoors and want to gain hands-on experience in plant agriculture and field research conducted on a diverse set of working vegetable farms, this position is an excellent opportunity for you! Working 2-3 years as a technician for the Cornell Vegetable Program (CVP) is proven foundation for students that are graduate school bound, as well as moving up within CVP/Cornell, especially in the Extension field. We are looking for someone with excellent work ethics, appreciation for agriculture, attention to detail and a can-do attitude.

Entry Level Positions:

Full-time, Albion, NY (Hoepting). 1-year appointment with potential for extension depending upon performance and funding. Excellent benefits. Working overtime (more than 40 hours/week), including evenings, is common from June through September. Emphasis on muck onion production, plant pathology, entomology and weed science. Learn more and apply!

Seasonal, Batavia, NY (Kikkert). June-August (39 hours/week) with possible extension depending on candidate availability. Assist with pest monitoring and data collection in a variety of crops including dry beans, snap beans, sweet corn, onions, potatoes and cole crops. Learn more!

Both positions:

  • Start June 1, 2026
  • Require reliable transportation for regular travel throughout CVP multi-county region
  • Involve working in vegetable crops that have been treated with pesticides
  • Involve some work on diverse vegetable crops, including organic
Application deadline: January 31, 2026

Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines Paused

From Cornell IPM:

Highlighting its commitment to quality and long-term sustainability, Cornell Integrated Pest Management's Pesticide Safety Education Program has announced
a pause in production of the 2026 Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines.

Cornell IPM Director Alejandro Calixto said this temporary measure is the result of a comprehensive reimagining process facilitated by Illume Projects of Ithaca, which included end-user interviews, internal surveys and sales data analytics.

"It became clear to us that we cannot continue producing the guidelines and fully restructure them at the same time," Calixto said. "By pausing production, we can dedicate all available resources and time to rebuilding the production process, ensuring that when we re-launch in 2027, the guidelines will reflect a modernized approach built around the grower and other user experience."

A series of annually updated reference manuals produced by Cornell IPM and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), the Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines are widely used by farmers, agronomists, crop consultants and extension educators in New York and throughout the Northeast. They include information about current IPM recommendations, pesticide options, cultural practices, nutrient management, disease, insect and weed identification and resistance-management strategies.

Calixto and Pesticide Safety Education Program Lead Mike Helms will spearhead efforts to restructure the guideline process over the next 12 months, with a goal of launching a more streamlined, user-friendly version in 2027.

Limited copies of the 2025 guidelines remain available for purchase while supplies last through The Cornell Store. The 2026-2027 Greenhouse Guidelines will be available.

For more information contact Helms at mjh14@cornell.edu.