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Day 1 – Thursday, January 27th, 2022
Session 1: Business Session I: Apple Industry Outlook and Regulatory Updates
7:45 AM Zoom Check-In
8:00 AM Welcome and Announcements – Craig Kahlke, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (5 min)
8:05 AM Session Introduction – Mark Wiltberger, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (5 min)
8:10 AM US Apple Outlook – Chris Gerlach, Director of Industry Analytics, US Apple (30 min)
8:40 AM US Apple Advocacy Update – Diane Kurrle, Senior Vice President, US Apple (15 min)
8:55 AM Regulatory Update for New York State – Jim Bittner, New York State Horticultural Society (15 min)
9:10 AM Apple Crop Insurance Policy 2023 Changes – John Fitzpatrick, Crop Growers (30 min)
9:40 AM Break
Session 2: Business Session II: New Technologies and Profitability in Orchard Systems
10 AM Welcome, Introductions, and Vendors – Mark Wiltberger, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (5 min)
10:05 AM Apple Crop Insurance Policy 2023 Changes – John Fitzpatrick, Crop Growers (30 min)
10:35 AM Analyzing Profitability of Your Orchards – Mark Wiltberger, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (30 minutes)
11:05 AM Adopting New Technologies for Your Farm: Evaluating Orchard Management Systems – Mark Wiltberger, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (30 min)
11:35 AM Retail Trends – Steve Lutz, Category Partners (30 minutes)
Lunch Break: 12:05 – 1 PM
Session 3: Climate Change, Postharvest, and Marketing
1:00 PM Welcome, Introductions, and Vendors – Craig Kahlke, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (5 mins)
1:05 PM Adapting New York fruit crops to climate change: temperature effects on winter physiology – Dr. Jason Londo, Cornell University (30 min)
1:35 PM Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere (DCA) for Storage of Organic and Traditional Apple Varieties. – Dr. Chris Watkins, Cornell University (30 minutes)
2:05 PM Marketing and Promotion of Apples from New York – Cynthia Haskins, New York Apple Association (30 minutes)
2:35 PM Break
Session 4: Integrated Pest Management I 1.25 DEC credits – 10, 1A, 22
3:00 PM Welcome, Introductions, DEC credit sign-up, and Vendors – Janet van Zoeren, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (5 mins)
3:05 PM Brown marmorated stink bug –monitoring and management connections – Dr. Greg Krawczyk, Penn State University (30 min)
3:35 PM Life history of native solitary bees: do I need to invest in honeybees? – Maria van Dyke, Cornell University (20 min)
3:55 PM From citrus (and other crops) to apples – Dr. Monique Rivera, Cornell University (20 min)
4:15 PM A Field Study of How an Applied Stress Impacts the Growth of Virus-Infected Apple Trees – Dan Donahue, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (15 mins)
4:30 PM Utilizing susceptibility and resistance genes to develop fire blight resistant apples – Ricky Tegtmeier, Cornell University (15 mins)
4:45 PM Adjourn
Day 2 – Friday, January 28th, 2022
Session 5: Integrated Pest Management II 1.5 DEC credits – 10, 1A, 22
8:00 AM Zoom Check-In
8:10 AM Welcome, Introductions, DEC credit sign-up, and Vendors – Dan Donahue, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (5 mins)
8:15 AM Apple scab development and snow cover – Juliet Carroll, NYSIPM (20 min)
8:35 AM Fire blight panel – 2021 Successes and Challenges – Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell University; Mark Russell, Two of Clubs Orchard LLC, Appleton, NY; Rich Breslawski, Charles Breslawski Farms LLC, Hamlin, NY; Andy Vega, New England Fruit Consultants, Montague, MA; Jim Eve, Eve farm Service LC, Naples, NY; and Jesse Mulbury, Northern Orchard, Peru, NY (60 mins)
9:35 AM Beating Back Bitter Rot: Optimizing Management Strategies – Dr. Kari Peter, Penn State University (20 mins)
Break: 9:55-10:15 AM
Session 6: Maintaining High Quality Orchard Soils 1.25 DEC credits – 10, 1A, 22
10:15 AM Welcome, Introductions, DEC credit sign-up, and Vendors – Mike Basedow, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (5 mins)
10:20 AM Should I apply residual herbicides in the spring or fall? – Mike Basedow, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program and Janet van Zoeren, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (25 mins)
10:45 AM Microbial community diversity in the apple rhizosphere – Dr. Gregory Peck, Cornell University; Dr. Mark Williams, Virginia Tech; and Dr. Hazem Sharaf, Virginia Tech (20 mins)
11:05 AM Woodchips as an alternative to herbicide: the case of a Long Island Orchard – Dr. Deborah Aller, Cornell University (20 mins)
11:25 AM Soil Health in Washington Orchards – Tianna Dupont, Washington State University Extension (30 mins)
11:55 AM Final Q & A – (10 mins)
Lunch Break: 12:05-1:05 PM
Session 7: Managing Crop Load and Tree Fruit Nutrition for Improved Tree Root Growth, Mineral Uptake, Fruit Quality, Color Enhancement, and Storability
1:05 PM Welcome, Introductions, and Vendors – Mike Basedow, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (5 mins)
1:10 PM Precision crop load management with an emphasis on improving fruit quality, color development, and storability –Dr. Terence Robinson, Cornell University (35 mins)
1:45 PM Rain-exclusion irrigation studies and their effects on stem water potential, fruit size/weight, and color on Gala – Dr. Luis Gonzalez Nieto, Cornell University (12 mins)
1:57 PM The effect of soil physical and moisture conditions on tree root growth and uptake – Dr. Emily Lavely, Michigan State University Extension (20 mins)
2:17 PM Nitrogen Management for improved fruit quality/color development – Dr. Lailiang Cheng, Cornell University (25 mins)
2:42 PM Q/A – (5 mins)
Break: 2:47-3 PM
Session 8: The Use of Reflective Fabrics and Pneumatic Defoliation to Improve Fruit Color of High Value Apple Cultivars in NY State
3:00 PM Welcome, Introductions, DEC credit sign-up, and Vendors – Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program (5 mins)
3:05 PM The importance of diffuse scattering and factors that influence light interception, distribution, and reflection from the ground – Dr. Terence Robinson, Cornell University (10 mins)
3:15 PM The use of ground cover materials to increase fruit color on Honeycrisp, NY-1, NY-2, and Evercrisp – Dr. Luis Gonzalez Nieto, Cornell University (15 mins)
3:30 PM The use of reflective materials and pneumatic defoliation to increase red fruit color in WA State – Lee Kalcsits, Washington State University (35 mins)
4:05 PM Grower Experiences with Fabrics and Pneumatic Defoliation Machines in NYS – Grower panelists Rusty Lamb, Yonder Fruit Farms, Valatie, NY; Chris Whipple, H.H. Dobbins Inc., Lyndonville, NY; Jimmy Zingler, Zingler Farms Inc., Kendall, NY; and Kyle Wafler, Wafler Farms Inc., Wolcott, NY (40 mins)
4:45 PM Conference wrap-up
5 PM Adjourn |
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