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Mild weather puts fruit crops in jeopardy – “What happens in a year like this, when we don’t get consistent cold temperatures, is the trees don’t develop the same ...
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Berry news
Growers sample Cornell apples
More than 25 New York apple growers gathered on campus January 9 to sample the latest pair of varieties released by Cornell, ‘New York 1’ and ‘New York 2’. The varieties — whose branding ...
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Hudson Valley Commercial Fruit Growers’ School Feb. 14-17
Hudson Valley Commercial Fruit Growers’ School An Educational Program for Tree Fruit, Berry and Grape Growers February 14-17, 2012 Holiday Inn of Kingston 503 Washington Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401 Presented by: Cornell Cooperative Extension ...
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Erven to keynote Expo
From Alison M. De Marree, Area Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension: Farm Credit Northeast Ag Enhancement fund is sponsoring the 2012 Empire State Fruit & Vegetable EXPO keynote speaker, Bernie Erven, of Erven HR ...
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Lake Ontario Winter Fruit Schools Feb. 6 & 7
Feb 6: Niagara County CCE Training Center, 4487 Lake Ave., Lockport, NY Feb 7: Wallington Fire Hall, 7863 Ridge Road, Sodus, NY Approx. ~3.5 DEC recertification training credits. Bring your DEC ...
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Sessions for Spanish-speaking employees at Expo
The 2012 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo will include two educational sessions in Spanish on Thursday, January 26 at the Oncenter in Syracuse. These sessions are focused on “Work Smarter Not Harder.” DEC ...
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Upper Hudson / Champlain Commercial Tree-Fruit School Feb. 13
Northeastern New York Commercial Fruit Program will hold its Upper Hudson / Champlain Commercial Tree-Fruit School at the Fort William Henry Hotel & Conference Center in Lake George, NY Feb. 13. Presentation topics include: ...
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More than 200 attend Lake Ontario summer fruit tour
More than 200 people attended the Lake Ontario Summer Fruit Tour August 3 presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University, & the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. The tour was for commercial fruit ...
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