From Art Agnello, Dept. of Entomology, NYSAES:
Mark your calendars for the Cornell Fruit Field Day, to be held in Geneva on Wednesday, July 20. The 2016 version of this triennial event will feature ongoing research in berries, hops, grapes, and tree fruit, and is being organized by Cornell University, the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, CALS Fruit Program Work Team and Cornell Cooperative Extension. All interested persons are invited to learn about the fruit research under way at Cornell University. Attendees will be able to select from tours of different fruit commodities. Details of the program presentations are still being finalized, but the event will feature a number of topics, including:
Berries
- Spotted wing drosophila research update in berry crops
- Hummingbird use, monitoring network
- Use of exclusion netting for managing spotted wing drosophila in fall raspberries
- Monitoring spotted wing drosophila for management decisions in summer raspberry and blueberry
- Behavioral control of spotted wing drosophila using repellents and attract & kill stations
- Effect of habitat diversity on ecosystem services for strawberries
- High tunnel production of black and red raspberries
- Day-neutral strawberries/low tunnel production
Tree Fruits
- Apple breeding and genetic studies
- Research updates on fire blight, apple scab, mildew
- Bitter pit in Honeycrisp
- 3D camera canopy imaging
- Ambrosia beetle management trials
- Malus selections for potential use in cider production
- Precision spraying in orchards
- Role of insects in spreading fire blight in apples
- Bacterial canker of sweet cherries
- Rootstocks & training systems for sweet cherry
- NC-140 rootstock trials on Honeycrisp and Snap Dragon
- Pear rootstocks & training systems
Grapes & Hops
- Sour rot of grapes
- VitisGen grape breeding project
- Precision spraying in grapes
- Managing the spread of leafroll virus in Vinifera grape using insecticides and vine removal
- Early leaf removal on Riesling
- Overview of NYSAES hops planting
- Powdery and downy mildew management in hops
- Hops weed mgt; mite biocontrol
- Update on malting barley research
Also
- FSMA Produce Safety Rule
Field Day details
The event will take place at the NYSAES Fruit and Vegetable Research Farm South, 1097 County Road No. 4, 1 mile west of Pre-emption Rd. in Geneva, NY.
Arrive at 8:00 AM to get settled in. Tours begin promptly at 8:30 AM and are scheduled in the morning from 8:30 to 11:30 and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 5:00. Lunch will be served at the exhibit tent area between 11:30-12:30.
Visit sponsors anytime from 11:30-1:30
Learn about products and services from:
- Agro Liquid
- Arysta Life Science
- Dow AgroSciences
- Dupont
- Farm Credit East, ACA
- Finger Lakes Trellis Supply
- LaGasse Works, Inc.
- Lakeview Vineyard Equipment
- NY Apple Sales
- OESCO, Inc
- Red Jacket Orchards
- Superior Wind Machine Service
- Valent USA Corp.
- Wafler Farms
- Tastings from War Horse Brewing
To participate as a sponsor, see the registration website or contact Shelly Cowles (315-787-2274; mw69@cornell.edu).
Register now!
Admission fee is $50/person ($40 for additional attendees from the same farm or business), which covers tours, lunch and educational materials. Pre-registration is required. Walk-in registration may be available for a $10 surcharge on the day of the event. Register on the Cornell Fruit Field Day Event registration page, http://events.cals.cornell.edu/ffd2016