Resources for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers
- Best Management Practices for U-Pick Farms During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Recommended practices and communication strategies for U-Pick operations to protect your farm team and your customers.
- Network for Environment & Weather Applications – Delivers weather information and apps based on the weather collected that support and advance integrated pest management (IPM) and best management practices for agricultural and green industries.
- Cornell Hard Cider Resources – Information on current hard cider research at Cornell and other resources.
- Apple IPM for Beginners – Simplified factsheets and scouting guides make integrated pest management easier for beginners.
- Stone Fruit IPM for Beginners – A series of how-to fact sheets for new growers and scouts to protect stone fruit orchards from pests.
- Pollinator Network @ Cornell – Cornell resources for insect pollination and conservation.
- Spotted Lanternfly (NYSIPM webpage)
- Cornell Guidelines – Critical pesticide information for managing diseases, insects, mites, weeds, wildlife, nutrients and fruit thinning.
- Harvesting Change Workbook: A Planning Workbook for Apple Growers – Workbook designed for business analysis, decision-making and strategic planning. (2003 NYFarmNet)
- New York Integrated Fruit Production Protocol for Apples – Outlines eco-friendly ways to establish orchards, train and fertilize trees, thin fruit and manage insects, mites, diseases, weeds, and vertebrate pests.
- NYS IPM Program – Site has insect and disease factsheets, Elements of IPM for apples and sweet cherries, and Trac Software.