2015 Events - year view
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NY FarmNet Farm Business Transfer Conference
January 13 - January 14, 2015
Tuesday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Wednesday 7:30 am - 3:00 pm
East Syracuse, NY
Choosing and developing future farm managers is the focus of, "Who Will Manage Your Farm Tomorrow," slated for January 13th-14th at the DoubleTree Hotel in East Syracuse. This conference provides farm families and their advisors critical information for helping the next generation find success on the farm and identifies effective management transfer strategies to implement.
February 2015
CCE 2015 Pesticide Training and Recertification Series
February 2 - March 2, 2015
Canandaigua, NY
The Core Pesticide Training Program Series is for the person who needs to acquire the knowledge to be able to take the Pesticide Core exam for a license to apply pesticides. Also this is for certified applicators, private or commercial, seeking re certification credits.
B.E.V. NY Sponsorship Opportunties
February 26 - February 28, 2015
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Henrietta, NY
B.E.V. NY Trade Show Exhibitor Registration
February 26 - February 28, 2015
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Henrietta, NY
2015 Reporting Session for Current Projects and Future Proposals
February 27, 2015
9:00am-12:00pm
Portland, NY
A project reporting session is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory located at 6592 West Main Rd. Portland, NY. This location will serve as the primary location, but some of the presenters will be presenting from Geneva via polycom. The meeting will begin at 9:00am and run until approximately Noon. Updates on projects funded by the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Research and Extension Program, Inc. (the group charged with dispersing the 75 cents per ton voluntary assessment for Concords produced in the Lake Erie Region), New York Wine and Grape Foundation, and New York Wine Grape Growers Association, will be presented, as well as, short presentations on proposed new projects. The meeting format is designed to encourage discussion between those who are conducting or proposing projects, the funders, and the grower community by limiting presentations to 5 minutes and eliminating the use of visual aids. This reporting session is open to the public. Please RSVP by Monday, February 23,2015.
March 2015
2015 Winter Grape Grower Conference
March 16, 2015
8:00am-4:00pm
Fredonia, NY
Please join us for our annual Winter Grape Grower Conference. This is a great day to meet up with fellow growers to participate in talks & panel discussions and to enjoy great food and company! View full agenda by selecting details tab.
Wine Label Approval Workshop
March 26, 2015
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Seneca Falls, NY
Demaris Brown, labeling specialist with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau will speak on the wine label approval process. Demaris has been with the Advertising, Labeling and Formulation Division (ALFD) of the TTB for nearly five years.
April 2015
CORE Training & Pesticide Applicator's License Exam
April 2, 2015
9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-3:00pm
Portland, NY
The morning session will consist of a "CORE" training class that will run from 9:00am-Noon. This session is designed to be a review for the exam that follows in the afternoon. This session is not required to take the exam, but does qualify particpants for 3.0 DEC credits.
The exam held in the afternoon is conducted by the NYSDEC. You MUST register through them. All information pertaining to this exam is included on the PDF form titled Instructions for applying for the exam.Instructions for ordering manuals from The Cornell Store are also included. These forms are found by clicking "view details".
Pre-registration is required for both events.
Pre-registration is required for both events.
Mechanical Pruning Demo
April 2, 2015
5:00 pm
Hector, NY
The Finger Lakes Grape Program will b holding a mechanical pruning demonstration with Hazlitt Vineyards Thursday, April 2nd.
Worker Protection Standard Training
April 6, 2015
10:00am-11:30am
Jamestown, NY
Tim Weigle, NYS IPM Program will lead participants in an overview of the Worker Protection Standard by showing the Michigan State University video, Pesticide Handlers and the Worker Protection Standard. The video itself is 50 minutes, and will be accompanied by a question and answer session.
Dr. Markus Keller: Cold hardiness and cold damage in grapevines
April 7, 2015
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Geneva, NY
Dr. Markus Keller, professor of viticulture at Washington State University in Prosser, WA, will be discussing some of his work on understanding grapevine cold hardiness and preventing winter injury. Preregistration is requested.
Wine Workshop
April 9, 2015
8:00am-4:00pm
Portland, NY
Join Denise Gardner, Enology Extension Associate, Penn State University, Chris Gerling, Enology Extension Associate, Cornell University, Anna Katharine Mansfield, Associate Professor of Enology, Cornell University for a full day of talks to identify, measure and mitigate potential risk areas and develop standard operating procedures in the winery.
May 2015
Tailgate Meeting May 5th
May 5, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Prattsburg, NY
Our annual series of tailgate meetings will be starting up again on Tuesday, May 5, with our first meeting taking place at Vine Country Farms (Roy and Gordon Taft) in Pulteney.
Coffee Pot Meeting
May 6, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Irving, NY
Finger Lakes Spring Grape IPM Meeting
May 12, 2015
4:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Geneva, NY
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 4:30 - 6:15 PMRavines Wine Cellars, 400 Barracks Road, Geneva, NY 14456.
Coffee Pot Meeting
May 13, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Westfield, NY
Tailgate Meeting May 19th
May 19, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Hector, NY
Our second tailgate meeting will take place at Wickham's Tango Oaks (Fred Wickham) in Hector.
Coffee Pot Meeting
May 20, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Portland, NY
Coffee Pot Meeting
May 27, 2015
10:00am-Noon
North East, PA
Coffee Pot Meeting
May 27, 2015
3:00pm-5:00pm
Ripley, NY
June 2015
Tailgate Meeting June 2nd
June 2, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
North Rose, NY
Our third tailgate meeting will take place at Smith Brothers Farms, (Dave Smith) in North Rose.
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 3, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Westfield, NY
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 3, 2015
3:00pm-5:00pm
North East, PA
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 10, 2015
10:00am-Noon
North Collins, NY
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 10, 2015
3:00pm-5:00pm
Lewiston, NY
Tailgate Meeting June 16
June 16, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Branchport, NY
Our fourth tailgate meeting will take place at Bedient Vineyards (Jim Bedient) in Branchport.
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 17, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Youngstown, NY
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 17, 2015
3:00pm-5:00pm
Perrysburg, NY
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 24, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Fredonia, NY
Coffee Pot Meeting
June 24, 2015
3:00pm-5:00pm
Brant, NY
2015 HOPS Conference 2 day
June 26 - June 27, 2015
9:00am-4:00pm
Portland, NY
CLASS SIZE LIMITED to 80!
Mike Roy- Roy Farms Inc.. Moxee Washington
Mary Gardiner- Ohio State University
David Spann- Chautauqua Soil and Water
Beth Reed- Small Business Development Center
Steve Miller- Hops Educator, Cornell CCE
Tim Weigle- NYS IPM Program & LERGP
see details for AGENDA.
Tailgate Meeting June 30
June 30, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Naples, NY
July 2015
Coffee Pot Meeting
July 1, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Lake City, PA
Coffee Pot Meeting
July 1, 2015
3:00pm-5:00pm
Hanover, NY
Dr. Glen Creasy: Adapting Vineyard Practices to Meet Quality and Production Goals
July 1, 2015
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Ovid, NY
Dr. Glen Creasy, from Lincoln University in New Zealand, will be coming to the area next week and will be presenting a talk for Finger Lakes growers on how to adapt vineyard practices in the face of changing conditions every season in order to produce a profitable and high-quality grape crop. Glen is a native son of the Finger Lakes region, and received his Bachelor's degree from Cornell before moving on to Oregon State University, where he earned his Master's and Ph.D. He has been a faculty member at Lincoln University since 1998.
Coffee Pot Meeting
July 8, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Brocton, NY
Tailgate Meeting July 14
July 14, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Lodi, NY
Coffee Pot Meeting
July 15, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Harborcreek, PA
Coffee Pot Meeting
July 22, 2015
10:00am-Noon
Ransomville, NY
40th Annual ASEV-Eastern Section Conference
July 23 - July 25, 2015
Dunkirk, NY
For more information and registration visit the ASEV web-site link
http://www.asev-es.org/abstractsubmission.php
ASEV-Eastern Section Annual Conference
July 23 - July 25, 2015
Dunkirk, NY
The 40th ASEV-ES conference will be at the Clarion Hotel Marina and Conference Center in Dunkirk, NY on July 23-25, 2015. A pre-conference tour of New York and Pennsylvania vineyards and wineries will take place on Thursday, July 23rd. The conference will begin with technical presentations on July 24th-25th, and will also include Friday's Oenolympics Grazing Dinner with Wines of the East and Saturday's Sparkling Wine Reception and Grand Awards Banquet, when Dr. Wayne Wilcox will receive the Eastern Section's 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award.
For more information, visit the ASEV-Eastern Section website.
ISHS II International Workshop on Vineyard Mechanization and Grape and Wine Quality-
July 26 - July 29, 2015
8:00am-6:00pm
Fredonia, NY
Please note-This event has been cancelled due to low registration numbers.
Tailgate Meeting July 28
July 28, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Hector, NY
August 2015
Tailgate Meeting August 11
August 11, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Dundee, NY
Limiting Bird Damage in Fruit: State of the Art Pest Management Tactics
August 19, 2015
8:30am-Noon
Portland, NY
A vertebrate damage management workshop. Several webinar options are available, please see the attached flyer for complete details.
Tailgate Meeting for Winemakers
August 20, 2015
5:00pm
The main focus of this meeting is to provide area winemakers with some information about the 2015 growing season, how the season might affect this year's harvest, and discussing what we know (and don't know) about how various practices and factors in the vineyard do or don't influence fruit and wine quality.
Pre-Harvest Field Meeting
August 24, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Penn Yan, NY
The primary focus of this field meeting will be a couple of research projects being conducted by Dr. Justine Vanden Heuvel and her lab.
Final Tailgate Meeting of the Season is August 25
August 25, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Romulus, NY
Our annual series of tailgate meetings will conclude on Tuesday, August 25 with our final meeting at Buttonwood Grove Winery in Romulus.
Hops Harvest and Processing Workshop-CANCELLED!!!!!!
August 26, 2015
3:00-5:00pm or 6:00-8:00pm
Portland, NY
2015 Hops Harvest and Processing Workshop. Choose the session that fits your busy schedule! Learn how to time your hops harvest, why your hops look like they do, and see harvester demos.
September 2015
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October 2015
Crop Insurance Meeting
October 28, 2015
7:00pm
Portland, NY
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program (LERGP) will be holding a series of meetings to educate local growers interested in crop insurance. Crop insurance has become a significant risk management tool for area growers, particularly specialty crop growers like grapes. Currently over 70% of grape growers rely on crop insurance as a risk management tool in Chautauqua County.
November 2015
Cornell Recent Advances in Viticulture and Enology (CRAVE) Conference
November 4, 2015
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Ithaca, NY
The annual CRAVE (Cornell Recent Advances in Viticulture and Enology) conference features 15 minute presentations by Cornell faculty, extension associates, and graduate students on current extension and research topics of their choice. For this year’s conference, we would like to invite members of the industry to log on for as little or as much time as you want to hear cutting-edge presentations about viticulture, enology, economics and more. Find out what Cornell Research and Extension faculty and staff have been up to this past year.
LERGP Fall Coffee Pot Meeting
November 9, 2015
10:00am
Lockport, NY
Let's talk harvest, 2015 year in review and crop insurance. There are Crop Insurance updates that need to be addressed prior to November 20, 2015 and we have updates on 2015 disease and pest issues.
LERGP CLEREL CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday
November 26 - November 27, 2015
The CLEREL facility will be closed Thursday, November 26, 2015 and Friday, November 27, 2015 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will reopen on Monday, November 30, 2015. Enjoy the holiday!
December 2015
Pruning Workshop
December 4, 2015
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Penn Yan, NY
Learn how to prune grapevines with Cornell Cooperative Extension! This hands-on class will get you sharpening your skills out in the Finger Lakes Teaching and Demonstration Vineyard, so dress warmly, bring your shears, and be ready to put your new pruning prowess into practice.
CLEREL Winter Break Schedule
December 25 - January 4, 2016
The CLEREL facility will be closing on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at end of day, and will remain closed until Monday, January 4, 2016. The team at CLEREL wishes you a very happy holiday season! We look forward to working with you in the New Year!
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