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The Hudson Valley Regional Fruit Program is an educational program serving the commercial fruit industries of the lower Hudson Valley region of New York, including Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Rensselaer and Ulster Counties. Upcoming Events: Daily "Grower Alert" e-mails resume March 12, 2012 - Don’t forget to re-enroll in CCE of Columbia, Dutchess, Orange or Ulster before March 12th to receive these messages! Cherry Planting Systems and High Tunnel Production Demonstration Workshop - April 24, 2012 DEC Spring 2012 Pesticide License Training Schedules   News and Grower Alerts: The Hudson Valley Lab Vineyard Weekly Report We hope to provide you with weekly updates and reminders for you to use in you viticultural endeavors! Visit the Grapes and Enology Resources Page to see the latest vinyard news. Audio-Enhanced PowerPoint Presentations The ability to find and  recall information presented at meetings is limited. How could we capture the critical parts of presentations (slides plus speakers explanations) and make them easy to find and readily available to growers when they need them?  Through a grant from NE IPM, we have begun taking Fruit Growers’ School presentations and combining the PowerPoint slides with audio recording of the speakers made at the meetings.  You can get view some Audio-enhanced PowerPoints from the 2011 School by visiting the Tree Fruit Resources page.  From there, look at Production or Pest Management sections.  If you still have trouble, here is a link to an example – The presentation of Dr. Tracy Leskey on Brown Marmorated Stinkbug. Audio-enhanced PowerPoint presentations from the 2012 Fruit Growers School will be created and put on the website over the next month.   In the meantime, help us evaluate the usefullness of this technology by completing a short questionaire. Tracking Invasives Using Your iPhone - The BMSB Citizen Science project: ...Click Here to learn Help us document the distribution of this invasive pest in New York. Brown Marmorated Stinkbug Project: The ENY-Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Project was begun in 2010 to address the potential impact this invasive species could have on commercial agricultural commodities as well as the nusiance apect of this pest around human structures. The Hudson Valley Region, along with Metropolitan NY and Long Island may currently be the leading edge of the population expansion. Click Here to learn more about this pest and Cornell's efforts to deal with its impacts. Choosing the Right Rootstock for the New Cornell Apple Varieties: The success of a new variety depends on the ability of the grower to choose the optimal rootstock for their particular soil, climate, orchard system and tree spacing. Click here to learn about the current recommendations on rootstocks for the new Cornell varieties "NY1" and "NY2". 2012 Pest Management Guideline Manuals: Copies of 2012 Tree Fruit, Small Fruit and Grape Manuals are available at your local Extension office, or can be purchased at that time by calling 607-255-7282 or https://psep.cce.cornell.edu/store/Guidelines/ . Click here to link to on-line versions of the 2011 Pest Management Guidelines. A Grower's Guide To Organic Apples: Reliable science-based information for commercial organic tree fruit production in cool humid regions such as the Northeastern United States has been difficult to find. This Cornell guide compiles information from university research trials, making available the essential elements for organic apple production. Click here to link to the on-line version. 2010 Production Guide For Organic Grapes: This guide for organic grape production is an outline of cultural and pest management practices and includes topics that have an impact on improving plant health and reducing pest problems. More research on growing perennial crops organically is needed, especially in the area of pest management. This guide attempts to compile the most current information available, but acknowledges that effective means of organic control are not available for many pests. Click here to link to the on-line version. NY Vineyard Site Evaluation System:  As the grape and wine industry in New York has grown, there is a need to make wise decisions about sites for vineyards. The high investment required and the longevity of vineyards makes good decisions at the beginning critical. The goal of this project is to provide a wealth of information needed to understand New York’s varied geography and climates, and to provide key data for sites for potential grape planting. Click here to link to the on-line vineyard evaluation system.

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