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Mini-cucumbers show promise at Harvest Fresh Farms

by Jennifer Wagester OAKFIELD, NY — Three years ago, Triple P Farms owner Daniel “Pudgie” Riner teamed up with A.J. Wormuth and delegated greenhouse space for cucumbers. While no one locally was growing cucumbers, all indicators pointed to market potential. The “eat local” movement was on the rise; fresh, whole foods were gaining in importance; and winter cucumber quality was poor as most cucumbers are imported from Canada or Mexico. So Pudgie and A.J. took a chance and formed Harvest Fresh Farms to grow cucumbers.

Year one was all trial and error. Two hundred plants consisting of seven varieties were planted at the start.

Mini-cucumbers, long European cucumbers, and the “slicer” (similar to a field cucumber) were grown in this first batch. Pudgie and A.J. wanted to find out which varieties grew well in greenhouse conditions and what type of cucumber consumers liked best.

Samples were given to everyone who would try them.

Friends and family, produce store managers, farm market customers, etc. were asked for their opinions. Overall, the mini-cucumber proved to be the favorite. Its small size of six inches and thin skin makes it perfect for snacking, slicing for a sandwich, and putting in salad. No peeling is required and the single serving size means no unused portions to bag or wrap to keep fresh.

Once the cucumber type was selected, seedlings were established in 2010 (year two) to cover about 3/4 of an acre of greenhouse space. Little information was available on growing cucumbers in a greenhouse.

Cooperative Extension agents were consulted as well as others in the greenhouse industry.

Initially, plants were grown in three gallon plastic bag pots.

Each pot contained one plant that was fed water and fertilizer by a drip line. Plant spacing was about one foot in the drip line and two feet between rows.

Cucumber yields were sporadic in a three gallon pot.

The plants would produce in high volumes and then rest before producing another batch of fruit. It was determined that a larger root system might be needed to ensure optimum nutrient uptake. In 2011, the pot size was increased to five gallons.

Daniel “Pudgie” Riner and A.J. Wormuth work as a team to successfully grow and market their mini-cucumbers.

Photos by Jennifer Wagester

Cucumbers spaced close together did not grow as well as those with more spacing.

The row spacing was upped to four feet and plant growth improved. The plants seemed to need more sunlight than close spacing could provide.

The increased row size also made harvesting easier as carts and other equipment could easily be transported up and down the alleys.

After two years of trial and error, a protocol for managing plant growth is in place.

Seeds are started in green-

house trays and are later transplanted to the five gallon pots. Early flowers are stripped to encourage leaf development. Once eight big leaves are established, flowers are left to develop into cucumbers. Plastic binder twine and clips are used as a trellis to support the plant.

Regular pruning keeps the plants directing their energy to fruit production.

Powdery mildew is a constant threat. Resistant varieties are selected, which minimizes spraying. When spray-

Mini-cucumbers are hand sorted and packed six to a tray. They are immediately wrapped to seal in freshness and then placed in the cooler.

ing is needed, greenhouse approved botanicals are used.

The short re-entry time of 12 hours is needed to ensure harvesting is not interrupted.

Aphids are another big threat to plant production. Baby wasps were introduced as predator insects to reduce aphid populations. However, the baby wasps did not seem to be effective.

Timing is everything to ensure yields are consistent.

Young plants are not yet productive and older plants yield less fruit. Pudgie and A.J. consider a plant lifecycle to be 15 weeks. They are still in the process of setting a growing schedule that keeps yields up all year long. This past year’s “double cropping” has helped. As cucumbers in one part of the greenhouse start to age, cucumber seedlings are established in another section of the greenhouse. Having a double crop in the lower stages of productivity keeps yields up until the new plants are at full capacity.

Production volume is a big component to successful marketing. For now, Harvest Fresh Farms operates on a small scale and supplies locally owned grocery stores.

Larger retailers like Tops and

Wegmans also carry the minicucumbers in their local stores. A.J.’s experiences with larger retailers have shown that their product is in demand. Their biggest challenge is keeping shelves stocked. Tops and Wegmans have been supportive.

Harvest Fresh Farms is working with them to increase production to meet their supply needs.

The mini-cucumbers are marketed under the Harvest Fresh Farms label. To pack the mini-cucumbers for sale, harvested fruit is immediately transported to the packing facility. Six mini-cucumbers are placed on a black foam food service tray. They are then wrapped with clear food-grade plastic. The label is placed on the top or the bottom of the package depending on the retailer’s requirements. Then the final product is placed in a cooler before it is transported to its retail destination.

Cucumbers that grow beyond the standard size are wrapped on white foam trays and sold to the food service industry.

The company is looking forward to achieving profitability in their third year and hopes to expand in the future.

Harvest Fresh Farms staff pick mini-cucumbers by hand.

by Tamara Scully WALDEN HEIGHTS, VT — Todd Parlo and family have established a certified organic farm, with a mission of being “a model of growing fruit and nursery plants in a fully sustainable manner.”

The farm consists of an orchard and propagation area and an area devoted to the nursery. The farm offers retail sales of nursery stock, custom grafting of fruit trees, and a small farm market offering up the orchard’s fruit. They also hold customer seminars, complete with field work and class- Young Leo offers samples of the family's apple varieties during based learning, to help oth- an apple tasting in the orchard.

Photos courtesy of Walden Heights ers gain knowledge of growing food. other edible fruiting plants.

The nursery stock here is passion.”

Bareroot plants are shipped 99 percent propagated on Diverse Selection dormant. Strawberries sold site, via grafting, rootstock At any given time, the here are unique, in that they growing and seed saving, with occasional purchase of nursery typically has about are dug and sold during the rootstock in order to expand 150 apple tree cultivars summer, when the plant nata v a i l a b l e urally propagates itself, the plant for sale. rather than dug in the fall availability From Lodi and stored in coolers for — and “Every year we add t o spring planting.

Parlo can Macouns, While many plants are c u s t o m more cultivars to the Duchess of field-grown, they do also graft anyOldenburg, grow in pots. Potted plants thing a orchard ... but, to be a n d are kept watered with collectc u s t o m e r honest, this has a lot W e s t f i e l d ed rain water, and if rain is is seeking.

Seek No scarce, well water, delivered Last year less to do with common F u r t h e r , by hand. Field grown plants alone, he sense and more to do the farm is are kept mulched to retain grafted a veritable soil moisture. The orchard is 3 , 0 0 0 with passion.” vault of not irrigated, relying on the trees. h e i r l o o m high content of organic mat“ W e ~ Todd Parlo v a r i e t i e s . ter to keep plants hydrated. began by In the planting Harsh Environment and growing ourselves root- orchard, there are over 400 The land is wooded and stock from seed or cutting. varieties of apple trees growhilly, and at 1,700 feet above These are then grafted and ing.

The farm also sells sea level, the farm sits high grown out a year or two.

Scionwood is collected from scionwood from its fruit on a northwestern slope, our orchard,” Parlo said. “It trees, in a rotating selection overlooking the valley below. is important in a cultural of cultivars each year. It is Temperatures reach minus available from late February 38°F, wind blows hard, and sense to spread diversity,” Some unsold plants from through April, during the the soil is just plain rocky. the nursery are added to the dormant season. Rootstock is The reality is that it is just not an ideal location for conorchard each season, while also sold, as are seeds.

“We love and support the ventional farming. But Parlo others are grouped together, covered with mulch and idea of diversity,” Parlo said. has endeavored to make this packed with hay bales for “We can custom graft any of land productive.

The biggest pest issues at over -wintering protection. the cultivars and get them to There are no end-of-season the public with a year’s the farm are meadow and sales, as plants are grown heads-up. We also custom pine voles. Old-fashioned on-site year -round. Plants graft trees with wood we do spring-loaded traps, baited here have to survive in the not have here, when cus- with peanut butter, do the harsh climate of Vermont’s tomers send their own, or we trick. Guards are put on get scionwood from else- orchard trees. A 9-feet high Northeast Kingdom.

“The saleable window for where for special order.” wire fence helps keep deer The nursery has numerous and moose out of the each tree is only a couple of of blueberries, orchard. years, at which time it needs varieties to be planted,” Parlo said. strawberries, grapes, pears, Parlo does not utilize all of “Every year we add more cul- raspberries, currants, elder- the organically approved tivars to the orchard ... but, berries, cherries and plums methods available to certified to be honest, this has a lot for sale. Unusual plants growers. While these prodless to do with common include hardy kiwi, a variety ucts may allow him a higher sense and more to do with of nut trees, ligonberries, and yield from his fruit trees, he

feels that they are not sustainable, and can be as toxic as other chemicals. While he does have a low yield of tree fruit for retail sale, compared to conventional growers, the yield from bush fruits is comparable.

The reason for tree fruit not being marketable retail is typically a small blemish, which does not affect the fruit quality, Parlo said.

However, he does not believe that the customer’s desire for a perfect fruit justifies the utilization of chemicals. He knows that much of his tree fruit is not going to sell for top retail dollar. But with a wide variety of uncommon apples, a growing interest in old-fashioned cultivars and more people looking for “seconds” for cooking, Parlo’s harvest is not wasted.

Teaching “We offer education so that people can feed themselves and others. It is amazing to me how little the public actu-

ally knows about food and plant production,” Parlo said.

“We think of this farm a lot more as a classroom than a farm. Nowadays we offer consultations, workshops and tutoring to educate others with what we have learned.”

Classes at the nursery are hands-on, with field demonstrations and classroom education combined. Classes cover pruning techniques, grafting, and fruit cultivation and explain the growing methods used on the farm.

Students have ranged from kindergarten-aged to 90-year olds, Parlo said, and he has led classes for amateurs as well as professional growers.

Since 1998, Walden Heights has “set out to grow healthy crops, in a tough landscape, and to do so in a manner that could be replicated by average folk, and done so forever,” Parlo explained. It’s a simple philosophy that requires a lot of hard work. The fruits of the labor are, however, worth it.

Fruit tree grafts in the nursery bed. The nursery performs more than 3,000 grafts each year.

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Grafting diversity and growing organically: Hundreds of apple cultivars are available at Vemont’s Walden Heights Nursery and Orchard

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Spotted Wing Drosophila — Medfly of the East

by Sanne Kure-Jensen The small fruit fly, Spotted Wing Drosophila, attacks healthy fruit just as it begins to color or ripen and has been found across New England in 2011. SWD larvae, secondary insects and fungi then develop and devastate ripening fruit, making them unsalable and inedible. Nearly 50 growers and vineyard managers recently attended a presentation given by Dr. Richard Cowles of the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station (CAES) called “Spotted Wing Drosophila Update and Importance for Small Fruit Growers.”

Cowles said, “New England agriculture offers conditions perfectly suited to this pest.” There are small diversified farms with multiple fruits all season long. Many farms have hedgerows of native and invasive shrubs offering extended season fruit and winter habitat. Favorites include brambles, wild

strawberries and pokeweed, each very common on farms as well as in neighboring wild areas.

Burial and composting of fruit pumice is not an effective control technique so wineries and other producers are urged to cover crop waste with plastic and solarize them in midsummer and when conditions permit.

Threat The SWD may have about seven generations per year in the Northeast, with about 10 days per generation during peak activity. Females lay about 10 eggs per day from April through November. This is a 50-fold increase every 10 days. To prevent a population explosion and control the population, 98-99 percent control must be maintained. This pattern makes developing pesticide resistance likely so a varied treatment plan is recommended.

Cover photo by Jennifer Wagester A.J. Wormuth of Harvest Fresh Farms notes growth for cucumber plants nearing their fruit bearing stage.

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Originally from Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea, scientists have projected the likely zones where SWD is adapted and will easily overwinter and thrive as the entire eastern half of the U.S. as well as a narrow band along the West Coast.

The SWD was first sighted in California in 2008. It quickly spread to Oregon, Washington and Florida by 2009. It is estimated to have caused one-half billion dollars of losses annually in West Coast states. By 2010 SWD was found in Utah, Michigan, Louisiana, Georgia, South and North Carolina. In 2011 SWD had spread up the remaining East Coast aided by the Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Previous work in Japan and the Pacific Northwest has found the following cultivated fruits are at risk from the SWD: apples, Asian pears, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cherries, kiwi, elderberry, figs, grapes, Italian prunes, mulberries, nectarines, peaches, persimmons, plumcots, satyma plums, raspberries, strawberries and tomatoes (especially split fruit).

Heather Faubert of the University of Rhode Island and Chris Maier of CAES have found these wild or ornamental plants to host SWD: American pokeweed, autumn olive, beach plum, climbing nightshade, crabapple, fox grape, Japanese yew, Kousa dogwood, porcelain berry and seaside rose, giving added incentives to remove the invasive species.

Monitor Cowles recommends monitoring for SWD with baited traps, which can be homemade or purchased. If making traps, a red band over the top twothirds of the container increases effectiveness.

Since the SWD overwinters as adults, it may be possible to trap them on warm winter days reducing the spring population. Cowles recommends keeping traps out year-round or as temperatures indicate.

Prevention Blueberries may be protected with fine netting (0.98 mm opening or less).

Cowles suggests treating the netting with pyrethroids and to pick and remove all overripe fruit. It is important to allow native pollinators, bumblebees and honeybees to complete their work before installing the netting, and to enclose bees within the netting if pollination is still required for crops.

Treatment Options Cowles provided an overview of conventional approaches tested in other states. These methods involve spraying in the fruit zone just as the fruit begin to change color; there is no need to spray the whole plant canopy. Apply a full spray of malathion, pyrethroid, spinosyn or dinotefuran per label directions. Be sure to follow Days to Harvest precautions. Alternate row spraying and a 50 foot border spray can be effective. Repeat applications should be made at five to seven day intervals per label directions.

Organic operations have only one approved and effective treatment (spinosyn insecticides) and complete

Dr. Richard Cowles of the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station presents options for controlling the Spotted Wing Drosophila to a group of nearly 50 growers and vineyard managers at a recent presentation on the invasive fruit fly.

Photo by Sanne Kure-Jensen reliance on this class of insecticides risks rapid resistance development.

Rotating active ingredients, diligent sanitation and exclusion netting are their best hopes of control.

The USDA is working with parasitic wasps, some of which are native. It will be some time before quantities of the wasp grow to effective numbers.

Cowles said a fungus would be the most likely biological control to be effective because fungi can increase so rapidly; this is being researched. A Beauveria bassiana strain, effective on some flies, is currently allowed in animal operations but is not yet approved for use with fruit crops.

Research Continues When fruit flies’ feet ‘taste’ something sweet, a feeding response is triggered. Cowles and other researchers will be testing sweetened (sugar, molasses or artificial sweeteners) pesticide treatments for increased effectiveness. This approach may allow the use of lower chemical concentrations.

Cowles discussed using 20 pounds of sugar, corn syrup or molasses dissolved in warm water in a 50 gallon sprayer with lower pesticide concentration then normal; a fine mist sprayer will also reduce pesticide needs saving growers money.

Other treatment approaches are being tested. Boric acid has been effective in laboratory tests and could be used in bait stations. Red sticky traps using sugar-laced, vinegar-based bait should also be effective, but need to be tested. Using artificial sweetener rather than traditional sugar would reduce the risk of sooty mold and does not provide calories to the fruit flies.

Another option is use of desiccant dusts. Cowles pointed out that a dry dislodgable dust is more effective than material stuck to plant surfaces applied through conventional wet sprays.

By: Melissa Piper Nelson Farm News Service News and views on agricultural marketing techniques.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained ~ evaluating new market opportunities Producers direct marketing to consumers have benefitted from a number of new selling options over the past decade. Farm-gate sales, community supported agriculture programs, buying clubs and new types of farmers’ markets have presented many opportunities to consider.

In marketing workshops, a primary question is still frequently asked by many producers. How do I know if a new venture will actually work for my operation?

Several key elements factor into the decision and more formal processes include time studies, advanced market research and sales projections. Before you launch into these elements three basic questions could provide a starting point to evaluate any new venture.

Does it fit into my personal philosophy of doing business? If a new type of selling opportunity presents itself, is it something that will align with how you currently operate your business, or does it take a sharp turn away from

your comfort zone? If you enjoy spending a day a week as family time, will the new venture preclude you from doing so? Will it require you to change how you think about serving your customer base or require you to hand over sales responsibilities to others? Many farm operations have written and are guided by a vision statement for the business. If a new opportunity is in direct conflict with that philosophical decision then it is possible that the new venture will either take you in an entirely new direction or put you in serious conflict with your established business premise.

Will it interfere or enhance your present operations? As enticing as new opportunities may be, you have to ask yourself how a new operation will affect what you are doing now. Will you be required to purchase new equipment? Will your method of packaging and distribution change? Will you need to hire more employees — if so, how many and at what salary? Do you need to open another store or farmers’ market stand? With new farmers’ markets opening almost daily, producers are

and family members to contribute to discussions about new ventures.

While you may feel a new opportunity is worthy of consideration and deployment, others may have differing opinions and show where challenges could present problems. Likewise, the team is also able to offer encouragement and suggest ways to take on sales situations that will profit the business in the long run.

Today producers are benefitting from many new types of direct sales methods, and these opportunities often are tempting ways to make a little more cash. Without considering how new ventures will affect others parts of the business, however, is a set-up for failure. While you may not need to do considerable and time-consuming studies, you should opt to review how new ventures impact your own business philosophy, what inputs you will need to have in place and how soon you will be able to achieve a positive return on your investment. These three elements will give you the ability to judge how a new or divergent operation will fit into your overall business plan. In this case, doing the homework actually does pay!

The above information is presented for educational purposes and should not be substituted for professional business and legal counseling.

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Today’s Marketing Objectives

encouraged to operate at several each week. The question is how to do this effectively without spreading your operation too thin.

When will the new operation pay for itself? How long will be it before you begin making a profit from the venture and all your obligations are covered?

The opportunity to make some quick cash or a little more profit is enticing, but you must consider when sales are more than cash flow and become actual profit. A new operation may look good on paper until you begin to outline the real costs of labor, equipment, harvesting, storage, transportation, marketing and time on the ground.

Producers sometimes underestimate the all the costs involved with starting new side ventures and then must pullout of a marketing situation early or cover the costs by borrowing from another part of the business. You may have interns that can provide help during the summer, but what about the fall season when you might need to recruit regular employees to cover that your interns have done throughout the spring and summer. Labor issues are frequently the deciding factor in taking on new sales opportunities.

Making an overall plan for labor distribution is extremely important for the flow of your business.

Ask your business team of employees, accountants, tax professionals

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New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey join forces TRENTON, NJ — Two of New Jersey agriculture’s most influential annual gatherings are joining forces for the first time in January 2012 to create a formidable showcase of the Garden State’s agrarian advances.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) and the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey (VGANJ) have “co-located” their respective conventions to form a massive convention/trade show. While both groups will conduct separate programs, the convention programs will offer attendees a greater choice of educational programs, a wider range of discussion topics and an enlarged trade show.

The convention/trade show is slated for the week of Jan. 17 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. The VGA convention will kick off the proceedings on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and run through Wednesday, Jan. 18. The State Convention will begin on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 18, and run through the afternoon of Jan. 19.

Highlighting the NJDA’s state agricultural convention will be “listening sessions” in which a subject-area expert will both outline an issue and entertain questions from the convention delegates. This year’s listening session topics are: • Succession Planning — With tips on the best way to transition your farm to the next generation.

• Marketing With Social Media — Manhattan-based social media expert Peter Shankman will speak to the delegates about making effective use of outlets like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter in marketing their farms.

• Crop Insurance and Risk Management — The federal government’s increasing reliance on crop insurance instead of direct disaster payments will be addressed by the USDA Under Secretary of Agriculture, Michael

Scuse. A farmer and former Secretary of Agriculture in Delaware, Scuse is responsible for all federal farm service programs.

• Farmland Preservation — State Agriculture Development Committee Executive Director Susan Payne will lead a discussion of the ongoing efforts to preserve farmland in the Garden State.

In addition to the listening sessions, there will be an educational session for farmers on the latest research and growing practices from Soil Fertility, Food Safety, Plant Growth & the Environment, Farm Safety, Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Wildlife Agritourism, and Direct Marketing as well as sessions on production of vine crops, transplants, peppers, greens, herbs, sweet corn, tomatoes, and blueberries.

Held since 1914, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s legally mandated annual convention of the state’s entire agricultural industry is truly an exercise in democracy at the grassroots level. As specified under New Jersey statutes, each year delegates representing all sectors of the industry must gather to elect two members to the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture, elect farmermembers to the Fish and Game Council, and set agricultural policy for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture through a series of formal resolutions voted on by the delegates.

Founded in 1955, the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey’s mission is to dissemi-

nate knowledge of the growing and marketing of vegetables through cooperation with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, the New Jersey and U.S. Departments of Agriculture, and all other existing organizations and committees working for or interested in the vegetable industry of the Garden State.

Each year, the VGANJ hosts a convention/ trade show where farmers attend educational sessions, earn continuing education credits, and learn about the latest advances in fruit and vegetable research. The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension plan and coordinate these sessions.

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher said the State Board determined that a

VGANJ proposal to merge the conventions would benefit all sectors of New Jersey agriculture by bringing the policy aspects of the State Convention together with the broader educational elements of the VGANJ gathering.

“Our convention is all about hearing the opinions and views of members of New Jersey’s agricultural community to help us best utilize the Department’s resources to serve this very important industry,” Secretary Fisher said. “We welcome the opportunity to widen the scope of attendees and expand our ability to hold listening sessions.

Hopefully, everyone will find the additional seminars and a trade show beneficial in helping them improve their individual operations.”

VGANJ President Joe Marino added that combining the conventions also will help the state’s

farmers stay abreast of recent developments even in tougher economic times.

“The recent economic climate has made it tough for farm families to expend the money to attend numerous conventions and trade shows typically held during the off-season,” Marino said. “We hope

that by combining two events into one, convention participants will experience a greater value in attending. If this proves successful, we hope that other New Jersey agricultural entities will want to join us, and make this convention the one ‘must-attend’ event of the year.”

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WORCESTER, MA — Worcester State University is the new 2012 host of the Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter Inc. (NOFA/Mass) Annual Winter Conference on Saturday, Jan. 14. The use of a new venue is the result of an expansion in conference registration over the past five years to over 900 participants. The conference features workshops, a keynote speech, exhibits, vendors and a catered organic lunch provided by Worcester State. The community event is designed for farmers, gardeners, consumers, landscapers, homesteaders and policy advocates.

“Anyone who eats will be interested in attending the NOFA conference,” said Conference Coordinator Cathleen O’Keefe, “... there are workshops for

teens, children and adults. Workshop topics range from farm management to ensuring a fair, equitable, regional food system, to food preservation and healthy living. There are also great practical skills workshops like knot tying and chainsaw safety.”

This year, the 2012 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference will feature keynote speaker John Jeavons of Ecology Action in Northern California. Jeavons is known internationally as the leading researcher and method developer, teacher and consultant for the smallscale, sustainable agricultural method known as GROW BIOINTENSIVE ™ mini-farming. Jeavons' food-raising methods are being used in 141 countries and by such organizations as UNICEF, Save the Children, and the

Peace Corps. Jeavons will also be teaching an all-day seminar on Designing and Planning Your Garden/Mini-Farm for the Future.

For gardeners there are workshops on Practical Seed-Saving Skills, Basic Organic Gardening, or Low Tunnels for Vegetables. Consumers might enjoy the sessions on Foraging for Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms or Maple Syrup 101. Livestock workshops include Pigs and Pork Products on the Small Farm, So You Want to Raise Grass-fed Beef, or Raising Chickens in an Urban Backyard. Foodies can whet their appetites by attending Making Fresh Mozzarella, Curing Ham, and Using a Pressure Canner.

Dennis Irish, vice president of Marketing, Government and Community Relations at Vanguard Health Systems offered a perspective on the importance of the NOFA/Mass conference.

“We in the health care field feel that the opposite of hungry is not full. It’s healthy,” Irish said. To the extent that we can improve the quality of nutrition — the consumption of fruits, vegetables and organic food, our patient-base

will benefit from it both physically and mentally. We’re looking forward to presenting at the conference.”

Conference registration is $65 per person with discounts available for NOFA members, certified farmers, students, teens and children. Seminar registration is $120. Early-bird registration discounts are available before Jan. 1. Beginning Farmer Scholarships are available for anyone who has been farming for less than 10 years.

Complete conference information is available at www.nofamass.org.

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Register now for Second Annual Beginning Farmer Conference The Second Annual Beginning Farmer and Rancher Conference will take place Feb. 18-20 in Grand Rapids, MI, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel & DeVos Place Convention Center. The conference is presented by the American Farm Bureau Federation and Start2Farm.gov.

Beginning farmers and ranchers interested in all types of agriculture are encouraged to attend.

Farm Bureau membership is not required. The conference provides an opportunity for attendees to network with other farmers from around the country and learn from experts about how to start and maintain a thriving farm or ranch business.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said beginning and young farmers and ranchers are integral to U.S. agriculture’s future.

“America’s farmers recognize that providing food that satisfies the tastes and preferences of today’s consumers is more important than ever before,” said Stallman. “We welcome into our ranks and extend a helping hand to beginning farm-

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The cost of registration is $250 per person. The registration fee includes conference materials, farm tours and meals for Saturday lunch, Sunday lunch and dinner, and

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The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Conference will be held in conjunction with the annual American Farm Bureau Young Farmers &

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NEW HAVEN, CT — Scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station have discovered that a fungus (Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum) new to the United States is killing some boxwood plants in Connecticut.

These popular, attractive plants are common landscape ornamentals often used for hedges.

Infected plants were first detected in Middlesex County during October of this year and were subsequently found in Fairfield, Hartford, and New London counties. Although the fungus causes noticeable foliar lesions and stem cankers, early infections can be diffi-

cult to detect. Once infected, plants decline rapidly. The unusually high amounts of precipitation received this year and relatively warm temperatures this fall have favored fungal growth.

Fungicides currently registered for use are not curative for boxwood blight.

The virulent fungus mainly attacks Buxus species and is a widespread problem in the United Kingdom, other areas of Western Europe, Russia (Georgia), and in New Zealand. It is unknown when or how the pathogen entered the United States or how well the fungus will survive the Connecticut winters.

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Regulatory investigations are ongoing in Connecticut and several other states to identify the sources and geographic distributions of the infection.

Current research in Connecticut focuses on molecular identification (DNA fingerprinting) of the fungus to hopefully aid in determining the source of infection and identifying a new fungicide that will control the pathogen.

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Garden Center Success returns to New England Grows SOUTH NATICK, MA — New England Grows, the premier conference and trade exposition for green industry professionals, announces the return of Garden Center Success on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Introduced to rave reviews last year, this one-day intensive seminar is tailored to the specific needs of garden center professionals.

This year’s Garden Center Success is focused on helping garden center professionals buck retail market predictions and fight for their businesses in these turbulent times. Keynote speakers include business leader and bestselling author Bill Taylor, who will share the tenets of his latest book, “Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry and Challenge Yourself.” Taylor shook up the business world with the launch of Fast Company magazine in 1995 and hasn’t stopped since — inspiring champions of change and growth who are reinventing their companies.

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“That limb sprung up from the bottom, came across and caught that bar, otherwise I don’t know what it would have done to me,” Machuga said. “It was a good thing that I had that protection on my tractor. My grandson drives it all the time so I feel safer that he has the

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Transitioning to GAPs compliance for organic farms

by Jennifer Wagester PHELPS, NY — The Fellenz family has been organic farming since 2005 and supplies a wide range of fresh produce to over 220 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members in Pittsford, Canandaigua, and Geneva. They also operate a retail farm stand at their farm and offer u-pick strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries.

This year, Fellenz Family Farm participated in a USDA pilot program that unites auditors from the USDA and Northeast Organic Farming Association — New York (NOFA-NY) Certified Organic, LLC. The resulting joint audit yielded a better understanding of how organic farms can include Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in their existing organic program.

Last fall 14 individuals from the organic farming community met at the Fellenz Family Farm to learn from the farm’s audit experience. The workshop is part of the NOFA-NY 2011 Organic Field Days. In total, 38 workshops were offered this year in conjunction with agencies such as Cornell Cooperative Extension, the USDA, and Alfred State College.

Andy Fellenz led participants through a tour of the farm and discussed how operating procedures have changed to improve food safety. Hand washing has increased as employees must wash often, especially before entering the field. All tools are cleaned before harvesting, soil on the produce is removed in the field when possible,

and produce is transported in carts or by hand to minimize ground contact.

The totes that hold produce are plastic, which allows them to be washed and sanitized.

Produce that shows damage is not harvested with consumer-ready produce. There is also no eating while harvesting as saliva can travel from mouth to hands and then to produce. The requirement to use “indoor plumbing” restroom facilities followed by hand washing also reduces contamination risks from workers. For safety, glass is not allowed in the field or packing shed. Inside high tunnels, the rows between plants such as tomatoes are narrow. Small baskets minimize contact with plants and unripe produce.

With the exception of berries, all produce is washed before being offered to CSA members or for sale. Washing produce can introduce food safety risks.

Betsy Bihn, Produce Safety Alliance Program Director and Coordinator of the National GAPs Program at Cornell University, provided suggestions for minimizing this risk.

Using batch water without sanitizer can lead to cross contamination. This happens when contaminated produce introduces pathogens to water that is later used to wash clean produce. Dr. Bihn recommended adding sanitizer to the water to prevent cross contamination. While municipal water usually has a residual of approximately 2 ppm

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From left to right: Jenny Lane and Andy Fellenz of Fellenz Family Farm show workshop participants the tools that they use to promote food safety on the farm.

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In the packing shed, Fellenz Family Farm uses food safety principals from the food service industry. Workshop participants learned how produce from the field is safely prepared for distribution.

Planting tall fescue grass as a ground cover in peach orchards helps protect peach trees from nematodes that attack tree roots, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

In a study published in the Journal of Nematology in 2010, Agricultural

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Traditionally, growers have fumigated peach orchard soils prior to planting and then used a nematode-resistant rootstock. But in recent years, growers have faced tough times that have made it difficult to afford preplant fumigants, such as Telone II

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In Georgia, rotation with coastal Bermuda grass, which can also be harvested for hay, is recommended for control of root-knot nematode. According to Nyczepir, their studies show that MaxQ may have potential as a preplant control strategy for M. incognita and M. hapla in southeastern and northeastern areas of the United States. Using this tall fescue as a preplant cover crop treatment may allow growers to reduce the use of chemical nematicides.

Preliminary data from the team’s field trials using MaxQ as a preplant cover crop have so far found that peach trees planted after the cover crop are larger than those planted in soil that is not fumigated.

Safety from A11 Edward and Eric, manage the 1,200 acre livestock farm that has been in the family for 73 years.

“Our program has increased by ten-fold the number of farmers making their tractors safe by retrofitting them with rollover protection systems,” said Dr. John May, director of NYCAMH. “This is important because a farmer’s risk of dying on the job is eight times higher than that of the average American worker.”

The ROPS program has been so successful that it expanded in recent years to New Hampshire, Vermont and Pennsylvania.

ROPS is just one of many life-saving programs sponsored by NYCAMH. For nearly 25 years, the organization has worked with New York farmers to decrease the number of farmers killed and injured on the job, address worksite hazards, prevent costly injuries and reduce workers compensation costs.

“I tell farmers now that if they want to hang around, put the protection on your tractor,” Machuga says.

For more information or to register for the ROPS rebate program, call 877-ROPS-R4U (or 877-767-7748).

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CY Farms Managing Partner Craig Yunker oversees a diverse 5,600acre farming operation in Elba and Batavia, NY. The product mix includes field crops, sod, and 1,600 acres of vegetables.

The progressive operation’s management strategies include crop diversification, soil testing, research, human resources best management practices, cost analysis, a strong management team, and crop insurance.

Although vegetable crops only account for slightly more than five percent of all the acres covered by crop insurance in New York, they represent more than 12 percent of the value of

insurance coverage on a per acre basis.

“I believe crop insurance is an underutilized resource by producers.

CY Farms has carried crop insurance at varying levels for a number of years. 2011 is the first year we bought up insurance on almost all our crops,” Yunker said, “and we have made claims for different crops. In one instance, we had too much moisture in the spring; in another, too little in July.”

“Buying up” insurance increases coverage over the flat fee CAT (catastrophic) coverage subsidized by the federal government.

The minimal CAT coverage requires farms to

pay a flat $300/crop/ county application fee for coverage of 50 percent of the farm operation’s actual production history yield with losses reimbursed at 55 percent of the established crop price.

More than a 50 percent loss must be incurred before a payment is triggered.

Growers “buy up” additional coverage for a higher premium.

Yunker said, “The grain markets were so strong this year that buying up the additional coverage was an opportunity we could not afford to pass up. The prices were at historic highs which made the insurance an unusually good buy for protection against both yield loss and price decline.”

He says the CY Farms management teams looks at the market pricing every year to determine the value of insurance as a revenue guarantee.

Multi-peril coverage insures growers against losses due to weather, price fluctuations, and unavoidable pests and diseases.

Yunker says as with any insurance the crop insurance payments do not make full remuneration for losses, but “help fill the gaps. It does not eliminate risk; it provides a cushion in the event of a loss.”

Because CY Farms has land in three counties, the farm business must purchase crop insurance for each county separately. The vegetables grown for processing are covered by one insurer as

CY Farms Managing Partner Craig Yunker.

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required by the processor; the other crops are covered by another company selected by the farm management.

“The decision to buy crop insurance is not made instantly. Policies are written in great detail and can be daunting to read. I suggest breaking out the salient points into a crop matrix or bullet list with policy page and paragraph references,” Yunker said.

For example, a policy may require vegetable

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One of 65 employees dedicates time to managing the CY Farms’ crop insurance tracking, reporting dates, and any claims filing. In 2011, the farm carried 15 different policies.

“Keeping your own good records makes a difference in how well you can apply the insurance,” Yunker notes.

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NAFDMA Convention 2012, New Opinions from the Old Dominion North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association announces the schedule for its 27th Annual Convention. The convention will be held at the Williamsburg Marriott in Williamsburg, VA, on Feb. 10-16, 2012.

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This is last NAFDMA convention to be held on the east coast for the next several years.

The focus will be on how family dynamics, business management, customer service and technology can be

leveraged for a successful farm operation. The convention includes bus tours, workshops, concurrent sessions, round table discussions, networking events and a trade show.

“Farm direct marketing is more than farming,” states Virginia Schwarzenbach, Membership Services, Communications and Marketing specialist for NAFDMA, “An astonishing 72 percent of attendees to the closing session of

the 2011 NAFDMA convention responded that their household income derives from the farm and no off-farm income. That can be a lot of pressure.

The convention will provide delegates with the information they need to effectively run all aspects of their business today.”

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Adjustments are made so a year with severe crop failure does not skew the APH calculation for the next coverage year.

Vegetable crop insurance is currently available in New York for cabbage, dry beans, green peas, onions, potatoes, fresh market and processing beans, fresh market and processing sweet corn and processing tomatoes in a varying number of New York counties by crop.

Growers in counties without designated vegetable coverage may be able to participate with a special written agreement.

The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) offers an insurance agent locator tool and information online at www3.rma.usda.gov.

While the policies are the same statewide, the quality and response of crop insurance agency services may vary. Talking with neighboring farmers can be helpful in identifying crop agents of good report.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) website offers a crop insurance education events calendar, farmer profiles, and more information online at www.agriculture.ny.gov/AP/CropIn-

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A farm’s actual production history (APH) is used to set coverage guarantees under yield and revenue insurance plans, including CAT. Producers who do not have their own APH must use county averages, which may not be to their advantage.

A minimum of four consecutive years (most recent and past) of records is required per crop and each land unit to be covered. Records include field histories, sale receipts, farm or commercial storage records.

For growers who rotate crops, records can include a year with zero acreage of the covered crop. Poor production years cannot be dropped out; once there is gap in reporting, no yield data before that year can be used.

Crop insurance agents can help growers without four successive years of records establish a starting APH that is adjusted as growers add their data year after year up to a maximum of 10 years that moves forward each consecutive year.

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Past attendees of the NAFDMA bus tours know that the networking, sharing of ideas and friendships made while on tour are invaluable to their businesses.

Those new to the NAFDMA bus tour experience last year expressed their appreciation at the group’s willingness to share. What has worked, or not worked on their farms; success stories and disheartening failures are all discussed by bus delegates with frankness and a will-

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The bus tour is a great opportunity for those seeking new ideas or ways to improve what they already do on their farms at home. The tour will appeal to those at all levels of the farming business. Those new to agritourism, those looking to diversify their produce operation and those looking for a new on-farm activity all will find something that can enhance the experiences they offer to their customers.

Trade Show and Participation Day The Trade Show will be open Feb. 13-15. This unique trade show gives delegates a chance to taste test many specialty food products, compare corn maze companies and even test drive a pedal kart. As many as 90 trade show booths will promote the latest products and services available for farm retail and on-farm entertainment.

Along with the trade show, this day features interactive sessions on some of the best marketing practices by NAFDMA members and round table discussions on a myriad of topics from liability and employee training to the next generation on the farm.

Workshops On Wednesday, Feb. 15 there will be full day workshops and mix and match half day workshops. Three workshops will be held off-site at locations in Busch Gardens, Jamestown Settlement and the Yankee Candle Flagship Store.

These workshops will focus on agritourism attractions, school tours and retailing. Workshop presenters at the convention hotel include diversity marketing expert Kelly McDonald, retail guru John Stanley, agricultural financial educator Dr. Alex White, and family business advisor Ann Dugan.

Conference The Keynote Presentation on Thursday, Feb. 16 will be by Kelly McDonald, of McDonald Marketing on how to “market to people not like you”. Her definition of diversity and how to effectively market your business through strategic marketing segmentation is the new opinion many marketers need to build their business. All featured workshop presenters will also return for one hour concurrent sessions.

Additional speakers will present sessions on subjects that include market expansion, farm to school programs, onfarm weddings, QR tags and Facebook.

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Transitioning from A12 of chlorine, its disinfecting capacity diminishes as it comes into contact with organic matter. Adding sanitizer and monitoring its concentration levels kills pathogens in the wash water.

Dr. Bihn also discouraged cooling produce that comes in warm from the field (such as tomatoes and peppers) with cold water baths. Placing warm produce in cold water can allow water entry at the stem or through blemishes. If pathogens are present in the water, these pathogens can enter otherwise clean produce.

Commercial blast chillers, coolers, or other devices that cool produce using cold air or a single pass of cold water pose less risk.

Coolers at Fellenz Family Farm operate on a first in, first out principal. This prevents produce from getting “lost” in the cooler, which reduces post harvest rot and the time for bacteria, if present, to grow.

Large shipments of fruit leave the cooler three times a week. After each shipment the cooler is thoroughly cleaned to re-

move debris that could harbor pathogens.

When Fellenz Family Farm offers u-pick onsite, a portable restroom facility with a hand washing station is provided to promote good hygiene. The farm provides clean, new containers for u-picking, though customers are allowed to bring their own containers. Clear boundaries are set to ensure customers stay in areas designated for u-pick to avoid contaminating other fields.

In the event that contamination occurs, Fellenz Family Farm can properly respond and issue a recall if necessary.

The farm keeps detailed harvest and transport logs that allow staff to trace produce from the field to its customers. If a problem is reported, CSA members who are affected can be contacted and made aware of the situation. Recently, Andy Fellenz tested their communication network. CSA customers were sent a “test” e-mail and asked to reply — approximately 90 percent responded.

The retail farm stand was not included in the recall plan as its cus-

tomers are usually unidentified. However, produce records that include the times at which the produce was available for sale are kept. These records allow the farm to trace produce if a customer reports contamination or quality issues.

Overall, Andy Fellenz considered the joint audit a good learning experience for his farm and for the auditors. While reviewing his farm, the

auditors discussed many of the audit requirements and gained a greater understanding of how their agencies impact producers. Dr. Bihn noted this is one of the pilot program’s goals as it facilitates coordination between two agencies.

The Fellenz Family Farm wants to ensure their produce is safe, and the audit process showed how the farm can further reduce food safety risks. Andy Fel-

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Ogonowski Award for distinguished service to agriculture presented DANVERS, MA — Local farmer Glenn Cook is the 2011 winner of the John Ogonowski Award.

The award was presented at the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Annual Meeting, held Dec. 1-2 in Fitchburg, MA. MFBF President Dr. A. Richard Bonanno made the announcement at the annual awards banquet, and presented Glenn with a plaque and engraved award. Cook offered a humble and heartfelt acceptance speech, thanking those who nominated and voted for him, and acknowledging the esteemed company of the other nominees.

“I’m truly honored just to be nominated along with this group of incredibly dedicated people, some of whom served as my mentors,” Cook said.

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11 terrorist attack. John was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the World Trade Center. John was actively involved in the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, renting land to immigrant farmers from Cambodia and then serving as a mentor to them as they learned how to farm in this region. John loved farming and was also very active with the Dracut Land Trust, working to preserve open space for future generations.

Cook has had a lifelong love of farming. He began his career in agriculture while still in high school, co-managing a

farm in Hamilton. He went on to receive a degree in horticulture, specializing in the cultivation of fruit. Over the years he worked at a number of nurseries and orchards, and also taught at Essex Agricultural Institute. Glenn and his wife, Karen, purchased farm property in Amesbury and later merged their business with his parents’, forming Cider Hill Farm.

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The school will be held in the auditorium of the Person County Extension Center, 304 S. Morgan Street, Roxboro, NC. For directions, go to www.ces.ncsu.edu/person/pext_map.html The cost of the one-day school is $25 for the first person of a family or business and includes lunch. The cost is $15 for each additional family member or business associate, which also includes lunch. Pre-registration by Feb. 24 is required to guarantee a seat and lunch.

For a copy of the program, pre-registration form, and a list of local motels, go to: http://g ranville.ces.ncsu.edu and click on “2012 Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School” or contact Carl Cantaluppi at carl_cantaluppi@ncsu.edu.

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Pete’s Greens celebrates new barn

by Bethany M. Dunbar CRAFTSBURY, VT — Pete’s Greens celebrated its new barn on Dec. 3 with an open house and tours. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch were among those attending and congratulating Pete Johnson and his crew.

“This is pretty much Thanksgiving for us,” said Johnson. “Thanks so much. It’s really been a major ride.”

On Jan. 12, 2011, fire destroyed the former dairy barn at Pete’s Greens.

With the barn went lots of equipment

and lots of vegetables.

What didn’t get destroyed was Johnson’s customer base and all those who wanted to make sure Pete’s Greens would be up and running again as soon as possible. Friends started a fund-raising effort called Bid for the Barn that generated enough donations to get the rebuilding process rolling right away.

With the Center for an Agricultural Economy, Johnson created the Vermont Farm Fund and gave back $40,000 of that money to be available

Isaac Jacobs was the main builder of the new barn. He and his wife, Melissa, had a daughter, Iris, in October.

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The money was made available to help farmers hurt by Tropical Storm Irene.

“This has been a group effort,” said Shumlin. “A renaissance in Vermont agriculture.”

He said he remembers the fundraiser at Higher Ground, a dance hot spot in Burlington, after the fire because there were about 400 people in attendance. Many of them — probably 60 or 70 young people — came up to the governor in the course of the evening to tell him about their farms.

These young people are raising beef, pork, vegetables, cheese, goats, and everything else you can think of. They told him, “I’m making money growing food in Vermont.”

Shumlin said “As Americans care

Pete Johnson, left, visits with Gov. Peter Shumlin at the grand opening of the new barn Saturday.

Pete’s B5 Photos by Bethany M. Dunbar

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Two New Jersey agricultural conventions will ring in the New Year TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey’s first-ever co-location of two of its most influential agricultural gatherings continues to pick up steam, as prominent speakers and presenters are added to the rosters of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey (VGANJ) conventions.

The co-located conventions will take place at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, with the Vegetable Growers meeting and trade show kicking things off on Monday, Jan. 16, and running through Wednesday, Jan. 18.

The State Agricultural Convention will be held Jan. 18 and 19.

While both groups will conduct separate programs, the conventions will appeal to New Jersey’s diverse agricultural industry by promoting greater participation and interaction among a wider cross-section of industry members from all sectors.

The NJDA’s convention will again feature four “listening sessions” on issues of specific interest to farmers. Each will start with a presentation by an expert in the field and then transition into a question-and-answer session. One of those sessions — focusing on the growing importance of crop-insurance programs to replace direct disaster payments by the federal government — is slated to be led by USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse, the former secretary of agriculture of Delaware, a state with agriculture similar to New Jersey’s.

The three other listening sessions are: Succession Planning — With tips on the best way to transition your farm to the next generation from Financial Advisor Elwyn G. Voss of the Norwich, NY-based Voss Group.

Marketing With Social Media — Manhattanbased social media expert Peter Shankman will speak to the delegates about making effective use of outlets like Facebook and Twitter in

marketing their farms.

Farmland Preservation — State Agriculture Development Committee Executive Director Susan Payne will lead a discussion of the ongoing efforts to preserve farmland in the Garden State.

Tentatively scheduled to address attendees at the annual Delegates Dinner on Jan. 18 is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Gov. Christie addressed the delegates at the State Agricultural Convention two years ago and received a rousing reception for his statements in support of the state’s agricultural industry.

Held since 1914, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s legally mandated annual convention of the state’s entire agricultural industry is truly an exercise in democracy at the grassroots level. As specified under New Jersey statutes, each year delegates representing all sectors of the industry must gather to elect two members to the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture, elect farmermembers to the Fish and Game Council, and set agricultural policy for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture through a series of formal resolutions voted on by the delegates.

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Each year, the VGANJ hosts a convention/trade show where farmers attend educational sessions, earn continuing education credits, and learn about the latest advances in fruit and vegetable research. The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension plan and coordinate these sessions.

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“Our convention is all about hearing the opinions and views of members of New Jersey’s agricultural community to help us best utilize the Department’s resources to serve this very important industry,” Secretary Fisher said. “We welcome the opportunity to widen the scope of attendees and expand our ability to hold listening sessions.

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The Convention has been jointly sponsored by the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, the Maryland State Horticultural Society and the New Jersey State Horticultural Society for the past 34 years, making the 2012 Convention the 35th meeting. The National Peach Council will meet at the Convention for their annual meeting as well. The Pennsylvania State University, University of Maryland and Rutgers University Cooperative Extensions all assist in organizing the three days of educational sessions. The Convention has become one of the premier grower meetings in the Northeast.

The Great American Hall at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center hosts most of the Trade Show with over 160 exhibitors but for 2012 the Trade Show has been expanded to include additional exhibitors in the Aztec Room of the Convention Center. Specialized horticultural equipment, farm market merchandise, and packaging, are all on display along with information on the latest seed varieties, fruit varieties, pesticides and other supplies and services for the commercial grower. The trade show exhibits are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first two days, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. On Feb. 2, they open at 8 a.m. but close at 2 p.m.

Educational Program Many pesticide applicator update training credits are available to growers attending the sessions. The program covers nearly every aspect of fruit, vegetable, potato, strawberry, bramble, cut flower, greenhouse and wine grape production. Commercial growers should not pass up this terrific educational opportunity. Six or more concurrent educational sessions and workshops will be offered on all three days of the Convention.

Social Events On Jan. 31, fruit and vegetable growers will be treated to a reception followed by the annual Fruit and Vegetable Growers Dinner. The Dinner will include awards and recognitions after a delicious buffet dinner. On Feb. 1, the Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Board and the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association will each sponsor evening receptions for growers. Tickets are required for the Banquet ($35).

Registration Persons registered for either the fruit, vegetable or berry programs can attend all the sessions offered (fruit, vegetable, berry, and flower sessions) plus the trade show. Registration either through the mail or at the door is required to attend both the trade show and educational sessions.

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NOFA Vermont plans Seventh Annual Direct Marketing Conference SOUTH ROYALTON, VT — Vermont farmers who sell their products directly to their local communities through farmers’ markets, farm stands, and CSA farms, will gather for a day of workshops and networking on Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton.

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont’s Seventh Annual Direct Marketing Conference is designed to bring together farmers and market experts to serve as an educational opportunity helping farmers build stronger market-

ing opportunities to serve the thriving Vermont market for local food.

The conference will feature 19 workshops on a variety of marketing and market development topics including Leveraging Customer Relationships Into Year Round Sales, Marketing Toolkit: Planning and Measurement Strategies, and Strategies for Grassroots Fundraising. The conference will also host the annual meeting of the Vermont Farmers’ Market Association.

In addition to these opportunities, conference attendees will enjoy a

Save the date for MANTS 2012 The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) is widely known as The Masterpiece of Trade Shows. Incorporated in Maryland in 1970, its co-sponsors are the state Nursery and Landscape Associations of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The 2012 show will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD. The 2012 show dates are Jan. 11-13 with show hours Jan. 11and 12, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Jan. 13, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

MANTS 2011, held Jan. 5–7, 2011 marked a modest increase in attendance, with a total of 10,432 paid registrants, versus 10,200 for the 2010 Show.

There were 969 exhibiting companies displaying their wares in 1,530 booths, utilizing all the halls of the Convention Center to capacity.

The buyers in attendance represented 3,298 different companies.

In light of the recent economic situation, the Show was considered to be quite successful by Show management, exhibitors and attendees.

According to MANTS Executive Vice President Vanessa Finney, “We have received a great deal of positive feedback from our exhibitors; you could feel the energy on the show floor and the mood was upbeat and encouraging and while for many companies, it can take months to know the real results of the show, we do

know that a lot of attendees were placing orders, not just looking.”

Over 80 percent of MANTS attendees surveyed indicated that they had attended MANTS previously, reaffirming the Show’s solid standing in the industry.

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NOFA Vermont strengthens farmers’ markets and CSAs in Vermont by providing

technical assistance, collecting annual economic data, serving as the umbrella organization for the Vermont Farmers’ Market Association, and offering a farmers’ market mini-grants program.

More information about the conference is available online at www.nofavt.org. Walk-in registrations are also welcome. Each farmers’ market is invited to send a representative to the conference and to attend and vote at the annual meeting of the Vermont Farmers’ Market Association held at the conference. The market can in-

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Pete’s from B1 more and more where their food comes from,” Vermont farmers are showing the rest of the country how to grow their own food.

“You are the reason for that movement,” he said.

“Fires and storms don’t take us out.”

A similar message of thanks, congratulations, and hope for the future was heard from the representatives from the U.S. Senate and Congress.

“Working in Washington, I am more and more

appreciative and grateful to be representing this state,” said Sanders.

“This small state of Vermont is leading America in a new and healthy direction. It’s not just Pete’s Greens. This state is going to lead the country in a new direction.”

“You’re back in the fight,” said Welch.

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Pete’s Greens has 400 members of its yearround CSA. “I’m proud to be a Vermonter,” Johnson said.

“I’m proud of the guys who represent us in D.C.” Pete’s Greens has 12 year-round employees and 20 in the summer.

Isaac Jacobs, one of the employees, was in charge of building the barn.

Johnson said thanks to Jacobs and the rest of the crew and all those who helped. In five months they went

from digging a foundation to having a space to work inside.

“There’s still a bunch of work to be done, but we feel pretty good about where we are at today.”

Pete’s Greens employees (and one friend) of the business who helped make it all happen are portrayed on a huge mural on the side of the wall, painted by Tara Goreau, a recent graduate of Johnson State College.

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Johnson said sometimes those goals were somewhat hard to meet, and the crew would be working until well after dark to accomplish them. He said Williams kept on after that, setting goals for what should get done each day and staying until it was done as they built the new barn.

Williams is depicted sprinting across the fields in the mural. That part of the mural was covered until the festivities, and as a small curtain was

pulled off, Williams ran into a back room to avoid the extra attention.

He came back out a few minutes later, though, and he and Deb Rosewolf, who works for Pete’s Greens, talked about what a hard worker Johnson is and how generous he is.

“I started working for Pete seven years ago,” Rosewolf said. “We believe in him. You’ve got to believe in him.”

Johnson is working on a plan to expand Pete’s Greens to add eight more acres of greenhouses in Coventry, using waste heat from the landfill to heat them.

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Farm food safety training course offered Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Vegetable Program, the Lake Ontario Fruit Team, the Cornell National GAPs Program, and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets will be running a series of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) trainings for 2012. The first, Farm Food Safety Training, will be held at the Livingston County Highway Department facility, 4389 Gypsy Lane, Mt. Morris, NY, Jan. 4 and 5. Registration and coffee begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days. Lunch is included.

This is for those farmers who are being required by buyers to provide third party verification of their food safety practices and for farmers thinking about moving in this direction, with Federal Food Safety Legislation a reality in the very near future.

The first day will focus on the details of what GAPs is, how it works, and what it means for farming operations. The second day will be devoted to helping participants write a food safety plan as required for audit certification or if attendees just want to

have one for themselves to implement on their farms.

A laptop computer is required for the second day. If you need to borrow one, please let us know ahead of time so we can have one available. In addition, if you have a person from your farm who has better computer skills, you can bring them for day two. It is strongly recommended that you attend day one in order to begin writing your food safety plan on day two. Pre-registration is advisable because space is limited for the second day.

The cost is $100 for two days for one farm member and $20 per additional member for both days.

This is a three day class — the first two days are in the classroom and the third is to be announced. Attendance is optional for the third day, which will be held during the growing season on a participant’s farm for a mock audit.

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tute of Floristry, Minneapolis, MN; David Gaul, AAF, D.W.F Wholesale Florists, Denver, CO; and Tom Hofeditz, Baisch & Skinner Inc., St. Louis, MO. Retailers Council Seth Carey, Carey’s Flowers Inc., South Hadley, MA; Doug Fick, Broadway Floral Home and Garden, Portland, OR; and Tara Prior, Silver Fox Florist, Westlake, Ohio.

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A little known agricultural resource Exchange Visitor J1 Visa program provides alternatives for seasonal help Finding quality labor or seasonal help is an issue that many agricultural producers struggle with.

Many farms and rural businesses are aware of the H-2A visa program, including the obstacles, that allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs for which U.S. workers are not available. However, fewer are taking advantage of the Exchange Visitor J1 Visa program, which enables experienced international interns and trainees to be placed on U.S. farms and agricultural operations and creates opportunities for a cross-cultural exchange of ideas.

Those farms that have hosted J1 interns typically become long term repeat participants in the program. “Fernando’s work ethic and desire to succeed far exceeded my expectations,” explains CAEP host Renee Smith, own-

er of Santa Lucia Farm in Santa Ynex, CA, about their 2011 intern Fernando Luna. “He is extremely responsible and professional.”

A key difference with the J1 program is the education or experience requirement. The intent is that the foreign national will arrive experienced, gain additional training, share their knowledge with the U.S. host farm, and return to their home country to further their agricultural career and improve their community.

“My biggest dream is to have my own organization working on solving agricultural and environmental issues back home in Haiti,” said CAEP trainee Ronel LeFranc, currently placed at Cedar Circle farm in New Hampshire.

“I would like to get as much knowledge as possible in these fields through

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CAEP ... work hard, and be an example for my little brothers and children from low income families to encourage them to take their education seriously because it is the key to success.”

Two types of J1 visas are allowed for agricultural workers; Trainees or Interns.

A Trainee must be a foreign national who has: • A degree or professional certificate from a foreign post-secondary academic institution and at least one year of prior

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Resource from B8 related work experience in his or her occupational field outside the United States; or • Five years of work experience outside the United States in the occupational field in which they are seeking training.

An Intern must be a foreign national: • Who is currently enrolled in and pursuing studies at a foreign degree- or certificate-granting, post-secondary academic institution outside the United States, or has graduated from such an

Andril Bedoshvili, a CAEP J1 intern from Ukraine, and Pedro Ribeiro Tannus, a CAEP J1 intern from Brazil on a host farm in Massachusetts.

Luis Navasquillo Dalmau, a CAEP J1 intern from Spain and Felipe da Silva Santos, a CAEP J1 intern from Brazil, pick berries at a host farm in Massachusetts. institution no more than 12 months prior to his or her exchange visitor program start date. The Intern also must have a minimum of one year of prior related work experience in his or her occu-

pational field.

Trainees and Interns are allowed to work in J1 Agricultural placements in the United States for up to 12 months.

In carrying out the re-

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Resource from B9 sponsibilities of the Exchange Visitor Program, the Department of State (DOS) designates public and private entities, such as the Communicating for Agriculture Scholarship and Education Foundation (CA), to act as exchange sponsors. CA, which was established in 1981 as a 501c3 nonprofit organization for the purpose of encouraging young people to further their careers in agriculture, sets up internships and training opportunities through its administering organization CA Education Programs (CAEP).

Over 30 programs are available through CAEP in Agriculture, Horticulture, Enology and Equine. CAEP has created training opportunities for over 20,000 young adults from 50 countries around the globe in order to further their career knowledge and personal strengths, and to experience life in another cultural setting.

CAEP has placed J1 interns and trainees in all size operations around the U.S., from family run farms to larger rural businesses such as Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm in Massachusetts or The Chef’s Garden in Ohio.

“We match qualified interns and trainees based on the needs of the host farm or operation,” states CAEP Coordinator Craig Schmuck. “The program provides the vocational component to agricultural education for the partici-

pant, and hosts often learn as much from them.”

As the sponsoring organization, CAEP facilitates the entry of foreign nationals into the U.S. as exchange visitors, and ensures completion of necessary visa paperwork and program objectives set by the U.S. State Department. By handling the visa logistics, travel arrangements, pre-arrival training and technical support, CAEP makes it easy for host companies looking for J1 placements under the categories of Agriculture, Horticulture, Enology and Equine.

The Exchange Visitor J1 Visa Program promotes mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by educational and cultural exchanges. It is a way for fruit and vegetable growers to gain an experienced and motivated seasonal worker, and provide life-long opportunities for a cultural exchange of ideas.

About CAEP: CAEP offers practical, on-the-job training, cultural experience and education benefitting interns, trainees and host businesses around the world. The company is based in Fergus Falls, MN, and primarily places international trainees in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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Researchers at North Carolina State University will use funding from a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to help southern strawberry growers battle some common plant diseases.

Anthracnose and Phytophthora pathogens

cause nearly $6 million in strawberry crop losses every year. This past year, growers had particular problems with new plants that were already infected before the plants arrived at nurseries.

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showing symptoms for several days. As rain or water from daily watering splashes from the plants, pathogens can spread to uninfected plants.

Dr. Frank Louws, a plant pathologist in NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sci-

ences, recently received a $169,851 USDA Southern Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) grant to develop an integrated pest management program for strawberry growers that focuses on preventing plants from being infected. For

plants already infected, Louws, who directs the National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management at NC State, and his colleagues, are working on treatment options.

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The 2012 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo is sponsored by: New York State Vegetable Growers Association Empire State Potato Growers New York State Berry Growers Association New York State Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association

New York State Horticultural Society Cornell University Cornell Cooperative Extension NYS Flower Industries

Virginia Tech University plant pathologist Dr. Charles Johnson are developing real-time diagnostic tests that will detect the pathogen at low levels. Anthracnose can be treated with a fungicide root dip before the plant goes into the field.

The pathogen spreads quickly if left untreated before planting, causing either crown rot or fruit rot. Both diseases can destroy a strawberry crop.

Phytophthora, on the other hand, is a soilborne pathogen and is currently managed with a fungicide called Ridomil Gold. However, growers have noticed early signs of Phytophthora resistance to Ridomil Gold, so Louws’ team will study the pathogen itself to learn more about its biology. Understanding how the pathogen develops and reproduces may help researchers figure out what can control it.

“It’s about knowing your enemy,” says Louws.

“The more we learn about the biology of the pathogen and how it interacts with the environment and other plants, the better we’ll be able to manage the disease.”

With the help of N.C. State plant breeder Jeremy Pattison, the team also hopes to breed new strawberry plants that are resistant to the disease.

Two of the most popular plant varieties, Chandler and Camarosa, are very susceptible to some of the major fungal pathogens, including anthracnose and Phytophthora.

The Regional IPM grant program funds multistate research and extension projects in each of four regions of the U.S. The Department of Agriculture National Institute for Food and Agriculture provides the grant program.

While the research will take place in North Carolina and Virginia, Louws is confident that resulting recommendations will be useful to strawberry growers in several other states.

“We feel that this project will have a wide regional impact,” Louws says. “Whatever we recommend will be used in the Southeast and throughout the eastern seaboard.”

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2012 EMPIRE STATE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPO & FARMERS’ DIRECT MARKETING CONFERENCE

JANUARY 24-25-26, 2012

TUESDAY 9AM-6PM • WEDNESDAY 8AM-5PM • THURSDAY 8AM-3PM

Oncenter Convention Center, Syracuse

Don’t Miss These Exhibitors!!

Acadian AgriTech • 910 Adams County Nursery, Inc • 115 Advanced Sprayer & Water Tech • 931, 932, 933, 934 Agraquest, Inc • 705 Agricultural Data Systems, Inc • 602 Agro One • 421 Amaizeingly Green Value Products, ULC • 108 American Takii, Inc • 709 Andre & Son, Inc / Nature Safe • 114 Applied Agricultural Technologies • 214 Arctic Refrigeration Co. • 518 BASF - The Chemical Company • 402 Bayer Crop Science • 201, 300 BCS Shop • 325, 424 BDI Machinery • 403, 405 Bejo Seeds, Inc • 320 Belle Terre Irrigation, LLC • 519, 521, 523 Biagro Western Sales • 700 Blackberry Patch • 106 Burgess Baskets • 107 Business Lease Consultants, Inc • 604 CAS Pack Corporation • 103 Clifton Seed Co • 303 Community Bank, NA • 924 Community Markets • 200 Compac Sorting Equipment • 423, 425, 522, 524 Conklin Agro Vantage • 806 Cornell Pesticide Management Education Program • 804 Cornell University-NYSAES • 100 CropCare Equipment by Paul B LLC • 719, 721, 816, 818 Crop Production Services • 600 Country Folks Grower • 1014 Dow Agro Sciences • 606 DuBois Agrinovation, Inc • 503 DuPont Crop Protection • 909, 911 Durand-Wayland • 205 Empire Tractor • 117, 119, 121, 216, 218, 220 Farm Family Life & Casualty Insurance Co • 101 Farmer’s Choice Foods • 915 FB Pease • 102 Fidelity Paper • 219 Fingerlakes Trellis Supply • 605, 607 Food Bank Assoc of NYS • 504 Frontlink, Inc • 941, 942 Gowan Company • 501 Grimes Horticulture • 304 Growers Mineral Solutions • 319 Growers Supply • 217 Growth Products • 210 GVM, Inc • 723, 725, 820, 822 Hansen-Rice, Inc • 904 Harris Seeds • 901 Haygrove Tunnels, Inc • 307 Hill & Markes, Inc • 808 Hillside Cultivator Co., LLC • 301 Hillside Orchard Farms • 419 InterCrate Inc • 603 IPM Laboratories, Inc • 112 J&M Industries, Inc • 703 Kepner Equipment, Inc • 1005, 1006 Koppert Biological Systems • 805 Kube Pak Corp • 706

Lambert Peat Moss, Inc • 938 Lansing Sales & Service, Inc • 929 Lee Shuknecht & Sons, Inc • 906 Lucas Greenhouses • 520 Maier Farms • 305 Mankar Ultra Low Volume Sprayers • 1000 Marrone Bio Innovations • 701 MAS Labor H-2A, LLC • 203 Mid-Lantic Labeling & Packaging • 903 Mike Weber Greenhouses, Inc • 809 Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corp. • 316 Monte Package Company • 206 N. M. Bartlett, Inc • 801, 803, 900, 902 Natural Forces, LLC • 221 Natural Industries • 321 New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health-NYCAMH • 623 Nichino America, Inc • 506 Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York • 109 Nourse Farms, Inc • 707 NTI Global • 1001 NY DOL - Rural Employment • 122 NYS Department of Ag & Markets • 1013 NYS Department of Ag & Markets-Crop Insurance Education • 204 NYS Flower Industry • 111 NYS Vegetable Growers Association • 950 O. A. Newton • 819, 821, 920, 922 OESCO, Inc • 525, 624 Oro Agri Inc • 202 Paige Equipment Sales & Service, Inc • 711, 713, 810, 812 PCA - Supply Services • 418 Penn Scale Manufacturing Co • 116 Pennsylvania Service & Supply, Inc • 937 Phil Brown Welding Corp. • 323 ProducePackaging.com® • 502 RE & HJ McQueen • 209, 211, 213, 215, 308, 310, 312, 314 Reed’s Seeds • 407 Rupp Seeds, Inc • 406 Rockford Package Supply • 302 Seedway, LLC • 318 Siegers Seed Company • 400 Sinknmore Div - Polyjohn Enterprises Corp • 618 Spectrum Technologies, Inc • 625 Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co • 207 Stoke Seeds, Inc • 401 Stokes Blueberry Farms & Nursery • 212 Summit Tree Sales • 507 Suterra, LLC • 505 Syngenta • 702, 704 Targit Sales Associates, LLC • 807 Tew Manufacturing Corp • 935 The Horticultural Society • 907 Treen Box & Pallet • 919 Tuff Automation • 802 USDA NY Agricultural Statistics Service • 113 Valent U.S.A. Corp • 306 Van Ernst Refrigeration • 620 VirtualOne • 500 W. H. Milikowski, Inc • 722, 724 Wafler Nursery • 404 Wessels Farms • 601 White’s Farm Supply, Inc • 619, 621, 718, 720

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ACADIAN AGRITECH • BOOTH 910 30 Brown Avenue Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B3B 1X8 800-575-9100 • FAX 902-468-2840 info@acadian.com • www.acadianagritech.com Products To Be Exhibited: Stimplex Crop Biostimulant, derived from Ascophyllum Nodosum Seaweed.

Show Representative: Tim Knight, Robin Ross ADAMS COUNTY NURSERY, INC. • BOOTH 115 P.O. Box 108, 26 Nursery Road Aspers, PA 17304 800-377-3106 • FAX 717-677-4124 janel@acnursery.com • www.acnursery.com Products To Be Exhibited: Dormant fruit trees.

Show Representative: Tom Callahan, Janel Baugher ADVANCED SPRAYER & WATER TECH BOOTH 931, 932, 933, 934 75 S. Main Street Oakfield, NY 14125 716-310-3516 • FAX 585-948-9426 dschaal1@rochester.rr.com Products To Be Exhibited: Sprayer.

AGRAQUEST, INC • BOOTH 705 1540 Drew Avenue Davis, CA 95618 530-750-0150 • FAX 530-750-0153 jdbrooks@agraquest.com • www.agraquest.com Products To Be Exhibited: Requiem insecticide, Serenade Max fungicide, Serenade ASO fungicide, Serenade Soil fungicide, Ballad Plus fungicide.

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Show Representative: Tom Gordon

ANDRE AND SON, INC / NATURE SAFE BOOTH 114 17150 State Rout 706 Montrose, PA 18801 607-761-9946 • FAX 607-859-2655 jtaranto@andreandson.com • www.andreandson.com Products To Be Exhibited: Nature Safe natural & organic fertilizers.

Show Representative: Joseph A. Taranto, Al Landie APPLIED AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES BOOTH 214 453 Five Mile River Rd Putnam, CT 06260 860-377-0799 • FAX 860-963-2102 aatpeter@aol.com • www.appliedagtech.com Products To Be Exhibited: ESS air assisted electrostatic sprayers, Monosem vacuum precision planters.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Twin row Monosem, 80SR ESS sprayers.

Show Representative: Pete Everson ARCTIC REFRIGERATION CO • BOOTH 518 26 Cedar St. Batavia, NY 14020 585-343-2678 • Fax 585-343-2194 arctic@arcticrefrigeration.com • www.arcticrefrigeration.com Products To Be Exhibited: Portable refrigeration units & energy efficent controls & equipment for fruit & vegetable storage.

Show Representative: Mike Mager BASF - THE CHEMICAL COMPANY • BOOTH 402 635 Drumm Rd. Webster, NY 14580 585-721-3891 • FAX 864-332-5111 kathleen.wheeler@basf.com • www.basf.com/usa Products To Be Exhibited: Apogee, Cabrio, Caramba, Endura, Exteme, Forum, G-Max Lite, Headline, Outlook, Poast, Pristine, Prowl H2O, Pursuit, Raptor, Sharpen, Sovran, Status, Treevix, Twinline.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Xemium, Priaxor, Merivon.

Show Representative: Kate Wheeler BAYER CROPSCIENCE • BOOTH 201, 300 68 Chadwick Manor Fairport, NY 14450 585-330-3267 • FAX 585-425-8774 dan.digiacomandrea@bayercropscience.com www.bayercropscience.com Products To Be Exhibited: Movento, Admire Flex 4, Calypso, Laudis, Flint, Sevin, Adament.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Belt insecticide, Luma fungicide, Alion herbicide.

Show Representative: Dan Digiacomandrea BCS SHOP • BOOTH 325, 424 28 Tahanto Trail Harvard, MA 01451 978-456-3327 john@bcsshop.com • www.bcsshop.com

Cold Storage Specialist • 35 Years Warehouse Experience • Exclusive Custom • Control Packages • Utilize Latest Technology • Low Electrical Energy Cost • High Relative Humidity • Low Mainteance Cost • Extended Warranty Protection • Customer Satisfaction • Serving Western New York Contact your B.L.C. Representative

Jean Hilts - (315) 750-8746

585-586-6780 24 Hour Emergency Service A-1 Country Club Road East Rochester, NY 14445 vanernst@frontiernet.net

BDI MACHINERY SALES CO. • BOOTH 403, 405 430 E. Main St. Macungie, PA 18062 800-808-0454 • FAX 610-965-2959 buydirect@bdimachinery.com Products To Be Exhibited: Transplanter, seeder, tillers, sprayers, cultivators.

Show Representative: Bill Reiss BEJO SEEDS, INC. • BOOTH 320 1088 Healey Rd. Geneva, NY 14456 315-789-4155 • Fax 315-789-1961 j.vanderheide@bejoseeds.com • www.bejoseeds.com Products To Be Exhibited: Full line of processing and fresh market vegetable varieties - available in conventional, untreated and organic seeds.

New Products Being Introduced: Expect, Sircon, Seradox (cabbage), Naval, Berlin, Beijing (carrots), Madras, Hamilton, Red Sky, Red Hawk, (onions).

Show Representative: Jan Van der Heide, Dennis Ferlito, Mitch Young BELLE TERRE IRRIGATION • BOOTH 519, 521, 523 8142 Champlin Rd. Sodus, NY 14551 315-483-6155 • FAX 315-483-4064 www.dripsupply.com Products To Be Displayed: Drip and micro irrigation supplies, orchard supplies, ladders, harvest aids, boxes, gift boxes.

New Products Being Introduced: GAP compliance materials, meters, sanitation systems, hand washing equipment, portable rest rooms.

Show Representative: Michael Madison, Francos Dellamano, Cesar Castro, Marc Gibbs BIAGRO WESTERN SALES • BOOTH 700 35801 RD 132 Visalia, CA 93292 559-635-4874 patrick@biagro.com • www.biagro.com Products To Be Displayed: Fertilizers: Nutri-Phite Magnum, NutriPhite Ultra, Nutri-Phite P&K. Pesticides: Fungi-Phite, Mauco-Phite.

Show Representative: Patrick M. Murphy BLACKBERRY PATCH • BOOTH 106 92 Genesis Parkway Thomasville, GA 31792 229-558-9996 • Fax 229-558-9998 fruittreats@blackberrypatch.com www.blackberrypatch.com Products To Be Displayed: All natural fruit & nut syrups, jams & jellies.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Sugar free chocolate syrup, sugar free honey flavored syrup & strawberry fig syrup.

Show Representative: Shannon Platt BURGESS BASKETS • BOOTH 107 P.O. Box 13 Newport Station, Nova Scotia B0N2B0 902-798-2200 • Fax 902-798-5471 maria@burgessbaskets.com • www.burgessbaskets.com Products To Be Exhibited: Wooden veneer fruit and vegetable containers.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Solid bottom bushel.

Show Representative: Maria and Michelle Burgess BUSINESS LEASE CONSULTANTS • BOOTH 604 PO Box 2130 Sinking Spring, PA 19608 800-743-3009 • Fax 610-775-1607 jean.hiltz@businessleaseconsultants.com www.businessleaseconsultants.com Products To Be Displayed: Lease financing.

Show Representative: Jean H. Hilts CAS PACK CORPORATION • BOOTH 103 1750B Woodhaven Drive Bensalem, PA 19020 215-254-7225 • Fax 215-254-7226 sclewell@hotmail.com • www.caspack.com Products To Be Exhibited: Packaging-waxed boxes, dry boxes, plastic clamshells, labels, label application, case erection, stretch film, stretch net, cleaning and sanitizing products (food safety verified), corner boards & strapping.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Cleaning and sanitizing products - all organic and USDA & Primus certified. Great for 3rd party audit!

Show Representative: Scott Clewell, Jesse Smith

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CLIFTON SEED CO • BOOTH 303 PO Box 206 Faison, NC 28341 910-267-2690 • Fax 910-267-2672 lindat@cliftonseed.com • www.cliftonseed.com Show Representative: Mark Upton

607-255-7282 • Fax 607-255-7311 patorder@cornell.edu • www.psep.cce.cornell.edu Products to Be Exhibited: 2012 Cornell pest and crop management guidelines (including vegetable, tree fruits, berry crops and grapes) and pesticide application certification training manuals.

Show Representative: Liz Powers, Mike Helms, Dan Wixted

COMMUNITY BANK, NA • BOOTH 924 5 Seneca Street Geneva, NY 14456 315-781-9989 • Fax 315-781-2574 chuck.vanhooft@communitybankna.com Products To Be Exhibited: Agricultural loans and banking services.

Show Representative: Chuck Van Hooft, Loren Herod

COUNTRY FOLKS GROWER • BOOTH 1014 P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428 800-218-5586 • Fax 518-673-2381 www.cfgrower.com • dwren@leepub.com Products To Be Exhibited: Country Folks Grower is a monthly horticultural newspaper serving the diverse needs of the industry including fruit, vegetable, nursery, landscape, farm stands, direct marketers, Christmas tree growers, flowers and perennials and more.

Show Representative: Dan Wren

COMMUNITY MARKETS • BOOTH 200 173 Main Street, 3rd Floor Ossining, NY 10562 914-923-4837 • Fax 914-801-2336 frowland@communitymarkets.biz www.communitymarkets.biz Products To Be Exhibited: Farmers Market vendor opportunities.

Show Representative: Frankie Rowland COMPAC SORTING EQUIPMENT BOOTH 423, 425, 522, 524 445 Prospector Trail, Dahlonega, GA 30533 772-473-4662 laurie.slangston@compactsort.com www.compacsort.com Show Representative: Laurie Langston CONKLIN • BOOTH 806 2069 Main Street, Narvon, PA 17555 717-445-6076 mark.newswanger@conklinibo.com www.conklin.com/site/mandm Products To Be Exhibited: Amplify-D seed starter, Micro and Secondary nutrients, Foliar and Starter fertilizer.

Show Representative: Martka, Mark, Harry CORNELL PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM (PMEP) • BOOTH 804 Distribution Office, 95 Brown Rd., Room 223 Ithaca, NY 14850

CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NYSAES • BOOTH 100 630 W. North Street, 129 Jordan Hall Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2248 • Fax 315-787-2276 gor2@cornell.edu • www.nysaes.cornell.edu CROP CARE EQUIPMENT by PBZ, LLC BOOTH 719, 721, 816, 818 50 Wood Corner Rd., Lititz, PA 17543 717-738-7365 • Fax 717-738-7369 randall.zimmerman@pbzmfg.com www.cropcareequipment.com Products To Be Exhibited: Plastic lifter, picking assistant.

Show Representative: Randall Zimmerman CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES • BOOTH 600 6277 Buerman Rd., Sodus, NY 14551 315-483-9146 • Fax 315-483-6743 marsha.haak@cpsagu.com • www.cpsagu.com Show Representative: Mike Burlee DOW AGRO SCIENCES • BOOTH 606 1667 Best Rd., Rensselaer, NY 12144 518-283-9683 • Fax 866-778-5096 grcomeau@dow.com • www.dowagro.com Products To Be Exhibited: Fungicides, insecticides, herbicides.

Show Representative: Gregory Comeau

DUBOIS AGRINOVATION INC. • BOOTH 503 478 Notre Dame St. Rémi (QC), Canada J0L 2L0 800-667-6279 • Fax 877-667-1584 jcampeau@duboisag.com • www.duboisag.com Products To Be Exhibited: Agryl row covers, ProtekNet pest control netting, Biotelo compostable mulch film.

Show Representative: Eric Ménaro DUPONT CROP PROTECTION • BOOTH 909, 911 6440 Alltrees Dr, Livonia, NY 14487 585-447-7305 gale.e.drake@usa.dupont.com • www.dupont.com Products To Be Exhibited: Crop protection products.

Show Representative: Gale Drake DURAND-WAYLAND • BOOTH 205 PO Box 1404, LaGrange, GA 30240 706-882-8161 • Fax 706-884-3268 sales@durand-wayland.com • www.durand-wayland.com EMPIRE TRACTOR BOOTH 117, 119, 121, 216, 218, 220 1437 Route 318, Waterloo, NY 14020 585-343-1822 • Fax 585-343-1848 timc@empiretractor.com • www.empiretractor.com Products To Be Exhibited: New Holland tractors & farm equipment, Case-IH tractors & equipment, Kubota tractors, Great Plains drills & tillage, Monosem vegetable planters, Kinze corn planters, Holland transplanters & veg. related tools, Reigi weeders, Buckeye bedders & mulch.

New Products Being Introduced: Laying equipment.

Show Representative: Tim Call FARM FAMILY LIFE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY • BOOTH 101 41 Liberty Street, Batavia, NY 14020 585-343-5010 • Fax 585-343-8179 bruce.porter@farmfamily.com www.farmfamily.com Products To Be Exhibited: Insurance and financial services tailored to production agriculture.

Show Representative: Bruce Porter, Brendt Johnson, Alex Arigd

Kurt Zuhlke & Assoc. Inc.

PO Box 609, Bangor, PA 18013-0609

email: sales@producepackaging.com

Over 55 Years In The Industry For over 55 years, Kurt Zuhlke & Assoc., Inc. has been a part of the many innovative packaging concepts utilized by the produce industry.

High Quality Products And Services Our packaging is designed to protect produce, provide excellent visibility to the consumer, reduce shrinkage and enhance the product.

We also offer professional labeling design and application.

Earth Friendly Packaging Made of Recycled PETE

KEEPING IT GREEN Our Clamshells are Recyclable!

Whether you are ordering a case or a truck load, you can rest assured that we have the ability and capacity to service your orders quickly.

www.producepackaging.com

Massey Ferguson 1643 4WD, 43 HP, 12Fx12R Power Shuttle Transmission, Cab with AC & Charcoal Filter, Independent PTO, Aux. Hydraulic Remote Valve, 55 Degree Steering Angle

$407/mo • 0% for 72 Months w/ 10% Down

MABIE E BROS.,, INC. 8571 Kinderhook Road, Kirkville, NY 13082 Telephones 315-687-7891 • 315-510-2400 1-888-USE-POSI www.MabieBros.com • E-mail: mabie@att.net

FB PEASE • BOOTH 102 1450 E. Henrietta Rd • PO Box 93178 Rochester, NY 14692 585-503-2300 • www.fbpease.net FIDELITY PAPER 901 Murray Road East Hanover, NJ 07936 973-715-4209 • Fax 973-599-0220 scottc@fiderlitypaper.com www.fidelitypaper.com Products To Be Exhibited: Waxed produce boxes, pumpkin bins, cabbage bins.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Recyclable corrugated produce boxes.

Show Representative: Scott Citron, Dave Guariglia FINGERLAKES TRELLIS SUPPLY • BOOTH 605, 607 4041A Railroad Ave., Williamson, NY 14589 315-904-4007 • 315-904-4009 trsmith@rochester.rr.com www.fingerlakestrellissupply.com Products To Be Exhibited: Innovative orchard and vineyard products, Deer Fence, Gripple, Felco, Anchors.

Show Representative: Todd Smith, Jeremy Perkins, Bill Dixon

FOOD BANK ASSOC OF NYS • BOOTH 504 235 Lark Street Albany, NY 12210 518-433-4505 • 518-433-4506 johnevers@foodbankassocnys.org www.foodbankassocnys.org Products To Be Exhibited: Information on produce programs and donation events to supply NYS food bank programs.

Show Representative: John Evers, Peter Ricardo FRONTLINK INC • BOOTH 941, 942 RR #4 1492 Windham Road 12 Simcoe, Ont, N3Y 4K3 519-428-9812 • Fax 519-428-2640 ascholten@frontlinkinc.com www.frontlinkinc.com GOWAN COMPANY • BOOTH 501 1630 Berry Rd. LaFayette, NY 13084 315-447-0560 dpieczarka@gowanco.com Products To Be Exhibited: Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides for tree fruit, vegetables and field crops.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Scorpion insecticide.

Show Representative: David Pieczarka GRIMES HORTICULTURE • BOOTH 304 11335 Concord-Hambden Rd Concord, OH 44077 440-352-6298 • Fax 440-352-1800 jcebeau@grimes-hort.com • www.grimes-hort.com Products to Be Exhibited: Vegetable seeds, plants and supplies.

GROWERS MINERAL SOLUTIONS • BOOTH 319 PO Box 1750 Milan, OH 44846 419-499-2508 • Fax 419-499-2178 growers@hmcltd.net • www.growersmineral.com Products To Be Exhibited: Growers Mineral Solutions: A “clean” balanced plant food for all fruits and vegetables.

Show Representative: John Sensenig GROWERS SUPPLY • BOOTH 217 1440 Field of Dreams Way Dyersville, IA 52040 800-476-9715 • Fax 800-457-8887 contactus@growerssupply.com

www.growerssupply.com Products To Be Displayed: Greenhouses & accessories, high tunnels & cold frames, gardening & nursery supplies, hydroponic systems and more!

Show Representative: Karen Meister GROWTH PRODUCTS • BOOTH 210 P.O. Box 1252 White Plains, NY 10602 800-648-7626 • Fax 94-428-2780 amallory@growthproducts.com www.growthproducts.com Show Representative: Armond Mallory GVM INC • BOOTH 723, 725, 820, 822 374 Heidlersburg Road Biglerville, PA 17307 800-345-3546 • Fax 717-677-4291 tjb@gvminc.com • www.gvminc.com Products To Be Exhibited: Tanks, pumps, GPS units, sprayer parts, Willmar spreader.

Show Representative: Robby Davis, Gary Camp HANSEN-RICE, INC • BOOTH 904 1717 E. Chisholm Dr Nampa, ID 83687 208-465-0200 tlamone@hansen-rice.com • www.hansen-rice.com HARRIS SEEDS • BOOTH 901 355 Paul Rd., PO Box 24966 Rochester, NY 14624-0966 800-544-7938 • Fax 877-892-9197 growers@harrisseeds.com • www.harrisseeds.com Products To Be Exhibited: Vegetable seeds, ornamental seeds, plugs & liners, organic & untreated seeds, growing supplies, high tunnels, Worm Power organic fertilizer.

Show Representative: Bill Russell HAYGROVE TUNNELS • BOOTH 307 694 Kraybill Church Road Mount Joy, PA 17552 717-492-4955 • FAX 717-492-4959 info@haygrove.com • www.haygrove.com Products To Be Exhibited: Haygrove high tunnels.

Show Representative: Harry Edwards

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FARMER’S CHOICE FOODS • BOOTH 915 43 W. Knowlton Rd, Media, PA 19063 610-499-9477 • Fax 610-499-9478 rdole@promotioninmotion.com

www.leepub.com

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HILL & MARKES, INC • BOOTH 808 PO Box 7, 1997 St. Hwy 5S Amsterdam, NY 12010 800-836-4455 • Fax 888-842-1207 info@hillnmarkes.com • www.hillandmarkes.com Products To Be Exhibited: Farm packaging & market supplies, green and compostable products, food service products, gourmet foods.

Show Representative: Erny Davis, Brenda Bikowicz, Steve Houseknecht HILLSIDE CULTIVATOR CO. LLC • BOOTH 301 911 Disston View Dr. , Lititz, PA 17543 717-626-6194 shenkberryfarm@gmail.com • www.hillsidecultivator.com Products To Be Exhibited: Cultivating equipment.

Show Representative: John Shenk HILLSIDE ORCHARD FARMS • BOOTH 419 105 Mitcham Circle, Tiger, GA 30576 706-782-4995 • Fax 706-782-7848 lynn@hillsideorchard.com • www.hillsideorchard.com Products To Be Exhibited: Jams, jellies, ciders, relishes, pickles, hot sauces & salad dressings.

Show Representative: Lynn McDaniel INTERCRATE, INC • BOOTH 603 657 Marine Dr., Ste 105 W. Vancouver, BC V7T 1A4 559-834-2840 • Fax 559-834-2000 brad@intercratecontainer.com www.intercratecontainer.com Products To Be Exhibited: Durable hand-held harvest totes for all produce. Stackable & nestable to save space, U.V. stabilized for long life.

New Products To Be Exhibited: InterCrate 4.5 blueberry tray.

Show Representative: Bradley Fry IPM LABORATORIES, INC • BOOTH 112 980 State Rte 38, PO Box 300 Locke, NY 13092 315-497-2063 • Fax 315-497-3129 carolg@ipmlabs.com • www.ipmabs.com Show Representative: Carol Glenister J&M INDUSTRIES, INC • BOOTH 703 300 Ponchatoula Pkwy Ponchatoula, LA 70454 985-974-6751 • FAX 972-867-1082 chaptj2@verizon.net • www.jm-ind.com Products To Be Exhibited: Solarig, Greenhouse Poly, AgriBon row cover, shade cloth, Eco-One mulch film, Loop Hoops.

Show Representative: Tim Chaput, Al Bourgeois KEPNER EQUIPMENT INC • BOOTH 1005, 1006 2365 Firehall Road, Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-396-1960 • Cell 585-394-2999 kepner@kepnerequipment.com www.kepnerequipment.com

Hillside Cultivator for excellent weed control between rows of strawberries & vegetables grown on plastic Eco Weeder ideal for removing weeds between plants in the row

KOPPERT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS • BOOTH 805 1502 Old US 23, Howell, MI 48843 800-928-8827 • Fax 810-632-8770 info@koppertonline.com • www.koppert.com Products To Be Exhibited: Bumblebees for pollination, biological control products.

Show Representative: Travis McLouth, Ryan Hill KUBE PAK CORP • BOOTH 706 194 Route 526 Allentown, PA 08501 609-259-3114 • Fax 609-259-0487 sales@kubepak.com • www.kubepak.com Products To Be Exhibited: Quality grower of vegetable and strawberry starter plants. Custom growing available on request. Stop by our booth to learn about our plug, rooted cutting and prefinished programs. Strawberry varieties include Chandler, Festival, Jewel, Earliglow, Camarosa and Sweet Charlie.

LAMBERT PEAT MOSS, INC • BOOTH 938 106 Lambert Road, Riviere-Ouelle, QC G0L 2C0 418-852-2885 • Fax 418-852-3352 helenc@lambertpeatmoss.com www.lambertpeatmoss.com Show Representative: Jeff Bishop LANSING SALES & SERVICE, INC • BOOTH 929 1401 Penbrooke drive, Bldg 3 Suite g Penfield, NY 14526 585-377-3990 • FAX 585-377-3995 blansing@lansingsales.com www.lansingsales.com LUCAS GREENHOUSES • BOOTH 520 214 Whig Lane Rd Monroeville, NJ 08343 856-881-0234 • Fax 856-881-2502 tmoore@lucasgreenhouses.com www.lucasgreenhouses.com Products To Be Displayed: Annuals, veggies, herbs, mums, poinsettias.

Show Representative: Timmothy Moore MACRO PLASTICS, INC. • BOOTH 219 2250 Huntington Dr. Fairfield, CA 94533 707-437-1200 • Fax 707-437-1201 pbartemas@macroplastics.com • www.macroplastics.com Products To Be Exhibited: Macro Plastics manufactures MacroBins - premium, injection molded plastic harvest and storage bins.

Made with FDA-approved plastic, MacroBins have smooth, rounded surfaces that are non-absorbent and easy to sanitize - significantly reducing your risk of contamination. They’re tough enough to stand up to years of heavy use, yet gentle on produce, workers, and equipment. MacroBins work well with RFID technology, and their interlocking design makes them easy to transport, stack and store.

Show Representative: Pamela Bartemus

AC Wendy AC Valley Sunset Jewel Earliglow plus Seascape, Albion and Monterey Summer Varieties

Asparagus Crowns Several All-Male Hybrids Plus Purple Asparagus Free Illustrated Price List

MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS • BOOTH 701 2121 Second Street, Ste B-107 Davis, CA 95618 530-750-2800 info@marronebio.com • www.marronebio.com Products To Be Exhibited: Regalia biofungicide.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Grandeuo bioinsecticide.

Show Representative: Patrick Clark, Tim Johnson MAS LABOR H-2A, LLC • BOOTH 203 PO Box 507 Lovingston, VA 22949 434-263-4300 • Fax 434-263-4700 kscott@maslabor.com www.maslabor.com Show Representative: Kerry Scott MID-LANTIC LABELING & PACKAGING • BOOTH 903 67 Middle Road, Hammonton, NJ 08037 609-561-9494 • Fax 609-561-9498 info@mid-lantic.com • brandon@mid-lantic.com www.mid-lantic.com Products To Be Exhibited: Clamshells and corrugated boxes for packaging.

Show Representative: Brandon Conlow MIKE WEBER GREENHOUSES, INC • BOOTH 809 42 French Road, West Seneca, NY 14224 716-822-8887 • Fax 716-822-6503 joew@webergreenhouses.com www.webergreenhouses.com Products To Be Exhibited: Potted herbs, liners, Ellepots.

Show Representative: Joe Weber MILLER CHEMICAL & FERTILIZER CORP BOOTH 316 P.O. Box 333, Hanover, PA 17331 717-632-8921 • Fax 717-632-9638 sevans@atlanticbb.net Products To Be Exhibited: Specialty adjuvant and nutritional fertilizers.

Show Representative: Sam Evans, Don Coulson, Mike Fiery

Our products can increase yields, improve quality and help in building resistance to pests, diseases and environmental stresses.

Backed by Technical expertise, our 100% Organic products are suitable for Foliar & Soil Applications, Propagation and Fertigation.

Our Products are strongly organic based or OMRI Listed.

Grow your business Organically

New Innovative Products that work Meett with h uss att thee Empiree Statee Fruit and d Vegetablee Expo o Booth h 108.

Come by and meet our sales team

Hillside Cultivator Co., LLC 911 Disston View Dr. • Lititz, PA 17543 www.hillsidecultivator.com sales@shenkberryfarm.com

MANKAR ULTRA LOW VOLUME SPRAYERS BOOTH 1000 656441 15th Line Woodstock, ON N4S 7W2 519-788-7826 • Fax 888-510-2688 jantine@mankar.ca • www.mankarusa.com

STRAWBERRY PLANTS

Contact: John Shenk

717-626-6194

MAIER FARMS • BOOTH 305 450 Phillips Rd. Webster, NY 14580 585-265-3273 • Fax 585-265-3273 mafarms@aol.com • www.maierfarms.com Products To Be Exhibited: Vegetable plug transplants.

Show Representative: Mike & Joe Maier

See us at the Empire Fruit & Vegetable Expo Booth #301

KROHNE PLANT FARMS, INC. 65295 CR 342 Dept. CFG • Hartford, MI 49057 (269) 424-5423 • Fax (269) 424-3126 Web Site www.krohneplantfarms.com Email info@krohneplantfarms.com

Bring this Ad and take an additional 5% off your initial order Required Distributors / Cooperatives / Sales Agents / Retailers www.amaizeinglygreen.com www.biofert.net www.orgunique.org All inquiries please contact Mr. Edward Solomon at esolomon@amaizeinglygreen.com (905) 947-9444 x226 or 1 (888) 614-7336

N. M. BARTLETT • BOOTH 801, 803, 900, 902 4509 Bartlett Rd., Beamsville, Ontario L0R 1B1 905-563-8261 • Fax 905-563-7882 shenley@bartlett.ca • www.bartlett.ca Products To Be Exhibited: Darwin Blossom thinner, Orsi Labor platform.

Show Representative: Matthew Peters, Tyler Walker, Chris Bartlett

NATURAL FORCES LLC • BOOTH 219, 221 PO Box 2601, Davidson, NC 28036 704-892-9952 • Fax 704-973-7777 manager@naturalforcesllc.com www.naturalindustriesllc.com Products To Be Exhibited: SucraShield, SorbiShield 90, OleotrolM, Oleotrol-I, Fog Force, Migrate, Invisidye, Ozein-PC 16, OzeinElement.

Show Representative: Devlin Reynolds

NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK (NOFA-NY) • BOOTH 109 249 Highland Ave, Rochester, NY 14620 585-271-1979 • Fax 585-271-7166 info@nocany.org • www.nofany.org Products To Be Exhibited: Informationabout organic production, organic certification, transitioning to organic production, organic publications, organic dairy & livestock, organic fruit & vegetable, organic processing.

Show Representative: Robert Perry, Bethany Wallis

NICHINO AMERICA, INC. • BOOTH 506 4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501 Wilmington, DE 19808 302-636-9001 ext 215 • Fax 302-636-9122 www.nichino.net Products To Be Exhibited: Offering innovative crop protection products for producers of fruits and vegetables.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Tourismo® and Vetica® insecticides registered in NY on tree fruit and vegetables.

Show Representative: Michael Myers

NOURSE FARMS, INC. • BOOTH 707 41 River Rd. South Deerfield, MA 01373 413-665-2658 • Fax 413-665-7888 info@noursefarms.com • www.noursefarms.com Products To Be Exhibited: Strawberry, raspberry, blueberry currant, gooseberry & elderberry plants. Asparagus, rhubarb and horseradish are also available.

Show Representative: Nate Nourse NTI GLOBAL • BOOTH 1001 PO Box 189 Amsterdam, NY 12010 800-947-7767 • Fax 518-843-0828 ben@ntiglobal.com • chris@ntiglobal.com www.ntiglobal.com Products To Be Exhibited: Thermal packaging: temperature sensitive packing supplies. Foil bubble packaging products, cargo covers, kits, pallet covers, roll goods and box liners.

Show Representative: Ben Raebum, Chris Rocas NYCAMH - NEW YORK CENTER FOR AGRCULTURAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH BOOTH 623 One Atwell Rd. Cooperstown, NY 13326 800-343-7527 • Fax 607-547-6087 jcarrabba@nycamh.com • www.nycamh.com Products To Be Exhibited: No-cost farm safety services that include on-farm safety training and safety surveys. We also offer nocost Farm Emergency Response training which includes CPR and First Aid certification training. NYCAMH also offers the New York State ROPS Rebate Program.

Show Representative: James Carrabba, Sharon Scofield NYS VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION BOOTH • 905 P.O. Box 70 Kirkville, NY 13082 315-687-5734 • Fax 315-687-5734 nysvga@twcny.rr.com NYS DEPT OF AG & MARKETS • BOOTH 204 10 B Airline Dr, Albany, NY 12235 518-457-4531 NYS DOL - RURAL EMPLOYMENT • BOOTH 122 443 N Franklin St, Syracuse, NY 132047 315-477-6975 O.A. NEWTON • BOOTH 819, 821, 920, 922 6280 Clinton Street Road Bergen, NY 14416 585-548-7081 • Fax 585-548-7080 bob.g@oanewton.com • www.oanewtonirrigation.com Products To Be Exhibited: Irrigation products - John Deere water drip irrigation tape, tubing and fittings. Kifco water reels, Valley center pivots, power unit and PTO pumps, aluminum and pvc pipe.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Chlorinators.

Show Representative: Bob Given, Rob Rider

• Cabbage • Peppers • Tomatoes • Broccoli

• Cauliflower

• Squash • Melons • Lettuce • Onions See us at the Show Booth #305

MAIER FARMS

Vegetable Plug Transplants Webster, NY

585-265-3273

www.maierfarms.com

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MONTE PACKAGE COMPANY • BOOTH 206 3752 Riverside Road Riverside, MI 49084 269-849-1722 • Fax 269-849-0185 markd@montepkg.com • www.montepkg.com Products To Be Exhibited: Produce packaging including cartons, baskets, clam shells, bags and fiber trays.

New Products Being Introduced: Earth Choice compostable fiber trays.

Show Representative: Mark Dahn

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OESCO, INC. • BOOTH 525, 624 8 Ashfield Rd., P.O. Box 540 Conway, MA 01341 800-634-5557 • Fax 413-369-4431 info@oescoinc.com • www.oesconic.com Products To Be Exhibited: Smart Net Systems bird, insect and hail netting, cider equipment and hand tools.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Smart Net Systems bird, insect and hail netting.

Show Representative: Sukie Kindwall, Andy Dulude ORO AGRI, INC. • BOOTH 202 990 Trophy Club Drive Trophy Club, TX 76262 817-491-2057 • Fax 214-722-0259 info@oroagri.com • www.oroagri.com New Products To Be Exhibited: Transformer.

Show Representative: Pieter Booysen PAIGE EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE, INC. BOOTH 711, 713, 810, 812 5016 Rt. 104, PO Box 272 E. Williamson, NY 14449 315-589-6651 • FAX 315-589-9168 sales@paigeequipment.com • www.paigeequipment.com Products To Be Exhibited: Landini tractors, Air-O-Fan sprayers.

Show Representative: John Paige, Bob James, Mike Beachel PCA SUPPLY SERVICES • BOOTH 418 109 Arrow Head Dr., Bldg. 2 Manheim, PA 17545 1-800-791-2474 • Fax 717-653-8566 www.packagingcorp.com Products To Be Exhibited: Agricultural packaging.

Show Representative: Ron Veree PENN SCALE MFG., CO • BOOTH 116 150 W. Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-739-9644 • Fax 215-739-9640 sales@pennscale.com • www.pennscale.com Products To Be Exhibited: Retail price computing scales, receiving scales, mechanical hanging scales, portion scales and a wide variety of scales scoops.

Show Representative: Michael DiPietro, Susan Kates

PHIL BROWN WELDING CORP • BOOTH 323 4689 8 Mile Road, Conklin, MI 49403 616-784-3046 • Fax 616-784-5852 PRODUCE PACKAGING.COM ® • BOOTH 502 P.O. Box 609, Bangor, PA 18013 610-588-7992 • Fax 610-588-6245 info@producepackaging.com www.producepackaging.com Products To Be Exhibited: Earth friendly clamshells and trays made of recycled PETE. Keeping it green packaging supplies New Products Being Introduced: Extra large 4 pack bubble pack for apples.

Show Representative: Kurt Zuhlke R.E. & H.J. MCQUEEN BROS. • BOOTH 209, 211, 213,215, 308, 310, 312, 314 10200 Ridge Rd., Wolcott, NY 14590 315-587-4429 • Fax 315-587-2003 mcqueens@rochester.rr.com Products To Be Exhibited: Rears sprayers, New Holland tractors, Kubota tractors.

Show Representative: Butch McQueen REED’S SEEDS • BOOTH 407 3334 NYS Route 215, Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-9095 • Fax 607-753-9511 reeder1@twcny.rr.com Products To Be Exhibited: Seeds of broccoli, brussel sprout, cauliflower & cabbage.

Show Representative: Don Reed, Dave McCaskill ROCKFORD PACKAGING SUPPLY • BOOTH 302 10421 Northland Dr., Rockford, MI 49341 800-444-7225 • Fax 616-866-4921 custserv@rockfordpack.com • www.rockfordpack.com Products To Be Exhibited: Produce packaging, cartons, bags, labels, bakery packaging.

Show Representative: Howard Paulson

RUPP SEEDS, INC. • BOOTH 406 17919 County Road B, Wauseon, OH 43567 800-700-1199 info@ruppseeds.com • www.ruppseeds.com Products to Be Exhibited: Vegetable seed.

Show Representative: Jay Ruwet SEEDWAY, LLC • BOOTH 318 99 Industrial Rd., Elizabethtown, PA 17022 800-952-7333 • Fax 717-367-0387 vegseed@seedway.com • www.seedway.com Products To Be Exhibited: Commercial vegetable seed.

Show Representative: Bruce Smalling SIEGERS SEED CO. • BOOTH 400 13031 Reflections Drive Holland, MI 49424 800-962-4999 • Fax 877-994-0333 customer_service@siegers.com • www.siegers.com Products To Be Exhibited: Vegetable seeds for commercial growers.

Show Representative: Blake Myers SINKSNMORE DIV. - POLYJOHN ENT CORP BOOTH 618 2500 Gaspar Ave., Whiting, IN 46394 800-292-1305 • 219-659-0625 steve.washburn@polyjohn.com • www.sinksnmore.com Products To Be Exhibited: Portable handwashing stations, portable hand sanitizing stations, GAP compliant restrooms on trailer.

New Products Being Introduced: Heated portable handwash station.

Show Representative: Steve Washburn SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC • BOOTH 625 12360 S. Industrial Dr E Plainfield, IL 60585 815-436-4440 • 815-436-4460 info@specmeters.com • www.specmeter.com Products To Be Exhibited: Weather stations, frost alarms, portable soil moisture meters, plant disease forecasting models.

New Products Being Introduced: SMEC 300 soil moisture/EC/Temp & cellular alert.

Show Representative: Maricela Gamboa

STARK BROS. ORCHARD & NURSERIES CO. BOOTH 207 20947 Hwy. 54, PO Box 398 Louisiana, MO 63353 800-435-8733 • Fax 573-754-3701 info@starkbros.com • www.starkbroswholesale.com Products To Be Exhibited: Fruit trees, ornamental & shade trees, nut trees, perennials & annuals.

New Products To Be Exhibited: Snow sweet apple.

STOKES BLUEBERRY FARMS & NURSERY BOOTH 212 54239 14th Avenue Grand Junction, MI 49056 269-427-8675 • Fax 269-427-7226 stokes@stokesblueberries.com www.stokesblueberries.com STOKES SEEDS, INC. • BOOTH 401 P.O. Box 548 Buffalo, NY 14240 800-396-9238 • Fax 888-834-3334 www.stokeseeds.com Show Representative: George Dobson, Randy DeMay SUMMITT TREE SALES • BOOTH 507 55826 60th Ave. Lawrence, MI 49064 800-424-2765 • Fax 269-674-3758 summit@summittreesales.com www.summittreesales.com Products To Be Exhibited: “Representing the Country’s Finest Nurseries” Show Representative: Jan Melvin, Katie Schuld SUTERRA LLC • BOOTH 505 20950 NE Talus Place Bend, OR 97702 541-388-3688 • Fax 541-388-3705 agsales@suterra.com • www.suterra.com Products To Be Exhibited: Check Mate, Bio Lure, Scenturion.

Show Representative: Mark Shannon SYNGENTA • BOOTH 702, 704 3707 Neil Street Raleigh, NC 27607 919-832-4700

TARGIT SALES • BOOTH 807 PO Box 6298 Hillsborough, NJ 08844 800-526-9224 • 908-874-4243 tim@targitsales.com • www.targitsales.com Products To Be Exhibited: Biodegradable plastic bags (custom printed & stock), non-woven reusabe bags (custom), pie boxes (stock & custom). Printed custom labels, plastic pie clamshells.

New Products Being Introduced: Reuseable custom printed bags, plastic pie clamshells.

Show Representative: Joe Polak, Tim Polak

VAN ERNST REFRIGERATION, INC. • BOOTH 620 A-1 Country Club Rd. East Rochester, NY 14445 585-586-6780 • Fax 585-586-0116 vanernst@frontiernet.net www.vanernstrefrigeration.com Products To Be Exhibited: Refrigerated warehouse equipment and services.

Show Representative: Chris Harland, Mike Lombino, Jerry Ernst, Charlie Helman

TEW MFG. CORP. • BOOTH 935 P.O. Box 87 Penfield, NY 14526 800-380-5839 • Fax 585-586-6083 tewmfg@aol.com Show Representative: Hank Tew

VIRTUAL ONE • BOOTH 500 1503 South Alexander Street, Ste 104 Plant City, FL 33563 813-708-0123 • Fax 813-708-0122 minor@virtualone.net • www.virtualone.net Products To Be Exhibited: Produce technology solutions: data collection, traceability, payroll.

TREEN BOX & PALLET • BOOTH 919 PO Box 368 Bensalem, PA 19020 215-639-5100 • 215-639-8530 treen1@verizon.net Products To Be Exhibited: Wood bulk bins, Nitech stretch wrappers, new and recycled pallets.

New Products Being Introduced: Collapsible wood bin.

Show Representative: Darryl Sherwood TUFF AUTOMATION • BOOTH 802 2751 Courier Drive Grand Rapids, MI 49534 616-735-3939 • Fax 616-735-4973 btheile@tuffautomation.com • www.tuffautomation.com USDA - NY AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE BOOTH 113 10 B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235 518-457-5570 • FAX 518-485-8719 VALENT USA CORP • BOOTH 306 200 Rollingwood Eliot, ME 03903 877-696-7036 • Fax 207-457-5365 steve.zimmerman@valent.com • www.valent.com Products To Be Exhibited: Retain, Quash fungicide, Presidion fungicide, Danitol & Dipel insecticides, MaxCel, Promalin, Provine and Progibb.

New Products Being Introduced: Quash fungicide, Presidio fungicide, Ryzup smartgrass.

W.H. MILIKOWSKI, INC • BOOTH 722, 724 10 Middle River Drive Stafford Springs, CT 06076 860-684-1595 • Fax 860-684-3022 lcoughlin@whmilikowski.com • www.whmilikowski.net WAFLER NURSERY • BOOTH 404 10748 Slaght Road, Wolcott, NY 14590 315-594-2399 • Fax 315-594-8829 info@waflernursery.com • www.waflernursery.com Products To Be Exhibited: Nursery stock of apple, cherry & pear trees. Orchard supplies and Pica pruners.

Show Representative: Bill Pitts, Susan Wafler WESSELS FARMS • BOOTH 601 94 Bull Road, Otisville, NY 10963 845-386-5681 • Fax 845-386-8752 sales@wesselsfarms.com • www.wesselsfarms.com Products To Be Exhibited: Plugs - annuals, perennials, specialty & vegetable, rooted mum cuttings, finished annuals.

Show Representative: Ed Fairweather WHITE’S FARM SUPPLY, INC. BOOTH 619, 621, 718, 720 4154 St. Rte. 31, P.O. Box 267 Canastota, NY 13032 315-697-2214 • Fax 315-697-8024 jeffwhite@whitesfarmsupply.com www.whitesfarmsupply.com Products To Be Exhibited: Case-IH tractors & equipment, Kubota tractors & equipment.

Show Representative: Jeff White

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STANLEY PAPER CO., INC • BOOTH 917 1 Terminal St, Albany, NY 12206 518-489-1131 • FAX 518-453-6203

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Spanish-Speaking employees have a lot to learn at the 2012 Expo M. Miranda Sazo (Fruit Extension Specialist, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program) and ten Spanishspeaking employees from Mexico as photographed after finishing a Honeycrisp harvest at an orchard located in Alton, Wayne County, NY on Sept. 21 2011.

The big news this year is that the 2012 Empire

State Fruit and Vegetable Expo and Direct Marketing Conference will include for the first time two Spanish educational sessions on Thursday Jan. 26, at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY. These sessions are focused around the theme of “Work Smarter, Not Harder” and will provide DEC credits for those attending one or

See Me at ESFVE Booth #938

both sessions. Major topics will cover the fundamentals of plant physiology, pruning, production economics, marketing, good agricultural practices, plant pathology, and emergency planning. The Spanish program will be taught by six fluent Spanish speakers — five from Cornell University and one invited economist from Washington State University.

We encourage you to train your Spanishspeaking employees, get them acquainted with other employees from across the state, let them learn more about the science of agriculture and enjoy a break away from the farm during January 2012. Vegetable, field crop, and orchard farms

are by their nature very work intensive and therefore need a welltrained and dedicated workforce to guarantee the highest quality products for their customers.

So are you committed to growing vegetable, field, and fruit products with a well-trained labor force? If you are, send your Spanish-speaking employees to be trained in the fundamentals of vegetable and fruit production in New York state.

Spanish Session 1 “Work Smarter, Not Harder” Thursday, Jan. 26, Room 3 8:30 a.m. Anuncios y Firma Para Obtener Créditos (Announcements and DEC credit sign-up) — Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program; 8:35 a.m. Entendiendo la Poda de Arboles Frutales (Understanding Pruning of Fruit Trees) — Terence Robinson,

Cornell University; 9:15 a.m. Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (Good Agricultural Practices) — Steve McKay, Cornell University; 10 a.m. ¿Qué Hay de Nuevo con la Industria?

(What's New From Industry?); 10:10 a.m. ¿Cómo el Ambiente en el Invernadero Afecta las Enfermedades de Vegetales?

(How Greenhouse Environment Affects Vegetable Diseases?) — Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program; 10:50 a.m. Costos de Producción en Arboles Frutales ¿Qué Hemos Aprendido? (Fruit Production Costs — What We Have Learned?) — Karina Gallardo, Washington State University; and 11:30 a.m. Adjourn and Visit Trade Show.

Spanish Session 2 “Work Smarter, Not Harder” Thursday, Jan. 26, Room 3 12:30 p.m. Anuncios y

M. Miranda Sazo, Fruit Extension Specialist, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and 10 Spanish-speaking employees from Mexico as photographed after finishing a Honeycrisp harvest at an orchard located in Alton, Wayne County, NY on Sept. 21.

SAVE THE DATES!!

EMPIRE STATE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXPO & FARMERS’ DIRECT MARKETING CONFERENCE

2013

JANUARY 22-23-24 AND

2014

JANUARY 21-22-23 Oncenter Convention Center, Syracuse

Firma Para Obtener Créditos (Announcements and DEC credit sign-up) — Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program; 12:35 p.m. Póda de Arboles de Manzanos en Vertical Axe y Tall Spindle (Pruning of Vertical Axe and Tall Spindle Apple Trees) — Terence Robinson, Cornell University; 1 p.m. Entendiendo el Ciclo de Vida de Un Arbol Frutal (Understanding the Life Cycle of A Fruit Tree) — Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program; 1:25 p.m. ¿Qué Hay de Nuevo con la Industria?

(What's New From Industry?); 1:35 p.m. Marketing de Frutas y Vegetales (Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables) — Sandra Cuellar-Healey, Cornell University; 2:00 p.m. Como Planificarse Para Una Emergencia (Emergency Planning) — Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell University; and 2:30 p.m. Adjourn to trade show ice cream social.

For more information about the 2012 EXPO, contact the NYS Vegetable Growers Association at 315-986-9320, or e-mail Jeanette Marvin, executive secretary and expo director, at jmarvin@rochester.rr.com . Check out the Expo online at www.nysvga.org.

InterCrate, Inc. supplies tough, efficient harvest containers to the produce industry.

Containers for blueberries, tomatoes, grapes and all other fruits and veggies will be displayed in our booth #603. We also design and build containers to suit specific customers’ needs.

NYS Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference and Becker Forum:

January 24-25-26, 2012 Oncenter Convention Center 800 South State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202-3017 315-435-8000 • www.oncenter.org and Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool Exit 37 441 Electronic Parkway, Liverpool, NY 13088 315-457-1122

Farming in a Non-Farmer World: Building Trust, Engaging Communities and Finding Common Ground

Organized cooperatively by Cornell Cooperative Extension, New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Empire State Potato Growers Inc., NYS Berry Growers Association, NYS Flower Industries, Inc., NYS Horticultural Society, NYS Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association, Associated NYS Food Processors, and Cornell University

MONDAY, JANUARY 23

Welcome to the 2012 Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo, NYS Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference and Becker Forum!

Growing for the Health of New York

2012 Becker Forum Farming in a Non-Farmer World: Building Trust, Engaging Communities and Finding Common Ground Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool Grand Ballroom

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS – All educational sessions will be held in the Oncenter Convention Center unless otherwise noted. See pages 4 and 5 for an overview.

Crop Advisor credits will be available. Attendance throughout a session is required for DEC credits.

($75 Pre-registration. $100 Registration at the door.

(See the form in this program.)

9:00 AM Welcome and initial provocation Date HOLIDAY INN Marc Smith, Dyson School of Applied Economics and MONDAY, JANUARY 23 Becker Forum – Farming in a Non-Farmer World: Management, Cornell University Building Trust, Engaging Communities and Finding Julie Suarez, New York Farm Bureau, Albany, NY

TRADE SHOW – Will be in the Exhibit Hall at the Oncenter Convention Center. Over 140 exhibitors will be present 10:10 to visit with growers from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM on January 24, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM on January 25, and from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM on January 26.

10:50 LUNCH – Will be available for purchase in the Oncenter 11:10 Exhibit Hall, where there will be a large seating area available. Lunch is not included with your Expo registration.

A dialogue on agriculture in the 21st century - Neil Conklin, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, IL

Check out the Expo online at www.nysvga.org

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

ONCENTER

7:30 AM

BREAK Pre-lunch provocation: YouTube-proofing agriculture: Lessons learned from HSUS and social media AGvocacy - Andy Vance, Feedstuffs Food Link, Columbus, OH

T U E SDA Y , JA N U A R Y 24 ON C E N T E R R OOM M orning M id-Day L ate Day Boosting Ballroom Workforce E ast Productivity Page 6

Ballroom W est R ooms 1-2

FoodWorks: A vision for New York City’s food system - Sarah Brannen, Center for an Urban Future, New York, NY R oom 3

BREAK Consumers and growers engaged - Richard Ball, Schoharie Valley Farms, Schoharie, NY

3:45

Lessons learned today: A national perspective - Hugh Whaley, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance,

4:30

Farewell charge: New York’s road ahead - Jim Ochterski, CCE Ontario Co., NY

Rooms 7-8

R ooms 4-6

Securing the Future Page 6

Tree Fruit

Tree Fruit

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Processing Vegetables

Proce ssing Vegetables

Pages 8-9

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Cover Crops & Soil Health Page 8

Business & Labor Mgmt

Break – Exhibit Hall

Shuttle Bus Schedule – Tuesday, January 24: 7:15 AM – 7:00 PM 2:40 Wednesday, January 25: 7:15 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday, January 26: 7:15 AM – 4:00 PM The shuttle bus runs continuously between the Holiday Inn 2:55 Syracuse-Liverpool and the Oncenter Convention Center.

Grand Ballroom

Lunch – Exhibit Hall , 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

the Oncenter, starting at 7:15 AM from the front door of 1:50 the hotel. Shuttle bus ride is about 15 minutes.

Common Ground 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Who are we engaging? - Jim Prevor, The Perishable New York State Vegetable Grower’s Breakfast Pundit, Boca Raton, FL

ON-SITE PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICES – A garage ($4) is attached to the Oncenter via an enclosed walkway over 12:00 PM LUNCH State Street but parking may be limited at times. Show your Expo badge when paying!

1:00 What does ‘sustainable agriculture’ mean to folks ‘out there’? - Larry Kaagan, Kaagan Research Alternatively, all attendees can park for free at the Holiday Associates, New York, NY Inn Syracuse-Liverpool and take the free shuttle bus to

For details contact the NYS Vegetable Growers Association at (315) 986-9320 or at jmarvin@rochester.rr.com

NYS Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference and Becker Forum

OVERVIEW

BECKER FORUM – The Becker Forum will be held at the Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool.

9:20

For maps, directions, lodging and on-site parking information, see pages 26-28.

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Cabbage & Cole Crops Pages 10-11

Business & Labor Mgmt

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Pages 9-10

Direct Marketing

Direct M arketing

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Trade Show open 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

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Ballroom W est

Potatoes

R ooms 1-2

Greenhouse /Tunnel Vegetables

Pages 11-12

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Pages 13-14

Trickle Irrigation

R oom 3

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R ooms 4-6

Food Safety

R ooms 7-8

Phone Apps

Pages 12-13

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Specialty Veg Crops

Potatoes

Potatoes

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Tree Fruit

Green house Flori culture Page 16

Trickle Irr igation

Green house Flori culture

1:15

How do non-OPs perform against apple maggot? - W. Harvey Reissig, Cornell

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Sweet Corn Page 19

R ooms 1-2

Onions

R oom 3

Spanish Session

Pa ge 21

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Winter Storage Page 20

3:30 PM

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

3:35

The new worm in town: Managing western bean cutworm in sweet corn - Abby Seaman, NYS IPM Program

What’s new from industry?

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1:40

Protecting sweet cherries from bacterial canker - Juliet Carroll, Cornell

4:05

Future fungicides for scab/mildew in the face of multiple fungicide resistance - Kerik Cox, Cornell

Our experience with reduced tillage in processing vegetables - Donn Branton, Branton Farm, LeRoy

4:30

Vegetable disease control and the impact of soil health management practices - George Abawi, Cornell

5:00

ADJOURN

Berries Page 24

Vine Crops Pages 24-25

Onions Pages 21-22

Spanish Session Pages 22-23

Winter Greens Page 20

2:30

Berries

FRUIT SALAD - FROM PRODUCTION TO MARKETING BALLROOM EAST

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Tomato/ Pepper/ Eggplant

3:30 PM

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3:35 Pesticide Safety Page 25

Berries , p 23 Trade Show open 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

ADJOURN & VISIT TRADE SHOW

Welcome - Craig Kahlke, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team

What’s new from industry?

4:15

What’s new from industry?

1:45

Using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Alison DeMarree, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team

4:20

Regional and harvest date relationships with storage quality of Honeycrisp apples - Chris Watkins, Cornell

2:30

BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW

5:00

5:30

Growth & opportunity in the fresh slice apple market Ryan Gebely, Appeeling Fruit, Inc., Dauberville, PA Jerry Dygert, Champlain Valley Specialty of NY, Inc., Keeseville

GENERAL SESSION BALLROOM EAST 8:50 AM Boosting workforce productivity - Bernie Erven, Ohio State University & Erven HR Services, LLC, Columbus, OH

12:40

11:00

1:00

What’s new from industry?

1:10

Grower cover crop panel Moderator: Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell Jim Martin, Martin Farms, Brockport Joe Brightly, Brightly Farms, Hamlin Discussion

9:30 AM Welcome, introductions and overview Moderator: Jeff Williams, Deputy Director of Public Policy, New York Farm Bureau 9:35 commitment Ken Mattingly, M-B Farms, Inc., LeRoy Peter TenEyck, Indian Ladder Farms, Altamont Jeff Kubecka, Kubecka Farms, Kirkville Jim Bittner, Singer Farms, Appleton Vision for a future partnership: Cornell, New York State and Agriculture Patrick Hooker, Director of Agricultural Development, Empire State Development Corporation The task ahead: Choices and opportunities Nathan Rudgers, Director of Business Development, Farm Credit East

10:25

quicker with good soil management - George Abawi, Cornell

3:30 PM

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, cont.

4:40

What’s new from industry?

4:45

Farmworker perspectives on worker satisfaction - Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell Farmworker Program

5:30

ADJOURN

DIRECT MARKETING - LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS AT YOUR PRODUCE MARKET ROOMS 4 - 6 12:30 PM Livestock products at your produce market Martin Broccoli, Cornell Matt LeRoux, CCE Tompkins Co. Richard Ball, Schoharie Valley Farms, Schoharie

the risks - Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell 2:00

Diverse cover crop mixes for good soil health Paul Salon, USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Big Flats

2:30

ADJOURN & VISIT TRADE SHOW

PROCESSING VEGETABLES BALLROOM WEST

2:30

ADJOURN & VISIT TRADE SHOW

DIRECT MARKETING - PROMOTING YOUR FARM BRAND ROOMS 4 - 6 3:30 PM

What’s new from industry?

3:35

Promoting your farm brand Mark Nicholson, Red Jacket Orchards, Geneva Maire Ullrich, CCE Orange Co. Mark Henry, Eden Valley Growers, Eden Frank Trapani, Springwaters Inc., Rochester

5:30

ADJOURN

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program 12:40

Updates on Phytophthora blight and new materials tested for white and gray mold control on snap beans - Helene Dillard, Cornell

1:00

What’s new from industry?

1:05

Examining the costs of production and other competitiveness factors for processing vegetable producers in NYS - Bradley Rickard, Cornell

1:30

Succeeding as a supervisor - Bernie Erven, Erven HR Services, LLC & Ohio State University Professor Emeritus, Columbus, OH

2:00

1:40

Kathryn Boor, Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell Charge to the partners & adjournment Tom Burr, Director, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station

BUSINESS & LABOR MANAGEMENT ROOM 3

ADJOURN

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Carol MacNeil, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

SECURING THE FUTURE: THE ESSENTIAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURE & APPLIED RESEARCH & EXTENSION ROOMS 1 - 2

12:30 PM Effective delegation - Bernie Erven, Erven HR Service, LLC & Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1:40

COVER CROPS & SOIL HEALTH ROOMS 1 - 2

ADJOURN, LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

BUSINESS & LABOR MANAGEMENT ROOM 3

Rootstock options for NY apple growers Terence Robinson, Cornell

7:30 AM NYS VEGETABLE GROWERS ANNUAL MEETING/BREAKFAST ONCENTER, ROOMS 7 - 8

10:40

PROCESSING VEGETABLES BALLROOM WEST

1:35

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, cont.

10:10

BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW

New Threats

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

9:55

2:30

Phytoph thora B light

Ice Cream Social – Exhibit Hall , 2:30 – 3:30 PM

Berries

Managing weeds for the long term in processing vegetable crops - Daniel Brainard, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

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2:00

Lunch – Exhibit Hall , 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Ballroom W est

E xhibit H all

Integrated control of perennial weeds before planting new orchards - Bradley Majek, Rutgers University, Bridgeton, NJ

Trade Show open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Ballroom E ast

R ooms 7-8

12:35

1:45

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T H U R SD A Y , JA N U A R Y 26 ON C EN TE R R OOM M orning M id-D ay L ate D ay

R ooms 4-6

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up Deborah Breth, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team

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Pesticide Safety

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TREE FRUIT - NEW CHALLENGES AND CONTROLS BALLROOM EAST

Page 18

Break – Exhibit Hall

Tree Fruit

Lunch – Exhibit Hall , 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Ballroom E ast

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, cont.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, cont.

W E D N E SD A Y , JA N U A R Y 25 ON C EN TE R R OOM M orning M id-D ay L ate D ay

The NY Crop Research Association: Setting priorities and funding research - Steve Reiners, Cornell

CABBAGE AND OTHER COLE CROPS ROOMS 1 - 2 3:30 PM

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

3:40

New developments in controlling Alternaria leaf spot in cole crops - Helene Dillard, Cornell

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

Reduced till cabbage: Increasing drought tolerance and reducing addiction to tillage - Casey Kunes, Hemdale Farms, Seneca Castle

9:40

4:25

What’s new from industry?

10:00

4:35

Update on Eastern US broccoli industry featuring plant population dynamics and the bottom line in New York - Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell

4:55

Identifying broccoli cultivars better adapted to New York through regional trials Cornell

5:15

Update on insect management in cole crops featuring worm control - Tony Shelton, Cornell

5:30

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4:00

A grower perspective on the food safety plan writing and audit experience - Larry Eckhardt, Kinderhook Creek Farm, Inc, Stephentown

10:10

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

12:35

What’s new from industry?

12:40

Your chance to get a plan: NY GAPs training programs Craig Kahlke, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Understanding and using fertigation with vegetable crops - Steve Bogash, Penn State Extension, Chambersburg, PA

1:40

Flooding from Hurricane Irene and impacts to fresh produce production - Richard Ball, Schoharie Valley Farms, Schoharie

Irrigation and fertigation on our farm - A grower panel John Altobelli, Altobelli Farms, Kinderhook David Zittel, Amos Zittel and Sons, Inc., Eden

2:30

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POTATOES BALLROOM WEST

10:30 Michelle Smith, Senior Policy Analysis, US FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD 10:50

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 NEW TREE FRUIT VARIETIES - TECHNOLOGIES BALLROOM EAST

11:00

Extension insights on how best to help farmers Gretchen Wall, Produce Safety Alliance Coordinator, Cornell

Tell us what you want! – Quantifying your priorities for new apple cultivars Susan Brown, Cornell Karina Gallardo, Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA

9:00

Grower panel discussion NY 1 and NY 2 apple cultivars Jim Bittner, Singer Farms, Appleton Jeff Crist, Crist Farms, Walden Roger Lamont, Roger Lamont Farm, Albion Kevin Maloney, Cornell

10:00

What’s new from industry?

10:15

Thinning prediction using a simple carbon model - Terence Robinson, Cornell

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

10:50

11:30

Does top working apple trees make sense? - Steve Hoying, Cornell

SMARTPHONE APPS FOR AGRICULTURE ROOMS 7-8

10:15

11:00

1:45

What’s new from industry?

1:55

Maximizing the SmartFresh potential in direct farm markets: Finding the right balance between flavor development and firmness - Steven McArtney, NC State University, Mills River, NC

2:30

ADJOURN & VISIT TRADE SHOW

OUTBREAKS, FLOODING AND THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA): THE FOCUS ON PRODUCE SAFETY CONTINUES ROOMS 4 - 6 8:45 AM Welcome & introduction - Craig Kahlke, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team 8:50

9:25

FSMA and produce safety rule update - Michelle Smith, Senior Policy Analysis, US FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD Produce Safety Alliance update and reasons for grower engagement - Betsy Bihn, Cornell

9:40

Breeding potatoes for the Eastern US - Kathleen Haynes, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD

10:30

“Personalized” late blight management Bill Fry, Laura Joseph, Ian Small, Steve McKay, and Giovanna Danies, Cornell Kevin Datthyn, Sodus

11:00

LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

POTATOES BALLROOM WEST

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9:00 AM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

12:35

Report on the National Potato Council - Ralph Child, Malone

12:50

Colorado potato beetle management options Brian Nault, Cornell

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

9:10

Solar soil heating for greenhouse vegetables - Terrance Nennich, University of Minnesota, Crookston, MN

9:40

Get to know NYS IPM - Elizabeth Lamb, NYS IPM Program

9:50

Supplemental lighting including LED’s impact on plant growth - Melissa Brechner, Cornell, CEA Center for Technology Transfer

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Michael Fargione, CCE Ulster Co.

Chemical strategies to minimize the effects of russet and scarf skin: Experiences from the Southeastern US - Steven McArtney, NC State University, Mills River, NC

Report on the United States Potato Board - John Meyer, Cohocton

Agriculture apps Jim Ochterski, CCE Ontario Co. Michelle Podolec, Cornell Small Farms Program

GREENHOUSE AND HIGH TUNNEL VEGETABLES ROOMS 1 - 2

10:20

1:10

9:10

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Don Halseth, Cornell

TREE FRUIT - ENHANCING FRUIT QUALITY BALLROOM EAST

Mechanisms of russet and other surface blemish development in apples -

What’s new from industry?

8:45 AM Introduction to SmartPhones for farm use Michelle Podolec, Cornell Small Farms Program

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12:35

9:00

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8:30 AM Welcome - Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team 8:35

8:50 AM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Don Halseth, Cornell

Preventing yellow shoulders in high tunnel tomatoes with proper potassium levels - Steve Bogash, Penn State Extension, Chambersburg, PA

10:50

Greenhouse tomato and cucumber varieties for disease resistance and yield in a high tunnel – Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

11:10

ADJOURN, LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

TRICKLE IRRIGATION WORKSHOP - PART 1 ROOM 3 9:00 AM Welcome and announcements - Laura McDermott, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program 9:10

What it takes to set up a drip irrigation system - Robert Rider Jr., O.A. Newton Irrigation Solutions, Bridgeville, DE

10:00

What’s new from industry?

10:05

Irrigating vegetables - Understanding when and how long to water your crops - Steve Reiners, Cornell

11:00

1:10

Economic forces affecting the potato industry Joseph Guenthner, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

2:00

Growing potatoes with slow-release nitrogen fertilizer - Sandy Menasha, CCE Suffolk Co.

2:30

BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW

POTATOES BALLROOM WEST 3:30 PM

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Don Halseth, Cornell

3:35

Report on NYS grower-funded potato research - Gary Mahany, Arkport

3:40

Potato cyst nematode update Daniel Kepich, USDA-ARS, GN Program, Avoca Kevin King, NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets, Albany

4:10

The most promising clones in the Cornell potato breeding program - Walter De Jong, Cornell

4:35

Potato varieties for table, chip and organic production - Don Halseth, Cornell

5:00

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GREENHOUSE / FLORICULTURE ROOMS 1 - 2 12:30 PM Welcome & NYSFI Updates - Karen Hall, NYSFI 12:45

Update on peat moss availability and alternatives in transplant production - Neil Mattson, Cornell

1:15

Vegetable varieties for bedding plant sales - Bill Russell, Harris Seeds, Rochester

1:45

Cultural tips for growing Proven Winners - Jessica Boldt, Pleasant View Gardens, Loudon, NH

2:30

BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW

LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

TRICKLE IRRIGATION WORKSHOP - PART 2 ROOM 3 12:30 PM Welcome and announcements – Laura McDermott, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

GREENHOUSE / FLORICULTURE ROOMS 1 - 2 3:25

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Karen Hall, NYSFI

3:30

Save time for sanitation - Elizabeth Lamb, NYS IPM Program

4:30

New plant varieties and opportunities for 2012 -

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, cont.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

5:15

5:30

Late season observance of Spotted Wing Drosophila in NYS - A panel discussion Greg Loeb, Cornell Laura McDermott, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program Daniel Gilrein, CCE Suffolk Co. Faruque Zaman, CCE Suffolk Co. Peter Jentsch, Cornell

ONIONS ROOMS 1 - 2 8:55 AM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program 9:05

Exciting new registrations for pest management in onions - Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

9:25

What’s new from industry?

9:35

Feature presentation: How to win the battle against onion thrips - Brian Nault, Cornell

10:20

How low can you go? The economics of controlling onion thrips with reduced inputs - Cynthia Hsu, Cornell

10:40

Update on the Cornell breeding program featuring Botrytis leaf blight resistance and the new buzz about mild onions - Martha Mutschler, Cornell

11:00

LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

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PESTICIDE SAFETY ROOM 3

Morgantown, PA 5:30

3:30 PM

Protecting your health from pesticides - Ronald Gardner, Cornell

4:30

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PHYTOPHTHORA BLIGHT ROOMS 4 - 6

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Amara Dunn, Cornell 12:40

What’s new from industry?

12:45

Update on Phytophthora capsici resistant pepper breeding at Cornell - Michael Mazourek, Cornell

1:10

Managing Phytophthora blight long-term: one grower’s experience in southern New Jersey - Bob Muth, Muth Family Farm, Pitman, NJ

1:30

Cover crops between rows of plastic mulch may reduce Phytophthora splashing - Steve Reiners and Edward Miles, Cornell

1:45

A crop consultant’s perspective on Phytophthora blight - Don Sweet, Crop Advantage, Henrietta

2:00

Comparing yield and disease incidence in Phytophthora-tolerant sweet peppers - Amara Dunn, Cornell

2:30

3:30 PM

3:35

ADJOURN & VISIT TRADE SHOW

9:20

What’s new from industry?

9:25

Sweet corn breeding: What’s the future hold? Blake Myers, Siegers Seed Company, Rochester

9:55

Reduced tillage and cover cropping systems for sweet corn in Michigan - Dan Brainard, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

10:35

Western bean cutworm - An expanding pest for sweet corn growers - Abby Seaman, NYS IPM Program

11:00

ADJOURN, LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

WINTER STORAGE ROOMS 4 - 6

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Charles Bornt, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program Lessons learned in what NOT to do when growing garlic - David Stern, Rose Valley Farm, Rose

Irrigation and living mulches for improving the longevity of asparagus plantings - Dan Brainard, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

4:55

What we have learned about growing sweet potatoes Jim Ballerstein, Cornell Charles Bornt, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program

8:50 AM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Crystal Stewart, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Peter Jentsch, Cornell

4:20

The BMSB in NY’s Hudson Valley tree fruit Peter Jentsch, Cornell

4:45

The Spotted Wing Drosophila in small fruit and grape - Greg Loeb, Cornell

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Maire Ullrich, CCE Orange Co. 12:35

Leek moth, an emerging problem for Allium crops in New York Tony Shelton and Dan Olmstead, Cornell Amy Ivy, CCE Clinton & Essex Co.

12:55

Feature presentation: Improving productivity of onions grown on muck with mustard cover crops in Michigan - Mathieu Ngouajio, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

1:40

Exploring the relationship between nitrogen and bacterial diseases of onion in New York - Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

2:00

Research yields greater understanding of bacterial diseases of onion in New York - Steve Beer, Cornell

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, cont.

2:30

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SPANISH SESSION 1 “WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER” ROOM 3

Winter storage variety update - Dennis Ferlito, Bejo Seeds, Geneva

9:30

Gobo: A novel storage crop - David Stern, Rose Valley Farm, Rose

9:45

Producer cooperatives for storage crops: A grower prospective - David Stern, Rose Valley Farm, Rose

8:35

Entendiendo la Poda de Arboles Frutales (Understanding pruning of fruit trees) - Terence Robinson, Cornell

10:15

Storing and cleaning winter crops at the Kilpatrick Family Farm - Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm, Granville

9:15

Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (Good Agricultural Practices) - Steve McKay, Cornell

10:00

What’s new from industry?

10:10

¿Cómo el Ambiente en el Invernadero Afecta las Enfermedades de Vegetales? (How greenhouse environment affects vegetable diseases?) - Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

10:50

Costos de Producción en Arboles Frutales ¿Qué Hemos Aprendido? (Fruit production costs – What have we learned?) - Karina Gallardo, Washington State University, Wenatchee, WA

11:30

LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

11:00

ADJOURN, LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

8:30 AM Anuncios y Firma Para Obtener Créditos (Announcements and DEC credit sign-up) Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team

WINTER GREENS ROOMS 4 - 6 12:25 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up – Amy Ivy, CCE Clinton & Essex Co. 12:30

Raising winter greens on the Kilpatrick Family Farm - Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm, Granville

1:00

Winter crop management and rotation - Matthew Bruckler, Jah’s Creation Organic Farm, Egg Harbor Township, NJ

1:30

Arthropod pests in winter crops and bio-control options - Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

What’s new from industry?

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in mid-Atlanic tree fruit - Starker Wright, USDAARS, Kearneysville, WV

ONIONS ROOMS 1 - 2

9:00

ADJOURN

FACING NEW THREATS IN NY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE: BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG & SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA ROOMS 4 - 6

3:45

New challenges and management options for caterpillar control in sweet corn - Tony Shelton and Dan Olmstead, Cornell

SPECIALTY VEGETABLE CROPS BALLROOM EAST

4:15

3:35

8:50

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, cont.

What’s new from industry?

3:30 PM

8:45 AM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Charles Bornt, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, cont.

4:10

5:25

SWEET CORN BALLROOM WEST

2:00

2:30

Lettuce production in high tunnels – Michael Orzolek, Director of Penn State Center for Plasticulture, The Penn State University ADJOURN TO TRADE SHOW ICE CREAM SOCIAL

SPANISH SESSION 2 “WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER” ROOM 3 12:30 PM Anuncios y Firma Para Obtener Créditos (Announcements and DEC credit sign-up) - Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team 12:35

Póda de Arboles de Manzanos en Vertical Axe y Tall Spindle (Pruning of vertical axe and tall spindle apple trees) - Terence Robinson, Cornell

1:00

Entendiendo el Ciclo de Vida de Un Arbol Frutal (Understanding the life cycle of a fruit tree) Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Team

What’s new from industry?

1:35

El Mercadeo de Frutas y Vegetales (Marketing of fruits and vegetables) - Sandra Cuellar-Healey, Cornell

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up Marvin Pritts, Cornell

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12:35

NYS Berry Growers Assoc. annual meeting - Paul Baker and Dale Ila Riggs, NYSBGA

ADJOURN TO TRADE SHOW ICE CREAM SOCIAL

12:45

Improve bird control in berry crops - Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

1:30

BERRIES - PLASTICULTURE STRAWBERRIES BALLROOM EAST

Bird management: Strategies and legalities Martin Lowney, USDA Wildlife Services

2:10

8:45 AM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Laura McDermott, CCE Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program

Netting for bird control - A grower panel Dale Ila Riggs, The Berry Patch, Stephentown Greg Spoth, Greg’s U-Pick Farm, Clarence Center

2:30

BREAK TO TRADE SHOW ICE CREAM SOCIAL

gency planning) - Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell 2:30

8:50

Strawberry plasticulture systems for day-neutral and June bearers - Barclay Poling, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

9:35

Arthropod pest management in day neutral strawberry systems - Greg Loeb, Cornell

10:05

Fertility management in plasticulture strawberries - Barclay Poling, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

10:50

What’s new from industry?

10:55

11:15

Successes and challenges with plasticulture strawberry systems - Grower panel Chuck Mead, Mead Orchards, Tivoli Robert Brown Jr., Brown’s Berry Patch, Waterport LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

BERRIES - HIGH TUNNEL PRODUCTION BALLROOM EAST 3:30 PM

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Stephen McKay, CCE Hudson Valley Fruit Program

3:35

Pest management update - Kerik Cox, Greg Loeb, Marvin Pritts, and Cathy Heidenreich, Cornell

4:00

Growing blackberries in high tunnels - Marvin Pritts, Cornell

4:30

Manging arthropods in high tunnels - Greg Loeb, Cornell

5:00

Trials and tribulations of high tunnel raspberries - Courtney Weber, Cornell

5:30

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1:05

Successfully managing the many diseases plaguing cucurbits - Meg McGrath, Cornell

1:35

What’s new from industry?

1:45

Minimizing energy use for produce cooling Michael Mager, Arctic Refrigeration Co., Batavia

2:15

NYSERDA Energy Incentive Programs - Carlos Dachary, NYSERDA Outreach Project Consultant

2:30

ADJOURN TO TRADE SHOW ICE CREAM SOCIAL

TOMATO, PEPPER, AND EGGPLANT BALLROOM WEST 3:30 PM

Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Sandra Menasha, CCE Suffolk Co.

3:35

What’s new from industry?

3:40

Weed control for tomatoes, peppers and eggplant grown on plastic mulch - Bradley Majek, Rutgers University, Bridgeton, NJ

4:10

Improving tomato, pepper, and eggplant rotation with cover crops: Experience from Michigan Mathieu Ngouajio, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

4:40

Grafting of eggplant - Is it worth it? - Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

5:00 - Meg McGrath, Cornell 5:30

PESTICIDE SAFETY ROOM 3

VINE CROPS BALLROOM WEST

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION SIMPLE TOOLS FOR BERRY GROWERS ROOMS 7-8 11:30 AM Welcome – Moderator: Molly Shaw, CCE South Central NY Ag Team 12:00 PM LUNCH & VISIT TRADE SHOW

3:30 PM

Protecting water from pesticide contamination - Ronald Gardner, Cornell

4:00

Proper pesticide storage - Ronald Gardner, Cornell

4:30

ADJOURN

12:30 PM Announcements and DEC credit sign-up - Abby Seaman, NYS IPM Program 12:35

Fifteen years of reduced tillage in pumpkins…. what we’ve learned - Tim and Nick Stanton, Stanton’s Feura Farm, Feura Bush

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LODGING The Genesee Grand Hotel at a discounted rate of $85 per night. Located blocks from the OnCenter Expo site, be sure to make your reservations now. Airport shuttle and shuttle to the Expo by request. Visit https://www.reservations-page.com/C00264/ H01405/be.ashx?pc=ESFVG to book or call 800-365-HOME. Tell them you’re coming for the Expo.

Genesee Grand Hotel 1060 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 (800) 365-4663 The Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool/Staybridge Suites , Liverpool is offering rooms for a discounted rate of $92 per night or $102 for a suite. For a reservation, call (315) 457-1122 and mention the Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo. Free and continuous shuttle bus service between the Holiday Inn and the Oncenter Convention Center. (See OnSite Parking & Shuttle Services).

Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, NY 13088 (315) 457-1122 From N/S: Take I-81 to Exit 25 (7th North Street). Take Right off Exit. Follow 1 mile to end.

From E/W: Take I-90 to Exit 37 (Electronics Parkway). Hotel located across the street.

The Crowne Plaza Syracuse is offering lodging for the Expo at a discounted rate of $93. This downtown hotel offers a complimentary van shuttle to and from the airport and the Oncenter Convention Center (advance reservations). Call (315) 479-7000 for reservations and mention the Expo and NYS Vegetable Growers. Register online at http://www. crowneplaza.com/ using VEG as the Expo code.

Crowne Plaza Syracuse 701 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 (315) 479-7000

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For details contact the NYS Vegetable Growers Association at (315) 986-9320 or at jmarvin@rochester.rr.com.

Directions to the ONCENTER From the NYS Thruway (I-90) and the North: Exit 36, Rt. 81 South to Syracuse. Harrison Street Exit 18, right on Har rison, go two blocks, left on State, left into Oncenter Parking Garage.

ON-SITE PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICES A garage ($4) is attached to the Oncenter via an enclosed walkway over State Street but parking may be limited.

Show your Expo badge when paying!

Alternatively, all attendees can park for free at the Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool and take the free shuttle bus to the From the South: Rt. 81 North to Adams/Harrison Street Exit Oncenter, starting at 7:15 AM from the front door of the hotel.

18. Straight one block, left on Harrison, go two blocks, left Shuttle bus ride is about 15 minutes.

Shuttle Bus Schedule on State, left into Oncenter Parking Garage.

Tuesday, January 24: 7:15 AM – 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 25: 7:15 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday, January 26: 7:15 AM – 4:00 PM The shuttle bus runs continuously between the Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool and the Oncenter Convention Center.

Map to HOTEL

Additional Parking

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BERRIES - BIRD CONTROL BALLROOM EAST

1:25

2:00

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, cont.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, cont.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, cont.

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Boosting Workforce Productivity — B. Erven - General Session – Tuesday, Jan. 24, 8:45 a.m., Ballroom East Workforce productivity has a direct impact on the bottom line success of a business. What at first may appear to be primarily a worker issue

is in fact a critical management challenge. This topic would focus on three aspects of workforce productivity: (1) Background steps to workforce productivity, (2) Human resource management practices that enhance workforce productivity and (3)

Monitoring workforce productivity to identify needed changes. Examples of background steps include: defining expectations for each position, building a worker-supportive organizational culture, building a strong team of supervisors, and designing a positive work environment. Examples of human resource management practices that enhance workforce productivity include: hiring the “right” people, wellplanned orientation and training of new employees, removing barriers to motivation, putting motivators in place, providing performance feedback and practicing twoway communication.

Monitoring workforce productivity includes: (1) collecting productivi-

ty data that allows identification of developing problems, (2) seeking feedback from employees and (3) making needed change.

Effective Delegation — B. Erven, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 12:30 p.m., Room 3 Delegation is a powerful management tool.

Yet many managers believe that “doing it myself is easier, better and faster.” This session will lift up reasons why delegation is an important way for managers to do both themselves and their employees a big favor. We will also discuss the necessary steps for success in delegation and practical guidelines for perfecting this important skill.

Using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

— A. DeMarree, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1:45 p.m.

Room 3 A standard operating procedure is a check list of the steps in completing a specific job to the satisfaction of the employer. This session will cover several SOPs common in GAP food safety plans and other farm jobs. We will also discuss the use of SOPs in training employees.

Handouts in this session could be used in your USDA GAP or Primus food safety plan.

Succeeding as a Supervisor — B. Erven, Tuesday, Jan 24. 3:30 p.m. Room 3 This session emphasizes the skills, actions and step by step procedures necessary to be an effective supervisor. It will become clear why ef-

fective supervisors do much more than take charge and give orders.

Special attention will be given to what changes when one becomes a supervisor and the importance of effective communication in carrying out supervisory responsibilities. Please consider sending employees assuming new supervisory responsibilities to this session.

Farmworker Perspectives on Worker Satisfaction — M.J. Dudley, Tuesday, Jan. 24 4:45 p.m. Room 3 The Cornell Farmworker program has surveyed New York farmworkers to better meet their needs. Find out what you can do as an employer to improve farmworker job satisfaction.

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Labor & Employee Sessions at the 2012 Fruit & Vegetable Expo on Tuesday, Jan. 24

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Soil health and reduced tillage sessions at Expo Tuesday, Jan. 24 The Soil Health & Cover Crop session at last year’s Expo had a record attendance of nearly 140 growers, consultants, industry reps and Cornell/CCE staff. This year’s session, on Jan. 24, will cover traditional cover crops as well as the newer crucifer cover crops, and how to best manage them. Featured on the program is Paul Salon, USDANRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center. He’ll discuss the newest cover crop technique — mixing diverse grasses, legumes and crucifers to maximize soil building and crop yields. Chris Martin, Martin Farms, Brockport, and Joe Brightly, Brightly Farms, Hamlin, will describe their experiences and experimentation with different cover crops, including some innovative planting methods. George Abawi, Cornell, will document the many soil and crop benefits that have occurred with good soil management in his long-term cover crop and tillage trial.

Finally, Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell, will explain how to get the most from your cover crops without risk.

Tuesday, Jan. 24 and Thursday, Jan. 26 Reduced tillage grower -speakers are on the program in the Processing Vegetable, Sweet Corn, Vine Crops and Cabbage sessions, sharing how they do it and the soil-building and crop benefits they’ve seen.

Donn Branton, Branton Farms, LeRoy, will share his decades of experience with zone and no-till in processing vegeta-

bles. Dan Brainard, Michigan State University, brings research results on the benefits of reduced tillage and cover

crops in sweet corn.

Tim and Nick Stanton, Stanton’s Feura Farm, Feura Bush, will describe their success with reduced

tillage in vine crops and other vegetables.

Casey Kunes, Hemdale Farms, Seneca Castle, will discuss their experiences and

what they’ve learned since expanding reduced tillage to the majority of their transplanted cabbage crop.

Come by our booth at the 2012 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo and learn about our new products like Alion Pre-Emergence herbicide for Tree Fruit or Belt and Movento Insecticides for fruit and vegetables.

While you are there don’t forget to sign up for the Bayer CropScience grower drawing!

1. First Prize - 2012 Polaris Sportsman 550 ATV 2. Second Prize - Flat Screen TV 3. 10 Third Prizes - Bayer CropScience Jackets

Alion™ New York registration pending For more information please contact your local Bayer CropScience Sales Representative Dan DiGiacomandrea at 585-330-3263 or dan.digiacomandrea@bayer.com or visit the Bayer CropScience website at www.bayercropscienceus.com