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2026 Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series

• Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
• Thursday, January 29, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
• Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
• Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
• Thursday, March 12, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
• Thursday, March 19, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

These webinars will provide updates on fruit-related topics and research happening at Cornell University. Webinars hosted by NYSIPM, CCE Harvest NY, CCE LOFP, and CCE ENYCHP.

These webinars will be held on Thursdays from 11am-12:30pm (The week 3 webinar will run from 11am-1pm).

If you missed a webinar or just want to review one you've all ready seen the recordings can be found at the yearly Winter Fruit Webinars playlist on the Cornell IPM Program YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CornellIPM/playlists

NYSDEC Pesticide Recertification credits will be offered for indicated sessions. If you would like DEC Credits, please send a copy of your photo ID to Anna Wallis (aew232@cornell.edu) To receive credits you will need to attend the entire webinar on your own computer/device, and complete the required Google Form survey at the beginning and again at the end of the webinar..

Blueberry Pruning and Soil Health to Minimize Pests and Maximize Yield

Week 1: Blueberry Pruning and Soil Health to Minimize Pests and Maximize Yield

Thursday January 22, 2026 11:00AM-12:30PM

Join Dr. Marvin Pritts (Cornell CALS) and Cheyenne Sloan (MSU Extension) to discuss pruning blueberries for best yield through the years, the IPM benefits of pruning, and discover how soil health impacts production, insects, and diseases in blueberries.

Register: http://tiny.cc/2026-wfw-week-1

Event Details

Cost of Production for Fruit Crops

Date

January 29, 2026

Time

11:00AM - 12:30PM

Host

Cornell IPM Program, CCE Harvest NY, CCE LOFT, and CCE ENYCHP

Cost of Production for Fruit Crops

Week 2: Cost of Production for Fruit Crops - A new tool for tree fruit, updates on berry production in NY, and strategies for tracking and using expense data

Thursday January 29, 2026 11:00AM-12:30PM

Join Chris Bardenhagen (Michigan State University Extension), Allan Pinto (Cornell IPM), and Elizabeth Higgins (CCE ENYCHP) for a discussion on a variety of production economics topics focused on fruit crops.

Register: http://tiny.cc/2026-wfw-week-2

Fire Blight Management Updates

Week 3: Fire Blight Management Updates - Pathogen Biology, Defense Inducers, Biopesticides, and Pruning Therapies

Thursday February 12, 2026 11:00AM-1:00PM

Join Tianna DuPont (WSU Extension), Dr. Kerik Cox (Cornell AgriTech), and Dr. George Sundin (Michigan State University) for information on fire blight infection entry points and biofilms. Then speakers will discuss optimal rates and use patterns of Actigard and Kudos/Apogee, and review various field trials in Washington, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Michigan.

Register: http://tiny.cc/2026-wfw-week-3

Week 4: Pink and Petal Fall Insecticides - Can We Strike the Right Balance?

Thursday February 19, 2026 11:00AM-12:30PM

Join Dr. Julianna Wilson (Michigan State University), Amy Irish-Brown (Valent USA), and Vaughn Gingerich (Lake Ontario Ag Consulting) to discuss management options for early-season apple pests, including plum curculio, European apple sawfly, and tarnished plant bug, and dig deeper on impacts and unintended consequences of insecticide sprays at pink.

Register: http://tiny.cc/2026-wfw-week-4

Week 5: Inoculating Orchards with Mycorrhizal Fungi

Thursday March 12, 2026 11:00AM-12:30PM

In this webinar, Mike Basedow (CCE ENYCHP) will discuss the results of three years of SARE funded field trials with four commercial fungi blends in three orchard sites across the northeast. He will also discuss other strategies for getting a planting off on the right foot during the establishment phase. The second half of this meeting will be repeated in Spanish by Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE LOFP).

Register: http://tiny.cc/2026-wfw-week-5

Week 6: St. Peachtrick's Day - Cherry Pruning Strategies and Plum Varieties for the Northeast

Thursday March 19, 2026 11:00AM-12:30PM

In this stone fruit focused webinar, Dr. James Larsen (Utah State) will discuss best management practices for pruning sweet and tart cherry orchards. We will then hear from Jay Freer, a stone fruit and pear technician at Cornell AgriTech, who will share his top plum variety recommendations for northeast growing conditions.

Register: http://tiny.cc/2026-wfw-week-6

Learn More

https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=2131

Last updated January 16, 2026