Specialists
The staff of the Finger Lakes Grape Program is committed to providing grape growers in the Finger Lakes and beyond with cutting edge, research-based information to help them improve the productivity and sustainability of their vineyards and the quality of the fruit that they produce. We work with researchers and extension staff from Cornell and other institutions to create informative extension materials and programs that help to keep grape growing a viable and profitable industry that enhances the communities of the Finger Lakes and upstate New York.
Hans Walter-Peterson
Team Leader, Viticulture Extension Specialist
Areas of Interest: Vineyard nutrition, canopy management, soils, vineyard mechanization, grower & winery relations
Announcements
Pesticide Applicator Certification
Dates: Monday, 12/3/18 and Wednesday, 12/5/18Location: CCE-Yates County
417 Liberty Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, both days
Please arrive approximately 10 minutes early to sign in each day.
This course will cover the information needed to take the private pesticide applicator core exam with break-out sessions available for select category training. Private certification covers a person applying restricted use pesticides to property that they or their employer owns or rents. This is not a 30-hour course.
Private certification categories available include:
Field and Forage (Category 21)
Fruit (Category 22)
Vegetable (Category 23)
Greenhouse and Florist (Category 24)
Nursery, Ornamental, and Turf (Category 25)
Each one-day option is $30 per day.
Two-Day course option is $55.
Books are not included but may be ordered or rented through our office.
Save the Date - B.E.V. NY 2019
2019 B.E.V. NY Conference and Trade Show
Wednesday, February 27 - Friday, March 1, 2019
RIT Inn & Conference Center
Henrietta, NY
Registration and Trade Show information coming soon!
Finger Lakes Grape Program - Cornell Cooperative Extension
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