New York Nut Growers Association Spring Meeting, Saturday, April 20, 2024

Main program: 434 W Groton Road, Groton NY, 13073

Afternoon field trip: Shepherd Ridge Farm, Lansing, NY

Main Program:

8:30 to 9:00     Breakfast, registration and introductions

9:00 to 9:30     Agroforestry systems
Gabe Smith, Agroforestry Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, gs735@cornell.edu

9:30 to 9:50     Pawpaws
Roger Ort, Owner, Ort Family Farm

9:50 to 10:10     Controlled Crosses of Hazelnuts
Tom Potts

10:10 to 10:30   BREAK

10:30 to 11:00   Syrup Beyond Maple
Morgan Hoven, Embers Rising Farm, Embersrisingfarm@gmail.com, (315) 879-7390

11:00 to 11:45   Integrating Hazelnuts and Cattle
Abigail Gilson, Shepherd Ridge Farm

11:45 to 12:15   Introduction to Nut Tree Grafting
Richard Fahey, Grower

12:15 to 12:40   Concurrent Workshops
Grafting workshop with Richard Fahey
Hickory topworking with Brian Ellis
Machines for grafting with Emerson Martin

12:30 to 1:15     LUNCH and NYNGA Board Meeting

Afternoon field trip

1:30 to 3:00    Tour of Abigail Gilson's farm, Shepherd Ridge, a hazelnut orchard with cattle in Lansing, NY

Meeting Announcements:

The 2024 Joint Conference of the Northern Nut Growers Association (NNGA) and the Chestnut Growers of America (CGA) will be held Sunday, July 21 - Wednesday, July 24 at State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY. Register before June 16 to save $50 on conference registration. NYNGA members are eligible for an additional $10 registration discount.

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