Fruits

Oneida County farmers grow a wide variety of fruit both for the direct market (see the Buy Local pages of this site) and for wholesale, retail and restaurant sales. Click the links to the right for extensive resources on growing and selling fruit.

Crop Problems

Pests & their Management

2020 Cornell Pest Management for Berry Crops

2020 Pest Management Guidelines for Grapes (Cornell U./Penn State U.)

2021 Pest Management Guidelines for Tree Fruit (CCE)

Spotted Wing Drosophilia

Diseases & their Management

• Berry Diagnostic Tool (Cornell U.)
• Fruit Disease Fact Sheets (Cornell U. and others)

Strawberry Diseases

• Angular Leaf Spot (Cornell U.)
• Angular Leaf Spot - Poster (Cornell U.)
• Cyclamen Mites
• Leaf Blight - Poster (Cornell U.)
• Leaf Scorch (Cornell U.)
• Leaf Scorch - Poster (Cornell U.)
• Leaf Spot (Cornell U.)
• Leaf Spot - Poster (Cornell U.)
• Leather Rot (Cornell U.)
• Powdery Mildew - Poster (Cornell U.)
• Red Stele (Cornell U.)
• Strawberry Anthracnose (Cornell U.)
• Tarnished Plant Bug (U. Guelph)

Economics & Marketing

• USDA Fruit & Vegetable Market News

Organic Production

• 2022 Production Guide for Organic Strawberry Production (NYS IPM)
• 2022 Production Guide for Organic Blueberries (NYS IPM)
• 2022 Production Guide for Organic Grapes (NYS IPM)
• Production Guide for Storage of Organic Fruits & Vegetables (NYS IPM)

Production Techniques

1. Cornell Resources

• Tree Fruit
• Berries
• Blueberries
• Grapes
• Brambles (Raspberries/Blackberries)
• Minor Fruits (Currants, Elderberries, Gooseberries, etc.)

2. Other Resources

• New York State Berry Growers Association
• Berries NW - Small Fruit Update (Peerbolt Crop Management)
• Fruit Resources (Purdue U.)

Last updated January 11, 2024