Cornell Fruit Resources, Cornell University

Your gateway to information at Cornell University, the
NYS Agricultural Experiment Station & related programs.

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The Berry Team

Guide to Cornell staff with berry expertise.

Regional fruit programs:

Lake Ontario Fruit Program - Serving Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, and Wayne counties.
Contacts: Debbie Breth, Alison DeMarree, Craig Kahlke, Jason Osborne

Hudson Valley Regional Fruit Program - Serving Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Rensselaer and Ulster counties.
Contact: Steven McKay

South Central NY Agriculture Program - Serving Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties.
Contact: Molly Shaw

CCE Northeastern NY Fruit Program - Serving Clinton, Essex, Washington, Saratoga and Albany counties.
Contact: Kevin Iungerman

Other berry contacts at Cornell and NYSAES:

Juliet Carroll
Senior Extension Associate-Fruit IPM Coordinator
IPM Program Office
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456
Telephone: (315) 787-2430
FAX: (315) 787-2360
E-Mail: jec3@cornell.edu

Julie is the Fruit IPM Coordinator for the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. Visit her website.

Kerik Cox
Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456
Telephone: (315) 787-2401
FAX: (315) 787-2389
E-Mail: kdc33@cornell.edu

Kerik is interested in understanding relationships between life history strategies of fungal plant pathogens of fruit crops and disease management practices. The impacts of management practices on aspects of the pathogen life history such as survival, inoculum production, community structure, and propensity for resistance development, in turn, allow for the evaluation and refinement of existing practices to better manage disease.

Greg Loeb
Associate Professor
Department of Entomology
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456
Telephone: (315) 787-2345
FAX: (315) 787-2326
E-Mail: gme1@cornell.edu

Greg's work includes understanding factors that influence interactions among plants, herbivores, and natural enemies and using this knowledge to develop biological, cultural, and chemical control programs for arthropod pests. His current research includes: role of leaf morphology in mediating interactions among beneficial and pest organisms on the leaf surface; mechanisms of resistance in strawberries against tarnished plant bug; impact and management of arthropod pests of grape and small fruit crops.

Cathy Heidenreich
Berry Extension Support Specialist, Western New York
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary contact information:
NYSAES Cornell University
630 West Main Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Telephone: (315) 787-2367
FAX: (315) 787-2389
E-Mail: mcm4@cornell.edu

Cathy serves as a key resource person for berry crop production information in New York State. She coordinates annual updates for the pest management guidelines for berry crops, manages content for the berry section of the Cornell Fruit Resources web site, and serves as interim editor of the New York Berry News. Cathy recently began covering western NY as part of a new NYFVI project on improving berry production efficiency, assisitng berry growers from counties in the east/west corridor of the state. She will also be assisting the Lake Ontario Fruit Team and the South Central Agriculture Program in their support of berry growers in counties covered by their programs.

Laura McDermott
Berry Extension Support Specialist, Eastern New York
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary contact information:
Cornell Cooperative Extension-Washington County
415 Lower Main St.
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
Telephone: 518-746-2562
FAX: 518-746-2419
E-mail: lgm4@cornell.edu

Laura is working on the new NYFVI project on improving berry production efficiency with Marvin Pritts and Cathy Heidenreich. She serves as the Eastern Berry Extension Support Specialist for the project and assists growers in the north-south corridor of the state. Laura will also be helping the Northeastern Area Fruit Program and the Hudson Valley Fruit Program in their efforts to provide research supported information to berry growers. Laura was a Horticulture Educator for CCE Washington County for many years and has worked with commercial vegetable and ornamental plant growers on pest control, fertility, and other challenges to production efficiency.

Marvin Pritts
Professor and Chair
Department of Horticulture
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Telephone: (607) 255-1778
FAX: (607) 255-9998
E-Mail: mpp3@cornell.edu

Marvin's research interests include plant nutrition, ecological approaches to weed control and pest management, methods of season extension, crop response to environmental stress, and genotype-environment interactions. His extension efforts are directed to commercial berry growers. He also teaches 3-credit course on small fruit production.

Chris Watkins
Professor and Associate Director for Agriculture and Food Systems for Cornell Cooperative Extension
Department of Horticulture
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Telephone: (607) 255-1784
FAX: (607) 255-9998
E-Mail: cbw3@cornell.edu

Chris' interests include biochemical and molecular responses of fruit to storage conditions such as temperature, low oxygen and high carbon dioxide concentration development of physiological disorders of fruit which develop during storage; effects of maturity, handling practices and storage modifications on fruit quality; effects of preharvest factors on postharvest storage quality.

Courtney Weber
Associate Professor
Department of Horticultural Sciences
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456
Telephone: (315) 787-2395
FAX: (315) 787-2216
Email: caw34@cornell.edu

Courtney works with small fruits breeding, molecular biology and genetics emphasizing disease resistance and flavonoid biosynthesis.

Additional Cornell Cooperative Extension
faculty & statewide specialists:

James Bartsch
Professor
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Telephone: (607) 255-2800
FAX: (607) 255-4080
E-Mail: jab35@cornell.edu

James' expertise is in postharvest systems and the storage of agricultural products. He is interests include developing safe, energy-efficient technology for refrigerated and controlled-atmosphere storage of fruits and vegetables. In a related effort, he studies product properties to learn how the postharvest unit operations affect product quality. Most of our projects are in collaboration with other Cornell engineers and scientists.

Larry D. Geohring
Senior Extension Associate
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Telephone: (607) 255- 2481
FAX: (607) 255-4080
E-Mail: ldg5@cornell.edu

Larry works in the Soil and Water Resources Engineering and Management program. His responsibles include conducting a research and extension program in agricultural water and soil management and on stewardship and utilization of wetland resources.

Olga Padilla-Zakour
Associate Professor
NYS Food Venture Center
Department of Food Science & Technology
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456
Telephone: 315-787-2274
FAX: 315-787-2284
E-Mail: oip1@cornell.edu

Olga the is Director of the New York State Food Venture Center. The center is dedicated to: Assisting entrepreneurs to start new food manufacturing businesses. Helping established food companies - technical assistance. Provide training and educational opportunities in food manufacturing issues.

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