The Cosseboom Lab and collaborators are submitting three proposals to the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) focused on actionable disease management resources for New York and Eastern U.S. growers. Grower letters of support are an important part of these applications.
If you are a grower or industry stakeholder willing to support one or more of these projects, please download the draft letter below, customize it with your farm or organization details, and return a signed copy to Scott Cosseboom at sdc99@cornell.edu.
I would also be highly interested in hearing feedback on the relevance and impact that you find in each of these projects, or missing details and helpful ideas. Please let me know.
How to use these templates
- Download the letter for the proposal(s) you wish to support.
- Replace bracketed placeholders with your farm name, location, crops, and experience.
- Add your letterhead or contact information at the top.
- Sign and return the completed letter to sdc99@cornell.edu.
Bitter No More: Next Generation Integrated Management of Colletotrichum Diseases of Apple
Integrated management of bitter rot and Glomerella leaf spot in apple, including fungicide resistance monitoring, species identification, cultural controls, and decision-support tools for Eastern U.S. growers.
Download draft letter (.docx)COLLECTIVE: Coordinated Outreach and Linkages for Landscape-scale Epidemiology
A multi-state, multi-crop effort to understand how Colletotrichum pathogens move across crops and regions, identify key infection windows, and develop practical, timing-based management tools for apple, blueberry, cranberry, grape, and strawberry.
Download draft letter (.docx)OrchardAI: From Drone Maps to Daily Decisions
Tree-level disease risk mapping and prioritized scouting recommendations for apple orchards, combining drone imagery with a practical smartphone interface designed to help growers and scouting crews focus labor where it matters most.
Download draft letter (.docx)