Agriculture

CCE-Tompkins is unique among local organizations in offering a continuum of education and resources that enable it to address a food systems issues in a holistic way. By working at a food-system level, we can more effectively respond to cross-cutting needs such as food safety, food access, local agriculture and community infrastructure. We offer resources for farmers, and consumers, to help strengthen our local and regional food systems.

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Farmers Market Coupons

Seniors over 60 with limited incomes and WIC families can receive $20 in FMNP checks to use at Farmers Markets. Find details and income guidelines here.

An ag producer completes paperwork to sign out sanitizer and masks distributed by the NYS Departments of Ag & Markets in response to Covid-19

MORE Masks & Sanitizer

A second delivery of masks and sanitizer arrived in late June from the NY Ag & Markets and is now ready for farmer pick up. Find details on how to sign up here.

Fresh Local Raspberries!

July is the time for fresh raspberries in the Finger Lakes. You can find a list of the local U-Pick raspberry farms on our site.

Covid-19 and Dairy Farms

Resources and links compiled and shared by Cornell Cooperative Extension's South Central NY Dairy & Field Crops Team.

SCNY Ag Team

Our South Central NY Agriculture Program serves farmers and rural landowners in Chemung, Cortland, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler Counties.

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Reopening Plan

CCE-Tompkins' required written Reopening Safety Plan outlines how our workplace will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as we reopen our facility.

Contact

Graham Savio
Agriculture & Horticulture Issue Leader
gs695@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext 159

Last updated July 5, 2020

Agriculture

2020 Advisory Committee

Agriculture & Horticulture Programs

Jonathan Bates
Jenny Caldwell
Erica Frenay
Jean Gerow
Todd McLane
Janice Pfaff
Becca Rimmel
Nancy Taber
Ariana Taylor-Stanley
Bob Tuori

Online Directory

More than 400 farms and local food producers in Tompkins, Tioga, Schuyler, Chemung and Cortland Counties now can be found in a new, searchable online directory at https://buylocalfoodny.org/ thanks to the efforts of Cornell University’s South Central NY Ag Team members, with support from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Innovation Grant program and The Park Foundation.