Dairy cows in pasture, Dryden NY
Find lists of local producers here on our site!
Haying in Ulysses
Crows in a cornfield, winter
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.
Develop Your Recipe
This 3-part series offered by our colleagues at CCE-Broome in Binghamton on 9/27, 10/11 and 10/25 will help you develop your food based business. Pre-registration is required.
Finger Lakes Cider Week
​Celebrate delicious hard cider, made here in our area, during Finger Lakes Cider Week, Sept. 29-Oct. 8, 2017. Find places to sample and buy cider near you!
Growing Hemp
Interested in growing industrial hemp on your farm? Here are detailed resources compiled by Cornell on all aspects of industrial hemp culture in New York State.
Meat Suite
The Meat Suite is a website designed by Cooperative Extension educators to help consumers find locally produced, high quality meats to purchase in bulk.
Finger Lakes LandLink
Are you a farmer looking for land, or a landowner with acreage you'd like to rent or lease? Let Finger Lakes LandLink make your match!
Farm Energy Issues
This 58-page guide from the Institute for Energy and the Environment, Vermont Law School covers how to use energy efficiency, biomass and renewable energy on your farm.
Contact
Monika Roth
Agriculture Issue Leader; SCNY Regional Ag Team member
mr55@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 126
Last updated September 11, 2017
2017 Advisory Committee
Agriculture & Horticulture Programs
Don Barber
LeGrace Benson
Jenny Caldwell
Erica Frenay
Peter Larson
Todd McLane
Jeff Piestrak
John Wertis
2015 Local Foods Guide
Find out about upcoming events in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Horticulture in the Southern Tier through the SCNY Ag News.
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Take Your Recipe to the Next Level
Wednesday, September 27
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
Finger Lakes Cider Week
Thursday, September 28
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM -
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, October 5
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM -
Take Your Recipe to the Next Level
Wednesday, October 11
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
Take Your Recipe to the Next Level
Wednesday, October 25
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
FINAL Plan
View the 2015 DRAFT Ag & Farmland Protection Plan.