Agriculture

CCE-Tompkins is unique among local organizations in offering a continuum of education and resources that enable it to address 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.

image of goats browsing on trees, from Silvopasture book kickstarter website by Steve Gabriel

Farming in a Changing World

Join "Silvopasture for CNY and Beyond," Tuesday 3/28 12:00–1:30pm, for a talk by Agroforestry and Nut Cropping Program Planner Samantha! Sliding Scale Fee.

SCNY Ag Team

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

People viewing annual plant varieties at a floriculture field trial, Bluegrass lane, Cornell University

Commercial Horticulture

Find Cornell compiled resources on insect, plant and soil diagnostics and labs, pest management guides and other resources for the commercial horticulture industry here.

man using a chain saw, wearing protective pants.

Chainsaw Safety

Find resources to help you choose a chainsaw that's right for you, and guidelines for using it safely and effectively, here on our Chainsaw Safety page.

Buy Local

Support local agriculture and build a stronger local food system! Find lists of area farmers' markets and other local products here!

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Land Acknowledgment

We join Cornell University in acknowledging that our Ithaca site is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ' also known as the Cayuga Nation.

Contact

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

Last updated March 5, 2023

Agriculture

2023 Advisory Committee

Agriculture & Horticulture Programs
* = representative to the board

Jonathan Bates
Jean Gerow
Ken Jaffe
Todd McLane
Tracy McLellan*
Christa Nuñez
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.