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Agriculture & Food Systems

With an eye toward sustainability and increased farm resilience, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) agriculture specialists and educators tap into the latest research and best practices to help growers and producers combat an increasingly uncertain world

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Featured Programs

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Regional Agriculture Programs

CCE regional agriculture teams are comprised of specialists who serve multi-county regions throughout New York state, providing research-based information, programs and technical assistance to dairy, livestock, field crops, vegetable, grape and fruit producers.

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Garden-Based Learning

CCE's Garden-Based Learning program develops activities and projects in which the garden is the foundation for integrated learning and discovery across disciplines, through active and engaging real-world experiences.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program (CCE-PSEP)

CCE’s PSEP promotes the proper use of pesticides for the applicator, the consumer, and the environment, and also serves as a pesticide education center for those interested in pesticide chemicals.

New York State

Farm to School

Farm to school programs in schools and early care and education sites engage young people in hands-on learning and connect families to fresh, healthy local food. In New York State, a cross-disciplinary team of Extension associates, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators, and partners from NYS agencies work together to create better cohesion of farm to school programming across the state.

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Partner Organizations and Programs

CCE agriculture educators and specialists work closely with campus faculty primarily in the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, researchers with Cornell Agritech and the Cornell University Agriculture Experiment Station and other partners to drive sustainable development in New York communities.

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Stories

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News

Cost share and market access are the top drivers of digester adoption
U.S. dairy production has continued its decades-long consolidation into fewer, larger operations. Recent news coverage has suggested that the growth in anaerobic digester adoption over the past decade may have encouraged this expansion. Whether...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • PRO-DAIRY
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News

Library story time is also learning time for parents

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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News

The New York dairy revolution by the numbers
So why New York, and why now? New York has been experiencing a quiet revolution over the past quarter century. This has not only kept the state on the map in terms of continuing to be a leading dairy state but also appears to have seeded a surge...
  • Dairy
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
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CCE Intern Reception Highlights Community Engagement, Experiential Learning
While many college students spend their summers unplugging and relaxing, 22 Cornell University students fanned out across New York state to bridge the gap between academic research and local communities. At the 19th annual Cornell Cooperative...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
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News

From llamas to lavender, agritourism grows in New York state

Cornell Cooperative Extension has boosted its support for New York state agritourism as the industry has grown, with the number of participating farms nearly doubling and revenue tripling since 2007.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture