Judson is a Vegetable Specialist with the Cornell Vegetable Program and Team Leader for Harvest NY. In these roles, he oversees research and outreach programs on vegetable production, local foods, urban agriculture, and more. These include projects to analyze biological pest control, grafting, cover crops, and nutrient management in greenhouse vegetables. Judson is a state lead on high tunnel vegetables and is a published author on the growing population of Amish and Old Order Mennonites in New York. He has earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in agriculture from Cornell University.