Judson Reid

Senior Extension Associate, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Critical Issue Lead, Agriculture and Food Systems, Cornell Cooperative Extension

About

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.

Interests

High tunnels

Chile peppers

Farming

Contact Information

417 Liberty St.
Penn Yan, NY 14527

(585) 313-8912

jer11 [at] cornell.edu

Judson in the news

News

July 20, 2026

Judson Reid to head up CCE Regional Agriculture Teams

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Agriculture

a group of people in front of a high tunnel with crops

News

April 7, 2026

Cornell researchers help North Country farmers extend growing seasons

At Wild Work Farm in the North Country’s Keene Valley, the last frost can come as late as mid-June, and the first frost usually hits in September, said owner and operator Lissa Goldstein. Coping with that very short growing season is one of...

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Willsboro Research Farm