Corn is harvested on Uesugi Farms in Gilroy, CA on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. USDA

Image by Bob Nichols, USDA

Cayuga County is first in corn and soybean production in NYS (2010)

Dairy cattle in the Cornell Dairy Research Center in Harford, NY (Cornell University Photography).

Image by Jason Koski

Cornell's SCNY Regional Dairy & Field Crops team provides resources for Cayuga dairy farmers

If your farm sells meat in bulk, consider joining MeatSuite.com!

Agriculture

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County offers research-based resources and education to our farming community, and addresses the overall goals of our county Ag & Farmland Protection Plan. Educators help farms to remain viable and profitable businesses by providing comprehensive, research-based information on field crop production and soil health, nutrient management from both commercial fertilizers and manure and water quality management both on and off the farm land base. In addition, information is available on animal husbandry, business planning and marketing and diversification of farm products.

2025 Annual Meeting!

Join us on Thursday, Oct. 23rd at 6pm at Sennett Fire Hall for our annual meeting! FREE! Review our successes and elect our 2026 Board. Sign up here!

equipment at spruce hill farm in union springs from their facebook page

2025 Fall Farm Tour

On 10/29 visit Spruce Haven Dairy {10am} and DuMond Farms {1pm}, meet the farmers, and hear about their work. Free, hosted by Cornell's SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team.

Shiitake Mushroom Workshops

Sign up now to learn to inoculate logs and grow your own shiitake mushrooms! Workshops in Cayuga (11/1), Schuyler (10/29) & Seneca (10/30) Counties. $25, details here!

Spotted Lanternfly infestations are present in New York State

Spotted Lanternfly, Grapes & Tree of Heaven

This free webinar on Monday 11/3 will feature educators from Cornell's IPM & CCE's Viticulture programs, Penn State Extension and Finger Lakes PRISM. Sign up here!

A ewe and her lambs rest in their pen on Apr. 21, 2006. USDA photo by Stephen Ausmus. d2343-2

Lambing & Kidding Resources

See here a collection of useful reading materials and recorded webinars, shared by the Cornell University Sheep & Goat Program.

2024 Annual Report

Hot off the presses! Check out our 2024 Annual Report and see what our staff and volunteers have been doing for the people of Cayuga County this past year!

Contact

Frank Clarke
Agriculture Educator (Climate and Environment)
fc357@cornell.edu
Cell: (516) 532-4039

Last updated October 15, 2025

Agriculture

Advisory Committee

Coming soon...

We currently are recruiting new members for our Agriculture Advisory Committee. Please contact a member of our Agriculture Program staff if you are interested in joining.

Our Agriculture Staff

Frank Clark
Agriculture Educator
(Soil & Crops)
Cell: (516) 532-4039
fc357@cornell.edu

Our Services

CCE-Cayuga's Agriculture program offers producers:

Newsletters including Ag Alert! our local update on agricultural hot topics
Discussion Groups – Focused Workshops
Pesticide recertification classes
Production oriented meetings
Training classes – pesticide, nutrient management, certification training
One-on-one consultations
Demonstration field plots
Agricultural Land-use planning
Support in analyzing your business and developing business plans
Promotional activities for supporting local producers, including facilitating meetings
Transfer of research information to and from Cornell University
Farm succession planning
Farm visits by appointment