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Welcome to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Northern NY Regional Web Site

Please use our searchable database to find articles by Northern New York educators addressing local issues and for easy access to useful Cornell University web pages.  The menu headings above go to specific interest areas; use the links below for information and newsletters county by county:

CCE Clinton           CCE Essex          CCE Franklin         

CCE Jefferson          CCE Lewis         CCE St. Lawrence

A snapshot of the 6-county Northern New York agricultural industry includes:

•       Nearly 1.3 million acres of land in agricultural production
•       Farmers operating more than 4,000 farms
•       Farm products with a market value that exceeds $595 million
•       NNY farm employee payroll adding more than $52.9 million to local economy
•       A steadily growing local foods industry with fresh and value-added products
•       More than 600 farms selling direct to consumers
•       Land resources to support steady growth of the maple industry
•       A burgeoning cold-hardy grapes industry with full-fledged winery regions in the Champlain Valley and St. Lawrence Seaway.

Agricultural education is well-represented throughout the NNY region. In addition to the six Cornell Cooperative Extension associations providing technical assistance and outreach, there are :

• 19 school districts offering agricultural education
• 15 FFA Chapters with more 675 student-members.
• 4 research farms: Cornell Willsboro Research Farm, Cornell Uihlein Maple Research Station, Cornell Uihlein Potato Research Station, Cornell Cooperative Extension learning Farm (names link to web pages)
•  Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP): a farmer-driven small grants program funding critical on-farm research for NNY’s agricultural industry (click name for NNYADP website)
• Miner Institute offers accredited courses in agriculture and conducts innovative research on a variety of topics.

The contact person for this web site is
Anita Deming, PO Box 388, Westport NY 12993, (518) 962-4810 ext 409, ald6@cornell.edu

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New York EDEN: Extension Disaster Education Network
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