Agriculture and

Natural Resources

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County is farmers' and agribusinesses' link to the latest agricultural developments and innovative technologies at Cornell University and other research institutions. 

Listed below are some of the ways Extension provides information and educational support to the residents of Jefferson County:

The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program - Extension educators initiate and provide valuable support to research, education and outreach projects funded by the NNYADP to specifically benefit farmers in the six northernmost counties of New York state: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence. You may visit the NNYADP site at http://www.nnyagdev.org/

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"Ag Update" is a weekly column that appears in the Farm and Garden section of the Watertown Daily Times. Educational articles pertaining to agriculture and horticulture are written by the agriculture staff.
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The Agricultural Outreach educator acts as a liaison between Cooperative Extension and Jefferson County farm families, presenting information regarding Extension's educational program offerings, and also assessing the educational programming needs of the agricultural community.
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Agronomy information and educational programming are provided about crop production, forage management, agronomic research and demonstration projects, pesticide applicator training, pasture management, crop pest control, field crop weed control, soil fertility, and agricultural environmental management.
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Biosecurity-Implementing a biosecurity program on the farm can prevent a major disease outbreak that could financially destroy a business. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County helped to develop a biosecurity protocol for farm use. 
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CCE's Ag Classifieds-This monthly agricultural publication is a networking tool for Jefferson County farmers, who may place free classified advertisements. Paid ads from agribusinesses defray costs while giving these businesses a local targeted audience for their products. CCE's Ag Classifieds is published on or around the 15th of every month and is sent to our agricultural mailing list.

You may view the current issue of CCE's Ag Classifieds by clicking on the link in the box at the top of this page. To contact Classifieds editor Cynthia Seaman, click here.

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Our Dairy and Livestock program provides education and information through seminars, informal meetings, discussion groups, and individual consultations. Education is also provided through on-farm visits and technical programs.
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Farm Business Management provides education and information pertaining to business management skills and analysis techniques. Programs include the Dairy Farm Business Summary, Ag Workforce Training, Farm Tax Management, QuickBooks Training, Estate and Retirement Planning, and Employee Management, to name a few.
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Horticulture-Information and education are provided about vegetable gardening; flower, shrub, and tree care and management; weed, insect, and disease identification and control methods; soil pH testing; and fertilizer recommendations.

The Master Gardener program provides training to individuals, who, in turn, use their knowledge to educate others and to help beautify the community's public areas. The 2005 Master Gardener training session is currently underway.

St. Laurence Eastern Lake Ontario

Weed Management Area

Invasive plants pose a serious ecological and economic threat in the St. Lawrence and Eastern Lake Ontario region. In response, the St. Lawrence Eastern Lake Ontario Weed Management Area (SLELO WMA) was formed in January 2006. The goal of the SLELO WMA is to create a cooperative and coordinated approach in the prevention and management of invasive plants.SLELO is a cooperative effort among the following agencies:

- Cornell Cooperative Extension of 

  Jefferson, Lewis, & St. Lawrence counties.

- NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation,

  Region 6.

- NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic

  Preservation, 1000 Islands Region.

- The Nature Conservancy.

- USDA Natural Resources Conservation

  Service.

- NYS Dept. of Transportation, Region 7.

Download the new SLELO Brochure

Coming soon: The SLELO WMA web page

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Agriculture and Natural Resources Staff:

Hunter, Mike - Meh27@cornell.edu
Ag & Natural Resources Program Leader; Agronomy & Field Crops Educator

Ames, Molly - Mba7@cornell.edu
Farm Business Management Educator

Ronald Kuck - Rak76@cornell.edu
Dairy and Livestock Educator

Gwise, Sue - Sjg42@cornell.edu
Consumer Horitculture Educator

Baderman, Arthur - Afb2@cornell.edu
Agriculture Outreach Educator

Cook, Rosalind - Rlc53@cornell.edu
Community Food Security Educator