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Agriculture in Onondaga County
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Program Goal
The goal of the CCE Onondaga County Agriculture Program is to provide research-based education and information, which integrates biology with economics that results in a profitable farm business, which enhances the quality of life of its owners, employees and their families for multiple generations and contributes to an aesthetically appealing working landscape within the local community.

CCE agriculture staff strives to provide information and education to new and beginning farmers, existing producers, consumers and local municipal decision makers regarding production agriculture practices.

Selected County Agriculture Statistics – NYS Ranking By County (2006)

12th in total cash farm receipts (over $90 million)	6th in bushels of corn grain harvested
7th in average production per dairy cow	10th in tons of corn silage harvested
8th in total pounds of milk produced	8th in wheat production
13th in number of milk cows	8th in soybeans planted
3rd in acres of oats	9th in total soybeans harvested
4th in total oat production	23rd land in farms
Top 10 in apples and tomatoes

To learn more about Onondaga County Agriculture statistics ... more>>>

What’s New???
On April 10, 2008 the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets announced recipients of their funding to enhance agricultural tourism. CCE Onondaga County in conjunction with the Onondaga County Vegetable Growers Association was awarded $10,200 to create a Turnpike Market Trail. The goal of the project is to build awareness of the diversity of local foods available in Onondaga County and provide 450,000 local residents with a ‘tourist’ experience as they drive the trail, visit local farm markets, purchase product, see local historic sites related to agriculture and dine at various restaurants that serve local farm products. The trail will be a web-based marketing brochure and rack cards. To see the press release… more>>>

Position Vacancy – Farm Business Management Educator
Full-time position designing and evaluating educational programming which support current and new farm operations and agribusinesses. Masters’s degree in Agriculture or related field required. Experience and competence in implementing educational programs required. To learn more about this position... more>>>

Weekly Field Crops Pest Report

Visit the following links for more information about Agriculture in Onondaga County, active program initatives in the community and local resources for our vistitors.

Program Initatives in the County
Agriculture Resources