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Open House at CCE Orange

 

What's New:

Open House on the Farm Sat., Sept. 20, 2008, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Mist-E-Hill Farm, Pine Bush, NY

2008 Orange County Greenhouse Growers Guide Convenient listing of local retail and wholesale greeenhouse growers and their products.

Horticulture Programs for Profressionals Calendar '07-'08 A complete listing, plus pesticide certification information.

Cornell Guidelines for Pest Management (Cornell "Recommends") -- now online and searchable!

Tax Update for Agriculture 2008 What’s New in Federal Legislation. Some of the highlights and benefits to small businesses, farmers, and individuals are provided in this newsletter.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County Ag Enrollment Take full advantage of our research-based information!

 

Greenhouse, Nursery, Turf

More than 45 greenhouses growing bedding and other traditional crops are located in the county with over 1,000,000 square feet under glass or plastic cover. Approximately 2,500 acres of sod are produced in the black dirt region. Wholesale and retail nurseries grow and sell trees, shrubs, and perennial flowers. Christmas tree farms provide "You Cut" products for residents. There is a marked trend toward "farm entertainment" as a marketing niche for horticultural enterprises. Over 200 professional businesses offer landscaping services.

Rosemarie S. Baglia, Resource Educator, Commerical & Community Horticulture rsb22@cornell.edu

- Commercial Production for greenhouses, florists, landscapers, X-mas trees, garden centers and nurseries
- Soil Samples for commercial horticulture
- Alternative Agriculture relating to horticulture industry
- Up-coming Programs
- Turf Grass Production and Maintenance
- Community Horticulture

 

 

August 29, 2008