The Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program (ENYCHP) is one of the premier Cornell Cooperative Extension regional agricultural programs in New York.
- Pest Management: Understanding pest biology and effective control strategies, identifying new pests and pest alerts
- Cultural Practices: Educating growers on nutrient management, yield enhancement, and season extension
- Soil Health: Educating growers on cover crops, reduced tillage, reduced compaction, increased organic matter, and improved soil health
- Business Management: Resources and education for growers to help manage finances, labor, adapt to changing markets and many other aspects to running a successful farm
- Variety Evaluation & Market Development: Unbiased results from local on-farm trials and marketing education on promoting local foods and new crops
- Food Safety: Research and education to help growers meet Quality Assurance and Food Safety Certification Standards and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)
Eastern New York counties are home to more than 1,000 fruit and vegetables farms generating more than $103 million in gross farmgate sales.
CCE ENYCHP serves growers in 17 counties in Eastern New York:
Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Orange, Montgomery, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren, and Washington counties.
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