If you know which specialist you would like to reach, their contact information is provided below. If, however, you are unsure whom to contact, please use the inquiry form to the right and the appropriate team member will respond to your request.

Sam Anderson

Urban Agriculture Specialist

55 Hanson Place, Suite 350
Brooklyn, NY 11217

cell 781-366-5939
email Sam

Yolanda Gonzalez

Urban Agriculture Specialist

55 Hanson Place, Suite 350
Brooklyn, NY 11217

cell 516-305-0358
email Yolanda

Esther Kibbe

WNY Berry Specialist

cell 607-351-1991
email Esther

Lindsey Pashow

Ag Business Development & Marketing Specialist

CCE Franklin County
335 W Main St
Suite 150
Malone, NY 12953

cell 518-569-3073
email Lindsey

Judson Reid

Extension Vegetable Specialist, Team Leader

CCE Yates County
417 Liberty Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527

phone 315-536-5123
cell 585-313-8912
fax 315-536-5117
email Judson

Timothy Terry

Farm Strategic Planning Specialist

CCE Wyoming County
36 Center St, Suite B
Warsaw, NY 14569

cell 585-689-9163
email Timothy

Cheryl Thayer

Local Food Distribution & Marketing Specialist

CCE Erie County
21 South Grove Street
East Aurora, NY 14052

phone 607-592-9507
email Cheryl

Barbara Williams

Dairy Processing Specialist

CCE Lewis County
cell 315-813-1250
email Barbara

Anika Zuber

Regional Dairy Processing & Marketing Specialist

CCE Genesee County
420 East Main St
Batavia, NY 14020

cell 585-813-3539
email Anika

Tom Overton

Associate Director, CCE

Extension Administration
369 Roberts Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

phone 607-255-2878
email Tom

Strategic Workforce Approaches Symposium

May 22, 2019
Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Ithaca, NY

Retention. Attraction. Workforce. People. The dairy industry has consistently shared that these factors need to be improved. Our Cornell Dairy team is hosting a Strategic Workforce Approaches Symposium on Wednesday, May 22nd where we will be hearing from industry partners on existing workforce development resources and current strategies that are working for businesses. Featured speakers will include the Manufacturers Association of Central New York; Bruce Krupke, Executive Vice President of Northeast Dairy Foods Association; Dr. Richard Stup, Agriculture Workforce Specialist of Cornell University; and an industry panel, "Navigating Employee Interaction Strategies."

NYS Agricultural Soil Survey

In order to better understand the unique soils used in New York City's urban farms, Cornell Cooperative Extension's urban agriculture program launched the NYC Survey of Agricultural Soils in 2018. After obtaining soil and plant tissue analysis from ten urban farms in NYC, we are expanding the survey in 2019 with the goal of informing best management practices for unique productive urban soils. See our preliminary findings and more information, including a how-to tip sheet for NYC urban farmers on collecting soil samples and getting a soil test.