September 2025 | Vol. 17 Issue 9

A Veggie Van stop at Lakeview Apartments in Bath, see the full schedule here

Save the date! This year Farm Trail Day will be held on October 11, 2025. This is an opportunity for members of the Steuben County community to engage with local farms with activities, demonstrations, wagon rides, farm goods and more! Stay tuned for more information about this year's farms and activities.

🚜🐄 Calling all educators!

Don’t miss our Dairy in the Classroom Educator Workshop on October 10th in Steuben County!

You’ll experience two incredible tours in one day:

🥛 Lismore Dairy – see a modern dairy farm in action

🏭 HP Hood in Arkport – go behind the scenes of dairy processing

Plus, you’ll:

✨ Earn up to 7 CTLE credits

✨ Take home over $100 in classroom resources

✨ Gain fresh ideas to bring agriculture alive for your students

📅 When: Friday, October 10 | 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM

📍 Where: Lismore Dairy & HP Hood (Arkport), Steuben County

👉 Register here: https://form.jotform.com/nyaitc/steuben-dairy 

Spots are limited—don’t wait to secure your place for this one-of-a-kind experience!

More information about this disease and how to submit suspect samples, can be found at the

CU-PDDC website.

Share the factsheet and sampling guide as needed!

https://plantclinic.cornell.edu/be-on-the-look-out-bolo/laurel-wilt/


Useful Links
County Enrollment, Subscription, and Support

The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program with Cornell Cooperative Extension offers educational programming and research based information to agricultural producers, growers, and agribusinesses in the five-county region of Southwestern New York. 


Our specialists work with Cornell Faculty and Extension Educators statewide to address the issues that impact the agricultural industry and provide services to farms of all sizes and production techniques. The educational programming and support that we offer ranges from workshops to on-farm events, and includes one-on-one consultations. Our program is designed to meet the rapidly changing needs of our region's diverse agricultural community. 


For more information, contact any of the specialists.

Please support CCE Steuben by signing up for their enrollment programs.


Reach out to CCE-Steuben at 607-664-2300 and ask about enrollment.

The enrollment form can be found online, here.

The Cornell Vegetable Program works with Cornell faculty and Extension educators to address the issues that impact the New York vegetable industry. The team offers educational programs and information to growers, processors, and agribusiness professionals in pest management, variety evaluation, cultural practices, market development, and farm food safety.


Cornell Vegetable Program Specialists expertise includes processing vegetables, fresh market vegetables, weed science, soil health, food safety, organic, marketing, greenhouses and high tunnels.


Learn more about the specialists HERE.


To enroll click here.

The Finger Lakes Grape Program (FLGP) is a regional extension program of Cornell Cooperative Extension serving the grape and wine industry of the Finger Lakes.


The staff of the Finger Lakes Grape Program is committed to providing grape growers in the Finger Lakes and beyond with cutting edge, research-based information to help them improve the productivity and sustainability of their vineyards and the quality of the fruit that they produce. We work with researchers and extension staff from Cornell and other institutions to create informative extension materials and programs that help to keep grape growing a viable and profitable industry that enhances the communities of the Finger Lakes and upstate New York.


Learn more about the specialists HERE.


To enroll click here.

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