Tioga County participates in two regional agriculture programs, the South Central New York Agriculture Team (SCNYAG) and the Tompkins, Cortland, Tioga (TCT) Dairy Team. They provide specialists who assist commercial farmers and growers in Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties.
Tioga County Specialist
The Fruit and Vegetable Production Specialist, Molly Shaw, works out of CCE Tioga, and publishes
Southern Tier Produce News, which goes to 225 growers in the region.
Blueberry Pest Monitoring: In 2006, Molly monitored blueberry fruitworm moths and blueberry maggot flies on several farms in the South Central New York area. You can learn how to monitor for Cranberry and Cherry Fruitworm Moths and Blueberry Maggot Flies by following the links.
Guide to Farming in New York State
Monika Roth served as lead author for the Cornell Beginning Farmer Project funded
Guide to Farming in NYS, which is comprised of 33 individual fact sheets addressing topics pertinent to planning and operating a farm business in New York State along with extensive resource contacts.
Farmer Flood Recovery Resources
Click the link at right for flood recovery resources for Tioga County, New York.
NEWS
Have you ever heard of a scape? Did you know that there is an award winning goat dairy in Tioga County? Did you know that thousands of gallons of honey are sold from Tioga County? Have you ever heard of a dairy farm with no barn? Do you know the difference between cow corn and sweet corn?
Find out here.AG TEAM SPECIALTIES
Agriculture Development and Marketing
Go to the link at right to get more information about ag economic development, ag business planning and marketing, ag and farmland protection planning, ag promotion and tourism.
Dairy and Field Crops
Go to the link at right to get more information about integrated crop management, forage quality, interface of production and land stewardship, environmental issues and CAFO, dairy management, dairy nutrition and feeds, raising dairy replacements, business management principles, financial decision making, labor management, business planning.
Fruit and Vegetable Production
Go to the link at right to get more information about commercial production, management, integrated pest management, pest identification, soil quality, plant nutrition, direct marketing, organic production, season extension, wildlife control, and variety trials.
Natural Resources
Go to the link at right to get more information about forestry and woodlot management, forest-based enterprises, maple syrup production, farm pond and wildlife management, and rural land use.
Horticultural Crops
Go to the link at right to get more information about greenhouse and nursery crop production, turf and landscape management, employee training, ownership practices, business management and marketing, and Christmas trees.
