Dairy farming is an important part of our local agricultural economy.
Vegetable production is an important part of our local agricultural economy.
Fruit production is an important part of our local agricultural economy.
Livestock production is an important part of our local agricultural economy.
Agriculture
Wayne County is diverse in its agricultural base. The countryside is plentiful in orchards, vegetables, dairy farms, grain operations and nurseries. Cornell Cooperative Extension provides education for these ag businesses.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Wayne County supports four regional agriculture teams and provides support for the “backyard” grower through our Master Gardener Program. By providing local county dollars into the regional agriculture program, Wayne County farmers and agriservice have access to more than 17 specialists in specific commodity areas. Check out the “Commercial Agriculture” page to get more information.
2026 Ag Enrollment is coming soon! More information about our regional agriculture teams is available on our Ag Specialist Page through the link above for "Commercial Agriculture". Sign up to get all the specialist teams’ newsletter and educational activities announcement. CCE Wayne now has information for growers of all commodities: dairy, livestock, field crops, vegetables, fruit and wine grapes,
For more specific information on agriculture in Wayne County, look in the NYS Ag Statistics web page.
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Last updated September 29, 2025
Meet your Specialist
Please send the attached PDF to
Josh Bowman
Ag Economic Development Educator
email:cjb394@cornell.edu
Phone: 315-226-8149
Useful Resources
Agriculture Program
Enrollment in the teams gets you the most up to date information on meetings, new pests, new research, and changes in agriculture legislation. The meeting schedule is especially important when you are looking for pesticide credits! See registration information here: Ag enrollment form
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Preparing for immigration enforcement on your farm
There have been recent reports
about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border
patrol personnel in upstate New York, including the Finger Lakes. Richard Stup
at Cornell’s Ag Workforce Development Program recently wrote an article with
resources for growers to help prepare for a visit by ICE personnel to their
farm. The article is reposted at the Finger Lakes Grape Teams website:Link
As spring arrives, growers will welcome H-2A workers and should use the onboarding period to discuss unions. It’s legal to share facts and opinions about unions, and the fact sheets below in English and Spanish are available to facilitate these conversations, developed by Jill MacKenzie and Mary Bess Lewis. Set aside time during onboarding for discussions, ensuring meetings are paid. Provide the fact sheets in languages workers understand, and consider having a crew leader read them aloud for those who may struggle with reading. Encourage questions and discussions about union membership, while keeping in mind that you cannot dictate workers' views.
Check out this simplified union fact sheet to share with your H-2A workers. Find the longer version here.
If you have questions about talking to your workers about unions, please contact Bonnie at (315) 980-9926 or bjn2@cornell.edu. And be sure to thank Jill and Mary Beth for sharing these union fact sheets!