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 here! You can sign up by following this link Cornell Cooperative Extension - Event Registration for Programs or by reaching out to our office to request a paper or emailed form. 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.

2026 Pesticide Applicator Course and Exam- Wayne County CCE will be hosting a pesticide applicators course on March 24th and 26th, and an exam on the 2nd of April. The course is $50 and will go over the core manual as well as reviewing the categories for Fruit, Vegetable, and Field and Forage. The registration link can be found here: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/PESTCLASS26_254 or you can call or email Josh Bowman to register. 

For more specific information on agriculture in Wayne County, look in the NYS Ag Statistics web page.

Last updated January 20, 2026