Cornell Cooperative Extension

Lewis County
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Specific Crops

Here you'll find useful resources about production, varieties, nutrient needs, storage, and more for specific agricultural crops. Follow the links below, or check the alphabetical list to the right.

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Fruit Crops

Lewis County Farmers grow and sell a wide variety of fruit. Find resources here on growing and selling fruit crops.

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Energy Crops

Resources for crops that can be used as a source of energy.

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Corn

Corn is one of the most produced crops in Lewis County. Find resources here on production, pests, harvesting, storage and more!

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Register for the 2022 Hay & Pasture School !!

Forage Crops

Focusing on interdisciplinary basic and applied research on forages and the animals that consume them.

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Maple

Discover the hidden wonders of maple production.

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Hops

Hops have returned to New York!

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Contact

Michele Ledoux
Executive Director
mel14@cornell.edu
(315) 376-5270

Last updated December 7, 2023

Specific Crops

Other Field Crops

Alternative Field Crops Manual (U. Wisconsin. et al.)

Canola (Purdue U.)

Sugar Beets (Sugar Beet Research & Education Board)

Sunflower (National Sunflower Association)

Events

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