If you know which specialist or staff member you would like to reach, their contact information is provided below. If, however, you are unsure whom to contact, please use the inquiry form to the right and the appropriate team member will respond to your request.

Ethan Grundberg

Vegetable Specialist

CCE Orange County
18 Seward Ave, Suite 300
Middletown, NY 10940

phone 845-344-1234
cell 617-455-1893
email Ethan

Elizabeth Higgins

Business Management Specialist

Hudson Valley Lab
3357 US Hwy 9W
Highland, NY 12528

phone 845.691.7151
cell 518.949.3722
email Elizabeth

Jim Meyers

Viticulture Specialist

Westchester County
PO Box 24
Ossining, NY 10562

cell 845-417-8005
email Jim

Mike Basdow

Tree Fruit Specialist

CCE Clinton County
phone 518-410-6823
email Mike

Chuck Bornt

Team Leader, Extension Vegetable Specialist

CCE Rensselaer County
61 State Street
Troy, NY 12180

phone 518-272-4210 x125
cell 518-859-6213
fax 518-272-1648
email Chuck

Dan Donahue

Tree Fruit Specialist

Hudson Valley Laboratory
3357 Route 9W
Highland, NY 12528

phone 845-691-7117
cell 518-322-7812
email Dan

Amy Ivy

Vegetable Specialist

CCE Clinton County
6064 Route 22
Suite 5
Plattsburgh, NY 12901

phone 518-561-7450
cell 518-570-5991
fax 518-561-0183
email Amy

John-Erik Kocho-Schellenberg

Food Safety Educator Specialist

CCE Orange
18 Seward Avenue
Suite 300
Middletown, NY 10949

phone 845-344-1234
fax 845-343-7471
email John-Erik

Laura McDermott

Team Leader, Small Fruit and Vegetable Specialist

CCE Washington County
415 Lower Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12839

phone 518-746-2562
cell 518-791-5038
fax 518-746-2419
email Laura

Teresa Rusinek

Vegetable Specialist

Hudson Valley Laboratory
3357 Route 9W
Highland, NY 12528

phone 845-691-7117
cell 845-389-3562
email Teresa

Crystal Stewart

Extension Vegetable Specialist

134 Miller Road
Johnstown, NY 12095

cell 518-775-0018
email Crystal

Maire Ullrich

Vegetable Specialist

CCE Orange County
18 Seward Avenue
Suite 300
Middletown, NY 10940

phone 845-344-1234
cell 845-742-4342
fax 845-343-7471
email Maire

Anne Mills

Field Technician

Capital Region
email Anne

Sarah Rohwer

Field Technician

Hudson Valley
email Sarah

Abigail Henderson

Senior Administrative Assistant

CCE Washington County
Hudson Falls, NY 12839

phone 518-746-2553
email Abigail

20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Relevant Information and Sensitivity Analysis

July 17, 2018
12-12:30 PM

20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.

Berry Field Meeting: Exclusion Netting & SWD Monitoring

July 19, 2018
5-7pm
Poughkeepsie, NY

Join us at Poughkeepsie Farm Project, host site for our CCE SWD exclusion netting trial in raspberries. Peter Jentsch of the Hudson Valley Research Lab will discuss the netting trial, and the use of attract and kill baits in a U-Pick raspberry planting. A low tunnel over strawberries will be available for viewing. Bring a fruit sample for salt flotation testing, or a plant sample if you have other berry questions.

Attendees can enter for a chance to win free SWD monitoring traps!

20 Minute Ag Manager Webinars: Pricing for Profit

July 24, 2018
12-12:30 PM

20 minute lunchtime webinars will be held on Tuesdays this summer covering farm business management topics.

Check out the Updated Labeled Insecticides for SWD

Labeled Insecticides for Control of Spotted Wing Drosophila in New York Berry Crops - Quick Guide Compiled by Greg Loeb, Laura McDermott, Peter Jentsch & Juliet Carroll, Cornell University. Updated regularly. Check it out at this link!

New Resources from CCE ENYCHP!

We are developing new ways to connect with the CCE ENYCHP team this year! We have a Youtube page located at this link. Check out videos on Table Grape Production, Pest Updates and the 20 Minute Ag Manager - in 4 Minutes series. 
The text alerts will be reserved for important crop alerts that could impact management decisions immediately. For instance, if there were an outbreak of Late Blight in the area, this would be transmitted to vegetable growers.

Farmers can choose the crop for which they wish to receive updates. Additionally they can request that Ag Business Alerts be sent to them. These alerts might include due dates for crop insurance deadlines, market opportunities etc.

Text alerts are easy to access. Just click on the link below and fill out a very short registration form. It takes just seconds to do - access to important information has never been so easy!!

Confused by the WPS (Worker Protection Standard)?

Please take note: WPS pertains to all farms-organic and conventional!  To be sure that you are complying with these regulations, please view the EPA link below:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/comparison-chart-wps.pdf