| WHO TO CALL ABOUT WHAT IN ONTARIO COUNTRY AGRICULTURE |
Farm development, agronomy, livestock production, marketing, insurance, regulations, taxes, pesticide certification, and general education
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County (CCE)
480 N. Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-394-3977
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Forestry management, timber inventory, wildlife issues, pond care, alternative agriculture, permaculture, forest farming and maple production
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County (CCE)
480 N. Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-394-3977
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Farm land improvement (drainage/erosion issues, soil types, nutrient management), conservation programs, seedling tree sales, soil maps, acreage calculations, soil groupings, and Agriculture Environmental Management (AEM)
Call: 585-396-1450
480 N. Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-396-1450
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Farmland protection, Agriculture Districts, local agriculture policies
Agriculture Enhancement Board
20 Ontario Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-396-4416 |
Deer and nuisance wildlife permits
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 Office (DEC)
6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414
(585) 226-2466 |
Farm loans, disaster payments, crop insurance
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
USDA Service Center, 3037 County Road 10, Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-394-0525 |
Federal conservation programs like WHIP, WRP, CRP, EQIP
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
USDA Service Center, 3037 County Road 10, Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-394-0525 |
| COMMON AGENCY ABBREVIATIONS |
CCE: Cornell Cooperative Extension |
SWCD: Soil and Water Conservation District |
FSA: Farm Service Agency |
NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service |
DEC: Department of Environmental Conservation |
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site brought to you by The Ontario County Agricultural Enhancement
Board In cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario
County, the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, and Ontario County
Department of Planning. Canandaigua, New York 14424
585-396-4455 or 585-394-3977. |
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