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Cornell Cooperative Extension

Albany County

  • Agriculture
  • Capital Region SNAP-Ed
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  • Gardening
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cows
close-up photo of soil after tilling

advice on soils and nutrients...

box of apples
Image by Sandy Repp
greenhouses
Image by Nora Catlin, PhD
Striped cucumber beetle Acalymma vittatum (Fabricius, 1775) from Bugwood.org
Image by David Cappaert, MSU, Bugwood.org
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Albany County Local Ag

Resources include farm production and marketing to help increase the number of farms and farm profitability through workshops, business planning, and consulting...

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Farmers' Markets

Albany County Farmers' Markets, Farm Stores, Farm Stands and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

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Visit to a soybean field, July 2014

Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program

Our Team provides agricultural and horticultural workshops, newsletters and consultations for Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Washington counties.

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Onions

ENY Commercial Hort Team

The Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team serves the needs of commercial vegetable, tree fruit, grape and berry growers in our region.

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Contact

Amanda Terhune
Local Agriculture Manager
ajt247@cornell.edu
518-765-3500

Last updated June 9, 2025

Agriculture

  • Albany County Local Ag
  • Agroforestry
  • Capital Area Ag & Hort Program
  • ENY Commercial Horticulture Team
  • Farmers' Markets
  • Know Your Farmer
  • Livestock
  • Pick Your Own (local farm list)
  • Soils & Climate

NY State Freeze Dates

Visit the NOAA website for a  chart of freeze dates in our area.

Insect Diagnostic Lab

For more information about an insect, or how to deal with an insect problem in or around your home or garden, contact the Insect Diagnostic Lab, a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension in the Department of Entomology. For a $25 fee, an insect or related arthropod can be shipped to the lab, or a detailed photo can be emailed, for expert identification. Diagnostician Jason Dombroskie, Ph.D. has many years ofexperience identifying insects and other arthropods. More information about this service, including fact sheets on common outdoor and indoor insects, can be found at http://idl.entomology.cornell.edu/

The USDA Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Use their online tool to see soil type data over an aerial map of Albany County.

Events

    youth gardening adventure
  • Youth Gardening Summer Adventure (open to all youth ages 8 - 12) *PLEASE NOTE THIS SERIES IS FULL*
    Monday, June 30
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Youth Gardening Summer Adventure (open to all youth ages 8 - 12) *PLEASE NOTE THIS SERIES IS FULL*
    Tuesday, July 1
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Youth Gardening Summer Adventure (open to all youth ages 8 - 12) *PLEASE NOTE THIS SERIES IS FULL*
    Wednesday, July 2
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Youth Gardening Summer Adventure (open to all youth ages 8 - 12) *PLEASE NOTE THIS SERIES IS FULL*
    Thursday, July 3
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Office Closed
    Friday, July 4
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Cornell Cooperative Extension
Albany County

24 Martin Road
Voorheesville, NY 12186
TEL: 518-765-3500
FAX: 518-765-2490
albany@cornell.edu
Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm, Weekdays

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