The IPM Program helps agricultural producers to reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides through its yearly funding of research projects. Resulting IPM strategies are carried out by Cornell scientists in plant pathology, entomology, horticultural sciences, and other disciplines who develop improved methods of pest management for fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and dairy/field crops.

The PGRU is mandated to acquire, maintain, characterize, evaluate, document, and distribute the genetic resources of crops.

Outlying Laboratories

Hudson Valley Laboratory

The Station's Hudson Valley Laboratory is located at Highland, New York in Ulster County. It was established to assist the fruit and vegetable growers in eastern New York. The Laboratory maintains 24 acres of land for research plus laboratory and greenhouse facilities. Much of the research is conducted in conjunction with local growers. The laboratory building and the land on which the building is situated are owned by the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory, Inc. (a grower-owned organization) and are rented by the Experiment Station. Three faculty and an eight-member support staff are permanently located at the Laboratory to deal with the unique problems facing growers in that particular region of the state.

Vineyard Research Laboratory

The Geneva Station is also responsible for conducting programs at its Vineyard Research Laboratory located in Fredonia, which is southwest of Buffalo. This Laboratory was established by an Act of the State Legislature in April 1909. A seven-member staff is housed in a building named the Taschenberg Laboratory.
The facility has 30 acres of land available for research. A significant amount of the Station's cultivation and plant protection research on grapes is done at this Laboratory. Three grape extension personnel are housed at this facility. Growers and processors provide significant financial resources to help support research and extension programs at this Laboratory.

Support Units

Buildings and Properties

Buildings and Properties's mission is to maintain and expand the campus and its facilities to the highest possible standards, while providing dependable and cost effective support services to those carrying out the research.

Computer Center

The Computer Center handles all the station's computing Mac and Unix computer support.

Library

The Library supports the full array of faculty programs and research at the Experiment Station, the needs of Extension personnel throughout New York, as well as growers and processors in the Northeast region. The Library collection documents the progress of crop science, horticulture, pomology, plant pathology, entomology and food science technology over the last 150 years, and emphasizes research enhancing fruit and vegetable production of economic importance to the State of New York.