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Objectives of Ongoing Research Agriculture in the Hudson Valley History of Hudson Valley Lab For More Information Contact:Dr. David Rosenberger
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History
1923-62: Cornell scientists working in the Hudson Valley are initially based in Highland, then on the campus of Vassar College, thereafter, at two locations in Poughkeepsie. 1942: The local fruit industry organizes the Hudson Valley Horticultural Research Cooperative (later renamed the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory, Inc.) to provide assistance and leadership in finding appropriate facilities. 1962: After fire guts the Poughkeepsie laboratory, the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory, Inc. arranges to purchase land and construct a new laboratory. Cornell University agrees to lease, equip, and staff the new buildings and to purchase additional acreage adjacent to the site for experimental plantings. 1963: Scientists move into the new facility at the current location in Highland. 1964: Experimental orchards are planted behind the laboratory; some are used until 1997. 1974: The Hudson Valley Research Laboratory, Inc. organizes and underwrites an addition to the original laboratory that nearly doubles available space for offices and laboratories. 1991: Cornell University constructs a modern pesticide facility and pesticide rinse-water disposal system in the research orchard. 1994: 5 Acre Plot to the north of the orchard is acquired. 1998: Hudson Valley Lab celebrates its 75th anniversary. |
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22, 1923: New York State Governor signs legislation enabling the New York
State Agricultural Experiment Station (