Tag: cornell cooperative extension
11.08.2021 Agriculture
Spotted lanternfly, a threat to vineyards and fruit farms, getting closer to the North Fork
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County has issued an alert after a spotted lanternfly was identified near MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, nearly 30 miles from Riverhead. The state...
12.05.2020 Columns
Guest Spot: Family Health and Wellness of Cornell Cooperative Extension needs your help
The Family Health and Wellness educators received devastating news recently. The 2021 Suffolk County budget reduced FHW funding to 0%, thereby eliminating funding for the entire department. For decades...
10.07.2020 Agriculture
Meet Vanessa Pino Lockel, the new executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County recently welcomed Vanessa Pino Lockel as its new executive director. Ms. Lockel, a Miller Place resident, began in the role Sept. 1, replacing...
