New York State produces a wide variety of speciality crops which include fruits, vegetables, wine, maple syrup, honey, horticulture, landscape and nursery crops. These high value crops contribute  one-third of the state's total agricultural receipts. Nationally, New York ranks 2nd in the production of apples, cabbage and maple syrup; 3rd for grapes and cauliflower and 4th in tart cherries, pears, snap beans and sweet corn.

Working with the Cornell Department of Horticulture and the Experiment Stations at Cornell and Geneva, Extension professionals provide expertise and resources to assist growers with the challenges that they face in production, plant health, pest control and economic viability.