The Hudson Valley REsearch lab (HVRL) is a partnership between local growers and cornell Agritech as part of the New york state agricultural experiment station (Nysaes)
Researchers work with commercial fruit and vegetable growers along with other agricultural producers to support the local food system and to protect the agricultural heritage of the Hudson Valley and Eastern New York.
HVRL was founded in Highland, Ulster County, in 1963 by a group of concerned farmers. They sought to ensure that a farmer-owned and farm-centered research station would remain located here in the heart of the fertile Hudson Valley growing region.
The Hudson Valley Research Laboratory is a critical resource for farmers in the Hudson Valley and Eastern New York State. This area isa significant agricultural region where tree fruit likes apples and pears; stone fruit like plums and cherries; berries and small fruit like blueberries and strawberries; and vegetable crops -particularly onions, tomatoes, and sweet corn-making up the majority of production. As wine and hard cider production have gained popularity and attention in the area we’ve begun to work with specific wine-grape and cider apple varieties as well.
Our Scientists
Meet the scientists and researchers affiliated with FARM.
The scientists and researchers affiliated with the HVRL are dedicated to solving agricultural production problems, emphasizing the availability of time-sensitive information to farmers. We help growers solve the problems the agricultural community faces everyday.
Our University Quality Staff
HVRL works in partnership with Cornell University faculty and staff stationed at the lab.
They provide vital research and critical education to the New York farming community. We help growers solve the problems the agricultural community faces everyday.
plant protection programs
Horticultural plant protection programs at the Hudson Valley Laboratory are especially important to sustaining the viability of agriculture in the Hudson Valley and Northeast as agricultural production is ultimately the best way to preserve open space and economic stability in the rapidly developing corridor between Albany and New York City.
cornell cooperative extension
Research-based information continues to be provided to New York farmers through educational programs organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension and participating associations.
HVRL + cornell university
A key partnership is research conducted with Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a relationship that has evolved since 1923. HVRL works in partnership with Cornell University faculty and staff to provide vital research and critical education to the New York farming community. Research-based information continues to be provided to New York farmers through educational programs organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension and participating associations.
