Basedow joins Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program

Mike Basedow is the newest staff member of Cornell University’s Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program.

Basedow will be working in the northern part of the region covering tree fruit in the Lake Champlain and Upper Hudson Valley areas.

Basedow earned his bachelor of science in Plant Sciences/Horticulture from Cornell and his master’s in science in horticulture from Penn State University (PSU), studying brittle apple graft unions for his thesis project.

Most recently, he served as a tree fruit Extension educator for PSU Extension where he developed and delivered fruit extension programs, including specialized programs for beginning and young farmer audiences.

Basedow also has extensive tree fruit field and applied research experience with apple growers, including a stint at the Hudson Valley Lab when he was an undergraduate at Cornell.

Source: Cornell University