M.G. Hurd & Sons
We believe agriculture can regenerate the land while feeding communities and embracing innovation
Efficiency is environmentalism.
Growing the Future of Agriculture
Get to Know Us
Since 1863, Hurd Farm has combined family stewardship, regenerative agriculture, precision technology, and premium fruit production to strengthen local food systems.
Seven Generations of Stewardship
✓ Farming continuously since 1863
✓ Seven generations of family ownership
✓ Deep roots in the Hudson Valley
✓ Long-term stewardship mindset
✓ Investing for future generations
Building Better Soil for Future Generations
✓ Soil health focused management
✓ Biological activity and nutrient cycling
✓ Improved water infiltration
✓ Deep root development
✓ Long-term environmental stewardship
Quality From Orchard to Customer
✓ 40+ apple varieties
✓ Premium fresh-market quality
✓ Controlled atmosphere storage
✓ Third-party food safety certifications
✓ Year-round supply capability
Advancing the Future of Agriculture
✓ High-density orchard systems
✓ Precision agriculture
✓ Modern packing technology
✓ Energy efficiency improvements
✓ Continuous innovation
OUR ORCHARDS
Innovative Sustainable Apple Growing
Caring for our trees and their apples is our number one priority. Equipment and careful handling endure top grade apples in all of our 42 varieties.
WHOLESALE
3rd Party Certified
Packing & Storing
Endless options of totes, bags, trays, boxes, and bins. Global GAP and NY State Grown and Certified. Competitive pricing and flexible pick up and delivery.
TREE
SALES
Quality Mature
Apple Tree Nursery
Create your own apple orchard or just replant a few of our trees in your back yard. Twin Brooks Farm can help make your dream to be an apple farmer come true.
AgriEnvironmentalism
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Yes I Made This Word Up
Agrienvironmentalism is the belief that productive agriculture and environmental stewardship are not opposing goals they are part of the same system.
Hard Core Principles
1. Productivity and conservation belong together.
Environmental progress should not require abandoning productive agriculture. The goal is to grow more intelligently producing high quality food while reducing unnecessary inputs, waste, erosion, and environmental impact.
2. Technology can be an environmental tool.
Automation, robotics, sensors, precision irrigation, data, AI, improved varieties, and modern equipment can allow farmers to use fewer resources with greater precision. Technology should help us do more with less.
3. Soil, water, and biodiversity are farm assets.
Healthy soil, clean water, beneficial insects, pollinators, wildlife habitat, and biological diversity are not separate from the farm. They are part of the infrastructure that supports long-term agricultural productivity.
4. Measure improvement instead of following ideology.
Agricultural practices should be judged by measurable results: crop quality, yield, soil health, water efficiency, nutrient efficiency, pesticide reduction, biodiversity, energy use, labor efficiency, and economic sustainability.
5. Efficiency is environmentalism.
Every gallon of water, pound of fertilizer, pesticide application, hour of labor, gallon of fuel, and kilowatt of electricity that can be used more efficiently reduces both environmental impact and production cost.
6. Farms should improve from generation to generation.
Sustainability means more than maintaining what already exists. Each generation should leave the farm's soil, infrastructure, knowledge, technology, and economic foundation stronger for the generation that follows.
7. Farming must remain economically viable.
A farm that cannot remain profitable cannot continue protecting farmland. Environmental stewardship must work alongside economic sustainability so working farms remain working farms.
The Goal
Agrienvironmentalism is not about choosing between agriculture and the environment.
It is about designing farms where better agriculture creates better environmental outcomes and better environmental management creates stronger farms.
Produce more intelligently. Waste less. Measure everything. Improve the land. Build for the next generation.
CONTACT
US
Tel. 845-883-7364
Fax 845-883-6300
76 Hurds Road
Clintondale, NY 12515
E-Mail
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We believe the future of agriculture must balance profitability, environmental stewardship, and food production. Through regenerative soil management, modern orchard systems, and continuous innovation, we are building a farm that can serve customers, employees, and future generations for decades to come. Charles Hurd
Directions to MG Hurd & Sons Wholesale Facility:
Exit 18 off NYS Thruway. Right at light heading east on Route 299. Make right at next light onto South Ohioville Road. Continue to 4 way stop and make left onto Hurds Road. We are located 1 mile on the left side of the road at the top of the hill.
Hurds Family Farm - Pick Your Own
Is located in Modena, NY on Route 32. Please visit www.HurdsFamilyFarm.com for more information.
