Year: 2017

Health Insurance in Agriculture Survey

By Carli Fraccarolli / March 6, 2017
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How does health insurance affect farmers and ranchers? Help influence rural health policy in upcoming survey Farmers and ranchers: How does health insurance affect you? Help influence rural health policy by participating in an upcoming USDA funded survey. Your responses will help researchers understand how health-insurance policy affects farmers’ and ranchers’ decisions to invest, expand,…

Reduced Tillage Webinar Series

By Carli Fraccarolli / March 3, 2017
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Calling All Farmers! Learn about Reduced Tillage for your Organic Vegetable Farms The series is free, but registration is important. Michigan State University is teaming up with Cornell University and the University of Maine to offer a 3-part webinar to share the latest research on reduced tillage for organic production and learn about the practices,…

Small Farm and Homestead Expo

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 27, 2017
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NYS IPM Position open: Livestock and Field Crops Coordinator

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 14, 2017
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The New York State IPM Program is searching for a Livestock and Field Crops IPM Coordinator. An M.S. or Ph.D. (preferred) is required in entomology, plant pathology, weed science, agronomy, animal science, general agriculture or a closely related field; and the candidate must have experience in extension. The position is 80% extension and 20% research, and…

Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund Application

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 10, 2017
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Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC), a national nonprofit organization that assists military veterans embarking on careers in agriculture, has announced that the Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund will begin accepting applications February 1 for the 2017 award cycle. The Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund is the largest grant program in the country that provides direct assistance to veterans in…

Position Announcement: Beginning Farmers Project Coordinator

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 6, 2017
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Join the Cornell Small Farms Program Team! We are looking for a passionate, dedicated coordinator for the Northeast Beginning Farmers Project. The Cornell Small Farm Program (SFP) engages in research and extension projects and collaborations that support and enhance the viability of small farms in New York. This Coordinator will support the Northeast Beginning Farmers…

Sign Up for Beginning Farmer Online Classes Starting the Week of February 27

By Tara Hammonds / January 23, 2017
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Learn to take care of business, grow veggies and oyster mushrooms, extend your season with high tunnels, improve your marketing efforts, enhance your grazing practices, and start a beekeeping enterprise with our suite of online courses. Sign up by January 26 and save $25 on tuition! http://www.nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/annual-calendar-of-courses/ The Cornell Small Farms Program offers over twenty…

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Veteran Trainings in Agroforestry in 2017

By Dean Koyanagi / January 11, 2017
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Cornell Small Farms offer Statewide Agroforestry Trainings for Veterans in 2017 The Cornell Small Farms Program, with support from New York State and the USDA, announces three trainings in agroforestry this coming Winter and Spring to support Veterans looking to get into agricultural production. Agroforestry includes farming practices that combine trees and forests with crop…

Help your Soil Thrive in Hotter, Meaner Weather

By Tara Hammonds / January 10, 2017
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Climate change is here. Is your soil ready? Carrie Koplinka-Loehr When Grant Gayman straddles the boundary line between his backyard and his neighbor’s cornfield in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, one boot is on his own turf and the other rests a step down — a whole 12 inches lower — in the dirt. Fifty years ago, when…

Memorable Legacy or Major Obstacle In the Farmer’s Estate Plan?

By Tara Hammonds / January 10, 2017
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Land offers both challenges and opportunities in transfer to the next generation. by John H. Lavelle, Attorney at Law One of the defining characteristics of farming is the presence of significant real property. This property is essential to the business, the family, and a way of life. In many ways, a farmer is exactly like…