Year: 2017
Classes starting the Week of September 23 include: BF 101: Starting at Square One This course helps new and aspiring farmers take the first steps toward setting goals, assessing resources available (physical,…
The Cornell Small Farms Program offers over twenty courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills. Students connect with other farmers, work on farm plans, and gain practical…
Registration has been opened for the 2017-2018 season of Small Farm Online Courses, helping to build the technical and business skills of farmers. Expert farmers and extension educators guide students through…
Thursday, August 24, 2017, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County is offering a hands-on, on-farm experience to aide in understanding how to determine quality and…
This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. By Claire Collie For over fourteen years, Massachusetts Avenue Project’s (MAP) Growing Green program on Buffalo’s west side has employed young people, teaching them…
This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell Cooperative Extension team up to host 2017 Building…
Join us for a special 1-day conference to explore the potential and methods for cultivating Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) profitably and successfully Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is an Appalachian native…
This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. by Brian Caldwell and Ryan Maher Organic mulches like hay or straw can suppress weeds and improve soil. They are used by many small…
This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. by Rich Taber At the time of this writing in early May, I look out the window onto a green, awakening landscape, with the…
This article was featured in the Summer 2017 Quarterly. The USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is offering free Fecal Egg Count (FEC) analysis to assist with selective breeding for resistance…
