Fall 2024

Man on a red tractor operating a front loader, wearing a blue cap and gray long-sleeve shirt. Behind him, a dirt pile is lifted high, capturing moments worthy of an agricultural archive. The cover is for Small Farms Quarterly Fall 2024 edition.

The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce the arrival of the Fall 2024 edition of the Small Farms Quarterly.

In this issue, we feature advice for farm adaptation and resilience to climate change, highlight resources and innovations in adaptive equipment empowering veteran farmers, and an assessment guide for providing adequate shelter to sheep.

You can read articles from the Fall 2024 Quarterly online now, Or if you’d rather flip through the articles in a magazine format, take a look at our online reader to peruse this issue or feel free to download the PDF version of the Quarterly.

PDF and e-reader links coming soon. 

Cornell Small Farms Program Update

Editor’s Letter Fall 2024 by Anu Rangarajan

Enroll Now for Small Farms Online Course Season This Fall and Winter by Kacey Deamer 

CCE News 

Collaboration Provides Increased Crop Protection for New York Farmers by Carrie Carmenatty

Online Course Helps Veterinarians Support Rural Mental Health by Lauren Cahoon Roberts 

CALS News 

From Space to Farm: Readying NASA Satellites to Help Growers by Krishna Ramanujan 

Making Strides in Novel Manure Research with US Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative by Madeline Hanscom 

Farmer-First Approach to Agrivoltaics Will Benefit NY Food, Energy Goals by Krisy Gashler 

Featured Articles 

Keeping Sheep Comfortable by Ulf Kintzel 

Improvising, Adapting, and Overcoming on the Farm: Adaptive Equipment Empowers Veteran Farmers by Rich Mattingly

Adapting to Become More Resilient to Climate Change by Adrian Cardona and Maria Jose Oviedo 

Adaptándonos para Ser más Resilientes al Cambio Climático by Adrián Cardona and María José Oviedo 

Additional Articles 

How Much Hay Do I Need for Winter? by Rich Taber 

John May Safety Fund Expands Eligibility Guidelines to Further Support Agricultural Safety in New York State by Dahlia Sheehan-Yassin

Promise of Urban Agriculture: New Course for Growers and Planners by Kacey Deamer 

USDA to Gather Data About Farm Labor by Robert Bradley