Posts by Bailey Colvin

Bailey joined the Small Farms Program in 2022 as a veterans project associate with Farm Ops. She has a fond appreciation for the sacrifices that our veterans, active-duty military members, and their families make for our country as many close to her have served. Her work supports veterans who wish to explore or further their agricultural ventures with educational resources, training, and opportunities to network with other farmer veterans. Her goal is that veterans ultimately find a renewed sense of purpose through agriculture in their communities.

Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to a Twilight Pasture Walk in Watertown, NY

By Bailey Colvin / July 22, 2024

Join livestock specialists from CCE Jefferson and Lewis counties for a walk through Northrop Farm’s pastures on Wednesday, July 31 from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. During this event in Watertown,…

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Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to High Tunnels, No-till, and Organic Fruit Production at West Haven Farm (A Bilingual Event)

By Bailey Colvin / July 22, 2024

Come to West Haven Farm, a 10+ acre fruit and vegetable farm run by Carlos Aguilera and Lorena Mendoza on Sunday, July 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This…

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Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to the 2024 Christmas Tree IPM Field Day

By Bailey Colvin / July 19, 2024

New York State Integrated Pest Management and Cornell AgriTech are sponsoring the 2024 Christmas Tree field day on Thursday, August 15 from 4:30-7:30pm. Come learn from Timothy Waller from Rutgers…

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Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to 2024 Summer Cut Flower Field Day Series

By Bailey Colvin / July 10, 2024

Attend one of the five Summer Cut Flower Field Days from July 16-September 18 sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program. Participants will have the…

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Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to Cut Flower Summer Conference

By Bailey Colvin / July 10, 2024

Join local growers Jenny Marks and Fran Parrish as well as Cornell specialists for a two-day workshop on cut flower production. The two-day workshop will take place July 29-30, in…

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Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to Maple Confections Academy

By Bailey Colvin / July 3, 2024

The Cornell Maple Program is pleased to announce the Maple Confections Academy September 9-11 at Cornell Agritech in Geneva, NY.  This advanced training is for maple producers interested in taking…

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Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to Pesticide Applicator Calibration Workshops *DEC credits available

By Bailey Colvin / July 2, 2024

Learn to calibrate from the best in the business! CCE Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture is sponsoring these calibration workshops where participants will be able to glean knowledge from University…

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Farm Ops Supports Veteran Attendance to the 2024 Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Days

By Bailey Colvin / June 26, 2024

Soil biology, urban soil health, soil amendments, biochar applications, crop rotation, cover crops, pest and weed management, reduced tillage… what more could a farmer want to talk about? No matter…

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Farm Ops Offering Scholarships for NYS Mid-Winter Maple Classic Conference

By Bailey Colvin / October 13, 2023

Farm Ops, the Cornell Small Farms Program’s veteran project, is offering 5 scholarships to attend the Maple Classic Conference. Participants will learn ways to optimize their current operation, understand the…

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Farm Ops to Offer Scholarships for Trainings, Workshops and Conferences

By Bailey Colvin / June 20, 2023

Our project for veterans in agriculture, Farm Ops, wants to support our NYS veterans in their agricultural pursuits and our current NYS farmer veteran’s expansion of their farm businesses. If…

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