Posts by Carli Fraccarolli
Accredited Agriculture Institutions Map Are you looking to pursue further education in agriculture or ag-related fields? The map below can help simplify your search. This map lists accredited institutions that offer…
Read MoreLate Fall through Winter and early Spring is a great time for farmers to rest, slow down the frenetic pace (at least somewhat), and build new skills for the coming…
Read MoreCornell Cooperative Extension in partnership with USDA NRCS, the New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, The Watershed Agricultural Council, and Schoharie Valley Farms will be hosting a Soil…
Read MoreThe Farmers Market Federation of NY, in partnership with SUNY Cobleskill and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, is pleased to announce the first ever Farmers Market Managers Professional Certification…
Read MoreCould RNA be a new method for controlling insect pests on crops? In a Cornell study, researchers confirmed that foliar application of Colorado potato beetle dsRNA actin (an RNA insecticide) is…
Read MoreThe Northeast Beginning Farmers Project website has a video resource library of on-farm production techniques. These videos provide some great examples of high-quality production practices used on successful farms for…
Read More“By improving soil quality via sustainable agriculture, American farmers can protect us from impacts of drought and flood” A new report by the National Wildlife Federation titled, Can Soil Save Us? Making the…
Read MoreHORT 3330 – Permaculture Design Certification Lecture: TUESDAY, 8:40am – 9:55am Lab: TUESDAY, 1:25pm – 4:25pm Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only. Prerequisite: None Professor Jane Mt. Pleasant with Extension…
Read MoreThe Summer 2015 issue of Small Farm Quarterly has recently been released! Check out 16 informative articles discussing topics ranging from livestock and poultry to urban agriculture. Download the PDF…
Read MoreClosing the bad-food gap in urban communities. by Regina A. Bernard-Carreno My grandfather was an “urban farmer,” in the city of Georgetown, Guyana. He farmed to eat, to feed others,…
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