Posts by Rachel Whiteheart
Lucki 7 Farms in Rodman, NY With its rich loamy soil, plentiful water, and flat basin land, it’s unsurprising that Stephen Winkler and his family settled down in Jefferson County,…
Read MoreDo you have skills in horticulture, sheep, goat or poultry production? Do you have experience in smaller scale field crop production systems, or processing, marketing or business skills geared toward…
Read MoreAre you looking to stabilize rising fuel and energy costs on your farm or homestead? Are you seeking more sustainable sources of energy? The last webinar in our four-part Sustainable…
Read MoreAre you looking to deepen your skills in support of beginning farmers? Don’t miss these two free webinars for service providers offered this April! Pre-registration is required and you need…
Read MoreThis year’s annual Small Farms Summit, Beyond Direct Marketing: Exploring New Ways to Sell, scheduled for March 12th, 2014 from 9:30am – 3:30pm has been postponed due to potentially hazardous weather conditions.…
Read MoreNOFA-NY’s 3rd Annual Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference Holiday Inn, Auburn, NY March 7, 2014 Registration: 8:00-9:00am Keynote Speaker Gary Zimmer, president of Midwestern BioAg, will discuss how to build healthy sustainable soils…
Read MoreThe Cornell Small Farms Program Bi-Monthly update is a great resource for finding funding, farm jobs, and new tools that you can use on your farm! Check out the excerpt…
Read MorePosition Available: Association Resource Educator – GAPs/Post Harvest Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County, 18 Seward Avenue, Suite 300, Middletown, NY The GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) Resource Educator will work with…
Read MoreWhat: Sprouting Fodder Webinar When: February 17, 2014 at 1:00 PM Sprouting barley and other grains for dairy cows (and other livestock) is not a novel practice, but has gained more…
Read MoreWhen: April 25 and 26, 2014 Where: Cornell’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest, 611 County Route 13, Van Etten, N.Y. Directions. Camp Mushroom is Cornell’s annual two-day event for farmers, woodlot owners, and hobby growers who…
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