Posts by Sarah Diana Nechamen
By pooling product, the 25 farmer members of Adirondack Grazers have more than doubled their return on grass-fed beef. New York State loses a farm every three days. For many of these farmers, the economics just didn’t work out: they were spending too much time and money producing, marketing and distributing their products to justify…
Read MoreIs your recipe ready to go to market? If your goal is to launch a specialty food business, then this program is for you. Bob Weybright, an Extension Agricultural Development Specialist with the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture program, will present this one-day seminar providing future food entrepreneurs with instruction in food business basics and…
Read MoreThis year’s conference, Re-strategizing with advanced BF’s: Supporting scale-up and farm investment decision making, will be at the CenturyHouse in Albany, NY from October 27-29th, 2014. This train-the-trainer conference will help you deepen your skills in supporting advanced beginning farmers and connect you with a BF service provider network that reaches across the Northeast. We will offer intensive workshops on Credit Readiness, Farm Financial Analysis,…
Read MoreHave you ever thought of growing pawpaws? Pawpaw is a native fruit with a tropical-like flavor that has been described as a cross between a banana, mango and pineapple. They are rarely found in markets because the fruit is damaged easily when ripe. Steve Gabriel from the Cornell Small Farms Program and owner of Wellspring…
Read MoreDairy farmers can learn more about the USDA margin protection program (MPP-Dairy) during a webinar through Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County. The first session will run from 10am – 12pm, the second from 1-3pm, and the final from 7-9pm. The goal is to introduce the MPP-Dairy program to dairy farmers and explain how it works…
Read MoreThere will be 9 BQA (Beef Quality Assurance) certification trainings available through out New York in October (1 in September). Our goal is to certify or re-certify 100 producers. There will be a drawing for a $250 gift certificate to use at your veterinary clinic and 2 bags of minerals. Thanks to Boehringer Ingelheim and Kent Feeds…
Read MoreCornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County will offer a cheese workshop at Trinity Valley farm store and bakery for anyone interested in learning to make cheese at home. This is a “hands on” workshop; we will break up into teams of two and each team will make a batch of cheese during the workshop, lead…
Read MoreAre you looking for farmland to start a new operation, or for land to diversify and expand an existing farm? If so, the Columbia Land Conservancy (CLC) has a program tailored just for you. It is the Farmer Landowner Match Program, an initiative that connects landowners seeking to have their land farmed with farmers seeking…
Read MoreWhat does it take to make our food system strong, resilient and region-sized? What does real collaboration and cooperation look like? Explore these questions at NESAWG’s “It Takes a Region Conference” on November 11-12. The keynote speaker will be national radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and New York Times best-selling author Jim Hightower. Learn more at http://www.nefood.org/page/2014-it-takes-a-region-conference.
Read MoreGround Operations is a documentary film and social action campaign that champions the growing network of combat veterans who are transitioning into careers as sustainable farmers, ranchers and artisan food producers. Visit their website to learn more and watch the documentary’s trailer: http://www.groundoperations.net/
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