Are you interested in Christmas tree farming but not sure where to start? Are you just starting to grow Christmas trees but not sure if you are on the right track? Join us on July 7 at 6:00 PM at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County for a two-hour workshop designed for beginners. This workshop […]
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County will be holding a “Starting Shiitake Mushrooms” workshop on Friday, July 10, at 3:00 pm. This program is perfect for the very beginner as well as the enthusiast who might want to learn other techniques of raising shiitake mushrooms. There will be a limited number of bolts available for […]
This event has been postponed. If you are interested in being contacted once the event has been rescheduled, please email Nina Saeli at ns963@cornell.edu. Top Notch Livestock & Meats houses boars, barrows, guilts, and sows to support their farrowing to finish swine operation. This farm tour will focus on the permanent infrastructure and equipment needs […]
Gain practical, research-based insights from Tracey Testo and Ashley Schoenborn, Agricultural Educators at CCE Columbia-Greene. With over a decade of experience, they specialize in working with and teaching about this important native crop of New York State. Are you interested in: Exploring alternative forest-based income opportunities? Small-scale ginseng cultivation for personal use? We will focus […]
Learn and network with urban agroforestry practitioners, service providers and city government partners on ways to scale agroforestry in NYC Join the Cornell Small Farms Program and Harvest New York for the first annual NYC Urban Agroforestry Summit. Begin the day by learning from invited speakers who will explore the evolution, current landscape, and future […]
Continue learning in the field through a hands-on workshop where participants will explore practical aspects of American ginseng cultivation and forest site assessment. Participants will apply concepts introduced in the previous online session while learning directly from field conditions and peer discussion. Topics include: ● Identifying suitable forest conditions for ginseng cultivation ● Evaluating soil, […]
Thinking about starting a farm business? Want to support local farmers? Join Devon Van Noble of Van Noble Farm and José Luis Aguilera of Four Leaf Farm for a farm field day to explore how farmers can build viable operations through small-scale pasture-raised broiler and pig production. Themes will include starting a farm business from […]
Join Rodale Institute’s researchers and expert staff at our annual Organic Field Day to learn the latest results of our farming trials and visit nearly 20 demonstration stations on our 386-acre experimental farm. Participants will have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with Rodale Institute experts and learn about a wide variety of research and demonstration […]
Join us at Twin Oaks Dairy to learn about how they are incorporating trees into their dairy grazing systems (aka silvopasture)! Here’s what you can look forward to: Learn about Twin Oaks’ rotational grazing system Hear about the farm’s motivations for planting trees into pastures, lessons learned, and plans for the future Tour two silvopasture […]
Join us at the Dilmun Hill Student Farm for a field tour of our expanding agroforestry practices. We will walk and talk as we tour our pawpaw orchard with sheep grazing, air pruned raised beds for growing tree seedlings, and log-grown mushroom projects. Hear invited speakers from Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Small Farms Program, […]
Are you an aspiring or early-stage food and beverage entrepreneur looking to grow your business and bring new products to market? Cornell Food Connections, a partnership among Cornell AgriTech, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Taste NY and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, is a series of workshops that will equip food producers with […]
Presenter: Nicole L. Tommell, Cornell Cooperative Enterprise Program & Northeast Cooperative Council Collaborative efforts often deemphasize building wealth based on the increasing value of land. Therefore, farmers involved in these projects need to proactively plan alternate strategies for building personal wealth. For this session we define wealth as: • quality of life; • ability to […]
