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The Empire State Producers EXPO has announced plans for a virtual conference with educational sessions offered from February 21 to March 11, 2022. The in-person event, initially scheduled for January 11-13 at the Syracuse OnCenter, was postponed due to the spike in COVID cases. Sessions are now being offered virtually, spread out over a three-week…
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Assess Your Farm Business Health within a Farm Financial Peer Learning Circles The Cornell Small Farms Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension are teaming up with farmers in New York State to analyze farm finances and have productive, honest discussions about the state of the farm business and opportunities for improving financial outcomes. We are currently…
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Our current season of online courses is underway, and the fourth and final block of courses will start live content at the end of February. With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, mushroom production and more, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins. Our suite of online courses is…
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Western New York Producers: don’t miss out on the opportunity to gain management skills and advance your career! Our new Futuro Financiero course (formerly the Master Class program) will help you enhance your farm business and demonstrate appreciation for skilled and valued employees. Applications close this Friday, January 21, 2022. Register now for the Winter…
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In my first few months working with the Cornell Small Farms Program as the new LatinX Farmer Training Coordinator, I have already begun to meet with farmers and hear their stories to help inform our growing bilingual program offerings. On December 16, 2021, I visited Orleans County to talk with farmers and their farm employee…
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Join the Cornell Small Farms Program and CCE Harvest NY this winter to learn how to navigate the various regulations and certifications in a specialty mushroom enterprise. The type, location, scale, and markets of a given farm all affect the programs that farmers are required or can choose to join. Specialty mushrooms are defined by…
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The Cornell Small Farms Program is excited to announce the expansion of our team with three new additions! In our growing efforts to serve the Spanish-speaking farmer community, we have Mildred Alvarado and Hannah Rae Warren joining our LatinX farmer project. Mildred grew up on a small subsistence farm in western Honduras and has followed…
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Update: Status of the EXPO being offered in-person is pending given the ongoing pandemic. Check the Expo website for the most up to date info. This year’s Empire State Producers EXPO is returning to an in-person event from January 11 to 13, 2022, at the Syracuse OnCenter, following all local and state health and safety…
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We need your help in shaping the future of NYS food and farming. As part of our work on the VISION 2050 project, we are asking New York farmers to put forward their voices in developing this vision for NYS agriculture. What do you want to see for the future of New York State’s food system…
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Aspiring Ag Managers: Registration Now Open for Futuro Financiero Course! Productores del Estado de Nueva York: ¡Adquiera habilidades de gestión y construya su carrera agrícola!. Aproveche esta oportunidad para mejorar su negocio agrícola y demuestre su aprecio por sus valiosos y calificados empleados. ¡Regístrese ahora para el Curso de Invierno 2022! Western New York Producers:…
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