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Farmers.gov Website Launched

By Talia Isaacson / April 6, 2018

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently unveiled Farmers.gov, the new interactive one-stop website for producers maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers.gov is now live, but will…

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Complete the NY Labor Survey for Farm Owners and Managers

By Carli Fraccarolli / March 27, 2018

Do you own or manage a farm in New York? Please take the Survey of Farm Labor Management Practices. Your feedback will help the Labor Ready Farmer’s Project develop educational programs…

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20 Minute Farm Manager Webinar Series

By Carli Fraccarolli / March 21, 2018

Join us for our April lunchtime webinar series featuring the best of the Good to Great in Ag Labor Management Program. Each webinar will take about 20 minutes and provide…

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Calling Specialty Mushroom Growers: Please Complete Survey on 2017 Harvest

By Carli Fraccarolli / March 8, 2018

The Cornell Small Farms Program is seeking farmers who have grown and sold specialty mushrooms commercially during 2017 in the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey,…

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Roundtables in Spanish: Coming up in March

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 27, 2018

Sessions will take place in the Hudson Valley and in western New York for Latino agricultural employees to gather feedback and help inform program development. These roundtables will offer an…

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New Local & Regional Food Systems Website!

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 15, 2018

Local and Regional Food Systems at Cornell recently launched a new, dynamic LRFS website to better demonstrate, strengthen, and build the network around local & regional food systems in New York…

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Upcoming Workshop in Geneva: Navigating the Ag Labor Maze

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 6, 2018

Do you hire, or are you considering hiring, migrant or foreign-born labor? Do you want to improve your skills in supervising employees who come from different cultures, especially workers from…

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Survey of Farm Labor Management Practices

By Carli Fraccarolli / January 30, 2018

Do you manage employees on a farm? Do you need help recruiting and retaining good staff? Please take this brief survey and share important feedback that will help shape our new Labor…

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Beginning Teamster Workshop: Working With Draft Horses

By Carli Fraccarolli / January 25, 2018

Cornell Small Farms Program, Equicenter of Rochester, Draft Animal Power Network, and Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming present: Beginning Teamster Workshop –  Working With Draft Horses   February 17th 9:00AM – 4:00PM…

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Extension Summer Interns Recount Helping NYS Businesses and Communities

By R.J. Anderson / January 8, 2018

Projects ranged from winery establishment and expansion in New York’s North Country to enhancing children’s play and parents’ knowledge in Suffolk County, Long Island.   Stepping up to the podium…

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