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¡Únase a nosotros para un día de campo en español! By Mildred Alvarado, Nicole Waters, Mario Miranda Sazo, Alejandro Calixto, Hannah Rae Warren [Read this article in English] En estos días, la temporada de trabajo parece no detenerse nunca. Por suerte, tampoco lo hace la colaboración entre el Programa de Small Farms de Cornell (Pequeñas…
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Join the Cornell Small Farms Program, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and NYS Integrated Pest Management for a Spanish-language field day! By Mildred Alvarado, Nicole Waters, Mario Miranda Sazo, Alejandro Calixto, Hannah Rae Warren [Vea este artículo en Español] These days, the busy season never seems to stop. Luckily, neither does the collaboration between the Cornell…
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As part of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s role in strengthening New York State agriculture, we are helping to spread word of the New York State Department of Agriculture’s plans to launch a statewide online Farm Directory. The Farm Directory, which launches in mid-June, will connect consumers to producers of farm products and promote New York farms.…
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We stand with our neighbors in Buffalo as we collectively grieve the lives lost and process the horror of Saturday’s mass shooting by a white supremacist targeting Black residents while they shopped at a neighborhood grocery store. Please consider sharing this media advisory, co-created by Food For the Spirit and other Black-led organizations in New York State,…
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Productores Latinx de “La Nueva Siembra” Se Reunen Para Capacitación Sobre Acceso a Tierra y Capital
Productores principiantes Latinx que forman parte del curso en español de Planificación de Granjas, La Nueva Siembra, que desarrolla GrowNYC, se reunieron en el Centro de Agricultura de Chester, NY para aprender sobre acceso a la tierra, a capital para agricultores y conocer experiencias de productores Latinx. Productores de especies menores, abejas, vegetales, entre otros…
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Bosques Comestibles, también conocidos por la comunidad de productores como la producción de plantas perennes comestibles, tales como árboles frutales y nueces, bayas, raíces y flores, etc. en un arreglo que es funcional, productivo y, a menudo, estéticamente agradable. Se considera parte del sistema agroforestal, en el cual, hablando en términos generales, es un enfoque…
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The Cornell Small Farms Program is hiring! We are excited to share the application for our newest team member, a part-time Online Course Coordinator (Extension Aide IV). Over the years our suite of distance learning opportunities for farmers has swelled to include over two dozen courses with two dozen dedicated instructors. The Online Course Coordinator will take on most of the…
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Cornell Cooperative Extension shares information about the two recent live poultry bans in New York State that are in place to help stop the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, a highly contagious, fatal, flu-like disease of poultry, has been spreading across the state since February. As of April 19, 2022,…
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Por casi dos décadas, “Guide to Farming in NY” de Cornell Small Farms Program ha sido un recurso importante para aquellos que desean iniciar un negocio agrícola, y ha guiado tanto a agricultores principiantes como a experimentados! La versión original de la guía fue desarrollada en el 2004 por educadores agrícolas de la Extensión Cooperativa…
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Our Agroforestry project and the Cornell Cooperative Extension Agroforestry Program Work Team is again hosting a series of webinars this year, beginning in April. These webinars will feature expert speakers, highlighting the latest information and materials available. Agroforestry describes a wide range of practices that integrate trees, forests, and agricultural production. These systems preserve…
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