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Long Island Latinx Farming Community Trained in Cover Cropping
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Members of Long Island’s Latinx agricultural community gathered at the Horticulture Research and Extension Center in Riverhead, NY on August 20, 2024 for an afternoon of learning and community building. The main topics of the Spanish-language event were the importance of soil health for agricultural production, the benefits of cover crops and learning about different…
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The Promise of Urban Agriculture: New Courses for Growers and Planners
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Each course is designed as a standalone learning experience with unique video content and materials, and our introductory enrollment offer allows free access to these courses until January 31, 2025. Building a successful commercial urban farm requires careful consideration of unique issues created by farming in the urban environment. The Cornell Small Farms Program’s Urban…
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Grow Your Farming Skills with Our Production-Focused Fall Courses
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Our new season of online courses is underway, and now’s the time to register for our upcoming courses. From berries and veggies to pigs and poultry, our second block of online courses focuses on farm production strategies that will make your farm dreams reality. Our courses are offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants…
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Farmer Survey: Share How Your Farm Has Been Impacted by Extreme Weather
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We know that small farms in urban and rural places have been impacted by extreme weather events in the recent past. How have you adapted or plan to change your farming strategies to meet these challenges? We are asking farmers to participate in our climate resilience survey to help us develop trainings and technical resources…
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Apply Now for Farmer Rest Retreat: Teachings of Leaves
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Farming can bring joy, delight, and awe, from apples reddening to lambs leaping. It can also be tireless and demanding. The energy and attention required to tend and harvest abundant food on any scale can make it hard to live in balance with life’s many other demands. When we consider the additional stresses of living…
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Enroll Now for Small Farms Online Course Season Beginning this Fall
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There is always more to learn when starting or expanding your farming operation. If you want to improve your technical or business skills to benefit your farm dreams, then consider joining one of our nearly three dozen online courses during live instruction this upcoming online course season. The Cornell Small Farms Program is excited to announce…
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The Promise of Urban Agriculture: New Courses for Growers and Planners
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Building a successful commercial urban farm requires careful consideration of unique issues created by farming in the urban environment. The Cornell Small Farms Program’s Urban Ag project has partnered with USDA-AMS Marketing Services Division and Rooted, the Madison, WI-based center for urban agriculture enterprise and education, to collaborate and develop classes for commercial urban agriculturists, city planners, and policymakers.…
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Futuro en Ag Team to Share Regular Educational Segments on Spanish Radio
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Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team will be regular guests on WRFI’s Spanish-language radio program, “Alcance Latino,” broadcast over the airwaves on 91.9 FM in Watkins Glen, NY, 88.1 FM in Ithaca and streaming on the internet at wrfi.org. Futuro en Ag segments will air next on July 17, August 14 and September…
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Cornell Small Farms Program Update
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Cultivating Agroforestry and Specialty Mushrooms in New York State Our new Agroforestry and Mushroom Specialist, Connor Youngerman, has been building relationships with the agroforestry community in NY and beyond since joining the Small Farms team. He is also developing new research and education programs geared towards functional agroforestry skills accessible and useful to anyone, whether…
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First New York State Drought Summit Promotes Collaborations Across the State
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The two-day event was held in mid-April and focused on: current conditions and trends, monitoring and assessment in New York State, tools and approaches, and communication around drought. In New York State, drought is seldom a topic of discussion especially in spring when it seems to rain every other day. The first New York…
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