News and Updates

Beginning Farmer Training Workshop for Veterans August 12-14, 2016 Day One: Part 1 Sustainable Farming Overview: what you need to know to start and run a farm enterprise or business, Part…

The ProFarmer Program is a multi-year, residential training program in Hurley, NY, for those with farming experience who aspire to obtain professional farm management positions or own and operate their own…

The Summer Issue of the Small Farm Quarterly has just been released. The Small Farms Quarterly is a publication produced by the Cornell Small Farms Program that features articles meant…

The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming and the Cornell Small Farms Program are teaming up to create a new column called “Lessons from the Land,” which will first…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $8.4 million in competitive grants to support the work of partner organizations that provide training, outreach and technical assistance for…

July 16, 2016, 11:00 am-3:00 pm 3336 Podunk Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886 Managing orchard fertility is about more than just fertilizer. The fact is your orchard soil is a giant…

NYSERDA offers financial assistance to identify electric and natural gas energy efficiency measures for eligible farms and on-farm producers, including but not limited to: dairies, orchards, greenhouses, vegetables, vineyards, grain…

Orange County CCE is hosting a Soil Sampling and Grass ID workshop on July 7, 2016 at 5:30 pm at Watswyck Ranch, 60 Sinsabaugh Rd., Pine Bush, NY. Guest speaker Dave Roberts, a State…

July 20, 2016, 4:00-6:00PM Mainstreet Farms’ Cortland Farm, 3320 State Rt 215, Cortland, NY 13045   Join us at Mainstreet Farms in Cortland, NY to examine the potential for moving into…

July 7, 2016, 12:30 – 3:30 pm, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills, NY This workshop will begin with a talk on the ecology of weed management followed by…