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Online Managed Grazing Tutorial Available

By Carli Fraccarolli / March 19, 2016

Free Interactive Lessons Can Help Land and Finances Strategic livestock management can improve soil health, pastures, and profits. A new online tutorial, “Managed Grazing Tutorial,” by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) goes in-depth into how changing the way grazing animals are managed can improve both the condition of your land and your bottom line. It’s free and available on…

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Deadline Extended – Beginning Farmer Profit Team Applications

By Matthew charles Weiss / March 15, 2016

Update – we have extended the deadline for applications to March 31st! Are you a beginning farmer in New York state who has been farming for at least three years? Is the farm business you manage at a crossroads, needing to improve efficiency, scale up, or make other major changes to achieve long-term viability? Do…

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Educators: Register Now for 'Baskets to Pallets' Statewide Training

By Violet Stone / March 7, 2016

Are you an agricultural educator or service provider in New York State interested in supporting farmers seeking to enter food hubs, groceries, restaurants or cooperatives? The Cornell Small Farms Program and Northeast SARE are pleased to announce a new statewide professional development opportunity. ‘Baskets to Pallets: Preparing Small and Mid-sized Farmers to Enter Food Hubs,…

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Improved High Tunnel Management Workshop

By Carli Fraccarolli / March 4, 2016

Northeast farmers who want to maximize production in the shoulder season and serve their markets year round are increasingly relying on high tunnels to extend the growing season. The techniques for successful long term high tunnel production differ greatly from field crops. In this day-long workshop we will discuss common high tunnel production challenges and…

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Broome & Cortland County Schools seeking local producers for school meals

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 29, 2016

The Food and Health Network of SCNY (FaHN) is seeking local producers to participate in an exciting farm to school initiative that will help farmers expand their business and encourage students to eat healthy, local food. Broome and Cortland County schools are looking for fresh and value-added products to use in school lunches. The program is supported…

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Cornell Institute for Climate Change & Agriculture: Cornell Maple

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 25, 2016

Cornell Institute for Climate Change & Agriculture has produced multiple videos on “Climate Smart Farming”. In this Cornell Maple video, Steve Childs, the NYS Maple Specialist at Cornell Maple located in Ithaca, NY discusses extreme weather, climate variability, and adaptations taken to overcome weather challenges. Click the For more Climate Smart Farming resources and videos, visit http://climateinstitute.cals.cornell.edu/climate-smart-farming/.…

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2016 NY Vegetable Growers Survey

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 20, 2016

The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) is a nonprofit grant making organization. The Institute runs competitive grant programs, seeking to fund research, education and business development projects that can improve the economic viability of New York’s Farmers. Their funding is primarily from New York State. In order to fund the projects that are most…

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Heroic Food Sustainable Farmer Training: Full Year Immersion Program

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 16, 2016

Apply now for Heroic Food’s 2016 Full Year Immersion (FYI) program, a comprehensive sustainable beginning farmer training program located in Columbia County, New York. This training is suitable for post-9/11 veterans; other Heroic Food trainings are suitable for all veterans. Extensive hands-on training and supplemental instruction. Peer housing on the Heroic Food Farm. Spouses are welcome. Program includes: 8…

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Biodiversity Critical to Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 12, 2016

Researchers have found clear evidence that biological communities rich in species are substantially healthier and more productive than those depleted of species. Using new scientific techniques, U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist Jim Grace and a group of international scientists have resolved a long-standing debate about   whether species diversity is necessary for a healthy ecosystem. Scientists…

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Co-Managing Farm Stewardship with Food Safety GAPs and Conservation Practices: A Grower’s and Conservationists’ Handbook

By Carli Fraccarolli / February 8, 2016

Food safety has become a prominent issue for growers, and conservationists who assist them, in planning and installing stewardship practices. With FDA’s Produce Rule published in November 2015, many growers are taking steps to make changes to their management plans so they come into compliance, while others are upgrading what they have already put into…

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