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Online Course Will Help Grow and Promote New York’s Farmers’ Markets The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and The Farmers’ Market Federation of NY, in partnership with…
Read MoreUSDA Makes Grant Funding Available to Support New Market Opportunities for U.S. Food and Agricultural Products The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is making approximately $1…
Read MoreFree 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…
Read MoreUpdate – 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?…
Read MoreAre 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…
Read MoreNortheast 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreCornell 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreApply 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…
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