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Raising Pollos Under Elderberry: Small Farms Radio’s Bilingual Conversation with Wilber de la Rosa
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This month on Small Farms Radio, we are sharing a conversation with Wilber de la Rosa, who runs Jubilo Farm in Minnesota, a regenerative poultry operation. He also recently started Tortillas La Mayzteca, a vertically integrated business that produces traditional tortillas. He talks with Tim Shenk, from the Cornell Small Farms Program’s bilingual Futuro en…
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Small Farms Radio Shines a Spotlight on the Power of Trees
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If you’re selling 25 million trees, New York State is looking to buy. In 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul began an ambitious reforestation goal, aiming to plant 25 million new trees in the state before 2033. While the effort has been supported by policymakers, conservationists, researchers, and agriculturalists, a key issue remained — what kind of…
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Eco-Friendly Ag Practices May Be Easier Than Farmers Think
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New research shows that labor is thought to be a bigger barrier for farmers to adopt climate resilient practices than it actually is. Rotating crops, using compost, adding cover crops and flower strips, and reducing tillage are practices that can make farms resilient to climate change and bring environmental benefits, but Cornell researchers have found…
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Equipo de Futuro en Ag Concluye Productiva Temporada de Educación para Agricultores
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Read this article in English here. El equipo de Futuro en Ag del Cornell Small Farms Program cerró una temporada intensa y muy productiva. Organizamos cinco días de campo bilingües sobre temas agrícolas, desde el centro de Nueva York hasta Long Island. También ofrecimos una Escuela de Campo mensual para productores en el valle del…
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New and Emerging Farmers Gravitate Toward Collaboration in New York State
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The Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag project supports Spanish-speaking and bilingual new and emerging farmers. We have observed these farmers come together to create collaborative agricultural ventures that begin rooted in pre-existing trust. New York State agriculture is in the midst of a demographic transformation that is not only redefining who works the…
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Finding the Tractor That Fits Your Farm
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For farmers deciding whether it is time to invest in a tractor, the stakes are high. A tractor can open the door to greater efficiency and safer work, or it can become an expensive mismatch. The recent two-day Tractor Operations and Safety Workshop hosted by Cornell Small Farms led participants through the basics of tractor…
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Rare Opportunity: Apply for Leadership Embodiment Workshop Held Late February
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Would you like to navigate the impact of stress and intensity in your work and life more skillfully, with curiosity and compassion? Would you enjoy connecting with others from diverse backgrounds wanting to bring more conscious leadership to our work and lives? Join educators, organizers, farmers, and earth-workers for an introduction to the practices of…
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Futuro en Ag Team Wraps Up Ambitious Season of Farmer Education
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Puede leer este artículo en español aquí. The team led five bilingual Farm Field Days from Central New York to Long Island, hosted a monthly cohort-based Farm Field School in the Hudson Valley, and ran a hybrid course on collaborative agriculture. On a hot August day in the Hudson Valley, farmers and farm employees gathered…
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Rare Opportunity: Apply for Leadership Embodiment Workshop Held Late February
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Would you like to navigate the impact of stress and intensity in your work and life more skillfully, with curiosity and compassion? Would you enjoy connecting with others from diverse backgrounds wanting to bring more conscious leadership to our work and lives? Join educators, organizers, farmers, and earth-workers for an introduction to the practices of…
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Farm Field Day Attendees Treated to Lessons on Beef, Berries, and Donuts – Oh My!
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By Tim W. Shenk Brett Chedzoy stood over a trailer outfitted with a layer of heat-resistant bricks, flipping beef burgers on a wire rack over a pile of smoldering coals. Maria Chedzoy readied the fixings. On a warm Saturday afternoon in June, the Chedzoys’ front yard at Angus Glen Farm in Watkins Glen, New York…
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