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Logan Yarbrough | Farmer Veteran

By Claire Norman / January 16, 2018

Logan Yarbrough joined the United States Army after high school where he was deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan. After medically retiring from the military he noticed some weak areas in the food system which prompted him to start farming. He believes farming is a way for him to do his part in bettering…

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Tricia Park | Farmer Veteran

By Claire Norman / January 16, 2018

Tricia Park joined the United States Air Force after high school where she served two tours at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey and was an Aerospace Ground Equipment Mechanic. Joining the Air Force was “one of the best decisions I ever made,” she says in a video tour of her farm by The Farmer Veteran…

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Kevin Miller | Farmer Veteran

By Claire Norman / January 16, 2018

Kevin Miller served in the U.S. Army for 15 years. He was medically retired in 2013 after sustaining injuries in Afghanistan that led to a leg amputation. Since retiring, Kevin has been working at Sheffer’s Grassland Dairy of Hoosick Falls, NY.  Kevin grew up in a suburban area with his grandfather’s chicken farm being his…

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CCE Helps Veteran Farmers Grow Their Dream

By Claire Norman / January 10, 2018

Peter and John both farmed as young boys and decided to get back into it after retiring from the military. With the help of Cornell Cooperative Extension Specialist Nancy Glazier, a member of NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team, brothers Peter and John Lehning were able to start their own farming operation.  They started…

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Veterans and Their Families Learn about Local Agriculture Straight from the Farmer’s Mouth

By Alyssa Couse / January 8, 2018

Attendees toured Cross Island Farms to gain inspiration from a diverse farm operation. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County recently hosted its second farm tour for veterans, active duty military and families.  The first tour was held back in May at Center Dale Farm, which is a veteran owned and run Angus beef farm.  This…

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Elly’s Acres Farmer Veteran Tour

By Claire Norman / December 20, 2017

John Lamondes purposely chose to venture into farming after retiring from 27 years of service in the United States Military. Farming became a life-long goal of his after working on a farm as a young kid. Today, he owns and operates Elly’s Acres, a sheep and maple farm that specializes in pasture raised, grass fed,…

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Centurion Farm Farmer Veteran Tour

By Claire Norman / December 19, 2017

Centurion Farm is owned and operated by Nina and Jeffrey Saeli, veterans of the United States Military. After retiring from many years of service, they moved to New York and decided to start farming. Although farming had been a passion of Jeffrey’s, the push to start farming came after two spinal surgeries for Nina. It…

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2017 NY Veterans in Agriculture Conference

By Dean Koyanagi / October 6, 2017

The Cornell Small Farms Program and New York Farmer Veteran Coalition will be hosting a celebration of our state’s farmer veterans in Syracuse, NY on Nov 29th. The 2017 New York State Veterans in Agriculture Conference will take place from 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Arts & Home Center at the New York State…

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Farm Ops Veterans are Armed to Farm

By Kat McCarthy / October 2, 2017

Veterans in New York participate in agricultural training opportunities across the state, growing skills and strengthening community connections. Walking into classroom 167 at SUNY Adirondack on July 31, the average person wouldn’t know from a quick visual observation that there were two unifying features of the 2017 Armed to Farm cohort. Twenty-five individuals from across…

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Veteran Trainings in Agroforestry in 2017

By Dean Koyanagi / January 11, 2017

Cornell Small Farms offer Statewide Agroforestry Trainings for Veterans in 2017 The Cornell Small Farms Program, with support from New York State and the USDA, announces three trainings in agroforestry this coming Winter and Spring to support Veterans looking to get into agricultural production. Agroforestry includes farming practices that combine trees and forests with crop…

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