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WNY Farm Field Day Highlights Apple Production, Soil Health, Leadership
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Sergio Rosario and Silvia Rios, co-owners of Rosario Brothers LLC, welcomed nearly 30 participants to an educational field day at their apple orchard in Albion, in western New York State. The field day, conducted in Spanish, began with a farm tour where Rosario explained his strategies and practices for apple production, including pruning, the use…
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Long Island Latinx Farming Community Trained in Cover Cropping
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Members of Long Island’s Latinx agricultural community gathered at the Horticulture Research and Extension Center in Riverhead, NY on August 20, 2024 for an afternoon of learning and community building. The main topics of the Spanish-language event were the importance of soil health for agricultural production, the benefits of cover crops and learning about different…
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More Than 80 Participate in Bilingual Field Day
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More than 80 people participated in a bilingual Farm Field Day at West Haven Farm in Ithaca, New York, focused on equity in agriculture and the impacts of climate change on food production this past Sunday, July 28. The event was organized by the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team, along with the…
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Successful Field Day for Latino/a/x Farmers in Hudson Valley
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The Latino/a/x farming community gathered for the Second Annual Hudson Valley Area Latinx Farmers’ Field Day on July 15, 2024. The Spanish-language event was hosted at Three Sisters Farm in Kerhonkson, NY, where co-owner José Rodríguez and his family welcomed more than 30 participants. Rodriguez shared his family’s experience of building a farm business, immersing…
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Spanish-language Resource Center for Farmers is growing trove of knowledge
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Is Spanish your first language? Have you dreamed of raising chickens or sheep, or having your own commercial vegetable or small fruit production? Would you like to find land or secure financing to start a farm business? The Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team invites you to learn about new materials available for…
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Futuro en Ag Team to Share Regular Educational Segments on Spanish Radio
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Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team will be regular guests on WRFI’s Spanish-language radio program, “Alcance Latino,” broadcast over the airwaves on 91.9 FM in Watkins Glen, NY, 88.1 FM in Ithaca and streaming on the internet at wrfi.org. Futuro en Ag segments will air next on July 17, August 14 and September…
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Language Justice and Equity in Agricultural Education
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Insights based on the experience of the Futuro en Ag team with the Cornell Small Farms Program. Language justice is a key part of equity for educators attempting to reach underserved populations. Language justice is a series of practices employed so that people who speak non-dominant languages can communicate and receive information in their…
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La Justicia del Lenguaje y la Equidad en la Educación Agrícola
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Basado en la experiencia del equipo de Futuro en Ag de Cornell Small Farms Program. La justicia del lenguaje es una parte clave de la equidad para los educadores que intentan llegar a poblaciones desatendidas. La justicia del lenguaje es una serie de prácticas empleadas para que las personas que hablan lenguajes o idiomas…
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Spanish-Language Agricultural Education Comes to Central NY
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Spanish speakers in New York State with established farms or who aspire to run their own farm business can now access opportunities for support, education and community. The Futuro en Ag project of the Cornell Small Farms Program (CSFP) offers in-person and online agricultural education in Spanish. July 28: Farm field day in Spanish On…
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In the News: Futuro Team on Local Spanish Radio Show
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Three members of the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team were guests on WRFI’s Spanish-language radio program, “Alcance Latino,” broadcast over the airwaves on 88.1 FM in Ithaca, NY and on the internet. Our own Mildred Alvarado, María José Oviedo, and Tim W. Shenk joined host Carlos Gutiérrez for the May 8, 2024,…
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