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Elly’s Acres Farmer Veteran Tour

By Rich Mattingly / December 20, 2017

After serving 27 years in the United States Military, John Lamondes made a deliberate choice to pursue farming, a lifelong dream sparked by his childhood experiences working on a farm.…

Seeking New Markets? Join us in Lowville, NY for Baskets to Pallets

By Violet Stone / December 7, 2017

2 day Training helps farmers develop new relationships with scale-appropriate wholesale buyers Are you looking to diversify sales beyond the farmers market, CSA and farm stand? Food hubs, grocery stores, restaurants and…

2018 Baskets to Pallets Farmer Trainings

By Tara Hammonds / December 7, 2017

Baskets to Pallets at the 2018 NOFA-NY Winter Conference – Saratoga Springs, NY January 21, 2018, 8:00-9:15am Looking to diversify sales? Food hubs, groceries, restaurants and cooperatives are seeking your…

2017 NY Veterans in Agriculture Conference

By Dean Koyanagi / December 6, 2017

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Farmer veterans from across New York gathered in Syracuse on Nov. 29 for the 2017 New York State Veterans in Agriculture Conference, an event focused on networking,…

Farm Ops Veterans are Armed to Farm

By Kat McCarthy / October 2, 2017

Walking into classroom 167 at SUNY Adirondack on July 31, 2017, it would not have been immediately apparent that two unifying features connected the individuals gathered there. Twenty-five veterans from…

Agroforestry in Practice: a 3-day training for Service Providers

By Steve Gabriel / September 27, 2017

Agroforestry in Practice: 3-day training for Service Providers October 17, 18, and 19, 2017 Montour Falls, NY at the Schuyler County Cooperative Extension Agroforestry is the science and art of…

Efficient Use of Cover Crops at the Food Farm

By Tara Hammonds / April 3, 2017

by Brian Caldwell and Ryan Maher Janaki Fisher-Merritt grew up on a pioneering organic vegetable farm.  Janaki’s parents, John and Jane Fisher-Merritt, started The Food Farm in northern Minnesota in…

CCE Chenango Begins Work on Statewide Value Added Forest Products Initiative

By Tara Hammonds / April 3, 2017

Farmers and woodland owners have opportunities to generate income from their woodlands. by Rich Taber CCE Chenango has received a grant from the New York Farm Viability Institute “Increased Farm…

Reduced Tillage on Permanent Beds

By Ryan Maher / March 10, 2017

Permanent bed systems can help small farms improve soils and reduce tillage for a diversity of crops. Learn how farmers are adopting these systems and hear research results on how…

Veteran Trainings in Agroforestry in 2017

By Dean Koyanagi / January 11, 2017

The Cornell Small Farms Program, with support from New York State and the USDA, announced three trainings in agroforestry in the winter and spring of 2017 to support veterans looking…

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