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Tracking Farm Hazards with Farm MAPPER
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In the event of an emergency, farming operations can be a challenge for first responders due to the size of each operation and the unique risks they pose, which can vary from farm to farm. With the average farm spanning 444 acres, it can be difficult to navigate personnel to an exact location. Imagine trying to guide a response team past hazardous materials, animals,…
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Chainsaw Safety, Part 4: Reducing the Risk of Chainsaw Kickback (Just say No to Kickback!)
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Chainsaw Safety, Part One Chainsaw Safety, Part Two Chainsaw Safety, Part Three In the first three articles of this series on chainsaw safety we focused on having the right types of safety equipment when using chainsaws. It is imperative to have all of the right OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) approved safety features when you or your…
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Learning from the Best
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What do Wegmans, a regional grocery store chain, and Salesforce, a software company, have in common? These two organizations both have held places on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, and have stories to share that can help you on your farm. Does your farm resemble either of these enterprises? Perhaps you are already focused on learning from others who excel at what they do. Or maybe…
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Gaining and Retaining Customers from On-Farm Events
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Many farms have considered hosting special events on-site as a marketing strategy to attract new and existing customers. Any kind of farm can host an on-farm event, not just those that have regularly scheduled agritourism activities. A special event could include a farm that is usually closed to the public hosting a harvest dinner, or a Community Supported…
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Juniper Hill Farm
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Juniper Hill Farm is nestled between the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain, on the Boquet River in Wadhams, New York. Established in 2007, they grew on three acres of fertile land; now, for their ninth CSA season, they cultivate over one hundred acres. They are continuously adding more greenhouses with a goal of bringing to market an…
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Wolftree Farm
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About the Farm Wolftree Farm is in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region on the slopes between the Seneca Lake Wine Trail and Finger Lakes National Forest. The 92 acres are a mixture of field, forest, and stream. They are a diverse operation producing meat and fiber from Icelandic sheep, honey from their apiary…
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Stories, Seeds & Infographics
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New ways of telling stories in the 21st Century There are so many ways to tell a story. Over tea, reading a book, at the theater, or in the Small Farm Quarterly. In the 21st Century, ‘infographics’ are a fresh way of telling your story. And just in the nick of time. The attention span of American adults continues to…
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Fruitful Friendship: Jim Bittner is 2017 Friend of Extension
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Through his involvement with agriculture organizations across New York state and as owner and general manager of Bittner-Singer Orchards, Jim Bittner has developed many strong friendships through the years. On Thursday, Dec. 7, one relationship in particular was on full display as Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) recognized Bittner with the organization’s 2017 Friend of Extension…
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Cornell Group Explores Future of Indoor Farming
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Indoor farming entrepreneurs and experts came to Cornell in early November with a goal: leverage the innovation at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to create viable businesses for local vegetables and produce grown indoors. Known as controlled environment agriculture (CEA), the systems combine greenhouse environmental controls such as heating and lighting with hydroponic…
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Book Review for "The Lean Farm: Guide to Growing Vegetables" by Ben Hartman
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The Lean Farm guru is back with another book to lean farm our vegetable growing. Book Review for The Lean Farm, Guide to Growing Vegetables By Ben Hartman This book is a follow-up to his first book, The Lean Farm, and it takes growing vegetables to a very specific and directed level. I think this…
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