Small Farms Quarterly
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As the Winter season approaches, we are sharing information on existing and upcoming programs and we welcome the opportunity for collaboration and adaptation to all NYS growers, producers, and service…
Read MoreThe Logs to NYC project connects city-based mushroom growers with rural landowners and surplus lumber hoping to blaze a trail to lower-carbon living. On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon, power…
Read MoreA medida que se acerca la temporada de invierno, nos gustaría compartir información sobre los programas existentes y los que están por venir disponibles para los productores de frutas. Damos…
Read MoreA trial led by CCE at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub examined the viability of producing sweet potato slips locally from certified rootstocks. This past growing season the Farm Hub…
Read MoreGrow-NY is a unique business competition on a mission to bring jobs and dollars to the agrifood ecosystem. The mood was celebratory and “We Are the Champions” played over the…
Read MoreThis is the first in a series of articles on how farmers can include pasture raised turkeys in their operation. On our farm, Wrong Direction Farm, we raise hundreds of…
Read MoreExperimentation with small-scale mealworm-rearing and processing of insects into food products sheds light on new opportunities for the adventurous entrepreneur and farmer. Entomophagy. Insect protein. Sustainable ‘meat.’ Producing invertebrates for…
Read MoreThis is a conversation with Rich Woodbridge, the agriculture business management educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Niagara County. He developed and runs the Beginning Farmer Training Program, now entering…
Read MoreA $300,000 investment from New York state has paved the way for a new hops breeding program at Cornell AgriTech, which will grow and develop signature New York hops varieties…
Read MoreAnniversaries, whether for births, commitments or achievements, bring an opportunity to reflect on what we have learned and where we want to go next. August 4, 2021, was just such…
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