Spotlight: Minority Landowner Magazine
Minority Landowner Magazine is a national publication that highlights the stories of minority, limited resource, and social disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners. The mission of the magazine is to…
Read MoreExtension Helps North Country Grow Grapes, Wine Community
Growing grapes in northeastern New York and Vermont requires a hardy vine and a committed hand. Researchers and extension educators from Cornell and the University of Vermont are offering wineries…
Read MoreFarm Ops Veterans are Armed to Farm
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…
Read MoreChainsaw Safety, an Absolute Necessity
Most farmers and rural landowners own chainsaws for a variety of purposes, the majority of which involve the cutting of trees and firewood. Chainsaws, in the hands of the untrained…
Read MoreBuilding Healthy Pasture Soils
Focus on biology to build resilient soils that sustain production and deliver profitable yields with reduced inputs. Soil fertility in pastures goes well beyond a simple discussion of soil…
Read MoreThe Basics of Impact Investors: What a Farmer Needs to Know
A primer for working with an impact investor focused on farmland access. Small farmers and small farm advocates have probably heard statistics about average farmer age (nearly 60 years according…
Read MoreIn Search of a Peasant Culture in Upstate New York
“Pheasants? I love pheasants!” This was just one of many disbelieving reactions I got when I told people I was trying to find traces of a peasant culture around Ithaca,…
Read MoreWorking with Little Reverse Osmosis Units for Syrup Production
One of the biggest drawbacks of making maple syrup for a back yarder or small maple producer is the time it takes to boil the sap into syrup. The idea…
Read MoreList of Items for a Beginning Sheep Farmer, Part Two
I will continue in this part 2 of the article on individual supplies and tools you will need to get started with Sheep. See the Summer 2017 issue of the…
Read MoreJohn May Farm Safety Fund Eligibility Requirements Expanded to Help More Farms
What is new? We have expanded our eligibility criteria to now include New York State dairy farms with up to 699 mature dairy cattle, as well as increasing the annual…
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