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Baskets or Pallets for Farmer Veterans: Scaling up to meet your market channel
Cornell Cooperative Extension will be offering Baskets or Pallets for Farmer Veterans: Scaling up to meet your market channel, Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 PM at Genesee Community College Arcade Campus October 4 through November 8, 2016. To aide in hands-on learning two field trips have been arranged to accompany the Tuesday in classroom trainings. The first…
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: New York State Farm to School Program
The second round of funding is available through New York’s Farm to School Program. The program helps school districts across New York State establish stronger relationships with local growers and producers and increase their use of homegrown specialty crops. $500,000 in grants is available for projects that help Kindergarten through Grade 12 schools buy and…
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2-day Tractor Training Intensive with Shane LaBrake in the Hudson Valley
Increasing production on the farm can often require investments in equipment to improve labor efficiency. Are you a farmer who is interested in scaling up farm production through investment in your first tractor or upgrading to a bigger piece of equipment? The Cornell Small Farms Program will be hosting a two-day workshop for farmers in…
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New Video about our Online Small Farm Courses Starting SOON
We’ve posted a new video about our online small farm courses: Upcoming classes starting SOON include Poultry Production, Intro to Quickbooks, and Farm Woodlot Management! POULTRY PRODUCTION (BF 130): Thinking of getting started raising chickens, turkeys, or ducks? Take a 6-week online Poultry Production course through the Cornell Small Farms Program and learn how to produce…
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USDA Designates 15 Counties in New York as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Pennsylvania
On Aug. 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated 15 counties in New York as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought: Cayuga Monroe Steuben Chemung Niagara Tioga Erie Ontario Tompkins Genesee Schuyler Wyoming Livingston Seneca Yates All qualified farm operators in the designated areas are eligible for…
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Open Registration for Small Farm Online Courses
The Cornell Small Farms Program announces open registration for its 2016-2017 season of Small Farm Online Courses building the technical and business skills of farmers. Expert farmers and extension educators guide students through the latest research-based information to help improve efficiency and increase profit on small farms. Students connect with other farmers, work on farm…
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Pork Cutting Workshop
Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 9:00am 4:00pm Want to learn about various cuts of pork? Looking to be more confident when selling your meat cuts? Wondering how to get the most return on investment for your product? CCE Harvest New York and SUNY Cobleskill invite pork producers to hone their skills in a one-day Pork Cutting Seminar…
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Workshop on Grantmanship for Non-Professionals
Grantmanship for Non-Professionals will be the topic of the workshop sponsored by the Master Gardeners of Otsego County on August 22, 2016 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, 123 Lake St., Cooperstown, NY. Master Gardeners have recruited the expertise of Stacey Grady and Barbara Hein of Springbrook for the workshop.…
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Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on US Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $8.4 million in available funding to study and develop new approaches for the agriculture sector to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. The funding is available through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), which…
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Third Annual Finger Lakes Permaculture Tour Weekend
August 26, 27, and 28, 2016 Screening of INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective Auburn Public Theater, Auburn, N.Y.: Friday 8/19, Saturday 8/20, Wednesday 8/24 (time tba) Art and Mission Theatre, Binghamton, N.Y.: Monday 8/22 at 7 p.m. Press Bay Alley, 108 State St., Ithaca, N.Y. : Friday 8/26 at 8 p.m. Admission to Press Bay Alley…
