Veteran Training and Educational Opportunities
This calendar features events specifically being offered for veterans interested in agriculture. For more event that you may be interested in, visit the Cornell Small Farms calendar or your local Cornell Cooperative Extension website. Farm Ops offers Event of Choice Scholarships to support veteran attendance to agricultural training and education that furthers their agricultural pursuits.
Events
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Introduction to Managing a Pig Farrowing Operation
Virtual EventJoin Adam and Ashley McFarland owners and operators of Top Notch Meats as they talk about their breeding decisions and management practices that have resulted in a breeding program that…
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Taking a Deeper Dive into Nutritious Diets for Pigs
Virtual EventWhen it comes to a healthy diet, the stereotype that pigs only eat slop or scraps could not be more wrong. A pig’s diet will influence its meat’s flavor. Overweight…
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Recognizing Signs and Identifying Illness or Injury in Pigs
Virtual EventLivestock specialist Ashley McFarland and swine producer Adam McFarland- Top Notch Livestock & Meats will teach swine farmers how to recognize early signs of illness or injury in pigs. Participants…
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Inspecting and Pricing a Pig for Purchase
Virtual EventLivestock specialist Ashley McFarland and swine producer Adam McFarland- Top Notch Livestock & Meats will guide beginning swine farmers through the essential steps of inspecting and pricing a pig for…
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Injury Prevention and Pain Relief for Farmers
Farm Ops is excited to host Physical Therapist Brian Westlake, DPT, Cert. MDT at the Clear Path for Veterans venue on Saturday, March 28, 2026 to discuss and demonstrate how farmers can use simple cause-and-effect movement analysis known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® to take control and recover from an injury as rapidly as possible. Brian grew…
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