Fall 2025

The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce the arrival of the Fall 2025 edition of the Small Farms Quarterly.

In this issue, we feature part four of a grass management series featuring a guide on why and when to mow your pastures, a comprehensive guide to land access resources in New York State, and an interview with beginning farmer Brett Grant as he eagerly creates a community education space.

You can read articles from the Fall 2025 Quarterly online now. Or if you’d rather flip through the articles in a magazine format, take a look at our online reader to peruse this issue or feel free to download the PDF version of the Quarterly.

Online Reader: Coming soon!

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Cornell Small Farms Program Update

Featured Articles

Should We Mow Our Pastures? b

Networks of Support Help Farmers Achieve Land Access in New York State / Las Redes de Apoyo Necesarias para Lograr el Acceso a la Tierra en Nueva York b

Head, Hands and Heart: Hidden Pearls Farm & Healing Center b

CCE News

Compaction Crisis: The Unseen Battle Farmers Face Everyday

Master Composters Turn Food Waste into Community Action by Melissa Jo Hill

CALS News

New LakeEffect Winter Barley Offers Flurry of Benefits for NYS b

‘Farm of the Future’ Showcased at Cornell PRO-DAIRY Celebration b

Lasers Match Common Herbicides at Zapping East Coast Weeds 

Solar Farm Shade in the Fall Reduces Radish and Radicchio Yields b

Cornell, Wegmans Partner to Train Growers in Food Safety b

Additional Articles

Fungi in the City and on the Farm 

A Personal Note from White Clover Sheep Farm b