Spring 2026

The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce the arrival of the Spring 2026 edition of the Small Farms Quarterly.

In this issue, we explore a lifelong love of trees, ask whether you can graze animals without owning land, and profile the Rosario Brothers Farm and the community it’s built.

Featured Articles

• A Life of Loving Trees by Connor Youngerman
• Can We Graze Our Animals If We Don’t Own Land? by Rich Taber
• Rosario Brothers Farm by Mildred Alvarado, with Edwin Santana & Tim W. Shenk

In This Issue

• 18-Year Study: Deer Inhibit Trees, Raise Plant Diversity by Krisy Gashler
• NYS 4-H Livestock Ambassadors Enjoy Hands-On Industry Experience by Cornell Cooperative Extension Staff
• The Why & How of Transforming a Pasture into Silvopasture by Erica Frenay
• Growing with Community: Horsetail Herb Farm by Becky Frye
• Unlocking On-Farm Research by Madeline Hanscom
• Research Aims to Boost Pollinator Habitat Restoration by Christina Szalinski
• What Do Sheep Like to Graze? by Ulf Kintzel
• Northern New York Maple Research DIY Project Keeps Sap Cool by Kara Lynn Dunn
• Research Guides Apple Growers Beyond Synthetic Fungicides by Christina Szalinski
• Building a Farm Data & Analytics Platform that Keeps Things Private by Jackie Swift

Additional Articles

• Silviculture: A Strategy to Manipulate the Forest by Peter Smallidge
• $1.1M from NY Attorney General to Promote Climate-Smart Ag by Cornell Chronicle Staff
• Farmstead Pre-Incident Emergency Planning by Jay Canzioner