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Editor’s Letter Winter 2025
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Dear farmers and friends, While our jobs as farmers never end, this time of year invites a pause for reflection and gratitude for all we have and hope to grow in our work. Every tradition and religion from around the world has a giving thanks ritual or holiday. At the center of these rituals are…
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Editor’s Letter, Spring 2023
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Dear farmers and friends, Over the last few years, the Cornell Small Farms Program has been growing in both staff and program areas. With this growth comes an invitation to also reflect on how we must to plan ahead to meet future needs. What are the emerging opportunities and challenges that our small-scale…
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Editor’s Letter – 2022 Winter Small Farms Quarterly
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Dear farmers and friends, Central to the mission of the Cornell Small Farms Program is that anyone who wants to operate a small farm in NYS has access to appropriate information, resources and networks to grow their farm and business. In 2006, we launched our beginning farmer training effort with our CCE colleagues. We…
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In the News: Our Director on Big Impact of Online Sales Amidst COVID-19 Challenges
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Cornell Small Farms Program director, Anu Rangarajan, was recently interviewed for an article in Saveur magazine about the unique successes some small farms have had with direct-to-consumer online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. When COVID-19 began shutting down business early last year, the decrease in food demand from restaurants put many small farms in a…
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In the News: Our Director Featured in “Extension Out Loud” Podcast
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In the latest episode of “Extension Out Loud,” a podcast by Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Small Farms Program’s director, Anu Rangarajan, shared her approach to extension work and her vision for the future of New York farm and food systems. This episode was the third of the podcast’s latest series, “Leading Through Extension,” which…
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NYS Livestock Industry Poised for Growth but Impacted by COVID-19
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The Cornell Small Farms Program contributed to a Cornell CALS white paper on COVID-19 impacts on food and farming, offering insight on the livestock industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted individuals, families, communities, and businesses throughout New York state, and continues to do so. In an effort to detail the impact of COVID-19 on selected agricultural sectors, experts from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…
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Letter from the Editor, Spring 2020
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Never before has our work as farmers and stewards been so important. In times like these — when uncertainty upsets the daily rhythms of our communities — we agriculturists have the opportunity to tap into timeless rhythms of a new season and deliver on a call to action. Whether you farm, homestead or garden, you…
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New Report Focuses on the Future of the NY Livestock Industry
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Although most livestock in New York is raised on small farms, this industry contributes $893 million in sales to the rural New York economy. Demand far outstrips supply for NY meat and livestock, so there is room for growth, but there are a number of hurdles to livestock farmers’ success. In March 2017, the Cornell…
Anu Rangarajan
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