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Veteran Cohort Tree Fruit Field Day
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This in-person event is designed and centered upon the veteran members of the Tree Fruit Production Cohort. Cohort members will hear from an experienced grower about the practical aspects of running an orchard and nursery. They will discuss grafting, nursery tree production, and initial care of young nursery trees, and observe pruning techniques for young…
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Fruitful Grounds: An Orchard Tour of Fruit-Bearing Trees at Ort Family Farm
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Farm Ops is proud to partner with Ort Family Farm to offer farmer veterans an exclusive in-person tour, exploring orchard management and specialty crop production. This event is ideal for those interested in sustainable farming, expanding agricultural knowledge, and learning how a diverse orchard thrives in New York State. Ort Family Farm features more than…
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CCE Podcast Highlights Modernization in the Apple Industry
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What do Silicon Valley and farmers have in common? Apples. Recently, hosts of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) podcast Extension Out Loud were joined by Mario Miranda Sazo at this year’s annual Empire Farm Days to delve into digital agriculture within the apple industry. Sazo, a fruit extension specialist with CCE’s Lake Ontario Fruit Program, explained…
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Lake Ontario’s New Generation of Hispanic Employees, Future Leaders, and Innovators
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It was a sunny and gorgeous Saturday afternoon on July 13 for the 5th annual CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program’s Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour successfully conducted in partnership with the Cornell Small Farms Program. The beautiful weather added to the high turnout, but in truth, Mario Miranda Sazo is the reason more than one hundred…
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Tipsheet: Transitioning to Organic Management of Orchards
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By Guy Ames, ATTRA Organic certification verifies that fruit is produced according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic standards. See www.ams.usda.gov/nop for details of the standards. In general, the regulations make several requirements of certified organic fruit: Produced without genetic engineering, ionizing radiation, or sewage sludge Managed in a manner that conserves natural resources and biodiversity …
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Passing on the Farm
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Loyalty to the land is deeply entrenched in the souls of most farm families. To keep keep the farm operating, there is no better time than now to talk about transfer. Transferring the farm is a tough topic for many parents and children to discuss. However to keep the farm operating, there is no better…
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