Winter Meeting: Grazing & Agroforestry
Event Details
Date
February 1 - February 2, 2024
Time
10am - 2pm
Location
Benton Fire Hall (Feb 1st), CCE Madison County (Feb 2nd)
Host
10am - 2pm each date.
- Thursday, February 1st: Benton Fire Hall. 932 NY-14A, Penn Yan, NY 14527. RSVP to Abbie Teeter at 607-220-7649.
- Friday, February 2nd: CCE Madison County. 100 Eaton St, Morrisville, NY 13408. RSVP to Anne Philips at 607-222-3265.
Sarah Flack
The Grazier's Tool Box: Improving Pasture Productivity & Quality
The "Grazier's tool box" includes using livestock & other methods to improve pastures and avoid pasture pitfalls.
Sarah, a consultant specializing in grass-based livestock farming systems, will bring free copies of her most recinetly published (co-authored) book 'Grass-Based Dairy Production Manual'.
Joshua Greene
Agroforesty for Resilient Farms
Learn how farms in Pennsylvania have added trees to their farms to reduce heat stress and increase resilience.
After a decade of dodging failing ash trees and grazing cattle at Greene Kitchen Farm, Joshua joined 'Trees for Graziers' and hopes to inspire generations of graziers to create resilient silvopastures.
Upcoming Events
New York State Fiber Conference
June 9, 2024
Bouckville, NY
Theme for this year: Quality Matters
Announcements
Cash Rent and Custom Harvest Survey
To date, there is limited information available about rental rates and fees for crop harvesting. Farms can use this valuable information for their farm business planning to help improve decision making and profitability.Farmers Can Join MeatSuite For Free!
MeatSuite.com is a free resource provided by Cornell University where NY meat farmers can create a farm profile and list their bulk (wholes, halves, quarters) and bundled (i.e. Grilling Bundle) meat products.Why should farmers join?
1. It's free and easy!
2. Connect with more local customers. In the past year the MeatSuite.com farm directory had 8,300 visits from New York consumers. Farm profiles get as many as 25 views per month from potential local customers. We also spotlight MeatSuite farms on social media and bring attention and purchases to farms through highlights and giveaways.
How do I join?
Farmers can visit https://www.meatsuite.com/farmers/ to create a free farm profile. You must list at least one product for your farm's profile to go live. You'll also have access to Cornell's free Meat Price Calculator, a helpful tool for pricing your meat to make a profit.
While you're on MeatSuite, check out the "Creating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meats" publication on the log-in page. It has tips on how to create bulk meat products that are easier for first-time buyers to say "yes" to.
If you have any questions as you create your farm profile or products, we're here to help! Please email Matt LeRoux at mnl28@cornell.edu.