Join Liz Higgins (Eastern NY Hort Team Ag Business Specialist), Myron Thurston (CCE Madison AED & Marketing Specialist) and Nicole Tommell (Farm Business Specialist, CNYDLFC) for an update on the Paycheck Protection Program Draft 2 as well as the EIDL advance grant for small businesses that opened on 1/17/2021.  Additionally, the extension of CFAP 1&2 for specific agricultural areas that were not currently eligible for payments previously will be commented on during this time period. 

Learn more about the Value Added Producer Grant through the USDA.

Do you have a good idea or have a product you want to build a business around?  

2021 Corn Day is Virtual this Year!

Cornell Cooperative Extension and American Farmland Trust would like to invite dairy producers across the state to join a free webinar focused on the Dairy Forward grant program. This program aims to help dairy farm families in New York access information and professional services to plan for farm transitions in the face of tremendous challenges such as a weak dairy economy, disruptions from severe weather, and an aging farmer population. 

The USDA is offering two webinars in March for beginning farmers in New York State.

Raising & Keeping Profitable Cows in Your Herd Longer

Join CCE Madison County for the ONLINE 2021 March Madness Management Series for Equine operators, owners, and enthusiasts, organized by Dr. Karin Bump and Nicole Tommell! Enjoy up to 5 two hour sessions on a range of equine management topics from nutrition to risk management.

With rising grain costs and limited forage inventories, how can beef producers continue to finish beef economically? How does your nutrition program impact final carcass quality and why is proper animal handling prior to harvest to important? Tune in to find out more!

Marketing has transitioned from traditional methods to incorporating integrated online platforms.   This course will focus on learning how to utilize technology and content creation to optimize a farms marketing presence.

Farm Business Education in April, 2021

Short, farm financial education programs online this spring!