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December 2025
SCNYDFC Listed Event
Labor Road Show IX
December 1, 2025
December 9th, 10th, 17th, 18th and 22nd
The Roadshow delivers essential updates on labor law, regulations, and workforce best practices—tailored for farm owners, managers, and ag service providers. Sessions also focus on practical strategies to boost communication, strengthen retention, and build a positive workplace culture.
Labor Roadshow IX
December 1, 2025
December 9 - December 10, 2025December 17 - December 18, 2025December 22, 2025
Varies
Varies
In-person and online events to keep NY's agricultural employers informed and prepared for today's labor challenges.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Memoir Reading: Barn Gothic
December 4, 2025
4pm
Dormann Library
Bath, NY

Barn Gothic is an elegy for family farmers and an intimate portrait of three generations laboring to be fathers and sons while their livelihood falls apart. Beautifully told with a farmer's restraint and a poet's grace, it is a story of personal loss amid corporate corruption and of finding a way forward when everything you know disappears.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
NY Small Farms Summit 2025: Stronger Together
December 5, 2025
9am - 3:30pm
Alfred State College Farm
Alfred, NY
We hope you will join us on December 5th for the 2025 New York Small Farms Summit! This is an opportunity to meet other farmers and ag supporters, learn about research and education projects, and set priorities for future efforts to grow small farm success.
At the Allegany County site, we will focus on giving trees a chance and how trees build resiliency on small farms. Whether attracted to fruit, nuts, vegetables, fodder or shade, trees can be an integral part of a successful farming system. Join us as we explore the opportunities for resiliency that come from adding tree crops or managing wooded areas of your farm for agroforestry or silvopasture systems.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Crops, Cows & Critters - Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Newsletter Sponsorship
December 19, 2025
Our two forms of publications feature research-based and timely information from our four specialists, listed to the right, along with local event notifications and Cornell University outreach. This information is provided to participants who range from dairy, livestock, and field crops producers to agricultural suppliers and consultants.
Weekly Email Update: Shared with 625+ households who have signed up with our program.
Monthly Paper Mailer: To reach our stakeholders and farmers who lack internet access, we send out a monthly mailer where your company's logo and contact information would be featured with a mailing list of 330+ households.
If you sponsor our weekly and monthly publications you reach approximately 955 households.
Visit our website to view our newsletters!
January 2026
SCNYDFC Listed Event
Winter Bale Grazing Pasture Walk
January 10, 2026
10am-Noon
Hillside Farms
Truxton, NY

Join us for the second Bale Grazing Winter Pasture Walk!
Have you heard about or seen bale grazing and wondered if it would work for you?
Do you want to learn the nuances and logistical context for implementing this regenerative practice?
Are you interested in seeing the impacts of bale grazing on land and animals from a practicing farmer?
If you answered Yes to any question, The Northeast Region National Grazing Lands Coalition, the Cornell Cooperative Extension Hillside Farms are teaming up to showcase our Second Bale Grazing Winter Pasture Walk!
Inspired by Annie's: How to Be a Strong Woman Farm Manager
January 10, 2026
January 17, 2026
Noon - 1pm
Zoom
Free webinars geared towards women who own or operate a farm in NYS.
2026 Dairy Day
January 13, 2026 : Dairy Day - Hamilton
9am - 3pm
Appley Center, White Eagle Conference Center
Hamilton, NY
Lunch included
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2026 Corn Congress
January 14, 2026
DoubleTree
Henrietta, NY

Participant Registration for the 2026 Corn Congress NOW OPEN!
NOW OFFERING 1.5 DEC Recertification CREDITS
2026 Dairy Day
January 14, 2026 : Dairy Day - Ballston Spa
9am - 3pm
CCE Saratoga County
Ballston Spa, NY
Lunch included
2026 Corn & Soybean Day
January 20, 2026 : Corn & Soybean Day - Hamilton
9am - 3pm
Appley Center, White Eagle Conference Center
Hamilton, NY
Lunch included
2026 Corn & Soybean Day
January 21, 2026 : Corn & Soybean Day - Ballston Spa
9am - 3pm
CCE Saratoga Auditorium
Ballston Spa, NY
Lunch included
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2026 Forage Congress
January 28, 2026
The Nunda Ranch
Nunda, NY

Vendor Registration 12.08.25
February 2026
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2026 Soybean & Small Grains Congress
February 11, 2026
DoubleTree
Henrietta, NY
Upcoming Events
Labor Roadshow IX
December 1, 2025
December 9 - December 10, 2025December 17 - December 18, 2025December 22, 2025
In-person and online events to keep NY's agricultural employers informed and prepared for today's labor challenges.
Inspired by Annie's: How to Be a Strong Woman Farm Manager
January 10, 2026
January 17, 2026
Free webinars geared towards women who own or operate a farm in NYS.
2026 Dairy Day
January 13, 2026 : Dairy Day - Hamilton
Hamilton, NY
Lunch included
January 14, 2026 : Dairy Day - Ballston Spa
Ballston Spa, NY
Lunch included
Announcements
Statewide Field Crop Pathology Needs Assessment Survey
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We send out a bi-weekly e-newsletter that has announcements, upcoming programs, and opportunities for you! Registration is quick, easy, and free. Click here to sign up today!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.



