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New flower: Actaea rhodostigma – or the pink baneberry – is the first new flowering plant species identified in New York state in nearly a decade. It was found by a @CornellGrad student in the Summer Hill State Forest. @CornellCALS@CornellPlantSci https://t.co/F7yxoIh0ZI
Interested in adding #pigs to your #farm or improving your current #swine management? Join us this weekend in Middletown, NY, and learn the fundamentals of raising pigs in a sustainable and efficient while maximizing limited land resources. Register now: https://t.co/PEVsXFIN20
We're excited to announce the start of our summer workshops focused on #agroforestry! Join us throughout June to explore topics including #shiitake mushroom cultivation, woodland #mushroom management, American #ginseng production, and more. Register now: https://t.co/QIzWbu6RJx
Follower farm update: @flxfarm shared it's their first year growing #peas! They're growing so well, soon they'll need to pull some of the peas off their tunnel to make room for #melons, #cucumber, and #pumpkins! Share your farm and tag @CornellSmallFarms to be featured next.
Follower farm update: @newburgh_sanctuary shared how they've been learning the ancient art of tending to their #bees thanks to @cornellsmallfarms 🐝✨ and Tino's Bees. In this video they checked in on the #hives and refilled their sugar water.
In our latest SITREP newsletter, a monthly email digest built for farmer #veterans by our Farm Ops team, we shared how to stay motivated in the mud, planting for #pollinators, our ongoing #pig production event series, and more: https://t.co/3U64EiukQe
Much as you appreciate the shade of a tree on a hot day, the livestock who spend time in pastures do too! Our #agroforestry team planted trees @cornellcals pasture. This practice of combining #grazing animals with both forage and trees is known as #silvopasture.
Interested in exploring pig production? Join us next weekend for our Feeding Strategies for Riparian Raised Pigs event in Lock, NY. Learn how two veteran-owned farms have joined forces to raise pigs in a riparian forest setting. Register now: https://t.co/zuQoN6axuu
Today we're celebrating one of the most powerful allies in #agriculture: trees! They're more than part of the landscape, they're essential to healthy #farms. This is the heart of #agroforestry, which brings trees and farming together: https://t.co/LVSeGY4lqB
Kwesi Joseph, an urban garden specialist with CCE’s Harvest New York team, got his start experimenting with compost and learning soil from the ground up. Today, that work shows up in NYC community gardens — building growing spaces, improving soil, and expanding access to fresh food.
Learn more: https://t.co/h71rep4aEr
On the latest episode of Small Farms Radio, we spoke about all things pee-cycling with @CornellCALS Dr. Rebecca Nelson. We discussed the crop nutrient, financial, and human health contexts of pee-cycling on small farms and home gardens. Listen now: https://t.co/m9LmVhsurP
In our new Give Trees a Chance newsletter, a quarterly email from our #agroforestry team, we share exciting news and upcoming events on #trees, #mushrooms, #nuts, #silvopasture and more: https://t.co/2GhfBDbPRw
Make sure you are ready to work on the farm and in the field by learning from a physical therapist how to assess, self-treat and prevent upper and lower back injuries. Join us on Tuesday, 3/31, at 2 p.m. Learn more and register: https://t.co/yKNFmTFrOX
Today we celebrate National #AgDay and the theme of "Together We Grow." In our latest newsletter, our director shared the importance of our #farm community. We also shared upcoming events, our latest podcast episode, funding and job opportunities: https://t.co/EEkHdoHm3c
In the latest Cornell Small Farms newsletter, we shared farmer learning opportunities, agroforestry updates, upcoming events, ag job openings, and more. We've also moved to a new email platform. If you are not seeing our emails, check your spam folders! https://t.co/HWT0eRyOB6
We’re pleased to announce the awardees of the 2026 Cornell Atkinson + @nature_org collaborative research awards. Together @Cornell & TNC researchers will advance solutions for biodiversity, resilient coasts, flood risk management + climate-smart ag.
➡️https://t.co/2CyUFlxJmH
Take your farm business to the next level and enroll now in our online courses. Learn to expand your scope of production, navigate financial risks, and market your products. Webinars for this final block of courses begin next week. Register now: https://t.co/lq3cfK8XMx
Every year, as the presses churn and the sweet smell of cider fills the autumn air, more than 4 million tons of apple byproducts are hauled off as animal feed, compost or landfill waste. But a new @CornellCALS study offers apple skins, seeds, cores, and pulp a different ending — inside commercial beef meatballs.
Learn more at https://t.co/zPioCSH6Hq.
We're hosting a New York Small Farms Summit this December! This one-day event will bring together farmers and service providers to learn about research and education projects, and set priorities for future efforts to grow small farm success: https://t.co/KWrFAVFBtt