Extension Offering Beginning Farmer Training in Keeseville, Malone and Canton
Cornell Cooperative Extension will hold 3 classes in Northern NY for Beginning Farmers. Anyone who would like to start a farm or change to a new product will find this an interesting group to help you learn the Best Management Practices. The free classes with take-home resources will be held from 1-4pm:
- Tuesday, February 10, Ausable Valley Grange, Keeseville;
- Friday, February 13, 911 Building, Malone; and
- Friday, February 20, Extension Learning Farm, Canton.
Workshop topics include Evaluating Your Resources, Getting Started, Who can help? and Best Management Practices for Vegetable Production, Livestock Production and Growing Hay and Pasture.
Speakers are Anita Deming, Amy Ivy, Diane Dumont, Betsy Hodge, and Kitty O’Neill of Cornell Cooperative Extension; Sarah Johnston with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets;Jennifer Bosley, USDA Farm Credit Service; and Peter Hagar, Clinton County Soil and Water Conservation Service.
Registration is appreciated: contact your CCE office or Anita Deming, 518-962-4810 x409, ald6@cornell.edu <mailto:ald6@cornell.edu> . We may cancel so let us know if you plan to attend. Walk-ins are OK too.
MORE INFO:
CCE Franklin County, Malone: 518-483-7403
CCE St. Lawrence County, Canton: 315-379-9192
CCE Essex County, Westport, 518-962-4810 x409
Posted: February 7th, 2015 under Agricultural News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.