Category Archive for 'Agriculture'
The 4th of July is a Time for Barbecue in New York
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Local Food | No Comments »
A trip to a local farmers market will find the ingredients for the perfect holiday meal, and with over 450 farmers markets across the state and some 46 across NNY ... Read more..Late Blight has been spotted in the Region
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Agriculture, Horticulture, Uncategorized | No Comments »
You have probably heard about it on the local news stations about Late Blight. For more details click on our "News" page to find out how wide-spread, pictures so ... Read more..Food Miles Tools
Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in Agricultural Economic Development, Local Food | Comments Off
The term "food miles" refers to the distance food travels from the location where it is grown or raised to the location where it is consumed. In other words ... Read more..Niche Meat Processor Case Studies
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Agricultural Economic Development | Comments Off
With the growing interest in direct marketing livestock products, and challenges or 'bottlenecks' in the slaughtering and processing end of things, folks around the country are finding creative ways to ... Read more..Meat Yield Calculator
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture | Comments Off
University of Vermont has a great resource for those who are direct marketing their livestock products and trying to figure out the final retail yield you would get from a ... Read more..Staying In Touch
Monday, April 16th, 2007 Posted in Agriculture | Comments Off
Cornell Cooperative Extension manages a number of listservs as a way to help farmers keep in touch with each other across region. If you are interested in joining one ... Read more..Looking for a Variety of Ways to Market
Friday, April 13th, 2007 Posted in Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Economic Development, Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture | Comments Off
There are so many ways to stay connected with your customers. The Internet is the latest way a growing number of farmers are using to solicit more business, as ... Read more..Product Description Activity
Friday, April 6th, 2007 Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Agriculture, Business | Comments Off
When developing your marketing strategy you need to be able to describe your product to your customer. This involves taking a step back from your product and thinking about ... Read more..Do You Have Scrap Metal?
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006 Posted in Agriculture | Comments Off
Bill VanLoo MS(fp) Sr Extension Educator Cornell University CE SL County Scrap metal is worth money. Removing it will help make our environment cleaner and safer. The Farmland Protection Board ... Read more..Small Farms Resources
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 Posted in Small Farms | Comments Off
Cornell Cooperative Extension is working to strengthen, assist and sustain NY's small farms. Locally in Franklin County we work with farmers, educators, agencies and local government to keep the ... Read more..