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Networks of Support Help Farmers Achieve Land Access in New York State
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Land access models – based on relationships, collective and comprehensive learning, and the great effort of individuals – provide a roadmap for designing public policy, new farm incubator programs, technical assistance, and education programming. Land access is one of the biggest challenges for those who dream of starting a life in farming or expanding…
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Compaction Crisis: The Unseen Battle Farmers Face Everyday
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The effects of soil compaction on crop growth are often overlooked, especially compared to many other soil health indicators. In New York State, Kitty’ O Neil is determined to investigate its impacts on-farm. In recent years, scientists and farmers have paid increasing attention to the impacts of soil health on crop yields. Many farmers…
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Las Redes de Apoyo Necesarias para Lograr el Acceso a la Tierra en Nueva York
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El acceso informal a la tierra puede ser un punto de partida, pero los productores prosperan cuando se crean rutas hacia contratos formales y, con el tiempo, hacia la propiedad de la tierra. Conseguir acceso a la tierra sigue siendo uno de los mayores retos para quienes sueñan con empezar una vida en la…
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Editor’s Letter Summer 2025
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Dear farmers and friends, As we reflect on seasons past and plan ahead, how are we prepared to weather change? If we’ve learned anything from recent history, our predictions can be wrong. Farmers weather change on a daily basis — anyone involved in farming, gardening, and agriculture knows that there’s nothing certain and nothing predictable.…
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New York Hybrid Grapes: Cheers and Challenges
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During my Ph.D. at the Cornell Craft Beverage Institute, part of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, I delved into the opportunities and challenges of hybrid grapes with Finger Lakes winemakers. Now a postdoctoral associate at the University of Burgundy Europe in Dijon, France, I’m leveraging my insights to advance global research on hybrid…
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Growth Across Fields: Scientific Collaboration Tackles Farming Challenges
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New study shows how agriculture’s toughest challenges require coordinated breakthroughs in biology, chemistry, engineering and data science. From soft robots crawling through crops to bio-based fertilizers that protect waterways, the future of farming lies at the intersection of scientific disciplines, according to a new study describing how agriculture’s toughest challenges require coordinated breakthroughs in biology,…
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Branching Out: Veterans Grow Their Fruit Tree Knowledge
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Veterans across New York State are gaining hands-on skills in fruit tree production through a unique learning cohort developed by the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Farm Ops project. Over the past two growing seasons, the program has helped dozens of veterans grow their confidence, technical abilities, and farming networks. Farm Ops project lead Nina Saeli…
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How Not to Graze
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In the third installment of our new series, Where’s the Grass?, we share that there are many poor management practices seen in the grazing world. Here’s how to ensure you do the right things for good results! This is the third installment in our series “Where’s the Grass?” in which we try to elaborate on…
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With Sustainable Practices, New York Dairy Farms Lower Emissions
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New study is first to capture “whole farm” emissions from New York farms, which includes feed production, animal feeding, manure management and energy use. A number of New York dairy farms achieve low greenhouse gas emissions due to sustainable management practices like growing a high proportion of their own feed and making the most of…
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