Less than a week into its crowd-sourcing fund-raising campaign, Dilmun Hill Student Farm has already reached 70 percent of its $5,000 goal. Donations are tax deductable and will be used to improve the farm’s ...
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by Mary Woodsen, New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. “Impressive.” “The best workshop I’ve ever been to.” “She was committed to my success every step of the way.” Accolades like these have earned ...
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About 100 greenhouse growers and retailers, florists, educators and others attended the annual Cornell Floriculture Field Day August 13. The day started on campus with presentations on the latest showstopping flower and foliage annuals ...
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Dilmun Hill, Cornell’s student-run farm, is holding an online fundraiser to improve their outdoor teaching facilities and expand the farm’s hands-on educational mission. Donations are tax deductable, and will be used to buy portable ...
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From Erica Frenay, Beginning Farmer Project, Cornell Small Farm Program (ejf5@cornell.edu): Whether you are a seasoned, new, or aspiring farmer, there’s something for you in the 2013-2014 line-up of online courses presented by the ...
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From Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station organic farming coordinator Betsy Leonard: Whether you are a backyard gardener or farm a few acres, join us Sunday, Sept. 8, at Cornell’s Thompson Research Farm for an ...
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This course (new for Fall 2013) will prepare you to take International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA) certification exam. You’ll get hands-on experience with: Tree establishment Assessing plant health Worker safety Pruning techniques Urban forestry ...
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CALS online permaculture course returns – Registration is again open for the online course Permaculture Design: Fundamentals of Ecological Design, offered September 9 to October 24, 2013 through the Department of Horticulture’s distance learning program. Great Lakes grapes [CALS ...
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From Cornell Chronicle article by Amanda Garris 2013-08-01: GENEVA, N.Y. — Cornell has announced two new apple varieties developed in partnership with the New York Apple Growers (NYAG). They are SnapDragon and RubyFrost, and ...
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Golf Course Field Day at Bethpage State Park Monday August 12, 2013 – 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, N.Y. Turf specialists Frank Rossi, Department of Horticulture, and Jennifer Grant, NYS IPM ...
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