FOR: for farmers and agricultural advisors in the Northeast (NY, VT, ME)
INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR: October 25th from 5:30 to 6:30pm, register here.
APPLY BY: November 11, 2023, here.
WHAT: 8 weeks of online, training; $800 stipend.
WHEN: It will start Winter 2024
WHY: Climate change is reshaping the landscape of agriculture, bringing challenges such as extreme rainfall and flooding, increased pest pressure, and drought to dairy farms in NY and the Northeast. But it also provides opportunities for farms to become Climate-Smart, resilient, and sustainable. The Dairy Climate Adaptation Fellowship (CAF) Program will empower farmers and their agricultural advisors to gain a better understanding of the climate impacts affecting their farms now, and in the future, and develop a farm-specific plan to address climate change.
The Dairy Climate Adaptation Fellowship program will begin in Winter 2024. This cohort-based learning opportunity is for farmers and agricultural advisors in the Northeast who are interested in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies and planning, as well as peer-to-peer networking and support. Pairs of dairy farmers and their agricultural advisor from New York, Vermont, and Maine are eligible to apply.
An informational webinar will be held on October 25th from 5:30 to 6:30pm. At this webinar, we will provide an overview of the program and instructions on how to submit an application, and answer any questions you may have – a recording will be posted athttps://www.adaptationfellows.net/blog. You can Register for the webinar here.
Applications for the Dairy CAF are due by 11:59 PM on November 11, 2023. Apply here.
The program will consist of 8 weeks of training (online) with office hours, followed by farmer field day events held in the summer of 2024. Farmers that complete the training and develop an adaptation or mitigation plan for their farm, to be shared with other farmers (increasing peer-to-peer learning and adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture practices), will receive up to $800 upon completion of the program. For more information and a description of the program, please visit our website.
If you have questions related to the program or application process, please do not hesitate to contact Sara Kelemen by email (sara.kelemen@usda.gov).
Dairy CAF is a collaboration between the USDA Northeast Climate Hub and Cornell University.
