Richard Stup, PhD, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and Rob Lynch, DVM, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Topics include: why prevention of the coronavirus/COVID-19 is important, steps that employers should take to protect employees, animal health considerations, what to do if service providers are not available, disaster contingency plans, cross-training of employees who can fill other roles, business […]
A message from MA Food System Collaborative Director Winton Pitcoff: Hello, MA local food system leaders. Response to the March 18 Virtual Forum about the Massachusetts Local Food System’s response to COVID-19 was very positive. Since so much has happened in such a short time we are organizing a second event for this Friday, April […]
Farm Credit East and Crop Growers, LLP will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 30, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. that will address risk management tools for the current dairy situation. Dairy farmers and industry professionals are invited to register for this free webinar. Webinar attendees will hear from Dr. Marin Bozic, Assistant Professor […]
This webinar will discuss warm-season annuals suitable for grazing or stored forage as an alternative to traditional hay, pasture, or silage. This includes species-specific information, planting times, management, feed considerations, and associated environmental benefits. Our speaker is Caleb Goossen, Ph.D., an organic crop and conservation specialist with the Maine Organic Farming and Gardeners Association. This […]
Join Farm Credit East for a webinar on Thursday, June 11 at 12 noon for an outlook for feed, grain and dairy markets. Featuring Ken Zuckerberg of CoBank, this presentation will give attendees insight into what’s happening with feed and grain markets both locally and around the world. Dr. Chris Wolf, professor of applied economics […]
Eric Kingsley, a forest industry consultant with Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC, will present his data and perspective on the region’s forest products markets and potential impacts of the slowing economy. Join Farm Credit East on Tuesday, June 16 at 12 noon for a discussion of lumber markets, pulpwood and biomass, as well as the […]
Join Farm Credit East for a webinar on Thursday, June 18, for a livestock and meat markets outlook featuring Will Sawyer of CoBank, who will give a national perspective on animal protein markets. Dr. Michael Baker, Senior Extension Associate at Cornell University, will talk about Northeast markets and what the rest of the year has […]
Join Farm Credit East Thursday, June 25 at 12 noon for an outlook on the Northeast fruit and vegetable season. This webinar will cover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Northeast growers, market disruptions, and how production and marketing has shifted to reflect the current environment. Managing workers and their health will also be […]
This webinar will discuss no-till methods to manage pastures. This includes over-seeding with annuals and strategies to improve or renovate existing pastures. Our speaker is Richard Kersbergen, animal and forage scientist with UMaine Extension. This is the second webinar in a six-part webinar series that will cover several strategies for grazing season extension and alternative […]
While many Northeast businesses and their employees have benefited from loans approved through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the second critical step is to achieve maximum forgiveness of the loan. Join Farm Credit East on July 23, 11AM - 12:30PM, for a top-to-bottom guide on preparing for PPP loan forgiveness. Farm, forest products or fishing […]
