2024 Cash Rent and Custom Harvest Rates

Almost daily, Cornell Cooperative Extension receives calls and requests for average rates in our region for land rents and custom harvest activities. CCE put together a survey, funded by New York Farm Viability Institute, to help provide regionally accurate answers to these important questions.

Please fill this survey out to help provide us with the most current information!

We will add additional information, resources, and survey results on this page throughout the Spring of 2024!

If you have any concerns, please email landrental@cornell.edu or contact Katelyn Walley kaw249@cornell.edu or Nicole Tommell nt375@cornell.edu.

Broiler Field Day at Sunny Cove Farm

Poultry is a low-cost farm enterprise with a short turn-around that holds potential to be a profitable business venture. Many beginning farmers are choosing to start with poultry, but may have questions including: what it takes to raise them; if they should process themselves or send them out to a certified processor; how to add value to a whole chicken; and is raising chickens something that can be profitable for me?

This workshop will provide farmers the tools to answer these questions. The workshop is being hosted at Sunny Cove farm, a farm that raises small batches of organic pasture-raised broilers, and processes them on-farm under the 1,000 bird exemption.

The program will be from 5pm - 7:30 pm on Thursday, June 6, 2024, and will cover the following:

• Farmer Meghan introduces the farm and how she raises broilers.
• Review of financial considerations for broiler enterprises, and what it takes to make a profit.
• Tour of Meghan's processing set-up, including a discussion about food safety.
• Hands-on further processing demonstration (taking a carcass into cuts allowed under the 1,000 bird exemption).

All who are interested in raising or are currently raising poultry for meat are welcome to register for this free event. Pre-registrations are required to ensure we have enough broilers for the cut-up demonstration and print-outs for all. you can register via this page or by contacting Kelly at 585-268-7644 ext 10 or klb288@cornell.edu. 

Please bring your questions. We're looking forward to seeing you there! 

These programs are provided free of charge thanks to work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number LNE22-435.

GAPs Online Course

GAPs Online Produce Safety Course schedule  googl

• June 5- June 25, 2024
• August 7 - August 27, 2024
• October 9 - October 29, 2024

Course Registration

More Course Information

PRODUCE SAFETY ALLIANCE GROWER TRAINING

Note: Online delivery course is a three-week course that can be completed at your own pace. The online course is expected to take 15-30 hours for successful completion.



Remote delivery course is a course led in real time by instructors delivered with video conferencing software, such as Zoom or Webex.

Online delivery course | NY, USA: 4/10/2024 - 4/30/2024

• Contact Information: eCornell , Phone: 1-866-326-7635
• Cost: $450; Course #: NY-240410-GROD - Registration Information
• Training Language: English

Online delivery course | NY, USA: 5/1/2024 - 5/21/2024

• Contact Information: eCornell , Phone: 1-866-326-7635
• Cost: $450; Course #: NY-240501-GROD - Registration Information
• Training Language: English

An Opportunity for MeatSuite Farms Who Have Remit their Beef Checkoff Dollars

This May, during National Beef Month, there will be two social media giveaways courtesy of grant funding from the New York Beef Council (NYBC). We will be buying meat from up to four NY MeatSuite beef farmers for this partnership. Please make sure your farm is compliant with the Beef Checkoff program in order to be eligible for these promotions. All it takes to be compliant is to remit your private treaty checkoff dollars from 2023 - $1 for each head marketed direct to consumers.

Here is information from the NYBC about Beef Checkoff dollars at work and forms to remit. If you are wondering if you are up to date with remitting your checkoff dollars, contact NYBC at ascoones@nybeef.org. We are excited for this opportunity to partner with the Beef Council on MeatSuite promotion and draw more consumer's eyes to the site.

For all MeatSuite farms, be sure to follow MeatSuite on Instagram and Facebook for regular farm spotlights and giveaway opportunities. 

Click the document below to access the full HPAI Factsheet from the Institute for Food Safety

Looking for Pesticide Credits?

Remember to always refer to NYSPAD! All opportunities with credits must be registered so you can search upcoming opportunity in Steuben and other nearby Counties to find ones that fits your schedule most conveniently!

Access the NYSPAD Bureau of Pesticides Management - Information Portal

If you need help contact CCE Agriculture Dept, 607-664-2574.

Steuben County will be offering a Field Crops event with Pesticide Credits in Fall 2024 and a Small Fruits Event in June 2024 also offering credits.

Agritourism Workshops Monthly!

Are you thinking of starting an agritourism business or are you currently operating one?

Join the monthly lunch-hour, workshop virtual series and learn how to grow your agritourism business!

Each session will focus on specific topic to help aspiring agritourism entrepreneurs grow their knowledge and profit through this exciting on-farm business.

Pre-registration Required: Register for the Zoom Webinar here!

Price: Free

All workshops will be recorded and links shared. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Sponsor: Cornell Cooperative Extension Agritourism Program Work Team

Past topics and recordings

2024 Schedule:

January 9: Agritourism for Maple Syrup Operations

February 13: Grants for Agritourism Operations

March 12: Staffing your Agritourism Operation

April 9: Working with your Local Tourism Office

May 14: Overview of Agritourism Business Plan in AgPlan

June 11: How To's: Livestock Operations (not a petting zoo)

July 9: Urban Agritourism

August 13: TBA

September 10: Handling Difficult Customers

October 8: Creating Value-Added

Items/Experiences

November 12: Implementing Outdoor Recreation on the Farm

Please contact Lindsey Pashow lep67@cornell.edu or 518-569-3073 with any questions.

Are you thinking about starting a small farm? Do you already have a farm that you're looking to expand? Invest in your professional development and you'll see the returns in your business. Cornell Small Farms Program offers in-person trainings, workshops, and online courses for aspiring, new and experienced farmers.

Some options for 2024 are listed below, and you can read more and enroll HERE.

What's Bugging You?

Join Live, on the first Friday of every month from Noon to 12:30 EST on Zoom.

Each month, experts will share practical information and answer questions on using integrated pest management (IPM) to avoid pest problems and promote a healthy environment where you live, work, learn and play. We’ll end with an IPM Minute and cover a specific action you can take in the next few days to help you avoid pest problems.

Watch the past Event presentations Here. Register for the 2024 events Here.

The 2024 What’s Bugging You First Friday schedule is now available on the program’s website, and you can register for multiple events using our registration form. We look forward to seeing you in 2024!

May 3^rd: No-Mow May | What to do with Grass Clippings

June 7^th: Tick & Mosquito Yard Treatments | Myth: Mosquito Repellent Plants

July 5^th: Japanese Beetle Management | Aphid-Eating Insects

August 2^nd: Spotted Lanternfly Update | Box Tree Moth Update

September 6^th: Back to School: Bed Bugs | Head Lice

October 4^th: Identifying Pests in Your Home

November 1^st: 2024 Tick Blitz Results | No Spray Needed

December 6^th: Feed the Birds | Repurposing a Holiday Tree

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