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earlier monthsFebruary 2021
Annie's Project: Risk Management for Farm Women
February 1 - March 11, 2021
CCE Broome County Presents: Annie's Project: Risk Management for Farm Women
February 1 - March 11, 2021
7-8:30 pm
Are you a woman engaged in farming in NYS? Would you like to learn and network with other farm women, and learn how to strengthen your farming operation? Join Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Allegany, Broome, Oneida, Steuben, and Seneca counties, along with the Central NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops team, for our first virtual Annie's Project this winter!
Annie's Project: Risk Management for Farm Women
February 1 - March 11, 2021
7-8:30pm EST
Annie's Project is a six-week online experience designed especially for farm women to help them develop their management and decision-making skills for their farms. Farm women who have been in farming, agri-business, or part of the food system for three to five years, and want to develop their understanding, interpretation, and opportunities in sustainable agriculture are invited to join this online series.
Marketing Your Farm Products 101
February 2 - February 23, 2021
Women in Livestock Business: Marketing for Profit
February 2 - February 4, 2021
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Want to fine-tune your marketing and financial management skills and build a more resilient livestock farm business? Join us for three afternoons in February to learn, network, and share ideas with regional specialists and fellow women livestock farmers. This conference is intended for New England women livestock producers of all experience levels. Breaks and opportunities to network will be provided throughout the day and sessions will be recorded and shared. This is all for free, all you have to do is register.
Agricultural Exemptions for NYS Farmers
February 2, 2021
7pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County in partnership with Farmland for the New Generation New York will present a workshop on Agricultural Exemptions for NYS Farmers. On February 2nd at 7:00 p.m. come and learn about a variety of agricultural tax abatement and incentive programs available to you!
Virtual Beef Spokesperson Development Series
February 2 - February 23, 2021
February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
Throughout the month of February a series of weekly webinars will assist participants in developing their knowledge and confidence in advocating for beef. Beef Farmers, Industry Representatives, or Youth over 16 years old interested in gaining new skills and confidence in promoting beef are invited to attend.
VAPG Training Course
February 3 - March 3, 2021
Onboarding and Training Farm Employees with Google Classroom
February 3, 2021
11am - 11:30am
Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and CCE are offering a 30 minute training on using Google Classroom to onboard and train farm employees at 11am on February 3rd. This training is free, but registration is required. Setting up a Google Classroom is easy to do, free, and will streamline and standardize your onboarding process - making it a positive and efficient experience for everyone involved.
Meat Goat Production and Management Home Study Course
February 3 - March 24, 2021
Self-Paced Course
Interested in running a meat goat operation? The Penn State Meat Goat Production and Management Home Study Course, is for goat producers interested in improving their production practices and ultimately the profitability of their operation. This is a home study course with an additional offering of three optional supplemental webinars to review materials.