Online Quality Assurance Trainings for Beef, Sheep, and Pork Are Available!
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
Online Quality Assurance Trainings for Beef, Sheep, and Pork Are Available!
While in-person certification classes may be postponed for the time being, opportunities to take online certification trainings in sheep, beef, and pork quality assurance are available! The trainings can be accessed by the links, below:
Sheep Safety and Quality Assurance: https://sheepusa.org/researcheducation-onlineeducation-ssqa
Beef Quality Assurance: https://www.bqa.org/bqa-certification/online-bqa-certification
Pork Quality Assurance: Please contact Ashley McFarland (am2876@cornell.edu) directly so that she can set up an online certification for you or your farm.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to our livestock specialist, Amy Barkley at amb544@cornell.edu or at (716) 640-0844).
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Upcoming Events
Farm Tour
May 31, 2024
Holland, NY
Good Farmers Guild of WNY will be hosting a farm tour and potluck at Rise'N'Swine Farm on Friday, May 31st at 5 pm. Rise'N'Swine has built a successful business raising cattle, pigs, and chickens on pasture, and has an on-farm butcher shop. After the farm tour, there will be a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to pass and your own plate, bowl, cup, and cutlery.
Rise'N'Swine Farm is located at 9806 Wagner Rd, Holland, NY 14080. There is ample parking in front of the farmshop. Farmers, people who work on farms, and ag service providers are welcome at this free event!
Broiler Field Day at Sunny Cove Farm
June 6, 2024
Alfred Station, NY
Join us for a field day to explore broiler production, processing, and finances. Meghan Snyder of Sunny Cove Farm will be our host. She raises small batches of organic broilers, processing them on-farm under the 1,000 bird exemption.
Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
July 2, 2024
Ithaca, NY
Please Save the Date for the Cornell Seed Growers Field Day to be held the morning of July 2nd. The event will be held at the NYSIP Foundation Seed Barn, 791 Dryden Rd., Rt. 366, Ithaca, NY.
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