Ag Classes & Events
Weekend Warrior Farming Saturday February 11th 9:30am-12:30pm at Tamarac High School, 3992 NY 2 Troy, NY 12180.
Learn about nutrition, general diseases, parasites, and when to call the vet. Animals covered will include: swine, goats, sheep, and poultry. Each participant may bring in one sheep or goat fecal sample for a free parasite analysis.
Speakers include: Tatiana Stanton–Cornell University and Dr. Cindi Shelly-SUNY Cobleskill Animal Science and other industry experts.
For more information and to register please contact Kirk Shoen at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County at 272-4210 ext 113. kjs264@cornell.edu. If you need special accommodations please indicate what they may be at the time of registration. Cost of the workshop is $25 payable to CCE of Rensselaer County, 61 State Street, Troy NY 12180. CCE is an equal opportunity employer and programmer.
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2nd Annual Greater Capital Region Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference
Farm to Market: Your Road to Success Are you a beginning, experienced or seasoned farmer looking for fresh marketing tips to increase your customer sales? If so, join us for a day long conference at Hudson Valley Community College on February 10, 2012.
The conference will feature inspirational speaker, Bruce Baker, who is an expert on booth design, marketing, sales and market trends. Kathleen Harris from the Northeast Livestock Processing Service Company. Matt LeRoux from Cornell Cooperative Extension will lead a session on market channel assessment. Stephen Judd from the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will explain the various tools to establish an online presence for your business.
The cost of the conference including lunch is $40.00 per person if registered by February 3rd. $45.00 per person after February 3rd. Please contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County at 518-885-8995 to register.
The conference is funded in part by a SARE Speakers’ Fund. Sponsored by American Farmland Trust, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany, Columbia, Fulton-Montgomery, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Washington Counties, Hudson Mohawk Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc., and Rensselaer County Economic Development & Planning.