Agricultural Labor Survey!
Available on-line at: https://tinyurl.com/farmlabormanagement
Agricultural Labor Survey: Help Us to Help You!
Do you manage employees on a farm? Do you need help recruiting and retaining good staff? Please take a brief survey and share important feedback that will help CCE develop improved resources for farm managers. The Cornell Small Farms Program, Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team, the Lake Ontario Fruit Program and the Cornell Farmworker Program are partners in this initiative.
Participants can enter to win either a $100 gift certificate for Tractor Supply or a free Cornell Small Farms on-line agricultural course of their choice in the coming year. One winner will be selected for every 50 participants.
Growing a great workforce can result in long-term benefits for your business. Share your management challenges and successes to help us develop effective management tools, such as on-line courses and videos, plain language guides, and workshops.
Learn about other programs and events, including the Improving Ag Labor Management Workshop series, at the Labor Ready Farmer webpage: https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/projects/labor-ready-farmer/
For more information, contact: Kat McCarthy (kmm485@cornell.edu. Or 607-255-9911) or Anu Rangarajan (ar47@cornell.edu).
Thanks so much for your input!
The Labor Ready Farmer Project Team
Agricultural Labor Survey Flyer (pdf; 210KB)
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Upcoming Events
Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
April 24, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 1 of 4
Hilton, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Stansell, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
May 29, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
Holley, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Stansell, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
June 26, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
Ithaca , NY
Join specialists Anya Stansell and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month. This meeting will include Spanish Interpretation. Este mes en Español También.
July 31, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4 - CANCELED
Canceled.
2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School Recordings
April 8, 2025
July 31, 2025
: Recording Available for 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School
Access to the 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School recordings are now available for purchase.
3rd Annual Western NY Fruit Growers Tour, Featuring Wayne County
July 31, 2025
We are excited to announce the 3rd annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! Located in Wayne County, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will again combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruit Grower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
Stay tuned for more info as we get into the summer!