This workshop series is designed for individuals wanting to explore chicken production for family use or diversification of farm products. Training will be held at Wild Geese Farm in Rushford.
Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Please return the registration with payment by May 8, 2015.
Farming has become Mark Printz’s one true calling in life. It has just taken him some time to realize it.
Born and raised in Allegany, NY, he attended Allegany Central School and received his BA in Marketing at SUNY Brockport. After graduation, Mark worked for local businesses in the purchasing, sales, and merchandising fields. After 10 plus years, he realized that he was not suited for the business world and in 2001; he experienced a complete career change and became the Farm Manager at Canticle Farm.
Jim Ellis is a native of Cattaraugus County and has been a farmer all of his life. He started showing cattle at age 9 and was named the Brown Swiss Champion of New York State in 1954. He was an Empire State FFA Awardee his Senior Year of High School. After serving in the United States Army, he came back to Cattaraugus County to run the family farm.
Mr. Ellis has been President of Dairy Herd Improvement Corp, President of Cattaraugus County Breeders Association, member of Cooperative Extension and a former member of Farm Bureau. He was also a 4H leader for 25 years.
Triple R Farms, owned and operated by Robert Spinler and family of Randolph, has been awarded the 2015 Conservation Farm of the Year Award by the Cattaraugus County Soil & Water Conservation District.
The Cattaraugus County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, along with the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, the Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau, the Cattaraugus County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board will host the Fourth Annual Cattaraugus County Farmer-Neighbor Dinner on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the West Valley Fire Hall, 9091 Route 240, West Valley, NY.
The Cornell Small Farms Program announced on February 2, 2015 that they received a 3-year grant, from USDA’s Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP), to assist Veterans and Advanced Beginning Farmers (3-9 years of farming experience). View more information on these services.
New Western New York local foods site! FreshLocalWNY.org has a local food guide, WNY Harvest Chart and more about local food in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties.
FreshLocalWNY.org has a list of Cattaraugus County businesses and their products too.
Cornell University Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners in Cattaraugus County will present a free gardening lecture series called “Wednesdays in the Arboretum”.
Every Wednesday evening, beginning July 9 through August 20, 2014 there will be two lectures at the Nannen Arboretum at 28 Parkside Drive, Ellicottville, NY from 7:00-8:30 PM. There are informational and exciting programs planned for each evening. Master Gardeners and other local experts will be conducting the classes.
At the ribbon cutting of the USDA Headquarters People’s Garden in April 2010 plans were already in place to install a beehive on the roof of the Whitten Building as well as a “bee-cam” so anyone anywhere could learn about bee activity. USDA’s newest ‘buzzing’ residents were welcomed on Earth Day but the bee cam was put on hold. 18 gallons of honey later, that idea has finally come to bee. See what the bees are up to on any given day by viewing the video buzz.
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Resources for Starting a Farm in Cattaraugus County
Profile of Cattaraugus County soils
Agriculture Career Exploration
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