Upcoming Events
February 2025
Transitioning farm ownership and management to prepare for retirement requires careful planning to meet your retirement needs while also assuring the farm is successful and profitable for the next operator. This workshop will be an interactive work session, where you will leave having identified the process and work needed to achieve a successful farm transition. We will focus on the financial health of your farm business, the assets of the business that will be transferred in the operation, consider your…
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Making your Pastures Work for You is the theme of this workshop. Start planning your 2025 pasture season now. Hear from four speakers discuss strategies that result in improved labor efficiency & increased pasture production and animal performance. Grazing System Tune-Up: Paddock layout, fence & water Pasture Renovation Strategies Clipping Pastures: When does this actually make sense? Grazing Management: Making decisions that keep you on track Register by calling or emailing Kim Holden by February 26th: 607 865-7090 or [email protected]
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Making your Pastures Work for You is the theme of this workshop. Start planning your 2025 pasture season now. Hear from four speakers discuss strategies that result in improved labor efficiency & increased pasture production and animal performance. Grazing System Tune-Up: Paddock layout, fence & water Pasture Renovation Strategies Clipping Pastures: When does this actually make sense? Grazing Management: Making decisions that keep you on track Register by calling or emailing Kim Holden by February 26th: 607 865-7090 or [email protected]
Find out more »March 2025
Ticks are a threat to livestock and farmer alike. Joellen Lampman, Cornell IPM Specialist, will provide the latest information on all of the species of ticks currently found in New York via Zoom. Following her presentation, a local farmer will tell her story of how a tick bite changed her life. Each participant will receive a free “Don’t Get Ticked New York” tick removal kit. Where each specie of tick is found in New York State Livestock and human diseases…
Find out more »Use PATH (Planning and Analysis in Timber Harvesting) to track your operating costs and profitability from job-to-job. Understand key findings of a WAC Forestry study that estimated profitability for 50 logging jobs in the NYC Watershed region. Get paid to participate in the research. This class is eligible for 1 TLC CE Credit. Call Heather at (607) 865-7790 x 119 to register.
Find out more »April 2025
Introduces open face felling and the development of techniques to safely use it. Topics covered include personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, chainsaw reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell, and understanding hinge wood strength. This class will take place in the Catskills Region, exact location to be determined closer to the day. Preference is given to loggers in the NYC Watershed Region, and those participating in our programs. Will be located in the Catskills Region. Call Heather at (607)…
Find out more »This class is one of the three core classes required to become Trained Logger Certified. Call Heather at (607) 865-7790 ext. 119 to register.
Find out more »This training covers wildlife habitat, timber harvest planning, soil and water quality protection, and other topics. This class is one of the three core classes required to become Trained Logger Certified. Call Heather at (607) 865-7790 extension 119 to register.
Find out more »May 2025
This class focuses on maximizing chainsaw performance through basic maintenance, carburetor setting, and filing techniques. Limbing and bucking techniques are introduced, spring pole cutting is covered and more felling is practiced. This class is eligible for 1 TLC CE Credit. Preference is given to loggers in the NYC Watershed Region, and those participating in our programs. This class will be located in the Catskills Region. Call Heather at (607) 865-7790 extension 119 to register.
Find out more »June 2025
This class focuses on techniques for handling difficult trees. Topics covered include limbing, height measurement, segment calculations, wedging techniques and hinge placement. The felling is done against the tree’s natural lean and participants also limb and buck using techniques demonstrated in level 2. This class is eligible for 1 TLC CE Credit. Preference is given to loggers in the NYC Watershed Region, and those participating in our programs. This class will take place in the Catskills Region, exact location to…
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