Armed to Farm Veteran Farmer Training – NY

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Taylor in Farming, Farming Practices, Farming Resources, Small Farms, Veterans, Workshops // 0 Comments

Applications Open for Armed to Farm Veteran Farmer Training in New York – 2019

Military veterans are now welcome to apply to attend the week-long Armed to Farm (ATF) training, hosted by the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Farm Ops and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) this summer. Held from July 29 to August 2, 2019, in Victor, NY, the ATF veteran farmer training allows veterans and their spouses to experience sustainable, profitable small-scale farming enterprises and explore agriculture as a viable career.

ATF’s Veteran Farmer Training offers an engaging blend of farm tours, hands-on experience, and interactive classroom instruction, and gives participants a strong foundation in the basic principles of operating a sustainable farm. Participants learn about business planning, budgeting, recordkeeping, marketing, livestock production, fruit and vegetable production, and more. In addition, attendees gain a network of supportive farmer-veterans and agricultural advisers.

NCAT Sustainable Agriculture specialists will lead the training sessions, with additional contributors from Cornell University and USDA agencies, plus experienced crop and livestock producers.

Applications are available at www.ncat.org/atf_NY_19 and are due by Sunday, June 30, 2019. The number of participants will be limited. NCAT will notify selected participants by July 5.

All military veterans, as well as their spouses or farm partners in New York State, are welcome to apply. As this program is part of a Veterans Administration project at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center, participants are expected to be enrolled at a NYS VA facility. Contact Dean Koyanagi at drk5@cornell.edu or (607) 255-9911 for additional details.

ATF Veteran Farmer Training is administered in New York by the Cornell Small Farms Program whose mission is to help farmers get expert assistance to facilitate all phases of small farm business development, from initial growth to optimization to maturity.