Farm Business and Marketing Workshop Series
Peer to peer classes for farmers who want to strengthen and expand their business
This three-part series is designed to bring farmers together to share experiences and ideas.Your participation, discussions and experiences will help shape each session. The mission of the peer to peer network is to strengthen the future of our local agricultural economy by fostering connections and support between farmers. Sessions 1 & 2 will feature local food prepared by the SUNY Adirondack Culinary Arts students.
Cost:
$35 per person for the full series, $20 per person if you would like to attend just one of the sessions. Add $5 per session for additional guests from the same farm. Session #3 is free.
We do not want cost to be a barrier and scholarships are available through the SUNY Adirondack Sustainable Agriculture Fund, administered through the SUNY Adirondack Foundation. Please contact Jared Woodcock at woodcockj@sunyacc.edu for more information regarding scholarships
Pres-registration through the Office of Continuing Education
is required. Phone: (518) 743-2238 | Fax: (518) 743-2318 | sunyacc.edu/ContinuingEd
Session #1 Building Resilience into your Farm Business Plan
February 29, 2016
9am-2pm
SUNY Adirondack's Queensbury Campus - Washington Hall room #131
640 Bay Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
Instructors:
Steve Hadcock is Team Coordinator with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agricultural and Horticulture Program. Steve provides education and technical assistance to agricultural entrepreneurs in the six-county area he covers. He provides education on an individual and group basis to those interested in agricultural entrepreneurship and for those who have been farming for less than 10 years. Steve also educates and assists farmers in identifying new marketing opportunities and determining their cost of production. Steve's interest and passion for farming started at age 10 when he visited a dairy farm near his home and participated in 4H. He attended SUNY Cobleskill and Cornell University as an undergraduate and received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Animal Science. Upon
graduation, he was employed with Cornell Cooperative Extension and has been an Extension Educator for nearly 34 years.
Bob Weybright is an Extension Agricultural Development Specialist, with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team. Bob brings a strong agricultural economic development and marketing background to the team. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and his graduate degree from the California State University, Bob has been actively involved in a number of agriculture development projects. He has experience in all phases of agriculture, including production, processing, marketing and sales. Bob is active in employing methods that producers can use to develop innovative new products and increase
their marketing opportunities, especially in the local foods area.
Jesse Strzok is a Production Economics Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team. He provides education focused on economics and conducts relevant
research throughout eastern NY. He earned his Master's degree from Iowa State University in economics where he was involved in a number of projects focused in agricultural and experimental economics. Jesse uses his diverse background to sustain and improve commercial horticulture through the development of new and existing programs.
Farm Business and Marketing Workshop Series Agenda (PDF; 174KB)
Session #2 Breaking into Wholesale Marketing
March 15, 2016
9am-2pm
SUNY Adirondack's Queensbury Campus - Washington Hall room #131
640 Bay Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
Instructors:
Steve Hadcock is Team Coordinator with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agricultural and Horticulture Program. Steve provides education and technical assistance to agricultural entrepreneurs in the six-county area he covers. He provides education on an individual and group basis to those interested in agricultural entrepreneurship and for those who have been farming for less than 10 years. Steve also educates and assists farmers in identifying new marketing opportunities and determining their cost of production. Steve's interest and passion for farming started at age 10 when he visited a dairy farm near his home and participated in 4H. He attended SUNY Cobleskill and Cornell University as an undergraduate and received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Animal Science. Upon
graduation, he was employed with Cornell Cooperative Extension and has been an Extension Educator for nearly 34 years.
Bob Weybright is an Extension Agricultural Development Specialist, with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team. Bob brings a strong agricultural economic development and marketing background to the team. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and his graduate degree from the California State University, Bob has been actively involved in a number of agriculture development projects. He has experience in all phases of agriculture, including production, processing, marketing and sales. Bob is active in employing methods that producers can use to develop innovative new products and increase
their marketing opportunities, especially in the local foods area.
Jesse Strzok is a Production Economics Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team. He provides education focused on economics and conducts relevant
research throughout eastern NY. He earned his Master's degree from Iowa State University in economics where he was involved in a number of projects focused in agricultural and experimental economics. Jesse uses his diverse background to sustain and improve commercial horticulture through the development of new and existing programs.
Farm Business and Marketing Workshop Series Agenda (PDF; 10KB)
Session #3
September 1, 2016
Date and time are TBA
SUNY Adirondack's Queensbury Campus - Washington Hall room #131
640 Bay Road
Queensbury, NY 12804
Instructors:
Steve Hadcock is Team Coordinator with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agricultural and Horticulture Program. Steve provides education and technical assistance to agricultural entrepreneurs in the six-county area he covers. He provides education on an individual and group basis to those interested in agricultural entrepreneurship and for those who have been farming for less than 10 years. Steve also educates and assists farmers in identifying new marketing opportunities and determining their cost of production. Steve's interest and passion for farming started at age 10 when he visited a dairy farm near his home and participated in 4H. He attended SUNY Cobleskill and Cornell University as an undergraduate and received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Animal Science. Upon
graduation, he was employed with Cornell Cooperative Extension and has been an Extension Educator for nearly 34 years.
Bob Weybright is an Extension Agricultural Development Specialist, with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team. Bob brings a strong agricultural economic development and marketing background to the team. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and his graduate degree from the California State University, Bob has been actively involved in a number of agriculture development projects. He has experience in all phases of agriculture, including production, processing, marketing and sales. Bob is active in employing methods that producers can use to develop innovative new products and increase
their marketing opportunities, especially in the local foods area.
Jesse Strzok is a Production Economics Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Team. He provides education focused on economics and conducts relevant
research throughout eastern NY. He earned his Master's degree from Iowa State University in economics where he was involved in a number of projects focused in agricultural and experimental economics. Jesse uses his diverse background to sustain and improve commercial horticulture through the development of new and existing programs.
Farm Business and Marketing Workshop Series Agenda (PDF; 174KB)
