After a full day of workshops for maple producers on Saturday, February 2 at the first-ever Franklin County Maple Producers School and Trade Show at Brushton-Moira Central School in Brushton, NY, the FFA will open the doors at 3:30pm for general public admission to the maple craft show and maple equipment auction.

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Northern New York Maple Specialist Michael Farrell is excited about the 2013 maple season. As part of a Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded outreach program, Farrell has developed tools to encourage producers and landowners to help Northern New York realize its true maple industry potential.

NNYADP helping NNY realize its true maple industry potential: click here for details

The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations of Northern New York are offering Extension’s Farm Disaster Preparation Certificate workshops to help farmers prevent and prepare for accidents involving farm equipment on the road, on-farm fires or structure collapse, biosecurity, agricultural products storage, and wind or storm damage.

Click here for details on programs: January 14: Burrville, January 15: Canton, January 16: Malone

Click here for details on the 2013 NNY Maple Schools:

Friday, January 18 – Beginner Maple School, Croghan
Saturday, January 19 – Winter Maple School, Croghan
Saturday, January 26 – Northern New York Maple School, Gouverneur
Saturday, February 2 – 1st Franklin County Maple Producers School and Trade Show with Auction, Brushton

The New York Forage Legume and Grass Variety Yield Trials Summary for 2012 – Season Totals report includes data for more than 200 varieties of alfalfa, red clover, birdsfoot trefoil, and perennial forage grasses: timothy, orchardgrass, tall fescue, bromegrass, and perennial ryegrass.

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