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Upcoming EventsPrevious EventsFinance Workshop - Chenango, NY ...
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Farms, Folks, and Funding: Cultivating Leadership Through Research and Practice
Inn on the Lake, Canandaigua NY
This one-day conference will be focused on local agricultural best management practices, especially concerning water quality as it pertains to agriculture and municipal systems. Ranging from everyday human actions to long-term infrastructure issues, workshops and research sessions will be informative of how changing behavior and technology aids local agricultural processes. AGENDA 8:30-9am: Continental Breakfast and Registration 9am-9:10: Introductions 9:10-9:40: Featured Speaker: Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management Institute 9:45-10:45: Perspectives from Creative Local Food Advocates: Best Practices for Supporting Local Producers
10:45-11:00 BREAK 11-12: Protecting Farmland, Restoring Watersheds
· Geof Milz, AICP,Cayuga County Department of Planning & Economic Development: Goin’ Down to the Crossroads—Farmland Protection in New York State 12-12:45: LUNCH 12:45-1:30: Chesapeake Bay TMDLs and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
· Aaron Ristow,Tompkins County SWCD, Upper Susquehanna Coalition 1:30-2:10: Funding
· Creg Ivison,Farm Service Agency: Farm Service Agency Programs 2:10-3:10
· Judy Wright,American Farmland Trust: Strengthening Agriculture’s role in Protecting Water Quality in the Owasco Lake Watershed: Preliminary Findings 3:10-3:50: Management Tools
· Paul Richards,SUNY Brockport: The Oak Orchard soil water assessment tool: A decision support system for watershed management 3:50-4:30 Energy
· Ram Shrivastava, P.E., LEED® AP,Larsen Engineers: Opportunities for Making Dairy Farms Energy Independent 4:30-4:45 closing Conference cost is $40, which includes continental breakfast, snacks, lunch and all programs. Register here. |
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