Daily Archives: February 23, 2012

Game of Logging Level 1 – For Farmers

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Game of Logging Level 1 – For Farmers

March 24, 2012, 8:00-4:00

Instructor: Bill Lindloff, ProCuts

Sponsored by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health

Hosted by St. Lawrence Cornell Cooperative Extension

Location: Extension Learning Farm Classroom

Cost: Free

Game of Logging Level 1 focuses on introducing the participant to 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.

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To register call (315) 379-9192.

USDA Announces START2FARM.GOV to Support America’s Future Farming Generations

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USDA Announces START2FARM.GOV to Support America’s Future Farming Generations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2012 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and USDA’s National Agricultural Library, in partnership with the American Farm Bureau Federation, announced Start2farm.gov, a new online portal that helps provide assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers. The portal includes links to training, financing, technical assistance and other support services specifically for beginning farmers and ranchers as well as successful case studies about new and beginning farmers and ranchers.

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