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American Ginseng
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Ginseng is a high-value crop that can be grown in the right type of forest and ample patience on the part of the grower. Learn how through the series of videos above, and the downloadable guides from former Cornell Extension Educator Bob “Mr Ginseng” Beyfuss. Resources: Key Contacts: Tracey Testo, Agroforestry Resource Center of Greene…
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Maple Syrup
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Globally, humans have tapped trees and enjoyed saps and syrups for centuries. While production in New York is heavily focused on maple Syrup production, new opportunities are growing for birch and walnut syrups and for sap beverages and other value-added products. The Cornell Sugar Maple Program web site provides maple syrup production information for people…
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Woodland Mushrooms
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Woodland Mushrooms can be grown in many forest conditions. Cornell has been researching these practices since the early 2000s. Common species produced include Shiitake, Oyster, Lions Mane, Stropharia, and Nameko. Our program is a nationwide leader in providing guidebooks, factsheets, and videos to help you get started. Visit our Speciality Mushrooms project page for factsheets…
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People and Places
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The Cornell Agroforestry effort includes several sites for research and education. Research and Education Sites Browse the map or click the links below to learn more.
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Windbreaks
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Windbreaks are plantings of trees and/or shrubs that reduce wind speed in an agricultural area. First used widely after the Dust Bowl, they can have many benefits, such as: Key Contacts: Windbreak resources coming soon!
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Red Meat Mobile Units
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1. Custom Slaughter/Processing Custom mobile units have been permitted in the past in New York. However, unless animals are being processed the same day that they are field harvested, or the farm has its own cooler facilities for hanging carcasses, the mobile units may actually result in more back and forth transportation than a stationary plant.…
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Poultry
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One of the largest areas of growth in on-farm processing and sales has been in the production of pastured poultry. Pastured poultry is a production model where broiler chickens are raised predominantly on pasture in some form of movable structure. Due to the relatively small numbers of birds per farm and the seasonality of this…
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Slaughtering, Cutting and Processing of Poultry
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The Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) outlines the legal conditions under which amenable poultry must be slaughtered and processed. Amenable poultry species include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, ratites (ostrich, emu, and rhea), and squabs (pigeons up to one month old). At minimum, states must conform to these federal requirements. However, states can put in…
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Slaughtering, Cutting, and Processing of Non-Amenable Meats and Poultry
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The handling of game animals such as bison, deer, rabbits, pheasants, etc. is not covered by either the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act. Thus, these “exotic” animals and birds are considered “non-amenable.” However, the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 does provide for the voluntary inspection of game animals and birds…
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Slaughtering, Cutting, and Processing of Amenable Meats:
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1. Selling the Live Animal Directly to Consumers as “Freezer Meat” Under the Custom Exemption There is a very important exemption from federal inspection for livestock producers that market freezer lamb, beef, goat, and hog. This is the “custom exemption” which allows the owner of an animal to slaughter the animal himself/herself or deliver it to…
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