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Equipo de Futuro en Ag Concluye Productiva Temporada de Educación para Agricultores
Read this article in English at https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/2026/01/futuro-en-ag-team-wraps-up-ambitious-season-of-farmer-education/ En un caluroso día de agosto en el valle del Hudson, un grupo de agricultores y trabajadores agrícolas tomaron unos minutos para descansar bajo la sombra. Durante la hora del almuerzo, en medio de este día de campo bilingüe, surgió espacio para una conversación informal entre los participantes.
En Manhattan, una Nueva Finca Urbana Hará Florecer el Desarrollo Juvenil
Una parcela de tres acres abandonada desde hace décadas en el área de Washington Heights, en Manhattan, pronto tendrá nueva vida. Será la sede de un programa de desarrollo juvenil y una floreciente finca urbana. Ese es el sueño de la Dra. Rosa Yolanda Pineda, una de las principales responsables del proyecto. Pineda y Omar González investigaron sobre la parcela en 2018 y empezaron a hacer preguntas.
Manhattan Urban Farm to Prioritize Youth Development
A long-abandoned three-acre plot in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan will soon be home to a youth development program and flourishing urban farm. That’s the dream of Dr. Rosa Yolanda Pineda, one of the primary leaders of the project. Pineda and Omar Gonzalez did research on the plot in 2018 and started asking questions. “I’ve lived in Washington Heights for almost 50 years, and this piece of land has been abandoned for as long as I’ve been here,” she said.
Futuro en Ag: 2024 Year in Review
The Futuro en Ag project of Cornell Small Farms Program continued to expand its educational offerings targeting Spanish-first farmers, supervisors, farm employees and aspiring farmers in New York State and beyond. We continue to be indebted to the hundreds of people who participated in our programming in 2024. You, your passions, and your dreams to live better lives and care of the land are the reason we do what we do. Here is a summary of our events and activities throughout the year.
Días de Campo Unen la Comunidad Agrícola Latina
Día de campo pone de relieve aprendizaje sobre liderazgo, producción de manzanas Los propietarios Sergio Rosario y Silvia Ríos de Rosario Brothers LLC les dieron la bienvenida a casi 30 participantes en un día de campo educativo en su huerto de manzanas en Albion, en el oeste del Estado de Nueva York.
WNY Farm Field Day Highlights Apple Production, Soil Health, Leadership
By Tim W. Shenk The field day, conducted in Spanish, began with a farm tour where Rosario explained his strategies and practices for apple production, including pruning, the use of reflective tarps, and grafting. The field toured as part of the field day has been owned by Rosario Brothers Farm for about three years. During this time, many many significant improvements have been made to the quality and productivity of the orchard.
WNY Farm Field Day Highlights Apple Production, Soil Health, Leadership
Sergio Rosario and Silvia Rios, co-owners of Rosario Brothers LLC, welcomed nearly 30 participants to an educational field day at their apple orchard in Albion, in western New York State. The field day, conducted in Spanish, began with a farm tour where Rosario explained his strategies and practices for apple production, including pruning, the use of reflective tarps, and grafting. The field toured as part of the field day has been owned by Rosario Brothers Farm for about three years.
Long Island Latinx Farming Community Trained in Cover Cropping
Members of Long Island’s Latinx agricultural community gathered at the Horticulture Research and Extension Center in Riverhead, NY on August 20, 2024 for an afternoon of learning and community building. The main topics of the Spanish-language event were the importance of soil health for agricultural production, the benefits of cover crops and learning about different summer cover crops that can be adapted to the conditions of the region.
More Than 80 Participate in Bilingual Field Day
More than 80 people participated in a bilingual Farm Field Day at West Haven Farm in Ithaca, New York, focused on equity in agriculture and the impacts of climate change on food production this past Sunday, July 28. The event was organized by the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team, along with the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of New York (NOFA-NY) and West Haven Farm. The event was also supported by the New York Soil Health Program.
Successful Field Day for Latino/a/x Farmers in Hudson Valley
The Latino/a/x farming community gathered for the Second Annual Hudson Valley Area Latinx Farmers’ Field Day on July 15, 2024. The Spanish-language event was hosted at Three Sisters Farm in Kerhonkson, NY, where co-owner José Rodríguez and his family welcomed more than 30 participants. Rodriguez shared his family’s experience of building a farm business, immersing themselves in farming in New York with the same love, hard work and perseverance as they did in their native Mexico.
Spanish-language Resource Center for Farmers is growing trove of knowledge
Is Spanish your first language? Have you dreamed of raising chickens or sheep, or having your own commercial vegetable or small fruit production? Would you like to find land or secure financing to start a farm business? The Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team invites you to learn about new materials available for use by the Spanish-speaking farming community in its Centro de Recursos para Agricultores.
Futuro en Ag Team to Share Regular Educational Segments on Spanish Radio
Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team will be regular guests on WRFI’s Spanish-language radio program, “Alcance Latino,” broadcast over the airwaves on 91.9 FM in Watkins Glen, NY, 88.1 FM in Ithaca and streaming on the internet at wrfi.org. Futuro en Ag segments will air next on July 17, August 14 and September 18, 2024 from 12:30 to 1 pm.
Spanish-Language Agricultural Education Comes to Central NY
Spanish speakers in New York State with established farms or who aspire to run their own farm business can now access opportunities for support, education and community. The Futuro en Ag project of the Cornell Small Farms Program (CSFP) offers in-person and online agricultural education in Spanish.
In the News: Futuro Team on Local Spanish Radio Show
Three member of the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag team were guests on WRFI’s Spanish-language radio program, “Alcance Latino,” broadcast over the airwaves on 88.1 FM in Ithaca, NY and on the internet. Our own Mildred Alvarado, María José Oviedo, and Tim W. Shenk joined host Carlos Gutiérrez for the May 8, 2024, broadcast.
Sí se puede. Yes, we can: Celebrating César Chávez Day
Today on César Chávez Day, the Cornell Small Farms Program honors Chávez, a leader of multiethnic, multilingual organizing efforts for dignity among agricultural laborers in the United States. We are committed to lifting up the stories of those who work the land and whose struggles for respect in life in agriculture have established a legal and ethical foundation for the work we do.
Futuro en Ag: 2023 Year in Review
We are joyfully indebted to the hundreds of Latino/a/x farmers, supervisors, farm employees and aspiring farmers who helped us develop the beginnings of a robust Spanish-first agricultural network for sharing information, knowledge, inspiration, mutual support and love of the land and community in the Northeast. Here is a summary of our events and activities throughout the year.
Inscríbase en la Conferencia de la Comunidad Agrícola Latina del Noreste
[Read in English below] La Conferencia de la Comunidad Agrícola Latina del Noreste emergió de una necesidad expresada por productores latinos en el Estado de Nueva York. La conferencia reunirá a agricultores, supervisores, empleados y aspirantes a la producción agrícola de ascendencia latina, más proveedores de servicios y educadores, para fortalecer las redes y oportunidades de apoyo a la comunidad agrícola latina.
2023 Northeast Latino/a/x Agricultural Community Conference - Registration form for Legislators
Name(Required) First Last Office or Institution(Required) Telephone number(Required) Role(Required) In what ways does your office provide support for the Latino/a/x agricultural community?(Required) Please include a website or materials in Spanish if you have them. Level of Spanish(Required) Fluent or native Spanish speaker Dietary needs Please indicate any food allergies or restrictions if you plan to join us for a meal at the conference.
Los conocimientos prácticos agrícolas, la unidad se ponen de relieve en día de campo agrícola en español
El proyecto Futuro en Ag de Cornell Small Farms Program ofrece educación y capacitación agrícola multicultural en persona y en línea, predominantemente en español. [Read this article in English] Bajo la sombra de un frondoso árbol en la finca West Haven Farm de Ithaca, Nueva York, más de 30 personas se reunieron el pasado sábado 29 de julio para aprender prácticas de agricultura orgánica y gestión agrícola en un día de campo en español.
Practical Farm Skills and Unity Emphasized at Spanish-Language Farm Field Day
The Futuro en Ag project of the Cornell Small Farms Program offers agricultural education and training for a Spanish-first audience. [Vea este artículo en Español] Under a shady tree at West Haven Farm in Ithaca, NY, more than 30 people gathered to learn organic farming and farm management practices at a Spanish-language field day on Saturday, July 29.
Futuro en Ag in Action in 2023
Congratulations to the Class of 2023 Futuro en Ag Graduates This January to March at the Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag project, we conducted 3 Leadership Development and Farm Business Management courses. Two were held on Long Island – one in Spanish and the other in English – and the third in Western New York. A total of 46 New York ag sector leaders completed the course with the support of their workplaces.
Small Farms Welcomes New Staff to Support Spanish-First Farmers
The Cornell Small Farms Program team is expanding, welcoming Tim W. Shenk. Tim will support the Futuro en Ag project as a bilingual communications specialist. He introduces himself below. El Cornell Small Farms Program sigue creciendo y le damos la bienvenida a Tim W. Shenk. Tim apoyará el proyecto de Futuro en Ag como especialista en comunicación bilingüe. Se presenta a continuación.
Realignments (w/ Timothy Shenk) on Apple Podcasts
In this bonus episode, Timothy Shenk joins Matt and Sam to discuss his book on American political "realignments" and the men and women who made them.
A Marxist in Keynes’ Court
No economist — maybe no human — has ever been better at scorn than John Maynard Keynes. He was a masterful debater when he wanted to be. But, like the proper scion of Britain’s elite that he was, Keynes preferred to laugh at his enemies. In 1925, sympathisers with the Soviet Union were treated to a world-class exhibition of this disdain. Keynes had just returned from his first trip to the USSR, and he was ready to wax polemical.
The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861: AÂ House Divided
Skip to main content About this course A House Divided: The Road to Civil War, 1850-1861 begins by examining how generations of historians have explained the crisis of the Union. After discussing the institution of slavery and its central role in the southern and national economies, it turns to an account of the political and social history of the 1850s.
Hannah Arendt's Answer to Paul Berman on the Contemporary American Left
Hannah Arendt’s Answer to Paul Berman on ‘the Left’ If you want to understand American politics today, the single best source might be page 334 of Hannah Arendt’s masterpiece, The Origins of Totalitarianism. No, that’s not because Donald Trump is plotting a fascist coup. He’s not nearly smart enough to pull it off. Even if he were, Arendt’s description of life under totalitarian rule is easily the least insightful part of the book. Her real genius was for explaining why liberal societies fall apart.
The Haitian Revolution: Reflections on Political Strategy
"We owe incomparably more to Haiti than to all of our abolitionists. I regard her as the original pioneer emancipator of the nineteenth century. It was her one brave example that first of all started the Christian world into a sense of the Negro's manhood… Until she spoke no Christian nation had given to the world an organized effort to abolish slavery." – Frederick Douglass, Chicago, 1893. Haiti today is frequently cited as the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.
Cables Reveal US Government's Role in Herakles Farms Land Grab in Cameroon
Cables obtained by the non-profit Oakland Institute through a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that US government officials pushed the Central African nation of Cameroon to approve a deeply controversial oil palm development owned by Herakles Farms despite full knowledge of the project's negative impacts on the environment and local communities.
Land Grabbing Is Killing Honduras' Indigenous Peoples
Berta Caceres wasn't the first and, unfortunately, she won't be the last. The world-renowned Lenca leader, assassinated last month in Honduras for her opposition to government-backed megaprojects, is one of an increasing litany of fallen fighters for Indigenous and environmental rights in Honduras and around the globe. The pattern of murder and criminalization of those who would defend land and the rights of rural people has only become more evident.
Panama Papers: Police Raid Headquarters of European Soccer
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UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, was raided on Wednesday just hours after new FIFA President Gianni Infantino was dragged into the Panama Papers affair. Swiss police turned up at the organization's Nyon headquarters unannounced and seized details of a contract signed off on by Infantino, UEFA’s former general secretary, and the man chosen by FIFA delegates in February to lead soccer into what was hoped would be a corruption-free dawn.
By Belen Fernandez, Mark Weisbrot, Pepe Escobar Verified, Andrea Blanco Verified, Tim Shenk, Ilka Oliva Corado
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Panama Papers: City of London Is 'Beating Heart' of Tax Empire
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In an exclusive interview with teleSUR, filmmaker and journalist Mark Donne says British tax avoidance policies amount to a second British Empire. The beating heart of the tax avoidance practice and industry is the city of London, Mark Donne, director of the award-winning documentary “UK Gold,” told teleSUR in light of the recent Panama Papers scandal, emphasizing that the practice has cost the Global South trillions of dollars in plundered resources and wealth.
By Jose Maria Sison, Belen Fernandez, Mark Weisbrot, Pepe Escobar Verified, Andrea Blanco Verified, Tim Shenk
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Brazilian Media Giant Globo Implicated in the Panama Papers
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Globo is linked to a money laundering investigation over irregular financial transactions received for broadcast rights. Brazil's biggest television network Globo is largely linked to the “Panama Papers” corruption scandal, Os Amigos do Presidente Lula blog reproted on Tuesday, citing research from a group of Dutch journalists from the daily newspaper Trouw.
By Belen Fernandez, Mark Weisbrot, Pepe Escobar Verified, Andrea Blanco Verified, Tim Shenk, Jose Maria Sison
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Land Grabbing Is Killing Honduras' Indigenous Peoples
Berta Caceres wasn’t the first and, unfortunately, she won't be the last. The world-renowned Lenca leader, assassinated last month in Honduras for her opposition to government-backed megaprojects, is one of an increasing litany of fallen fighters for Indigenous and environmental rights in Honduras and around the globe. The pattern of murder and criminalization of those who would defend land and the rights of rural people has only become more evident.
Panama Papers: Head of Chile's Transparency Int'l Resigns
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Tens of thousands of names appear in the leaked documents and the list was shared with more than 100 international news outlets. The president of the Chilean branch of Transparency International resigned Monday after being implicated in the corruption scandal unveiled by a massive leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm specializing in establishing shell companies.
By Pepe Escobar Verified, Andrea Blanco Verified, Ilka Oliva Corado, Joe Emersberger, Arnold August, Tim Shenk
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