The October Research & Policy Brief (Issue #50) is entitled "Upstate Rural New York Resident's Perceptions of Climate Change", by R.C. Stedman, R.M. Ross, S.B. Allred, and S.J. Chicone.

The November New York Minute (Issue #53) is entitled "Changes in NYS Farmland" by Robin Blakely-Armitage and Jan Vink.

The December Research & Policy Brief (Issue #51) is entitled “The Graying of the Empire State: Parts of New York Grow Older Faster” by E.J. McMahon and Robert Scardamalia.

All of our publications are available on the CaRDI website at http://www.cardi.cornell.edu

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Upcoming Cornell Events

Cornell University Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, December 18, 2012.

Again this year, due to the renovation of Warren Hall, the site will be The Ballroom at The Statler Hotel (and Amphitheater for breakout session).  The program will focus on the current situation and outlook for the national economy. Breakout sessions will include:  dairy and dairy policy; feed grains; fruit and vegetable; grape, wine and ornamental; and the partnership between applied research and NYS agriculture.  A special general session in the morning will discuss the “Agricultural Economic and Political Environment after the Election” with panelists from Bloomberg BNA, American Farm Bureau Federation, and NY Farm Bureau. The program is presented by the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.  Please contact Carol Thomson at cmt8@cornell.edu or (607) 255-5464 or visit the website at http://dyson.cornell.edu/outreach/ag_outlook_conference.php for registration and program information.  

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Other Upcoming Events

Webinar Series Opens with Retail Design Principles for Horticultural Businesses

The eXtension Entrepreneurship webinar series is back for our sixth season. All webinars will air monthly on the second Thursday at 2:00pm (ET); 1:00pm (CT); 12:00pm (MT); 11:00am (PT) at https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/etc-cop.

On December 13 we will host a session on Best Practices in Food Safety for Processors. Londa Nwadike, UVM Extension Food Safety Specialist, will be our presenter as we explore common regulatory issues and safe food handling requirements. Geared to new producers and those considering a food processing business, this presentation will provide information on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), which are the basic sanitary and processing requirements necessary to ensure the production of safe and wholesome food. They are a key pre-requisite for HACCP programs and are essential to meeting FDA and USDA food safety requirements.

About the webinar: Expanding opportunities for families to build assets can lead to greater financial stability and can benefit local economics. Twelve focus group interviews; six with resident families and six with community leaders were conducted in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota rural communities. Findings will focus on identified priorities, barriers and opportunities to enhance asset building.

To join the webinar go to http://connect.msu.edu/ncrcrd, "enter as a guest" is by default already chosen. Type your name into the text box provided, and click on "Enter Room". You are now in the meeting room for the webinar.

Save the Date-Community Development Society Annual Conference, July 20-24, 2013, Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC

No matter how you look at it, communities have experienced some difficult times in recent years. Be it the product of fiscal stresses, economic uncertainties, high levels of unemployment/underemployment, rising poverty rates, population shifts, housing instability, or spiraling health care costs, communities are at a crossroads when it comes to offering local people a high quality of life. It is in these challenging times, however, that towns, cities, and counties are fi nding new ways to think, plan, and act – doing so, in part, through regional collaborations and innovations. For more information click here.

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