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The Cornell Small Farms Program announced on February 2, 2015 that they received a 3-year grant, from USDA’s Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP), to assist Veterans and Advanced Beginning Farmers (3-9 years of farming experience). View more information on these services.

Cornell University Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners in Cattaraugus County will present a free gardening lecture series called “Wednesdays in the Arboretum”.

Every Wednesday evening, beginning July 9 through August 20, 2014 there will be two lectures at the Nannen Arboretum at 28 Parkside Drive, Ellicottville, NY from 7:00-8:30 PM.  There are informational and exciting programs planned for each evening.  Master Gardeners and other local experts will be conducting the classes.

The Census of Agriculture is conducted every 5 years, for the same years as the Economic Census and the Census of Governments. Starting with reference year 1997, the agriculture census has been conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). For 1992 and earlier years, the census was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau or its predecessors.  The Census of Agriculture accounts for all U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them.

The Charlesworth Family Farm began in the 1940's by John H. and Georgia Charlesworth.  At an early age, John R. worked alongside his parents to learn the ins and outs of a successful farm.  After marrying Mary, his wife of now fifty years, John continued the tradition of a family farm with her and their four children.