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Introducing the 2025 Mini-Grant Projects: Solutions for Healthier Soils

This year’s mini-grant recipients are addressing some of New York’s most pressing soil health challenges, including testing mulching materials to reduce erosion, exploring non-chemical methods for controlling invasive weeds, monitoring under-vine cover crops in vineyards, and creating educational tools like a guide to cover cropping for community gardens. Updates on their progress will be shared in the coming months.

Here are the seven projects selected for 2025, and the soil health solutions they aim to achieve:

Organizing On-Farm Soil Health Demonstrations and Field Day for Northern New York

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Farm Succession Planning: Agricultural Estates Navigate Fair and Equal

Video: Farm Succession Planning: Agricultural Estates Navigate Fair and Equal

Succession and estate planning may sound similar—but they’re not the same. And here’s the kicker: only 20–30% of farms actually have a succession plan in place. Why? Because talking about death, taxes, and who gets what isn’t exactly dinner-table conversation. Mike Downey, Succession Planning Manager at Uncommon Farms, returns to break down the realities of passing the farm to the next generation whether the heirs are on or off-farm. We start the conversation so you can avoid common pitfalls, navigate sensitive family dynamics, and take the first steps toward a smoother transition for your operation.