2020 Cultivators

Since 2016, the Farm and Food Funding Accelerator (FFFA) program has been one of the signature programs offered by the Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation.

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Sullivan County has been working its tail off for years on behalf of their local farmers and agricultural community.

Arrowood Farms Brewery and Distillery in Accord, the first recipient of funds through the HVADC Agricultural Loan Fund, grew fast from its early days as a hop farm in 2013.

The Cultivator’s “On the Road” column has been on hiatus for a bit while the physical comings and goings of HVADC’s staff has been understandably limited due to the COVID -19 pandemic.

Since its inception the Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation (HVADC) has had the pleasure of working closely with the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) offices in many counties.

Klein’s Kill Fruit Farm in Germantown is fast approaching a big anniversary: 100 years in business!

Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation is pleased to announce that its Hudson Valley Bounty program will now be covering and servicing Albany County.

Farm stays have become a new, albeit, unconventional growth opportunity for a number of farms up and down the Hudson Valley region.

September is harvest time. While that means an abundance of farm fresh food is available, it also means it is the time when the most excess product gets left behind and wasted, all while too many in the region still go hungry.

Eric Ooms brings a valuable perspective to the organization through his hands on experience working his family’s multi-generational dairy farm in the Valatie village of Kinderhook,

Though South Dominion Vineyard in Cambridge New York only started planting grapes in 2016, the bucolic young vineyard is already branching out.

HVADC Collaborates with GrowNYC to Help Farmers in Underserved Communities

The Hudson Valley Food Systems Coalition (HVFSC) is a forward-thinking initiative bringing together professionals from across every sector of the Hudson Valley’s food system to share ideas, identify issues and build solutions.

Reliable access to fresh dairy is vital to people in economically vulnerable populations, especially children.

Rock Steady Farm & Flowers in Millerton is growing more than just amazing fresh veggies, herbs and specialty cut flowers.

The Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency (DCIDA) has been a stalwart supporter, partner and friend to HVADC for many years.

On June 17, The Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation (HVADC) held their graduating Pitch Presentation event for its third class of the Farm and Food Funding Accelerator (FFFA) program.

“I grew up in the suburbs of southern California and wasn’t around farming,” said Shereen Alinaghian, owner of Ardith Mae Farmstead Goat Cheese and a recent HVADC Farm and Food Funding Accelerator program (FFFA) graduate.

COVID-19 has changed the way every farmer does business, but each farm faces unique challenges, and many been coming up with unique solutions to meet the challenges of the pandemic.

Ann Finnegan has served as a HVADC Board Member for five years.