When: Thursday, April 21, 2016, 11:45am-1:30pm (starting promptly with lunch at 12pm)
Where: USDA Big Flats Material Science Center, 3266 State Route 352, Big Flats, NY 14814
Why: Share your Thoughts! Get a Free Lunch, and Enter a Raffle to win a Tractor Supply Gift Card
Hurry: Space is limited to 10 Farmers!
For More Info: Contact Allison Chatrchyan at 607-254-8808 or amc256@cornell.edu

Are you a field crops or vegetable producer who has recently experienced the impacts of extreme weather or other changes in climate on your farm? Would you like to participate in cutting edge social science research to better understand farmer views and actions around these issues? Please join Cornell University researchers, in partnership with Penn State and the USDA NE Climate Hub, on Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 11:45am-1:30pm for a luncheon Focus Group Meeting before the USDA NRCS 2016 Spring Cover Crop Plots Tour @ the Big Flats Plant Materials Center to share your thoughts and experiences with other farmers and researchers. This focus group discussion will enable farmers to learn more about how their peers are responding to climate impacts, and will help universities and the USDA develop new information and tools to support farmers to adapt and thrive in a changing climate, and become more energy efficient.

Your participation is voluntary, but your feedback is important to us! All Responses are confidential - the information you provide will not be identifiable with your name or farm. Space is Limited to 10 field crops or vegetable farmers. We will be holding additional focus group sessions later this spring and summer with dairy and tree fruit producers and farm consultants, so please stay tuned. For further information on this project, please contact Allison Chatrchyan at 607-254-8808, or amc256@cornell.edu.