NY FarmNet provides educational programming to farmers, community and trade organizations, professional agencies, rural health practitioners, college students, and many others. If you are interested in scheduling a program, contact NY FarmNet, nyfarmnet@cornell.edu.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

A program of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. NY FarmNet has a group of trainers who can deliver either adult or youth (for people who work with adolescents) MHFA.

Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.

Length of training: 6 hours in class + 2 hours of pre-work
Format of training: Zoom or in person (preferred)
Max/min # of participants: 30 max/15 min for in-person; 30 max/5 min for virtual

NY FarmNet is not currently offering Mental Health First Aid courses at this time.

Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention

A program developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Talk Saves Lives provides participants with a clear understanding of this leading cause of death, including the most up-to-date research on suicide prevention, and what people can do in their communities to save lives. Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe.

Length of training: 45 minutes – 1 hour
Format of training: Zoom or in-person
Max/min # of participants: No max /10

Stress Management

Identifying Signs of Stress is a program developed by NY FarmNet staff. This presentation can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your group. It talks about what stress is, what stress looks like, and how you can manage it. Participants will learn risk factors, common language, how to develop coping skills and build resiliency in uncertain times.

Length of training: 60-90+ minutes
Format of training: Zoom or in-person
Max/min # of participants: none

Farm Management

These programs are geared toward farmers, farm families, and agricultural professionals who provide planning services to farmers. Presentations are tailored to the specific needs of the audience.

Topics covered can include:

  • Farm business management

  • Business planning

  • Succession planning

  • Estate and retirement planning

  • Risk management

Length of training: 60-90 minutes
Format of training: Zoom or in person
Max/min # of participants: none