NYFVI Perspective – New York Farm Viability Institute

Livingston County dairy farmer, Rob Noble elected as NYFVI chair. Peter Ferrante of New Paltz elected as vice chair.

Syracuse—The New York Farm Viability Institute’s board of directors (NYFVI) elected Rob Noble of Noblehurst Farm in Linwood to serve

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Great ideas, to solve important problems or leverage opportunities wanted. Farmer support makes for a more competitive proposal. Long term

NYFVI understands that not every good project will deliver near term impact. Applicants are encouraged to read the priority areas

In August 2017, I was honored to be elected as the chair of New York Farm Viability’s board of directors.

No one likes to hear about process. We agree that our projects are far more interesting. That said, we think

Farmers. Farmers are built into the entire process. Farm Viability’s goal is to continually connect the real world experience and

The farmer review process for the 2019 grant round is well underway. Farm Viability received 46 proposals requesting nearly $5

All of our reviewers use our online system to read, score and comment on the proposals. Each scoring criteria is

At its core, Farm Viability’s mission is to help New York farms become more viable. We do this through strategic

In the Summer of 2017, Farm Viability staff interviewed 51 of our past and present project leaders, asking questions about