October 26th, 2015 – The Century House, Latham, NY
This meeting brought together over 50 agriculture and military service providers to network and learn from each other about how to best serve military veterans in New York State who are interested in careers in agriculture. The agenda included an overview of the pathways that people take to enter into farm careers, a panel discussion by veterans currently farming, presentations by military service providers on the career resources available to military veterans, and several break-out groups tasked with visioning regional programming priorities across the state. The day was capped off with a keynote address by New York State Commissioner of Ag + Markets, Richard A. Ball.
To view the presentations from some of our speakers, click on the following links:
Institute of Veteran and Military Families: IVMF_Introduction to SSVF CoP
New York State Department of Labor: NYS DOL Presentation NE BFLNM Event
New York State Division of Veteran Affairs: NYS DVA Vets and Ag Oct 2015
Ft. Drum Soldier for Life, Transition Assistance Program: Soldier 4 Life TAP Program Ft. Drum – 26 Oct 15