Agriculture program featured by Country Folks magazine

Alfred State Farm
Two students work at Alfred State farm

At a glance

Country Folks, a weekly publication serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic agriculture industries featured Alfred State College’s Center for Organic Sustainable Agriculture (COSA).

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ountry Folks, a weekly publication serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic agriculture industries featured Alfred State College’s Center for Organic Sustainable Agriculture (COSA).

The college farm and organic dairy herd received Dairy of Distinction Award in 2021 and has 55 milking cows and 70 replacements being raised. COSA features a DeLavalV300 robotic milking machine and the milk produced is marketed to Organic Valley in Batavia, NY. 

Alfred State offers associate degrees in agricultural automation and robotics, agricultural business, agricultural technology, and veterinary technology. The college also offers a bachelor’s degree in agricultural entrepreneurship.

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