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earlier monthsNovember 2016
Calf Management Workshops- Session I
November 9 - November 16, 2016
9:30 Registration, Program 10 am - 3 pm
The SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, in conjunction with the CNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, CCE Madison County and Cornell University's Pro-Dairy Program is putting on a 2-day calf workshop, offered in two different sessions later this fall. The workshops will have a classroom component in the morning and a hands-on portion in the afternoon.
Calf Management Workshops- Session II
November 10 - November 17, 2016
9:30 Registration, Program 10 am - 3 pm
The SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, in conjunction with the CNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, CCE Madison County and Cornell University's Pro-Dairy Program is putting on a 2-day calf workshop, offered in two different sessions later this fall. The workshops will have a classroom component in the morning and a hands-on portion in the afternoon.
2016 Feed Dealers Seminar
November 17, 2016
6-9pm
Cortland, NY
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. They have been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York for many years with an additional Vermont location held during the past several years in collaboration with the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance.
SPEAKERS
• Tom Overton, Ph.D., Professor of Dairy Management and Director, PRO-DAIRY program, Cornell University
• Joe Lawrence, M.S., Dairy Forage Systems Specialist, PRO-DAIRY program, Cornell University
TOPICS
• Forage quality and digestibility - What we can and can't influence in the field
• Feeding strategies based upon forage quality and availability
• Cornell Corn Silage Hybrid Trials - A new look
• Agronomic and feeding strategies for winter forage crop
SPEAKERS
• Tom Overton, Ph.D., Professor of Dairy Management and Director, PRO-DAIRY program, Cornell University
• Joe Lawrence, M.S., Dairy Forage Systems Specialist, PRO-DAIRY program, Cornell University
TOPICS
• Forage quality and digestibility - What we can and can't influence in the field
• Feeding strategies based upon forage quality and availability
• Cornell Corn Silage Hybrid Trials - A new look
• Agronomic and feeding strategies for winter forage crop
Registration begins at 5:30pm, buffet dinner at 6pm with program concluding at 9pm. Registration is $35. Please pre-register by November 10th.
Register on-line or by calling Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu. Contact Betsy Hicks at 607.391.2673 with any questions.
December 2016
Winter Crop Meeting 2017
December 19, 2016
9 am trade show. Program 10:15-3:15
Ithaca, NY
This year's program features:
Who Put Those Genes in My Food? Facts and Myths about Genetically Engineered. Margaret Smith, Plant Breeding, Cornell
An Agronomy Buffet. Lessons from the Drought, Low Lignin Alfalfa, Nitrogen Trials in Corn, Herbicide Resistant Marestail, and Dicamba tolerant soybeans, Donald Specker, Agronomist, Pioneeer
Cornell University Corn Silage Trial Results & Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Corn Silage Traits. Joe Lawrence, Forage Specialist, PRODAIRY
Cover Crops: How? When? Why? Adam Robertson, Seedway
Recommendations & Pending Regulations for Winter Manure Spreading. Karl Czymmek, Nutrient Management Specialist, PRODAIRY
January 2017
2017 NYCO Winter Meetings
January 10, 2017
10:00am - 2:00pm
Geneva, NY
The popularity of the NYCO winter meetings has grown from a gathering of six organic grain producers in the Martens Farms' farmhouse kitchen in 1994 to Jordan Hall in Geneva. Last year we had more than 300 farmers attending the 3 meetings.
To continue the tradition, the Winter NYCO meetings will be held in Jordan Hall, Geneva Experimental Station. They will be held January 10th, February 14th and March 13th. This years topics will include the use of Alternative Forages, Expanding to Poultry and Nutrient Balancing.
There is no cost or need to register to attend the meetings, which start promptly at 10:00am. Participants are asked to bring a dish to pass at the potluck lunch. The New York Crop Insurance Education Team and Cornell Cooperative Extension provide support for these meetings. There will be a brief description of how Crop Insurance can benefit organic farmers at each of the meetings.
For more information contact Fay Benson at 607-391-2669 or at afb3@cornell.edu
To continue the tradition, the Winter NYCO meetings will be held in Jordan Hall, Geneva Experimental Station. They will be held January 10th, February 14th and March 13th. This years topics will include the use of Alternative Forages, Expanding to Poultry and Nutrient Balancing.
There is no cost or need to register to attend the meetings, which start promptly at 10:00am. Participants are asked to bring a dish to pass at the potluck lunch. The New York Crop Insurance Education Team and Cornell Cooperative Extension provide support for these meetings. There will be a brief description of how Crop Insurance can benefit organic farmers at each of the meetings.
For more information contact Fay Benson at 607-391-2669 or at afb3@cornell.edu
Organic Discussion Meetings
January 11 - January 6, 2017
11:30am - 2:00pm
Candor, NY
Fay Benson & Abbie Teeter will host 3 lunch meetings on January 11th, January 31st, and February 22nd to bring farmers together to discuss their successes and challenges this past year.
In organic production there hasn't been as much research on farming practices so farmers rely on sharing their experience with each other to improve their businesses.
During the first meeting, the participants will choose from recorded videos to watch over a lunch of soup and sandwiches with a discussion to follow. We hope this discussion will set the topics for subsequent meetings.
In organic production there hasn't been as much research on farming practices so farmers rely on sharing their experience with each other to improve their businesses.
During the first meeting, the participants will choose from recorded videos to watch over a lunch of soup and sandwiches with a discussion to follow. We hope this discussion will set the topics for subsequent meetings.
All meetings will be 11:30am to 2:00pm. There will be a light lunch at each meeting. Participants are asked to bring $5 to cover lunch. Please register by calling Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu.
Strategizing for the Future: The Future of Milk Markets and How to Develop an Economic Plan
January 12, 2017
11 am - 2 pm
Cortland, NY
Calling all Dairy Managers in the South Central NY Region!!
This includes: Cortland, Tompkins, Tioga, Chemung, Broome and Onondaga Counties!!
The SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team now covers six counties, so we are looking to expand our Dairy Manager Discussion Group to two separate geographical groups, aimed at Second Generation/Young Managers (25-45 years old). Come to this kickoff meeting to decide which location you'll want to be a part of, topics for discussion in the coming months, and hear timely information via webinar from two well-known speakers in the dairy industry.
Speakers (via Webinar)
Dr. Andrew Novakovic, Cornell University
Jason Karzses, Cornell ProDairy Program
This includes: Cortland, Tompkins, Tioga, Chemung, Broome and Onondaga Counties!!
The SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team now covers six counties, so we are looking to expand our Dairy Manager Discussion Group to two separate geographical groups, aimed at Second Generation/Young Managers (25-45 years old). Come to this kickoff meeting to decide which location you'll want to be a part of, topics for discussion in the coming months, and hear timely information via webinar from two well-known speakers in the dairy industry.
Speakers (via Webinar)
Dr. Andrew Novakovic, Cornell University
Jason Karzses, Cornell ProDairy Program
Organic Discussion Meetings
January 12, 2017
11:30am - 2:00pm
LaFayette, NY
Fay Benson & Abbie Teeter will host 3 lunch meetings on January 12th, February 2nd, and February 23rd to bring farmers together to discuss their successes and challenges this past year.
In organic production there hasn't been as much research on farming practices so farmers rely on sharing their experience with each other to improve their businesses.
During the first meeting, the participants will choose from recorded videos to watch over a lunch of soup and sandwiches with a discussion to follow. We hope this discussion will set the topics for subsequent meetings.
In organic production there hasn't been as much research on farming practices so farmers rely on sharing their experience with each other to improve their businesses.
During the first meeting, the participants will choose from recorded videos to watch over a lunch of soup and sandwiches with a discussion to follow. We hope this discussion will set the topics for subsequent meetings.
All meetings will be 11:30am to 2:00pm. There will be a light lunch at each meeting. Participants are asked to bring $5 to cover lunch. Please register by calling Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu.
Dairy Girl Network CNY Peer Group Meeting
January 17, 2017
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Binghamton, NY
We will have speaker Beth Meyer with American Dairy Association and Dairy Council leading discussion around "Communicating Your Own Farm Story to Others". Since we are still in the infancy of building our group, all "dairy girls" - Women who are involved in any aspect of dairy - are welcome to come! Feel free to bring a dairy girl - friend to the meeting. If you need to bring little ones, it's perfectly ok!
Please bring a dish to pass to the meeting as we'll share a potluck-style meal. The following link will allow you to post what you'll be bringing.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z3KxPLg5ZGF0JG3fRWWOhFhm_oaPz_TO2rKF0ADwG5U/edit?usp=sharing
Please follow our team's facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/SCNYDairyandFieldCropsTeam/ where we post the events related to local Dairy Girl Network meetings! The event can be found here. Please feel free to share the flyer!!
Please bring a dish to pass to the meeting as we'll share a potluck-style meal. The following link will allow you to post what you'll be bringing.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z3KxPLg5ZGF0JG3fRWWOhFhm_oaPz_TO2rKF0ADwG5U/edit?usp=sharing
Please follow our team's facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/SCNYDairyandFieldCropsTeam/ where we post the events related to local Dairy Girl Network meetings! The event can be found here. Please feel free to share the flyer!!
2017 Winter Crop Meeting
January 20, 2017
9:00am Registration & Trade Show, 10:15am-3pm Program
Ithaca, NY
Topics & Speakers
- Genetically Engineered Crops: Top-Notch Designer Genes or the Gene(ie) that got out of the Bottle Margaret Smith, Plant Breeding, Cornell
- An Agronomy Buffet: Lessons from the Drought, Low Lignin Alfalfa, Nitrogen Trials in Corn, Herbicide Resistant Marestail, and Dicamba tolerant soybeans Donald Specker, Agronomist, Pioneeer
- Cornell University Corn Silage Trial Results & Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Corn SilageTraits Joe Lawrence, Forage Specialist, PRODAIRY
- Cover Crops: How? When? Why? Adam Robertson, Seedway
- Recommendations & Pending Regulations for Winter Manure Spreading Karl Czymmek, Nutrient Management Specialist, PRODAIRY
Date: Friday, January 20, 2017
Time: 9am Registration & Trade Show, 10:15am-3pm Program
Where: Ramada Inn, 2310 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
Cost: $30 Includes Lunch
Register online or by calling Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu
2017 Winter Crop Meeting-Vendor
January 20, 2017
9:00am Registration & Trade Show, 10:15am-3pm Program
Ithaca, NY
We invite you to join us at this event to represent your business at our tradeshow. Booth rental which includes an 8 ft table space is $110 and includes lunch for 1 participant. Additional registrants from your business can be included for an additional $30. The meeting opens with time for the trade-show from 9 until 10:15 and again during the lunch break scheduled for 60 minutes.
- Genetically Engineered Crops: Top-Notch Designer Genes or the Gene(ie) that got out of the Bottle Margaret Smith, Plant Breeding, Cornell
- An Agronomy Buffet: Lessons from the Drought, Low Lignin Alfalfa, Nitrogen Trials in Corn, Herbicide Resistant Marestail, and Dicamba tolerant soybeans Donald Specker, Agronomist, Pioneeer
- Cornell University Corn Silage Trial Results & Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Corn SilageTraits Joe Lawrence, Forage Specialist, PRODAIRY
- Cover Crops: How? When? Why? Adam Robertson, Seedway
- Recommendations & Pending Regulations for Winter Manure Spreading Karl Czymmek, Nutrient Management Specialist, PRODAIRY
Date: Friday, January 20, 2017
Time: 9am Registration & Trade Show, 10:15am-3pm Program
Where: Ramada Inn, 2310 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
Cost: $110 Includes Lunch, $30/Additional Attendee
Register online or by calling Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu
Producer Appreciation Luncheon & Area Ag Agency Fair
January 26, 2017
11 am - 2 pm
Dryden, NY
Together, Cornell Cooperative Extension and Farm Service Agency are hosting a Farmer Appreciation Luncheon and Area Ag Agency Fair on Thursday, January 26th, 2017 from 11 am - 2 pm at the Dryden Firehall. This will be an opportunity for producers from any walk of agriculture to get together over a meal. We will be offering them a whole array of agencies, cooperators and services to meet and discuss opportunities with. In addition, Dr Melanie Hemenway, NYSCHAP coordinator will be our keynote speaker, discussing the Veterinary Feed Directive and other timely topics. We view this as coming together of the agricultural community in Cortland and Tompkins Counties, and a win for both producers and agencies that service these farms.
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Upcoming Events
North American Manure Expo
July 17 - July 18, 2024 : North American Manure Expo
Auburn, NY
Save the Date for the North American Manure Expo
Professionalism in Nutrient Management - www.manureexpo.com
Sundaes on the Farm
July 21, 2024
Spencer, NY
Learn about Tioga County Agriculture! IFree Admission! Enjoy Ice Cream, Animals and Farm Tours, Kid's Activities, Food, Live Music, and Farm Vendors.
Announcements
Farm Participants Needed for Bale Grazing Grant!
Information on the Project:- Approximately 10 acres total needed to bale graze two different bale densities
- "Core" farms will graze two winters, "Demo" farms will graze one winter.
- Payments for both "Core" farms and "Demo" farms
- Baseline soil sampling by bale grazing team
- Forage measurements in early season by bale grazing team
- Late season clipping if residual not trampled down by farm
Interested farms can enroll for this winter or next.
Looking for 2-3 dairy farms to enroll! If interested, please reach out to Betsy Hicks, 607.391.2673 or bjh246@cornell.edu
Cornell Cow Convos - New Podcast
On-going podcast, New episodes released on the last Thursday of the month.Guest speakers, CCE Dairy Specialists.
Housed on Soundcloud Channel is CCE Dairy Educators
Topics:
- Preventative healthcare for cows
- The trend of beef on dairy
- What to look forward to in the new year for dairy
- Socially grouping or pair-housing calves
Dairy Acceleration Program Funds Available
Funds available for the
- organization of financial records/benchmarking up to $1,000
- continued business planning (for farms awarded in a previous year) up to $2,500
- business planning up to $5,000
2018 Drug Residue Prevention Manual
For more than 30 years, the U.S. dairy industry has focused educational efforts on the judicious use of antibiotics through the annual publication of a Best Practices Manual. The 2018 edition of the National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management? Milk and Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Manual is the primary educational tool for dairy farm managers throughout the country on the judicious and responsible use of antibiotics, including avoidance of drug residues in milk and meat.The manual is a quick resource to review those antibiotics approved for dairy animals and can also be used as an educational tool and resource for farm managers as they develop on-farm best management practices necessary to avoid milk and meat residues. Visit the Manual and Form Library to download copies of this important tool!
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ProDairy Forage Management
Are you prepared to change your routine this spring?By: Joe Lawrence, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Ron Kuck, Cornell Cooperative Extension North Country Regional Ag Team
While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many "rites of spring," and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new seedings, planting corn and harvesting first cutting, and are often performed in this order.
We are optimistic that the upcoming turn in weather will allow these task to be accomplished in a timely manner, but at this point it is time to ask yourself: Are you willing to change your spring routine?
In addition to adverse weather it is no secret that everyone is facing extremely tight economic times, and dealing with forage inventories of poor digestibility forages from 2017. This combination of factors makes it more critical than ever to be ready to tackle the task that will have the most impact on your business at the proper time.
Recent reference articles on dealing with tough times:
• Key Opportunities to Optimize 2018 Crop Production Efficiency
• Resources for Dealing with Spring Weather Delays
First Cutting
The number one focus should be on timely harvest of first cutting.
• Park the corn planter when a field of first cutting is ready for harvest.
o Monitoring 1st cut harvest timing
• Approach harvest by the acre, not by the field. Be ready to skip over a field that has passed its optimum harvest stage.
o Dynamic Harvest Schedules
• Strategically plan feed storage to best utilize forage inventories for the right group of animals.
o Strategic Forage Storage Planning
o When More is Better
Corn Planting
The window for planting for silage is generally wider than for grain, which is why first cutting can and should take priority over corn planting. However, in the event of extreme delays in planting corn, performance will diminish with late plantings. If corn planting progresses into late May or early June, begin to consider alternative options for those acres. Previous research from Cornell and Penn State suggest a 0.5 to 1 ton/acre per week decline in silage yield for planting after mid to late May.
Multi-Tasking
First and foremost during a time of year that can be very busy and stressful, taking every precaution to keep your team safe is critical.
The idea of fitting all of this work into a condensed time period, and still getting key tasks completed before critical deadlines can seem impossible, but year after year many find unique ways to get it all done. Consider working with neighbors, custom operators or renting equipment to accomplish these key tasks on time.
If you currently utilize custom operators, now is a good time to set up a time to meet with them and make sure you are on the same page to get tasks accomplished in the time-frame needed. Make sure that your expectations and goals are clearly defined. They will also be under stress to fit their work into a condensed period and meet their customers' expectations, so defining expectations and pre-planning how to most efficiently get the work accomplished when the custom operator arrives can go a long way to increase the chances for success.
While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many "rites of spring," and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new seedings, planting corn and harvesting first cutting, and are often performed in this order.
We are optimistic that the upcoming turn in weather will allow these task to be accomplished in a timely manner, but at this point it is time to ask yourself: Are you willing to change your spring routine?
In addition to adverse weather it is no secret that everyone is facing extremely tight economic times, and dealing with forage inventories of poor digestibility forages from 2017. This combination of factors makes it more critical than ever to be ready to tackle the task that will have the most impact on your business at the proper time.
Recent reference articles on dealing with tough times:
• Key Opportunities to Optimize 2018 Crop Production Efficiency
• Resources for Dealing with Spring Weather Delays
First Cutting
The number one focus should be on timely harvest of first cutting.
• Park the corn planter when a field of first cutting is ready for harvest.
o Monitoring 1st cut harvest timing
• Approach harvest by the acre, not by the field. Be ready to skip over a field that has passed its optimum harvest stage.
o Dynamic Harvest Schedules
• Strategically plan feed storage to best utilize forage inventories for the right group of animals.
o Strategic Forage Storage Planning
o When More is Better
Corn Planting
The window for planting for silage is generally wider than for grain, which is why first cutting can and should take priority over corn planting. However, in the event of extreme delays in planting corn, performance will diminish with late plantings. If corn planting progresses into late May or early June, begin to consider alternative options for those acres. Previous research from Cornell and Penn State suggest a 0.5 to 1 ton/acre per week decline in silage yield for planting after mid to late May.
Multi-Tasking
First and foremost during a time of year that can be very busy and stressful, taking every precaution to keep your team safe is critical.
The idea of fitting all of this work into a condensed time period, and still getting key tasks completed before critical deadlines can seem impossible, but year after year many find unique ways to get it all done. Consider working with neighbors, custom operators or renting equipment to accomplish these key tasks on time.
If you currently utilize custom operators, now is a good time to set up a time to meet with them and make sure you are on the same page to get tasks accomplished in the time-frame needed. Make sure that your expectations and goals are clearly defined. They will also be under stress to fit their work into a condensed period and meet their customers' expectations, so defining expectations and pre-planning how to most efficiently get the work accomplished when the custom operator arrives can go a long way to increase the chances for success.
NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audit Program
NYSERDA offers energy audits to help eligible farms and on-farm producers identify ways to save energy and money on utility bills. Reports include recommendations for energy efficiency measures.Eligibility
Eligible farms include but are not limited to dairies, orchards, greenhouses, vegetables, vineyards, grain dryers, and poultry/egg. The farms must also be customers of New York State investor-owned utilities and contribute to the System Benefits Charge (SBC). Please check your farm’s current utility bills to see if your farm pays the SBC.
Energy Audit Options
You can request the level of energy audit that best fits your farm’s needs. NYSERDA will assign a Flexible Technical Assistance Program Consultant to visit your farm and perform an energy audit at no cost to you.
For more information and the NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audit Program Application click here
For more information and the NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audit Program Application click here