2026 Cornell Organic Field Crops
Event Details
Date
March 6, 2026
Time
8:00am - 4:30pm
Location
Lux Hotel and Conference Center
2468 STATE ROUTE 414
Waterloo, NY
Host
South Central New York Dairy & Field CropsThis year's program features:
Michel Cavigelli
Lead Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service Farming Systems Project Talk: Findings from the Beltsville Long-term Cropping Systems Project
Amber Lambke, Co-Founder, Maine Grains Talk: Connecting Farms, Food, and Community with Maine Grains
David Mortensen, Emeritus Professor of Agroecology, University of New Hampshire Talk: Organic Grain Production in the Northeast: Cultivating Our Path Forward
The full agenda includes breakout sessions, soil health and crop management workshops, farmer-led roundtables, and a networking hour featuring beers brewed with locally grown grain. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m., with the first session beginning at 8:30 a.m. The conference concludes at 4:30 p.m.
Evening Networking Event - March 5
On Thursday, March 5, attendees are invited to a Regenerative Organic Networking Event from 5-8 p.m. at Fleur de Lis Brew Works in Seneca Falls. The evening includes dinner, a drink ticket, and informal conversations focused on soil health practices and organic transition.
Registration
- Early Bird (through Feb. 5): $65 - One-Day Conference (includes coffee, lunch, and networking, appetizers) $30 - Evening Event (includes dinner and one drink ticket)
- Standard Rate: $80 - Conference registration after Feb. 5
Dairy
Livestock
Grazing
Forages
Grains
Upcoming Events
March CCE Shop Meeting
March 11, 2026 : Understanding the Benefit and Logistics of Dairy and Crop
Union Springs ,
CCE Cayuga Cayuga, PRODairy, and the SCNY Regional Team, will be hosting their March shop meeting "Understanding the Benefit and Logistics of Dairy and Crop Farmers Sharing Manure." The event is designed to connect dairy and crop farmers interested in exploring manure-sharing arrangements as a practical strategy for reducing input costs and improving nutrient management on both sides of the equation. No registration is required — doors open at 12:30 PM.
Dairy Support Services Company Spring Safety Meeting
March 13, 2026 : Dairy Support Services Company Spring Safety Meeting
Cortland, NY
This meeting is targeted at both experienced and new farm workers and ag service contractors who are operating trucks and ag equipment while applying manure and harvesting crops. There will be CAFO training credits available for farms that need them.
From Dry to Fresh -- Setting Up Cows for Success
March 18, 2026 : From Dry to Fresh -- Setting Up Cows for Success
Scipio Center, NY
Topics:
- How to Do Dry Cows Correctly -- precision dry cow management
- Dystocia model -- demonstrate and discussion on calving interventions
- Health Checks on Fresh Cows
- Facility Considerations and Pen Management
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
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
- 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
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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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.For more information and the NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audit Program Application click here