Events - month view
earlier monthsFebruary 2020
Modern On Farm Preparedness - Activist Preparedness, Homer, NY
February 6, 2020
1-2 pm
Homer, NY
This session will address several aspects of dealing with activists, including good hiring practices, available resources for support, and a plan of who to contact if something happens on your farm. Learn how to talk about videos taken on other farms and how to prepare your employees for these events
1-2 pm Farm Credit East, Homer
1-2 pm Farm Credit East, Homer
Modern On Farm Preparedness - Activist Preparedness, Owego, NY
February 6, 2020
1-2 pm
Owego, NY
This session will address several aspects of dealing with activists, including good hiring practices, available resources for support, and a plan of who to contact if something happens on your farm. Learn how to talk about videos taken on other farms and how to prepare your employees for these events
1-2 pm CCE Tioga, Owego
1-2 pm CCE Tioga, Owego
2020 Hemp Producer's Conference
February 6, 2020
9 am - 3 pm
Binghamton, NY
Cost of Conference is $30 per person and includes lunch. A scholarship for veterans is available. To register click here
Dairy Managers Discussion Group - Session II **CANCELLED**
February 12, 2020
Noon lunch, meeting 1 - 3pm
Homer, NY
The Cortland Area Dairy Managers Discussion Group will host:
Dr Richard Stup from Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development.
Discussion around Farms' Responses to Ag Labor Laws
Modern On Farm Preparedness - Social Media
February 13, 2020
1-4 pm
Homer, NY
How to respond to negative comments on farm pages. Resources to tap into and people you can call for effective responses.
1-4pm
1-4pm
Farm Credit East, Homer
Automated Milking System (AMS) Management Discussion Group - Homer, NY
February 19, 2020
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Homer, NY
AMS daily task efficiency is the topic for this discussion group meeting, with future discussion group topics to include: lameness and cow comfort, milk production, and AMS maintenance.
Modern On Farm Preparedness - Disease Outbreaks & Biosecurity, Homer, NY
February 20, 2020
1-2 pm
Homer, NY
Do you have a plan in place if there is a disease outbreak on the farm? Dr Melanie Hemenway, State Veterinarian, will provide concrete steps to deal with disease outbreaks and make biosecurity recommendations for prevention.
1-2 pm
1-2 pm
Farm Credit East, Homer
Modern On Farm Preparedness - Disease Outbreaks & Biosecurity, Owego, NY
February 20, 2020
1-2 pm
Owego, NY
Do you have a plan in place if there is a disease outbreak on the farm? Dr Melanie Hemenway, State Veterinarian, will provide concrete steps to deal with disease outbreaks and make biosecurity recommendations for prevention.
1-2 pm
1-2 pm
CCE Tioga, Owego
Connecting The Dots: Linking Dollars to Dairy Grazing Decisions
February 25, 2020
11am-3pm
Tully, NY
Join us for a conversation about how to plan and manage your grazing system to achieve the results that you want! Madison County Grazing Specialist and veteran grazier Troy Bishop, aka The Grass Whisperer, will be on hand to facilitate a discussion around grazing approaches and planning tools.
On-Farm Transition Cow Support w/ Alltech (Spanish & English)
February 26, 2020
11-3pm
Homer, NY
Alltech's On-Farm Support Specialist, Jorge Delgado will be leading discussion around Transition Cow Care and the Maternity Pen. Both Spanish and English speaking employees and owners are invited to attend!
This is great opportunity to come together over a meal to troubleshoot problems on-farm, and bridge gaps between owners and employees, including language barriers!
Modern On Farm Preparedness - On-Farm Safety - CANCELLED
February 27, 2020
1-4 pm
Homer, NY
Accidents happen, but this session will focus on prevention and also address accident response.
1-4 pm
1-4 pm
E-Z Acres, Homer, NY
March 2020
Spring Manure Handling and Safety Meeting
March 6, 2020
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Cortland, NY
This meeting is to help train farm and Ag service business employees to do their jobs safely and to help them meet the standards that concern them. Safe equipment and truck operation, responsible manure handling and application, and personal safety practices will be covered.
New York Certified Organic March Meeting
March 10, 2020
10 am
Waterloo, NY
Dewey, a reporter with the USDA Market News Service, Greeley, CO, will talk about the domestic organic grain market. Kilpatrick will share from his 20-plus years of experience in the quality organic grains, feed ingredients, and custom fertilizer industry.
Winchell, who has practiced dairy nutrition for more than 20 years and specializes in forage quality and mycotoxin control, will talk about managing mycotoxins in forages. Hanchar, with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Northwest NY Ag Team, will review a four-year economic study on transitioning to organic crop production at the Aurora Research Farm.
***CANCELLED**** 2020 Chemung County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board Training
March 17, 2020
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Big Flats, NY
Presented by: NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation and Cortland CCE
Topics include: Hemp as an Agricultural Crop, Herbicide Resistant Weeds at our Doorstep and their Management, Pesticide Record Keeping, Succession Planning and Farmland Protection Updates and Grants
COVID-19 and Your Dairy
March 20, 2020
10 am
Richard Stup, PhD, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and Rob Lynch, DVM, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY
**CANCELLED** Cortland County Agriculture Celebration Banquet
March 24, 2020
6:30 pm
Solon, NY
8th Annual Cortland County Agriculture Celebration Banquet
**CANCELLED**
**CANCELLED**
Bringing together agriculture, community and business to celebrate our
agricultural heritage and accomplishments.
agricultural heritage and accomplishments.
***CANCELLED*** Field Crop and Forage Topics with Pioneer Seed
March 24, 2020
Registration: 10:30 am Program 11 am- 2 pm
Dryden, NY
With deepest regrets, we must cancel this educational event due to COVID-19 regulations.
**CCA & DEC Categories 1A and 21 receive 1.25 credits **
***POSTPONED- TBD*** Pesticide Applicator Training
March 25, 2020
Dryden, NY
**WE WILL BE RESCHEDULING A NEW DATE FOR THIS EVENT.**
Who Should Attend:Individuals seeking a license for the use of pesticides on their own properties (Private License).
Individuals seeking a Commercial License (Please note: This course will provide a basic introduction to safe pesticide handling and use but additional coursework and experience may be necessary for eligibility).
Current applicators seeking Re-Certification Credits.
***POSTPONED*** Calf Care Meeting w/ Purina (Spanish & English)
March 25, 2020
11:30 lunch, Meeting Noon - 1:30pm
Tully, NY
This meeting is being postponed to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines at this time. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
Tentative planning for this meeting is the last week in April - stay tuned for more information or contact Betsy Hicks at bjh246@cornell.edu.
Purina's On-Farm Support Specialists, Ranatta Young, DVM and Felix Soriano will be leading discussion around Calf Care. Both Spanish and English speaking employees are invited to attend!
Purina's On-Farm Support Specialists, Ranatta Young, DVM and Felix Soriano will be leading discussion around Calf Care. Both Spanish and English speaking employees are invited to attend!
April 2020
WEBINAR: Growing Great People - Training Skills for Dairy Farmers (English)
April 14, 2020
6:30pm - 8:00pm
We are offering this free webinar in English and Spanish to help dairy farm operators and middle managers improve their ability to train and supervise employees.
WEBINAR: Growing Great People - Training Skills for Dairy Farmers (Spanish)
April 16, 2020
12:00pm - 1:30pm
We are offering this free webinar in English and Spanish to help dairy farm operators and middle managers improve their ability to train and supervise employees.
Dairy Women's Virtual Social
April 24, 2020
12:30 pm - 2 pm
Women from all walks of Dairy are invited to attend!
Guest presenter Kate Downes of NYFarmNet will give a brief presentation geared towards coping with stress in the current times, but the main focus of the meeting will be for dairy women to have a place to socialize and catch up virtually!
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Upcoming Events
Tioga County Pasture Walk
July 24, 2025
Owego, NY
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, CCE South Central Dairy and Field Crops Team, and Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District for a pasture walk!
This year, we will be visiting an organic dairy farm.
Cortland County Pasture Walk
July 28, 2025
Cortland, NY
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County, CCE South Central Dairy and Field Crops Team, and NE NatGLC for a twilight pasture walk at Ironwood Grazing Co with Mike Quinlin!
Farmer Mike will highlight his efforts at custom grazing cow/calf pairs and utilizing the herds grazing effect to improve land. You'll get to see mob grazing techniques to control knapweed and goldenrod, witness clipping versus grazing comparisons, see pasture residual and recovery rates, judge soil health & animal performance metrics and learn what tools (grazing chart, pasture infrastructure and resources) are being used on the farm. Throw in some impromptu demos, manure quality vetting, personal experiences from guests and ice-cream, and you have a meeting not to be missed.
Topics: Renovating pasture, leasing ground & custom grazing animals
Free to register; Registration optional, but encouraged!
Tompkins County Pasture Walk
August 14, 2025
Ithaca, NY
Topics:
- Watering systems & composting pad, Soil & Water Conservation District
- Grazing small ruminants, Jess Waltemyer, Cornell PRO-LIVESTOCK
Free to register; Registration optional, but encouraged!
Announcements
USDA Contract Freezes and Terminations: Legal Action Steps for Farmers
For Farmers with Signed EQIP and CSP ContractsThis resource is written for farmers and ranchers nationwide who have a signed contract with USDA NRCS under the EQIP or CSP program for environmental improvements but have concerns that their contract is frozen, under review, or terminated, and who are uncertain of their rights to receive reimbursement as well as their ongoing obligations under the signed contract.
Version: 1.0
Issue date: Feb 28, 2025
A downloadable factsheet is available at our BUSINESS tab on the top of our webpage.
Additional Information: www.farmcommons.org
USDA Contract Freezes: Filing an NAD Appeal or Demand Letter
This resource is written for farmers and ranchers nationwide who have a signed contract with USDA NRCS under the EQIP or CSP program for environmental improvements and want more information on the mechanics of filing a National Appeals Division (NAD) appeal. This resource includes sample letters.
USDA NAD Appeal https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/staff-offices/office-hearings-and-appeals/national-appeals-division/nad-appeals
A downloadable factsheet is available at our BUSINESS heading at the top of our webpage.
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
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.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