Events - month view
earlier monthsJune 2022
Pasture Walk: Rotational Grazing with Beef Cattle
June 11, 2022
10:00-11:30am
Maple Acres
McGraw, NY
Tour a rotational grazing operation with beef producer Betsy Hicks and learn how you can implement rotational grazing practices to cut costs and build pasture productivity in your operation.
2022 Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
June 29, 2022
8:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
NYSIP Foundation Seed Barn
Ithaca, NY
For seed growers, and other seed professionals
DEC and CCA continuing education credits are requested.
The Small Grains Field Day starts with the small grains program from 9am to 10:15am and then forage program starting 10:15am to noon. There are nine speakers, providing a good mix of traditional topics and several new topics with speakers.
July 2022
Pasture Walk: Custom Grazing and Healthy Soils Workshop
July 6, 2022
12:30-2:30pm
Maridale Farm
Cayuga, NY
Learn about soil health, managing soil compaction, and custom grazing dairy heifers at Maridale Farm.
Pasture Walk: Beef Grazing and Healthy Soils Workshop
July 6, 2022
6:30-8:30pm
Will-Sho Farm
King Ferry, NY
Learn about soil health and managing soil compaction in grazing systems at Will-Sho Farm, home of Finger Lakes Natural Beef.
August 2022
Cornell Hemp Field Day
August 11, 2022
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cornell AgriTech
Geneva, NY
The Cornell Hemp Field Day will incorporate multiple workshop-style talks on several topics including hemp genetics and breeding, pest management, and grain and fiber production. It will also involve demonstrations of combine harvesting and baling. This hands-on field day will have interactive workshops offering DEC credits on the use of pesticides and disease management. Digital ag applications and an introduction of the USDA hemp germplasm repository will also be included.
https://hemp.cals.cornell.edu/...
Pasture Walk: Multi-Species Grazing and Direct Marketing
August 13, 2022
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Red House Ranch
Van Etten, NY
Join livestock farmers, Ike and Dave Mallula for a tour of their multi-species grazing operation. Learn how they manage beef, poultry, and hogs on pasture, and how they engage consumers to direct market pasture-raised meats
2022 Aurora Farm Field Day
August 18, 2022
9:45 am - 9:00 pm
Musgrave Research Farm
Aurora, NY
2 DEC Recertification Credits will be Available
for Commercial and Private Field Crop Licenses
Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers
August 23, 2022
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Sunnyside Farms
Scipio Center, NY
Become an Effective On-the-Job Trainer! This hands-on workshop is for all farm managers, supervisors, and employees who are involved in training other employees. Multiple participants per farm are encouraged to attend. Learn together in English and Spanish.
Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers
August 24, 2022
1:00 - 4:00 pm
New Hope View Farm
Homer, NY
Become an Effective On-the-Job Trainer! This hands-on workshop is for all farm managers, supervisors, and employees who are involved in training other employees. Multiple participants per farm are encouraged to attend. Learn together in English and Spanish.
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Upcoming Events
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
2026 Ag Summit in Cortland NY
March 19, 2026
Cortland, NY
To honor and celebrate National Agriculture Week we are holding an Ag Summit.
It's our opportunity to reconnect after a long winter and celebrate Agriculture and our farmers who produce our food.
The National 2026 celebration will recognize 250 years of agricultural progress in conjunction with the US semiquincentennial.
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