Host Greg Weller will share his experience 

• Establishing the farm
• Review design of a managed grazing system including building grazing infrastructure
• Managing a cow/calf  pair operation
• Pasture management, pasture species
• Supplementing pasture with difficult weather patterns (drought & drowning)
• Marketing strategies
• Accessing cost-share programs and technical assistance from the county Soil and Water Conservation District & NRCS

Central, NY - Seneca Falls
Cover Crops + Reduced Tillage

Presenters: 
Kathryn Bushley; Biological Control of Soybean Cyst Nematode, USDA -ARS Emerging Pests & Pathogens Unit
Matt Ryan; Cover Crops for Sustainable Agriculture, Cornell University
Vipan Kumar; A fresh look at Weed Management, Cornell University 

Register online or by phone
www.fielddays.newyorksoilhealt... 
315-568-4366 (Seneca Co. SWCD)

Registration Fee $10 |  2 DEC Credits Available 
BBQ Lunch included

FREE ADMISSION - This free celebration of local agriculture is held by the Tioga County Agricultural Resource Group on a different dairy farm in the county each year. This year's event will be at Engelbert Farms in Nichols, NY. Parking for the event will be at Kirby Park. There is fun for the whole family with learning stations around the farm and FREE ice cream, yogurt, cheese and milk!!!

PLANET GRAZE: Growing Resilient Grazing Systems
Premier Summer Grazing Conference in Morrisville NY. Be inspired to get more from your grazing pastures with leading experts and oustanding in their field farmers. Plus Farm tours! Deadline to sign up is July 13th.

The workshop will utilize demonstrations and hands-on activities with the life-size cow and calf fetus models, as well as many common tools used during difficult calf deliveries.  Registration fees-$50 pp, lunch included. The program will run from 10:00 am -2:30 pm. Topics will include: Delivering the Calf, Stage of Labor & Calving Tools, Neonatal Management, and Postpartum Care.

This workshop will be delivered in the SPANISH language and will be limited to 10 participants. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Don't wait!

This event is held in conjunction with our partners at CCE Cayuga. 

The workshop will utilize demonstrations and hands-on activities with the life-size cow and calf fetus models, as well as many common tools used during difficult calf deliveries.  Registration fees-$50 pp, lunch included. The program will run from 10:00 am -2:30 pm. Topics will include: Delivering the Calf, Stage of Labor & Calving Tools, Neonatal Management, and Postpartum Care.

This workshop will be delivered in the ENGLISH language and will be limited to 10 participants. Registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Don't wait!

This event is held in conjunction with our partners at CCE Cayuga. 

Learn how rotational grazing and other conservation practices enhance farm viability for the 4th and 5th generations on a small dairy in Groton, NY.

The annual Cornell Field Crop research field day will be held on Thursday, August 3rd at Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY. The program promises to be stellar with three weed management topics and so much more!

DEC and CCA credits have been requested.

The program is free and open to the public. A light breakfast and free lunch will be provided.

Join us for a field focusing on the importance of nutrient stewardship. Lunch included.

10 am to 3 pm. Reservation required. Free. Limited availability. Four CCA CEUs.

Growers, processors, product developers and others interested in hemp grain and fiber are invited to see trials of hemp cultivars, including new lines from the Cornell breeding program. Learn the latest in weed and disease management, hear updates on the New York State hemp program, and see demonstrations of a HempFlax Double Cut Combine, a FiberCut harvester, baling, and decortication with a FiberTrack 660 decorticator.

Registration Fee: $30 (includes lunch) * Registration deadline: September 8, 2023  * Register online