Events - month view
August 2020
2020 Cornell Aurora Virtual Farm Field Day
August 6, 2020
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
2020 Cornell Aurora Farm Field Day will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19.
We invite you to participate in our first virtual AFFD via Zoom on August 6th from 1 - 3:30 pm EDT. The event will include pre-recorded in-field demonstrations as well as live presentations and discussions.
We invite you to participate in our first virtual AFFD via Zoom on August 6th from 1 - 3:30 pm EDT. The event will include pre-recorded in-field demonstrations as well as live presentations and discussions.
September 2020
No Events Scheduled at this Time
October 2020
Design Your Succession Plan
October 8 - October 29, 2020
6:30-8:00pm on October 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2020

Four weekly Zoom sessions with CCE educators and professionals - including accountants and attorneys - will prepare you to envision, communicate, plan, write and shape the legacy of your family farm business.
"It's Always the Nutritionist's Fault!" Understanding diets & improving communication on your dairy
October 15, 2020
Organic Grain: Harvesting, Storage, and Processing Online Workshop Series
October 19, 2020
Three workshops
regarding the harvesting, handling, storage, and processing of grain crops.
It's the final year of our NE SARE grant lead by Elizabeth Dyck, the
coordinator of the Organic Growers' Research and Information-Sharing Network
(OGRIN). The training program will be a series of three intensive 75
minute online short courses with video field days/workshops that will largely
be taught by farmers and NE Grain Experts and located on farms and/or at
processing venues. Sponsored by NOFA-NJ (https://nofanj.org/
).
The emphasis is on smaller-scale systems, but all grain farmers can learn something useful.
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
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






