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earlier monthsDecember 2022
Webinar: Economic Feasibility of Co-Digestion of Manure and Food Waste
December 1, 2022
12:00pm-1:00pm
Zoom
Are you interested in exploring whether a manure and food waste co-digestion enterprise might be feasible at your dairy? This PRO-DAIRY webinar will present the economic feasibility of two scenarios of anaerobic co-digestion on a case dairy farm located in Northern New York.
January 2023
Farm Accounting with QuickBooks Online
January 11, 2023
January 18, 2023
January 25, 2023
February 1, 2023
February 8, 2023
12pm - 1:30pm
Zoom
By combining the theory and practice of farm business accounting into a single course, this training program will empower you to set up and maintain a record keeping system that is accurate, efficient, and useful.
Winter Crop Meeting 2023 - Auburn Event
January 26, 2023 : Winter Crop Meeting 2023 - Auburn Event
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Auburn Holiday Inn
Auburn, NY
Attend this year's Winter Crop Meeting 2023 at the Auburn Holiday Inn featuring a Trade Show
Speakers will be covering the following topics:
Registration fee includes lunch. 2.0 DEC recertification credits approved.
Getting the Most of of Your Pastures
January 11 - January 12, 2023January 17 - January 18, 2023January 25 - January 26, 2023February 5, 2023
February 7, 2023
February 14 - February 15, 2023February 21, 2023
February 28, 2023
March 14 - March 15, 2023March 21, 2023
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Locations vary
Graziers of all types of livestock are invited to these discussion-based meetings. We will share a pot of soup while watching a presentation on how the grazing animal's rumen works. Discussions will follow on member's grazing operations; their strengths and weaknesses. This will help set up topics for future meetings. These meetings are free to attend. Donations of cash or soup ingredients would be appreciated.
Grazing livestock can be a low-cost way to make use of perennial grasses to produce food and fiber for the family or to sell. What many have found is that to be profitable, productive, and fun the grazier needs to understand the interactions of: nutrition, plant growth, nutrient cycling, soil health, record keeping, as well as other pieces that success is made up of.
Winter Crop Meeting 2023 - Dryden Event
January 27, 2023 : Winter Crop Meeting 2023 - Dryden Event
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Dryden VFW
Dryden, NY
Attend this year's Winter Crop Meeting 2023 at the Dryden VFW (no Trade Show)
Speakers will be covering the following topics:
Registration fee includes lunch. 2.0 DEC recertification credits approved.
February 2023
Organic Farmer-to-Farmer Meetings
February 14, 2023
March 14, 2023
9am - 1pm
Cornell AgriTech Campus
Geneva, NY
The New York Certified Organic (NYCO) dairy and field crops farmer-to-farmer meetings will finally return to the Jordan Hall auditorium on the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva. The meetings had been held in this location for many years, but COVID-19 forced the group to try alternate formats the past few years.
Meetings: February 14 will be focused on dairy and March 14 will be focused on field crops. Both meetings will run from 9am to 1pm and participants are encouraged to bring a dish to pass for lunch. The meetings are free to attend and all farmers are welcome.
Maximizing Fertilizer Efficiency with Peak Fertilizer Prices: A Weekly Webinar Series 2023
February 23, 2023
March 2, 2023
March 9, 2023
March 16, 2023
March 23, 2023
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Online Webinar
Join us for a 5-week Webinar Series on Maximizing Fertilizer Efficiency with Peak Fertilizer Prices
Five consecutive Thursdays: February 23 - March30 from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Dairy
Livestock
Grazing
Forages
Grains
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
ON FARM RESEARCH TRIALS 2025: Value of Manure & Power of Manure
Manure has all seventeen essential plant nutrients and can increase yield beyond what can be obtained with fertilizer only. In this project, Value of Manure, we evaluate the nitrogen fertilizer replacement value (how much N can we credit to manure?) and yield differences as a result of manure application.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