2024 Events - year view
previous yearJanuary 2024
Whole-Farm Webinar Series
January 9, 2024
January 16, 2024
January 23, 2024
January 30, 2024
February 6, 2024
February 13, 2024
February 20, 2024
February 27, 2024
March 5, 2024
March 12, 2024
12pm - 1pm
Online Webinar
Join us for this series on enhancing farm efficiency. Explore innovative practices and cutting-edge technologies to optimize feeding and management.
To register: https://cals.cornell.edu/whole...
Winter Crop Meeting 2024 - Dryden Event
January 19, 2024 : Winter Crop Meeting 2023 - Dryden Event
9:15am - 3:00 pm
Dryden VFW
Dryden, NY
Attend this year's Winter Crop Meeting 2024 at the Dryden VFW
Speakers will be covering the following topics:
February 2024
NYCO Winter Farmer Meetings
February 13, 2024
10 am - 2:pm
Jordan Hall; Cornell Agritech
Geneva, NY
Reducing tillage with cover crops: research updates and farmer-led innovation with Martens Farms and Oecsher Farms
Farmer Panel: Interseeding cover crops
Free to Attend: Dish to Pass Lunch
March 2024
Northeast Dairy Management Conference
March 6 - March 7, 2024
Varies each day
Doubletree by Hilton
East Syracuse, NY
The upcoming conference will center around the theme of Embracing Opportunities for a Viable Future. The sessions will be focused on strategies that can be utilized to initiate progress, invoke enthusiasm, and develop new leadership strategies to tackle challenges and capitalize on opportunities. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from experts in their respective fields, network with peers, and gain valuable insights into the latest topics and developments in the dairy industry. The conference will provide a platform for attendees to share their experiences, exchange ideas, and collaborate on innovative solutions to the challenges that lie ahead.
2024 Spring Safety Meeting with Dairy Support Services
March 8, 2024
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
CNY Farm Supply
Cortland, NY
This meeting is targeted at both experienced and new farm workers who are operating trucks and ag equipment while applying manure and harvesting crops.
Hands-on Animal Care Dairy Training Program - Broome County
March 13, 2024
10 am - 3 pm
Broome County: Glezen Farms
Lisle, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell PRO-DAIRY are excited to offer a sponsorship opportunity for our upcoming Hands-On Animal Care Dairy Training Program. This one-day program will be offered in four different regions across the state, in up to 8 separate locations on different dates. Topics covered will include stockmanship, calf care, non-ambulatory animals, euthanasia, and fitness for transport. Offered in both Spanish and English. Limited to 32 total people per site.
Hands-on Animal Care Dairy Training Program - Cayuyga County
March 14, 2024
10 am - 3 pm
Cayuga County: Green Hill Dairy
Scipio Center, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell PRO-DAIRY are excited to offer a sponsorship opportunity for our upcoming Hands-On Animal Care Dairy Training Program. This one-day program will be offered in four different regions across the state, in up to 8 separate locations on different dates. Topics covered will include stockmanship, calf care, non-ambulatory animals, euthanasia, and fitness for transport. Offered in both Spanish and English. Limited to 32 total people per site.
Manure Storage Cover and Flare Farm Tour
March 28, 2024
1 pm - 3 pm
Fessenden Dairy
King Ferry, NY
See different covered storage designs.
Speak with an experienced farm operator.
Discuss design changes, performance, maintenance, cost, and funding opportunities
April 2024
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May 2024
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June 2024
Tioga County Summer Walk Series
June 12, 2024
6:30-8:00 PM
Hilltop Community Farm
Candor, NY
Tioga County Pasture Walk to be held at CCE Tioga from 6:30-8:00 PM - 343 Cass Hill Road Candor, NY. We look forward to seeing you there! (there is no cost to attend, light refreshments will be provided)
July 2024
Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
July 2, 2024 : Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
TBA
NYSIP Foundation Seed Barn
Ithaca, NY
Save the Date!
North American Manure Expo
July 17 - July 18, 2024 : North American Manure Expo
Auburn, NY
Save the Date for the North American Manure Expo
Professionalism in Nutrient Management - www.manureexpo.com
Sundaes on the Farm
July 21, 2024
Noon - 3pm
Frisbie Bros Farm
Spencer, NY
Learn about Tioga County Agriculture! IFree Admission! Enjoy Ice Cream, Animals and Farm Tours, Kid's Activities, Food, Live Music, and Farm Vendors.
August 2024
2024 Aurora Farm Field Day
August 1, 2024
9:00am - 4:00pm
Musgrave Research Farm
Aurora, NY
The annual Cornell Field Crop Research Field Day will be Thursday, August 1 at the Musgrave Research Farm, Aurora, N.Y. The program features walking and hay wagon tours in the morning and afternoon.
DEC and CCA credits have been requested.
**CANCELLED ** FARM Updates & COW$ - New Tools for Improving Individual Cow and Herd Profitability
August 12, 2024 : FARM Updates & COW$ - New Tools for Improving Individual Cow and Herd Profitability
10 - 12 pm
Walnut Ridge Dairy
Lansing, NY
Speakers: Dr Julio Giordano, Cornell University & Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY
Cost: FREE
Topics:
- FARM 5.0 updates & common action plan items
- Strategies for offering Continuing Education & training
- Hands-on cow model demonstrations, available for training with CCE
- Cow$ - New tools and data for improving individual cow and herd profitability
Tioga County Summer Walk Series: Pasture Walk #2
August 13, 2024 : Tioga County Summer Walk Series: Pasture Walk #2
5:00 -7:30pm
Twin Brook Farm
Owego, NY
Pasture Walk #2 will focus on beef cow grazing!
-Comfortable space to ask questions about grazing management that you can apply to your own operation-
-Learn from a local Tioga County Grazier with 25+ years of experience
-Preparing for winter/over-wintering techniques
-Discuss and share observations from this past grazing season…
-Learn about programs/resources to help you establish a rotational grazing system on your farm and more!
Free to attend; register here.
https://tinyurl.com/CCETiogaPW...
September 2024
Corn Silage Dry-Down Clinic
September 4, 2024
10 am - 2:pm
E. Merlin Wenger Farm
Port Byron, NY
Join South Central Dairy & Field Crops Team and Cayuga County Cooperative Extension Specialists for a corn silage dry-down clinic! Our corn silage crop maturity is variable this year. To ensure harvest and preservation of the best crop possible we are holding a corn silage dry-down clinic. Bring in your field samples to test dry-matter. We will be using an NIR machine which allows rapid results.
Tioga County Summer Pasture Walk #3
September 12, 2024
1 pm - 3:30 pm
Michael Troyer's Farm
Candor, NY
Join Us for our no cost Tioga County Summer Pasture Walk #3 on September 12th, 2024 at 1-3:30pm.
Location: Michael Troyer's farm, 696 Honeypot Rd, Candor
Topics: parasite management w/ grazing small ruminants, record keeping, pasture rejuvenation, winter management, stockpiling
Presenters: Jess Waltemyer, Cornell University Small Ruminant Specialist; Troy Bishopp, USC, Madison County SWCD, Janice Degni & Betsy Hicks, CCE Dairy & Field Crops Team
October 2024
Dairy Feeder School - Host Farm: Twin Birch Dairy
October 31, 2024
10 am - 3 pm; Registration at 9:30
Twin Birch Dairy
Skaneateles, NY
One day on-farm training for dairy farm feeders; Offered in English and Spanish at each site; Stations with hands-on activities/demos
Topics Covered During Feeder School:
¨ Economics and importance of feeding and feed management
¨ Dry matter and feeder math basics: how to measure DM and refusals, and adjust ration
¨ Feed consistency and TMR audits
¨ Troubleshooting mixer wagons
¨ Bunk silo management, map out bunk, packing density and preservation, and feed out
¨ Safety
November 2024
Dairy Feeder School - Host Farm: Walnut Ridge Dairy
November 12, 2024
10 am - 3 pm; Registration at 9:30
Walnut Ridge Dairy
Lansing, NY
One day on-farm training for dairy farm feeders; Offered in English and Spanish at each site; Stations with hands-on activities/demos
Topics Covered During Feeder School:
¨ Economics and importance of feeding and feed management
¨ Dry matter and feeder math basics: how to measure DM and refusals, and adjust ration
¨ Feed consistency and TMR audits
¨ Troubleshooting mixer wagons
¨ Bunk silo management, map out bunk, packing density and preservation, and feed out
¨ Safety
December 2024
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Cultivating Success with Better Bookkeeping
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: Cultivating Success with Better Bookkeeping
Save the Date! Join us for a six-session virtual series designed to boost your knowledge about what bookkeeping services are available to help you excel in farm recordkeeping.
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
Dairy Acceleration Program Funds Available
- organization of financial records/benchmarking up to $1,000
- continued business planning (for farms awarded in a previous year) up to $2,500
- business planning up to $5,000
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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ProDairy Forage Management
Are you prepared to change your routine this spring?While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many "rites of spring," and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new seedings, planting corn and harvesting first cutting, and are often performed in this order.
We are optimistic that the upcoming turn in weather will allow these task to be accomplished in a timely manner, but at this point it is time to ask yourself: Are you willing to change your spring routine?
In addition to adverse weather it is no secret that everyone is facing extremely tight economic times, and dealing with forage inventories of poor digestibility forages from 2017. This combination of factors makes it more critical than ever to be ready to tackle the task that will have the most impact on your business at the proper time.
Recent reference articles on dealing with tough times:
• Key Opportunities to Optimize 2018 Crop Production Efficiency
• Resources for Dealing with Spring Weather Delays
First Cutting
The number one focus should be on timely harvest of first cutting.
• Park the corn planter when a field of first cutting is ready for harvest.
o Monitoring 1st cut harvest timing
• Approach harvest by the acre, not by the field. Be ready to skip over a field that has passed its optimum harvest stage.
o Dynamic Harvest Schedules
• Strategically plan feed storage to best utilize forage inventories for the right group of animals.
o Strategic Forage Storage Planning
o When More is Better
Corn Planting
The window for planting for silage is generally wider than for grain, which is why first cutting can and should take priority over corn planting. However, in the event of extreme delays in planting corn, performance will diminish with late plantings. If corn planting progresses into late May or early June, begin to consider alternative options for those acres. Previous research from Cornell and Penn State suggest a 0.5 to 1 ton/acre per week decline in silage yield for planting after mid to late May.
Multi-Tasking
First and foremost during a time of year that can be very busy and stressful, taking every precaution to keep your team safe is critical.
The idea of fitting all of this work into a condensed time period, and still getting key tasks completed before critical deadlines can seem impossible, but year after year many find unique ways to get it all done. Consider working with neighbors, custom operators or renting equipment to accomplish these key tasks on time.
If you currently utilize custom operators, now is a good time to set up a time to meet with them and make sure you are on the same page to get tasks accomplished in the time-frame needed. Make sure that your expectations and goals are clearly defined. They will also be under stress to fit their work into a condensed period and meet their customers' expectations, so defining expectations and pre-planning how to most efficiently get the work accomplished when the custom operator arrives can go a long way to increase the chances for success.
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