2025 Events - year view
previous yearJanuary 2025
2025 Dairy Day
January 7 - January 8, 2025
Dairy Day will be held in two locations. On January 7 at White Eagle Conference Center, and January 8 at CCE Saratoga County!
Dairy Day and Corn and Soybean Day Sponsorship
January 7 - January 15, 2025
NYBPA Region 6 Beef Meeting - Cortland
January 8, 2025
2025 Corn Congress
January 9, 2025
NYBPA Region 6 Beef Meeting - Owego
January 10, 2025
The first ever Bale Grazing Winter Pasture Walk
January 11, 2025
2025 Winter NYCO Meetings
January 14 - March 11, 2025
Combined dairy and field crop meetings hosted by New York Certified Organic (NYCO).
Corn & Soybean Day
January 14 - January 15, 2025
Corn & Soybean Day will be held in two locations. January 14 at White Eagle Conference Center, and January 15 Saratoga County 4-H Training Center! DEC Credits are only available from attending one meeting.
A New Year Goal: Cultivate Success with Better Bookkeeping - A 6-week Virtual Series
January 16 - March 27, 2025
Ag English Mentorship
January 17 - February 28, 2025
Ag Supervisory Leadership
January 17 - February 27, 2025
Robotic Manure Collector Tour at Nichols Dairy Farm
January 17, 2025
Class A CDL Training Course
January 18 - March 22, 2025
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations
January 21 - March 4, 2025
Join Statewide Dairy Specialists and PRO-DAIRY for an insightful webinar series discussing various aspects of dairy cattle culling management.
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations.
January 21 - March 4, 2025
Farm Succession Planning Webinar
January 22, 2025
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 19 Release
January 23, 2025
Winter Crop Meeting 2025 - Dryden
January 23, 2025
2025 NYBPA Annual Conference & Membership Meeting
January 24 - January 25, 2025
Rice Growing Workshop Series (online)
January 24 - March 7, 2025
Winter Crop Meeting 2025 - Auburn
January 24, 2025
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations
January 28 - March 4, 2025
Untangling Land Rental Rates, Ag Districts and Leasing Considerations
January 29, 2025
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership - Virtual Information Sessions
January 30 - February 10, 2025
February 2025
Becker Forum
February 5, 2025
2025 NWNY Dairy Day
February 6, 2025
Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference
February 6, 2025
Cornell Organic Grains Conference
February 6, 2025
Crop Protection Meeting Horseheads 2025
February 11, 2025
2025 Soybean & Small Grains Congress
February 12, 2025
Marketing Tips for MeatSuite Success & New Processor Directory
February 13, 2025
2025 HACCP Training for Meat and Poultry Processors
February 17 - February 18, 2025
Winter Tiestall Ventilation and Cow Comfort Workshop - Yates County
February 20, 2025
2025 Yates County Crops Congress
February 26, 2025
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 20 Release
February 27, 2025
Making Your Products Consumer Friendly
February 27, 2025
Managing Mycotoxins: A Guide for Livestock Producers
February 27, 2025
Butcher Waste and Mortality Composting
February 28, 2025
Northeast Fiber Exchange Fiber Sorting and Quality Training
February 28, 2025
Setting Your Farm Financial Resolutions
February 28, 2025
March 2025
Statewide Dairy Programs: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations Webinar Series and Calf Transition Program
March 1, 2025
Farmers Market and Meat Marketing Workshop - East Aurora
March 4, 2025
Manure Roadshow
March 4 - March 28, 2025
Cultivating Profits - Farmers Market Benchmarks
March 5, 2025
Parasite Issues & Management
March 5, 2025
Science-Based Strategies for Equine Pasture Management in the Northeast Series
March 5 - April 30, 2025
How small can co-digestion economically go?
March 6, 2025
Using MeatSuite's Meat Price Calculator & New Local Meat Price Reports
March 6, 2025
ASL101: Transition to Supervisor
March 7, 2025
ASL102: Organizing Work for High Quality Results
March 7, 2025
Dairy Support Services Corporation Manure Safety and Handling Meeting 2025
March 7, 2025
Farmers Market and Meat Marketing Workshop - Jamestown
March 11, 2025
Raising Laying Hens for Eggs: Is it all it's cracked up to be?
March 11, 2025
Raising Laying Hens for Eggs: Is it all it's cracked up to be?
March 11, 2025
Ag Workforce Central: Virtual Office Hour - Farm-provided Employee Housing
March 12, 2025
Let's Talk Ticks, What Every Livestock Producer Needs to Know
March 12, 2025
NY Sheep Shearing School 2025
March 15, 2025
On-Farm Research Network
March 17, 2025
Avian Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - The Latest Updates and What It Means for Poultry Health
March 18, 2025
Avian Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - the latest updates and what it means for poultry health
March 18, 2025
Avian Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - the latest updates and what it means for poultry health
March 18, 2025
Colostrum and Calf Technologies
March 18, 2025
Transition Calf Workshop
March 18, 2025
Colostrum and Calf Technologies
March 19, 2025
Colostrum and Calf-Hood Technology Dinner Meeting
March 19, 2025
Shop Talk: Integrated Weed Management
March 19, 2025
Transition Calf Workshop
March 19, 2025
Cortland County Agriculture Celebration Banquet (9th Annual)
March 20, 2025
Sprayer Clinic
March 20, 2025
Transition Calf Workshop - Tompkins County
March 20, 2025
Yates County "Shop Talk"- High Oleic Soybeans
March 20, 2025
NY Beef Producers Association (NYBPA) Region 2 Meeting
March 21, 2025
NY Beef Producers Association (NYBPA) Region 4 Meeting
March 22, 2025
Transition Heifer Calf Program
March 24, 2025
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow
March 25 - March 28, 2025
2.0 DEC credits (1a, 10, 21, 23)
2.0 CCA Credits (Pest Mgmt)
Those seeking these credits must arrive and sign in 15 minutes before the start of the event.
Attendees are eligible for DEC and/or CCA credits for attending one of the following events:
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 21 Release
March 27, 2025
Shop Talk: Drone Discussion
March 27, 2025
Transition Calf Workshop - Cayuga County
March 27, 2025
Planter Clinic
March 28, 2025
NY Pork Producers 2025 Annual Meeting
March 29, 2025
Parasite Fecal Analysis 2025 Roadshow
March 31 - April 8, 2025
April 2025
2025 NYSDEC How to Get Certified Course
April 2, 2025
Workshop: Develop a Plan to Reach Your Farm’s Dairy Cow Replacement Needs
April 7, 2025
Creating and Pricing Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat with MeatSuite
April 23, 2025
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 22 Release
April 24, 2025
Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day
April 24, 2025
Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day
April 24, 2025
Beef and Dairy Bovine Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Training Course
April 25 - April 26, 2025
Spring Beef Cattle Weighing
April 29 - May 5, 2025
Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex Workshop
April 30, 2025
May 2025
Annual Woods Walk 2025
May 4, 2025
How Harvest NY Can Support Your Business (For Value-Added Producers, Distributors and Manufacturers)
May 5, 2025
How Harvest NY Can Support Your Business (For Growers, Producers and Farmers)
May 7, 2025
Intro to Swine Production
May 8 - May 15, 2025
Build Your Own Bee Hotel Workshop
May 10, 2025
Planning For Immigration Enforcement At Your Farm
May 20, 2025
Planning for Immigration Enforcement at Your Farm
May 20, 2025
2025 Spring Turn-Out
May 22, 2025
Livestock Fencing 101: The Basics
May 30, 2025
Small Ruminant Parasite Management and Husbandry
May 31, 2025
June 2025
Chainsaw Safety & Forestry BMP's
June 13, 2025
FAMACHA Workshop at Alfred State College
June 14, 2025
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop at Alfred State College
June 17, 2025
Youth Tractor & Machinery Certification Program
June 19 - June 27, 2025
July 2025
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August 2025
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September 2025
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October 2025
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November 2025
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December 2025
Crops, Cows & Critters - Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Newsletter Sponsorship
December 19, 2025
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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
A downloadable factsheet is available at our BUSINESS heading at the top of our webpage.
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.Complete Project Details: https://nydairyadmin.cce.cornell.edu/uploads/doc_1125.pdf
Manure history and field management (cover crops, crop rotation, etc.) impact soil nitrogen (N)- supplying capacity. In the project, Power of Manure, we evaluate the N supply, soil microbial biomass, and crop N uptake efficiency as a result of different manure histories, field agronomic management, and soil types.
Complete Project Details: https://nydairyadmin.cce.cornell.edu/uploads/doc_1126.pdf
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