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August 2025

NWNYTeam Listed Event

NWNY Soybean Weed Tour

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 4, 2025
10am-11am
Seneca Falls, NY

Dr. Vipan Kumar, Cornell weed scientist, will lead the tour through the small plot treatments and discuss the impact of these integrated herbicide strategies, with multiple modes of action, from a resistance management standpoint.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

August 13, 2025
10am - 12pm
Country Crossroads Feed & Seed
Andover, NY

Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. 

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY

August 13, 2025 : FAMACHA Training in Woodhull
6pm - 8:30pm
Anthony Marco's Farm
Woodhull, NY

FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY

Join us for a discussion and hands-on training for internal parasite integrated pest management in sheep and goats. Certification is available to all students participating in the workshop.

Tompkins County Pasture Walk - Small Ruminants

August 14, 2025
6 - 8 pm
Laughing Goat Fiber Farm
Ithaca, NY

Topics: 

  •  Watering systems & composting pad, Soil & Water Conservation District
  •  Grazing small ruminants, Jess Waltemyer, Cornell PRO-LIVESTOCK

Free to register; Registration optional, but encouraged!

** If you are having registration difficulties, please email Betsy Hicks at bjh246@cornell.edu to let us know you're coming! **

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Mock Truck Inspection Day at CLEREL

August 20, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory
Portland, NY

Mock Truck Inspection Day at CLEREL

Are you hauling grain? Attend this refresher class on the regulations for commercial vehicles. 

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY

August 20, 2025 : Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY
6pm - 8:00pm
Anthony Marco's Farm
Woodhull, NY

Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY

Join us on one of our region's sheep farms to walk their pastures and explore managing sheep in a frequent rotational grazing system

NWNYTeam Listed Event

Pasture Walk at C&H Farms of WNY, LLC

August 26, 2025
6-8pm
C&H Farms
Akron, NY

Pasture Walk at C&H Farms of WNY, LLC

C&H Farms is new to grazing beef cows. Come out to view, discuss, and learn what is working and what needs some adjusting.

September 2025

CNYDFC Listed Event

El "Break" Info-Lechero 2025

September 3, 2025
September 10, 2025
September 17, 2025
September 24, 2025
October 1, 2025
October 8, 2025
October 15, 2025
October 22, 2025
October 29, 2025
November 5, 2025

3pm - 4pm
Zoom

Dairy Spanish Webinar Series, free but registration required.  Only available in Spanish.

NWNYTeam Listed Event

Yates County Cover Crop Field Day

September 3, 2025
9am-12pm
Penn Yan, NY

Yates County Cover Crop Field Day

Brought to you in cooperation by the Yates County Soil & Water Conservation District; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County; Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock, & Field Crops Team; Town of Milo Agricultural Committee; & King's Agriseed

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Beef Extravaganza 2025

September 6, 2025
10am-2pm
Country Crossroads Feed & Seed
Addison, NY

Beef Extravaganza 2025

FREE event!

Vendor List: Priefert, CCE, SWNY Dairy & Livestock Team, Select Sires, Poulin Grain, CCR Fencing, Merek, Animal Health Intl, NY Beef Producers Association, and More!

Highlights: Door Prizes, Discounts, Food Truck, Demonstrations, and Early Ordering.

Broome County Pasture Walk - Horses

September 10, 2025 : Broome County Pasture Walk featuring Horses
5:30-7:30 pm
Heavenly Acres
Whitney Point, NY

Save the date for an Equine Pasture Walk with Broome County CCE!

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

September 11, 2025
10am-12pm
Hinz-Sight Dairy Farm Camp
Fillmore, NY

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. Free lunch provided following field walk. 

Chemung County Pasture Walk - Beef

September 11, 2025 : Chemung County Pasture Walk featuring a Beef Herd
6:00-8:00 pm
Hiltop Maple Farm
Cayuta, NY

Save the Date for a Chemung County Pasture Walk featuring a Beef Herd

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

September 11, 2025
10am - 12pm
Hinz-Sight Dairy Farm Camp
Fillmore, NY

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. Free lunch provided following field walk. 

October 2025

CNYDFC Listed Event

El "Break" Info-Lechero 2025

September 3, 2025
September 10, 2025
September 17, 2025
September 24, 2025
October 1, 2025
October 8, 2025
October 15, 2025
October 22, 2025
October 29, 2025
November 5, 2025

3pm - 4pm
Zoom

Dairy Spanish Webinar Series, free but registration required.  Only available in Spanish.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Silvopasture on a Shoestring

October 7, 2025
9am-3pm
Wild Geese Farm
Franklinville, NY

Silvopasture on a Shoestring

Join Joshua Greene, Director of Education at Trees For Graziers, Jonathan Bates, Statewide Agroforestry Educator, and Lynn Bliven, owner of Wild Geese Farm for a full day training event that will include classroom and hands-on sessions. The focus will be on DIY silvopasture projects on small grazing farms. We will address the practical considerations of tree establishment, protection, and maintenance while learning how silvopasture can help address your farm's resource concerns and enhance livestock grazing.

NWNYTeam Listed Event

Dairy Bovine Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Training Course en Espanol

October 14 - October 15, 2025
9:30am-3:30pm
Tentative: Niagara County

Dairy Bovine Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Training Course en Espanol

Join us for a two-day workshop with hands-on training that will be offered in Spanish in cooperation with Javier Cheang, Genex. Space is limited, register today!

Fall Farm Tours - Cayuga County

October 29, 2025
10-3pm

Save the date for the drive-yourself farm tours!

More information coming soon!


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Upcoming Events

Broome County Pasture Walk - Horses

September 10, 2025 : Broome County Pasture Walk featuring Horses
Whitney Point, NY

Save the date for an Equine Pasture Walk with Broome County CCE!

View Broome County Pasture Walk - Horses Details

Chemung County Pasture Walk - Beef

September 11, 2025 : Chemung County Pasture Walk featuring a Beef Herd
Cayuta, NY

Save the Date for a Chemung County Pasture Walk featuring a Beef Herd

View Chemung County Pasture Walk - Beef Details

Fall Farm Tours - Cayuga County

October 29, 2025

Save the date for the drive-yourself farm tours!

More information coming soon!

View Fall Farm Tours - Cayuga County Details

Announcements

USDA Contract Freezes and Terminations: Legal Action Steps for Farmers

For Farmers with Signed EQIP and CSP Contracts

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 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.


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

https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/welcome-to-cornell-convos

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!

http://www.nationaldairyfarm.com/drug-residue-manual


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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


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