Events - month view

June 2025
CNYDFC Listed Event
Agricultural Co-Ops for Small Farmers
June 11, 2025
1pm - 2pm EST
Zoom
Free webinar
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Chainsaw Safety & Forestry BMP's
June 13, 2025
9:30am-3pm
CCE Allegany
Belmont, NY

Perfect for beginners or experienced users needing a refresher. We'll cover safety features and basic maintenance of the modern saw and learn kickback prevention techniques. Participants will be able to try on various PPE and learn ergonomic practices. Interested participants will learn to safely start up, throttle up, and turn off a saw. You may bring our own saw if you choose, there will be no cutting in this class.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
FAMACHA Workshop at Alfred State College
June 14, 2025 : FAMACHA Workshop at Alfred State College
9am - 12pm
Alfred State College
Alfred, NY

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension for a morning of classroom learning, hands-on FAMACHA and 5 Point Check practice, and a pasture walk at Alfred State College's teaching farm to learn about putting IPM to work on pasture using evasive grazing techniques. An exam will be provided, and students passing the exam will receive program certification, including a FAMACHA Card.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop at Alfred State College
June 17, 2025 : Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop at Alfred State College
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Alfred State College
Alfred, NY

This mobile workshop will teach you what you need to know to perform fecal egg counts and understand the results of fecal egg count reduction tests at home. While focused on testing sheep and goats, this event is applicable to all ruminants and camelids.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Youth Tractor & Machinery Certification Program
June 19, 2025
June 26 - June 27, 2025
8:30am-4:30pm
Cuba-Rushford HS
Cuba, NY

The 4-H and FFA Tractor & Machinery Certification Program will be offered at the Cuba-Rushford HS (5476 Rt. 305, Cuba, NY 14727) on June 19th, 26th and 27th from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.Youth must attend all 3 sessions plus pass written and driving test to receive certification.
Cayuga County Pasture Walk
June 30, 2025
6 - 8 pm
Simme Valley Simmentals
Groton, NY
Join members of the SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, and other Extension professionals on Monday, 6/20/25 at Simme Valley Simmentals Farm in Groton for this information filled pasture walk and special topic presentations.
July 2025
CNYDFC Listed Event
Ag Workforce Central: Virtual Office Hour
July 9, 2025
Noon - 1pm EST
Zoom
Free webinar.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
WNY Pastureland Conversion & Soil Health Field Day
July 16, 2025
9am-3pm
Zeliff Farm
Middleport, NY

Join American Farmland Trust for the Western New York Soil Health Field Day on July 16, 2025, at Zeliff Farm in Middleport, NY, from 9:00 AM-3:15 PM. Learn about pasture conversion, soil health benchmarking, biochar in grazing systems, and best grazing practices. Plus, enjoy hands-on demos with the NY Soil Health Trailer, drones, and cover crops! Check out the attached agenda for more information about the field day and REGISTER HERE. Zeliff Farms is a regenerative beef operation who has recently partnered with AFT on outreach and education to farmers including learning circles and evaluating biochar effects on soil health.
CNYDFC Listed Event
IPM Strategies to Protect Corn and Soybean Seed in NYS
July 22, 2025
10am - 1:30pm
SUNY Cobleskill (Champlin Hall and field plots)
Cobleskill, NY
Free event. DEC Credits available
Tioga County Pasture Walk
July 24, 2025
1 - 3pm
Schlabach and Sons
Owego, NY
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, CCE South Central Dairy and Field Crops Team, and Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District for a pasture walk!
This year, we will be visiting an organic dairy farm.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
IPM Strategies to Protect Corn and Soybean Seed in NY

July 30, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Zittels Family Farm
Hamburg , NY
SWNYDLFC and Cornell IPM are hosting a grower meeting to discuss integrated pest management strategies for protecting corn and soybean seed in New York.
August 2025
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY
August 13, 2025 : FAMACHA Training in Woodhull
6pm - 8:30pm
Anthony Marko's Farm
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.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY
August 20, 2025 : Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY
6pm - 8:00pm
Anthony Marko's Farm
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

C&H Farms is new to grazing beef cows. Come out to view, discuss, and learn what is working and what needs some adjusting.
Upcoming Events
Cayuga County Pasture Walk
June 30, 2025
Groton, NY
Join members of the SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, and other Extension professionals on Monday, 6/20/25 at Simme Valley Simmentals Farm in Groton for this information filled pasture walk and special topic presentations.
Tioga County Pasture Walk
July 24, 2025
Owego, NY
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, CCE South Central Dairy and Field Crops Team, and Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District for a pasture walk!
This year, we will be visiting an organic dairy farm.
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