Events - month view
earlier monthsMay 2026
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
So, You Want to Start a Farm Stand?
May 12, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom
Learn what questions to ask yourself before you start, and how to navigate topics like local zoning laws, insurance, and food safety regulations.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
FAMACHA Training Jamestown, NY
May 23, 2026 : FAMACHA Training Jamestown, NY
9am - 12pm
CCE Chautauqua at JCC Carnahan Center
Jamestown, NY
Learn what it takes to effectively manage internal parasite burdens in sheep and goats. This class is free to attend and is taught by Jess Waltemyer, Cornell's State Small Ruminant Specialist, and Amy Barkley, SWNYDLFC Livestock Specialist.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 36 Release
May 28, 2026
June 2026
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Artificial Insemination Training For Cattle Producers
June 5 - June 6, 2026
Lismore Dairy
Arkport, NY
Subject Options:
- Learn AI in Your Herd - Upcoming Trainings in NY
- Hands-On AI Training for Beef & Dairy Producers
- Improve Your Herd's Genetics - Register for AI Training
NWNYTeam Listed Event
On-Farm Milk Culture Workshop with QMPS
June 18, 2026
10:00am-2:30pm
CCE Ontario County Office
Canandaigua, NY
On-Farm Milk Culture Workshop presented by Quality Milk Production Services
Open to farms with established on-farm milk culture programs.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
2026 Multi-Species Pasture Walk at the Vanstrom Homestead
June 20, 2026 : 2026 Multi-Species Pasture Walk at the Vanstrom Homestead
11am - 2pm
The Vanstrom Homestead
Kennedy, NY
Our team is partnering with Chautauqua Co Soil and Water, WNY Crop Mangement, and the Vanstrom Homestead to bring you a pasture walk and hands-on workshop series. Topics include multi-species grazing, forage sampling/results interpretation, soil sampling/results interpretation, and a high tensile fence installment.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Crawford Farms Tour
June 20, 2026 : Crawford Farms Tour
CCE Madison County
Equine Event-Crawford Farms Tour
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 37 Release
June 25, 2026
July 2026
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 38 Release
July 23, 2026
Dairy
Livestock
Grazing
Forages
Grains
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
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