Events - month view
earlier monthsSeptember 2025
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Seneca County
September 2, 2025
10:00am-2:00pm
Keystone Mills
Romulus, NY
Bring a sample of corn stalks from each field you anticipate harvesting for corn silage to receive whole plant dry matter value, estimated harvest date range, and information on best management practices for the 2025 corn silage harvest.
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
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
Spanish Dairy Webinar Series
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
2pm CST
Online
Daniela Gonzalez Carranza is happy to announce a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a dairy webinar series only in Spanish.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Grain Bin Rescue Training
September 6, 2025
8:30 AM
Howard Fire Department
Avoca, NY
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Beef Extravaganza 2025
September 6, 2025
10am-2pm
Country Crossroads Feed & Seed
Addison, NY
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.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Grain Bin Rescue Training
September 7, 2025
8:00 AM
Zittels Family Farm
Hamburg , NY
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Yates County
September 9, 2025
10:00am-2:00pm
Himrod Farm Supply & Hardware
Himrod, NY, NY
Bring a sample of corn stalks from each field you anticipate harvesting for corn silage to receive whole plant dry matter value, estimated harvest date range, and information on best management practices for the 2025 corn silage harvest.
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
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
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.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Corn Silage Dry Down Day
September 12, 2025
10am - 2pm
Keystone Mills
Fort Plain, NY
Free event. No registration needed
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Seneca County (second round)
September 16, 2025
10:00am-2:00pm
Keystone Mills
Romulus, NY
Bring a sample of corn stalks from each field you anticipate harvesting for corn silage to receive whole plant dry matter value, estimated harvest date range, and information on best management practices for the 2025 corn silage harvest.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Mental Health First Aid Training
September 19, 2025
8:30am - 5pm
The Gathering Place
Cobleskill, NY
Free training
Hay Work Shop
September 27, 2025 : Hay Work Shop
3pm - 5pm
4-H Building at the Chemung County FairgroundsÂ
Horseheads, NY
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Driving Efficiency in Dairy & Exploring the Irish Experience
September 29, 2025
10am-2:30pm
Brooks Edge Farm
Rock Stream, NY
This workshop series will feature in-depth presentation and discussion led by Dr. Padraig French who is the Head of Livestock Systems and the Dairy Enterprise Leader at Teagasc (the Irish version of USDA). Dr. French will focus on the critical success factors for Irish dairy, which include pasture utilization, labor efficiency and managing for seasonal calving. The discussion will focus on ways that U.S. dairy farmers can use some of the Irish dairy techniques to become more profitable with grass farming.
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.
Spanish Dairy Webinar Series
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
2pm CST
Online
Daniela Gonzalez Carranza is happy to announce a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a dairy webinar series only in Spanish.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Silvopasture on a Shoestring
October 7, 2025
9am-3pm
Wild Geese Farm
Franklinville, NY
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.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Retirement Accounts for Farmers
October 8, 2025
1pm - 2pm EST
Zoom
Free webinar
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Dairy Bovine Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Training Course en Espanol
October 14 - October 15, 2025
9:30am-3:30pm
Atwater Farms
Barker, NY
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 : Fall Farm Tour - Cayuga County
10am - 3pm
Spruce Haven AM/ Dumonds PM
November 2025
Fall Farm Tours - Cortland County
November 5, 2025 : Fall Farm Tour - Cortland County
10-3pm
Riverside Dairy AM / Fouts Farm PM
CNYDFC Listed Event
If I'm Not Here Tomorrow: Estate Planning for Young Farm Families with Children
November 5, 2025
1pm - 2pm EST
Zoom
Free webinar
Spanish Dairy Webinar Series
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
2pm CST
Online
Daniela Gonzalez Carranza is happy to announce a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a dairy webinar series only in Spanish.
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
Inaugural New York State Agritourism Conference
November 10 - November 11, 2025
Saratoga Springs City Center
Saratoga Springs, NY
SAVE THE DATE! Inaugural NEW YORK STATE AGRITOURISM CONFERENCE presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Agritourism Program Work Team
Beef Quality Assurance - Training Day
November 15, 2025 : Beef Quality Assurance - Training Day
10am - 3pm
Binghamton
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Upcoming Events
Spanish Dairy Webinar Series
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
Daniela Gonzalez Carranza is happy to announce a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a dairy webinar series only in Spanish.
Hay Work Shop
September 27, 2025 : Hay Work Shop
Horseheads, NY
Fall Farm Tours - Cayuga County
October 29, 2025 : Fall Farm Tour - Cayuga County
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
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