Events - month view

February 2014
Grain Marketing Workshop
February 6, 2014
11am - 2pm
Union Springs, NY
Annie's Project Offered at Three Locations in Northwest New York
February 6 - March 13, 2014
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Annie's Project Risk Management Education for Farm and Ranch Women
February 6 - March 13, 2014
9:30 am to 2:00 pm
Ithaca, NY
Crop Protection Meeting 2014

February 7, 2014
9:30 am registration. Meeting 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Lafayette, NY
2014 Corn Day Presentations
February 11, 2014
Cooperstown, NY
NY Certified Organic Winter Meeting Series #2
February 11, 2014
10 am - 2:30
Geneva, NY
Sprouting Fodder Webinar
February 17, 2014
1pm-2:15pm
Cover Crops & Soil Health: Harvesting the Potential
February 18, 2014
9am - 1pm
Auburn, NY
OSHA Training: A Farm Walkabout with Karl Czymmek of NYCAMH
February 19, 2014
1pm - 3pm
Cortland, NY
2014 Step It Up Winter Grazing Conference
February 25, 2014
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Albion, NY

March 2014
Hay, Balage, and Forage Quality School-Day 1 Presentations
March 4 - March 13, 2014
Mt. Upton, Hudson and Ballston Spa, NY
Hay, Balage, and Forage Quality School-Day 2 Presentations Part 1
March 4 - March 13, 2014
Mt. Upton, Hudson and Ballston Spa, NY
Hay, Balage, and Forage Quality School-Day 2 Presentations Part 2
March 4 - March 13, 2014
Mt. Upton, Hudson and Ballston Spa, NY
Winter Dairy Management - Jordan Hall
March 5, 2014
9:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Geneva, NY
Pre-Exam Training to Become a Certified Pesticide Applicator
March 7, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Albion, NY
NOFA NY Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference
March 7, 2014
8am
Auburn, NY
2014 Dairy Day ~ Afternoon Session Presentations
March 11, 2014
Cooperstown, NY
2014 Dairy Day ~ Morning Session Presentations
March 11, 2014
Cooperstown, NY
NY Certified Organic Winter Meeting Series #3
March 11, 2014
10 am - 2:30
Geneva, NY
Pre-Exam Training to Become a Certified Pesticide Applicator
March 11, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Albion, NY
Winter Dairy Management - Breezy Hill Party House
March 14, 2014
9:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Warsaw, NY
Winter Dairy Management School
March 21, 2014
9 am - 3 pm
Morrisville, NY
Program Topics:
Milking System Efficiency-Milking it for all it's worth!
Low Cost Parlors- Options and Considerations.
Parlors - Typical Intervals for Maintenance and Improved Numbers Game
Business Planning for a Successful Project
Robotic Milking Systems-Different Management System.
Hoof Health and Lameness
March 25, 2014
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Agriculture Celebration Banquet 2014
March 25, 2014
6:30 pm Cocktail Hour 7:00 pm Dinner
Solon, NY
CORE Pesticide Applicator Training and Recertification Course
March 25, 2014
8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. DEC Examination - 1:00 p.m.
Warsaw, NY
Crop Protection Meeting Horseheads

March 26, 2014
Registration 9:30 am Presentations 10:00 am-3:00pm
Horseheads, NY
Pastured Poultry Production Workshop
March 29, 2014
10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Churchville, NY

April 2014
Soil Health & Winter Forage Field Day
April 22, 2014
11 am - 2:30 pm
Unadilla, NY
Clean Sweep NY
April 30, 2014
Warsaw, NY

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.
Automated Health Monitoring Systems for Dairy Workshop
October 24, 2025
Harford, NY
Presentation by Dr Julio Giordano, Cornell University
Learn about practical application for several types of Automated Health Monitoring Systems, including
SCR collars, Smaxtec boluses, Afi collars, Cattle Eye, Cainthu and more
- Review of live CURC dairy farm data
- See cow alerts on the computer, and
- Assess health of the cow being alerted in the barn
Get your monitoring system questions answered by Dr Giordano!
** This workshop is also available in Spanish!! Please indicate in the registration if you'll want to attend the Spanish session! **
This workshop is open to all dairy farmers, those that have monitoring systems or those thinking about adapting a new system. The workshop is free to attend, but registration is REQUIRED. Lunch is provided at no charge!
Dairy Systems & Technology Showcase - Cayuga County Tours
October 29, 2025 : Fall Farm Tour - Cayuga County
- Guided facility walk through of new dairy systems and technologies on farms across NYS led by CCE Dairy Specialists, PRO-DAIRY, and other industry experts.
- Intended audience: Dairy farmers and industry partners.
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