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.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Crawford Farms Tour
June 20, 2026 : Crawford Farms Tour
CCE Madison County
Equine Event-Crawford Farms Tour
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.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - Cornell Lake Erie Research & Extension Laboratory (Portland, NY)
June 23, 2026
6pm-8pm
Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory
Portland, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - CCE Allegany County (Belmont, NY)
June 24, 2026
6pm-8pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany County
Belmont, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - CCE Steuben County (Bath, NY)
June 25, 2026
6pm-8pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension Steuben County
Bath, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 37 Release
June 25, 2026
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - CCE Erie County Pavilion (Orchard Park, NY)
June 30, 2026
6pm-8pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County Pavilion
Orchard Park, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Soil Health Field Day
June 30, 2026
10am-1pm
Nichols Farm
Farmersville, NY
Save the date! We're hosting a Soil Health Field Day at Nichols Farm in Farmersville on June 30th. Topics include soil health demonstrations, cover crop uses and benefits, and lunch is being provided. Call 716-699-2377 (ext.106) to RSVP.
July 2026
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - CCE Cattaraugus (Ellicottville, NY)
July 1, 2026
7pm-9pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension Cattaraugus County
Ellicottville, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Dairy Grazing Pasture Walk
July 1, 2026
1pm-4pm
Heaven Scent Dairy
Bath, NY
FREE
0.75 DEC credits in CORE, 1a, 21 Available
Presentations from Steuben County Soil and Water and SWNY DLFC Team
CNYDFC Listed Event
IPM Strategies to Protect Corn and Soybean Seed in NYS
July 7, 2026
10am - 1:30pm
SUNY Cobleskill (Champlin Hall and field plots)
Free Event, Lunch Provided. DEC Credits: 2.25 (1A, 4, 10, 21, 23)
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Beef x Dairy Finishing Farm Tour
July 16, 2026
6:00pm-8:00pm
Centerstate Cattle Company
Auburn, NY
Come out to view, discuss, and learn about feeding and finishing Beef x Dairy cattle at Centerstate Cattle Co.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 38 Release
July 23, 2026
Managing the Waterhemp Invasion in Corn and Soybeans A Twilight Meeting to view herbicide programs with Dr. Vipan Kumar
July 28, 2026 : Managing the Waterhemp Invasion in Corn and Soybeans A Twilight Meeting to view herbicide programs
6-7:30pm
Carpenter Farm, Dryden
Dryden,
See the efficacy of different herbicide programs, both pre and post to control this weed with multiple herbicide resistance.
NO Cost, No Pre-registration. 1 DEC Credit for 1A, 10 & 21 approved
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Managing the Waterhemp Invasion in Corn and Soybeans A Twilight Meeting to view herbicide programs with Dr. Vipan Kumar
July 28, 2026 : Managing the Waterhemp Invasion in Corn and Soybeans A Twilight Meeting to view herbicide programs
Dryden,
See the efficacy of different herbicide programs, both pre and post to control this weed with multiple herbicide resistance.
NO Cost, No Pre-registration. 1 DEC Credit for 1A, 10 & 21 approved
Virtual Fence and Bale Grazing Pasture Walk
August 6, 2026 : Virtual Fence and Bale Grazing Pasture Walk
Marathon, NY
This summer time pasture walk will focus on three areas: Gallagher eShepherd collars for a grazing dairy, summer time grazing planning, and incorporating bale grazing into a rotation. The Grass Whisperer, Troy Bishopp, will guide conversation on our walk.
Tompkins County Beef Pasture Walk
August 22, 2026 : Tompkins County Beef Pasture Walk
Enfiled, NY
Main points:
- Cattle handling system, chute funded by John May Farm Safety Fund
- Rotational grazing paddocks, including establishing a rotation and improving pasture quality and quantity
- SWCD work including livestock watering system and fencing
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
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