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earlier monthsJune 2024
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Broiler Field Day at Sunny Cove Farm
June 6, 2024
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Sunny Cove Farm
Alfred Station, NY
Join us for a field day to explore broiler production, processing, and finances. Meghan Snyder of Sunny Cove Farm will be our host. She raises small batches of organic broilers, processing them on-farm under the 1,000 bird exemption.
CNYDFC Listed Event
New York State Fiber Conference
June 9, 2024
9am - 4pm
Butternut Hill Campground
Bouckville, NY
Theme for this year: Quality Matters
CNYDFC Listed Event
Parasite Fecal Analysis Roadshow II
June 10, 2024 : SUNY Morrisville
9am - 2pm
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY
CNYDFC Listed Event
2024 Agritourism Monthly Webinar Series
January 9, 2024
February 13, 2024
March 12, 2024
April 9, 2024
May 14, 2024
June 11, 2024
July 9, 2024
August 13, 2024
September 10, 2024
October 8, 2024
November 12, 2024
December 10, 2024
Noon - 1pm
Zoom
Free webinar series meeting the second Tuesday of every month.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Agritourism Workshops Monthly! -How To's: Livestock Operations (not a petting zoo)
June 11, 2024
12:00pm-1:00pm
virtual
Are you thinking of starting an agritourism business or are you currently operating one?
Join our monthly lunch-hour, workshop virtual series and learn how to grow your agritourism business!
Cost: Free to attend, but registration required!
Tioga County Summer Walk Series
June 12, 2024
6:30-8:00 PM
Hilltop Community Farm
Candor, NY
Tioga County Pasture Walk to be held at CCE Tioga from 6:30-8:00 PM - 343 Cass Hill Road Candor, NY. We look forward to seeing you there! (there is no cost to attend, light refreshments will be provided)
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Hands-On Calving Training - Wyoming County
June 13, 2024
1pm - 4pm
CCE Wyoming County Office: Basement Rooms
Warsaw, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Parasite Management of Sheep & Goats
June 15, 2024 : Parasite Management of Sheep & Goats
10 am - 3 pm
CCE Orleans Education Center
Albion, NY
Learn about internal parasites of sheep and goats. Participation in the day will earn FAMACHA© certification.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Technology for Small Dairy - Pasture Walk
June 18, 2024
1pm - 3pm
Crosswinds Farm & Creamery
Rock Stream, NY
Come learn about the activity monitoring system the farm is using to assist with heat detection and herd health.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Parasite Fecal Analysis Roadshow II
June 24, 2024 : Washington County Fairgrounds Office
9am - 2pm
Washington County Fairgrounds Office
Greenwich, NY
CNYDFC Listed Event
Artificial Insemination Training Course~Stillwater
June 25 - June 26, 2024 : Artificial Insemination Training Course~Stillwater
9am - 3pm
Koval Brothers Dairy
Stillwater, NY
Two-Day Course. English / Spanish program. Lunch included.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 10 Release
June 27, 2024
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
Cornell Cow Convos-Episode 10
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Tiestall Ventilation and Cow Comfort Workshop - Yates County
June 28, 2024
1:30pm-3:00pm
Yates County
Penn Yan, NY
Come see a barn fogging demonstration to learn about proper barn ventilation and circulation as well as tips to manage heat stress in your cows this summer. Ask questions and get advice for your own facility.
Presented by: Cornell Cooperative Extension NWNY Team and Cornell PRO-DAIRY
NWNYTeam Listed Event
smaxTec Technology for Small Grazing Dairies - Webinar
June 28, 2024
12:00pm-1:00pm EST
online
Learn about the incorporation of smaXtec activity monitoring boluses at Crosswinds Farm, a small grazing dairy operation located in Rock Stream, NY.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Twilight at Tamberlane
June 28, 2024
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Tamberlane Farm
Canandaigua, NY
Join us for an evening to discuss conservation programs, talk grazing management, and enjoy a free dinner.
July 2024
CNYDFC Listed Event
Parasite Fecal Analysis Roadshow II
July 1, 2024 : Cobleskill
9am - 2pm
Center for Agriculture & Natural Resources
Cobleskill, NY
Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
July 2, 2024 : Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
TBA
NYSIP Foundation Seed Barn
Ithaca, NY
Save the Date!
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
July 2, 2024
NYSIP Foundation Seed Barn
Ithaca, NY
Please Save the Date for the Cornell Seed Growers Field Day to be held the morning of July 2nd. The event will be held at the NYSIP Foundation Seed Barn, 791 Dryden Rd., Rt. 366, Ithaca, NY.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Agritourism Workshops Monthly! -Urban Agritourism
July 9, 2024
12:00pm-1:00pm
virtual
Are you thinking of starting an agritourism business or are you currently operating one?
Join our monthly lunch-hour, workshop virtual series and learn how to grow your agritourism business!
Cost: Free to attend, but registration required!
CNYDFC Listed Event
2024 Agritourism Monthly Webinar Series
January 9, 2024
February 13, 2024
March 12, 2024
April 9, 2024
May 14, 2024
June 11, 2024
July 9, 2024
August 13, 2024
September 10, 2024
October 8, 2024
November 12, 2024
December 10, 2024
Noon - 1pm
Zoom
Free webinar series meeting the second Tuesday of every month.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Dairy Industry Update - HPAI in Dairy Cows
July 10, 2024
3pm-4pm
Webinar
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus remains a concern for New York farmers.
New York Farm Bureau (NYFB) and Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) are hosting a special webinar at 3:00 PM EST July 10 in collaboration with Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY. Panelists will feature experts from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, and American Association of Bovine Practitioners. The goal is to provide current and recommendations to help guide management on the farm.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Sustainable Poultry Production
July 12, 2024
10am - 3pm
Boston Valley Farms
Hamburg, NY
Join us to learn about sustainable poultry! Cornell Extension poultry specialist Amy Barkley will guide us in selecting the right breeds, establishing ecologically beneficial production, troubleshooting pests & diseases, and processing. We will tour a 5A-certified on-farm processing center and watch a demonstration. Everyone who identifies as a woman in agriculture is welcome to this free learning circle. Lunch is provided, so please register in advance! This event will allow participants to connect with fellow land stewards and producers and support everyone in learning together. We will discuss full-circle sustainable poultry production, from breed selection, housing, pests & diseases to processing and marketing. REGISTER
Led by Cornell Cooperative Extension poultry specialist Amy Barkley and farmer Kate Geiger; facilitated by American Farmland Trust NY's Women for the Land Program Associate, Caitlin Tucker, CCA.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Artificial Insemination Training Course~Earlville
July 15 - July 16, 2024 : Artificial Insemination Training Course~Earlville
9am - 3pm
Indian Camp Farm & Dairy
Earlville, NY
Two-Day Course. English / Spanish program. Lunch included.
North American Manure Expo
July 17 - July 18, 2024 : North American Manure Expo
Auburn, NY
Save the Date for the North American Manure Expo
Professionalism in Nutrient Management - www.manureexpo.com
CNYDFC Listed Event
North American Manure EXPO
July 17 - July 18, 2024
7:30am - 5pm
Patterson Farms, Inc
Auburn, NY
Two day event.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Fresh Cow Health Disorders Webinar Series in SPANISH
July 19, 2024 : Fresh Cow Health Disorders Spanish Webinar Series/Trastornos de Salud de las Vacas Frescas
1pm-2pm ET
Zoom
Join us for this free Spanish-language webinar series, where you will learn the fundamentals, management and research of the most common fresh cow health disorders.
Únete a esta serie de webinars en español, especÃficamente diseñado para empleados o supervisores de ranchos lecheros. En esta serie de webinars, usted aprendera acerca de los fundamentos, prácticas de manejo e investigación de las enfermedades más comunes de las vacas frescas.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Fresh Cow Health Disorders - Spanish
July 19, 2024
July 26, 2024
August 2, 2024
August 9, 2024
August 16, 2024
August 23, 2024
August 30, 2024
1pm - 2pm EST
Zoom
Free webinar series in Spanish.
Sundaes on the Farm
July 21, 2024
Noon - 3pm
Frisbie Bros Farm
Spencer, NY
Learn about Tioga County Agriculture! IFree Admission! Enjoy Ice Cream, Animals and Farm Tours, Kid's Activities, Food, Live Music, and Farm Vendors.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 11 Release
July 25, 2024
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
Cornell Cow Convos-Episode 11
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
August 2024
2024 Aurora Farm Field Day
August 1, 2024
9:00am - 4:00pm
Musgrave Research Farm
Aurora, NY
The annual Cornell Field Crop Research Field Day will be Thursday, August 1 at the Musgrave Research Farm, Aurora, N.Y. The program features walking and hay wagon tours in the morning and afternoon.
DEC and CCA credits have been requested.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
2024 Aurora Farm Field Day
August 1, 2024
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Musgrave Research Farm
Aurora, NY
The annual Cornell Field Crop Research Field Day will be Thursday, August 1 at the Musgrave Research Farm, Aurora, N.Y. The program features walking and hay wagon tours in the morning and afternoon.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Fresh Cow Health Disorders - Spanish
July 19, 2024
July 26, 2024
August 2, 2024
August 9, 2024
August 16, 2024
August 23, 2024
August 30, 2024
1pm - 2pm EST
Zoom
Free webinar series in Spanish.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Calving Workshop
August 6, 2024 : Calving Workshop
10am - 1pm
CCE Herkimer County
Herkimer, NY
English / Spanish program. Limited to 8 English speaking & 8 Spanish speaking participants. Lunch included.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Hands-On Calving Training - Yates County
August 7, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Yates County
1pm - 4pm
Skyline Auction Center
Benton, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
CANCELED Hands-On Calving Training - Genesee County
August 8, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Genesee County (English)
CANCELED
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
**CANCELLED ** FARM Updates & COW$ - New Tools for Improving Individual Cow and Herd Profitability
August 12, 2024 : FARM Updates & COW$ - New Tools for Improving Individual Cow and Herd Profitability
10 - 12 pm
Walnut Ridge Dairy
Lansing, NY
Speakers: Dr Julio Giordano, Cornell University & Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY
Cost: FREE
Topics:
- FARM 5.0 updates & common action plan items
- Strategies for offering Continuing Education & training
- Hands-on cow model demonstrations, available for training with CCE
- Cow$ - New tools and data for improving individual cow and herd profitability
Tioga County Summer Walk Series: Pasture Walk #2
August 13, 2024 : Tioga County Summer Walk Series: Pasture Walk #2
5:00 -7:30pm
Twin Brook Farm
Owego, NY
Pasture Walk #2 will focus on beef cow grazing!
-Comfortable space to ask questions about grazing management that you can apply to your own operation-
-Learn from a local Tioga County Grazier with 25+ years of experience
-Preparing for winter/over-wintering techniques
-Discuss and share observations from this past grazing season…
-Learn about programs/resources to help you establish a rotational grazing system on your farm and more!
Free to attend; register here.
https://tinyurl.com/CCETiogaPW...
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Agritourism Workshops Monthly! -TBD
August 13, 2024
12:00pm-1:00pm
virtual
Are you thinking of starting an agritourism business or are you currently operating one?
Join our monthly lunch-hour, workshop virtual series and learn how to grow your agritourism business!
Cost: Free to attend, but registration required!
CNYDFC Listed Event
2024 Agritourism Monthly Webinar Series
January 9, 2024
February 13, 2024
March 12, 2024
April 9, 2024
May 14, 2024
June 11, 2024
July 9, 2024
August 13, 2024
September 10, 2024
October 8, 2024
November 12, 2024
December 10, 2024
Noon - 1pm
Zoom
Free webinar series meeting the second Tuesday of every month.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Hands-On Calving Training -Livingston County
August 14, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Livingston County (English)
1pm - 4pm
Noblehurst Field House
Pavilion, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Hands-On Calving Training -Livingston County
August 14, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Livingston County (Spanish)
1pm - 4pm
Noblehurst Field House
Pavilion, NY
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Canceled due to low registration- Hands-On Calving Training -Orleans County
August 15, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Orleans County (English)
1pm - 4pm
Orleans County Cooperative Extension
Albion, NY
Canceled due to low registration. If you are interested in attending a calving workshop, please register for another offered in the region this fall.
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To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Canceled due to low registration- Hands-On Calving Training -Orleans County
August 15, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Orleans County (Spanish)
1pm - 4pm
Orleans County CCE
Albion, NY
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
2024 Broiler Field Day at Laughing Earth Farm
August 19, 2024 : 2024 Broiler Field Day at Laughing Earth Farm
5pm - 7:30pm
Laughing Earth Farm
Cropseyville, NY
Join us for a free field day to explore broiler production, processing, and finances. Zack and Annie Metzger will be our hosts. They have run this 200 year-old small diversified farm for 8 years. They process their poultry in a 20C kitchen, where they produce value-added products like sausage and dehydrated chicken feet.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
EVENT CANCELLED 2024 Broiler Field Day at Majestic Farm
August 20, 2024 : 2024 Broiler Field Day at Majestic Farm
11am - 1:30pm
Majestic Farm
Mountaindale, NY
Join us for a free field day to explore broiler production, processing, and finances. Brett and Sara Budde will be our hosts. They raise slow-growth organic broilers on their diversified farm in large flocks on woodland pasture. Their birds are processed into whole birds, parts, and chicken sausage.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Grain Bin Safety and Rescue Training
August 22, 2024 : Grain Bin and Safety Rescue Training
6 PM
Chautauqua County Emergency Office
Mayville, NY
The Chautauqua County Office of Emergency Services and Chautauqua County Farm Bureau cooperatively applied for and have recently been selected to receive specialized rescue training and equipment needed to respond to a grain entrapment incident in Chautauqua County and nearby areas. The new equipment will be awarded and demonstrated at this safety and rescue program. Farm owners and their families, farm employees, grain handlers, fire department personnel, and first responders are welcome to participate in a grain bin rescue training, which will also include safety tips working with grain bins.To help plan for meeting materials and food, please RSVP by August 20th, by contacting Lisa Kempisty, Extension Educator, at 716-664-9502 Ext 203 or by email: ljk4@cornell.edu.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 12 Release
August 22, 2024
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
Cornell Cow Convos-Episode 12
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
NWNYTeam Listed Event
NWNY BMR Male Sterile Sorghum Field Day
August 28, 2024
9am-1pm
Geneseo, NY
Join us Wednesday August 28th, 2024 to learn about the advantages of BMR male sterile forage sorghum, a cost-effective alternative to corn silage.
SWNYDLFC Listed Event
Organic Grains Field Day
August 30, 2024
10 AM - 3:30 PM
Oechsner Farms
Newfield, NY
Are you interested in organic small grains? Attend this event to learn more about diversifying your cropping system with small grains for whole farm resiliency and soil health. Registration is required.
Upcoming Events
Cultivating Success with Better Bookkeeping
January 16, 2025
January 30, 2025
February 13, 2025
February 27, 2025
March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025
: Cultivating Success with Better Bookkeeping
Save the Date! Join us for a six-session virtual series designed to boost your knowledge about what bookkeeping services are available to help you excel in farm recordkeeping.
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
Dairy Acceleration Program Funds Available
- organization of financial records/benchmarking up to $1,000
- continued business planning (for farms awarded in a previous year) up to $2,500
- business planning up to $5,000
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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ProDairy Forage Management
Are you prepared to change your routine this spring?While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many "rites of spring," and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new seedings, planting corn and harvesting first cutting, and are often performed in this order.
We are optimistic that the upcoming turn in weather will allow these task to be accomplished in a timely manner, but at this point it is time to ask yourself: Are you willing to change your spring routine?
In addition to adverse weather it is no secret that everyone is facing extremely tight economic times, and dealing with forage inventories of poor digestibility forages from 2017. This combination of factors makes it more critical than ever to be ready to tackle the task that will have the most impact on your business at the proper time.
Recent reference articles on dealing with tough times:
• Key Opportunities to Optimize 2018 Crop Production Efficiency
• Resources for Dealing with Spring Weather Delays
First Cutting
The number one focus should be on timely harvest of first cutting.
• Park the corn planter when a field of first cutting is ready for harvest.
o Monitoring 1st cut harvest timing
• Approach harvest by the acre, not by the field. Be ready to skip over a field that has passed its optimum harvest stage.
o Dynamic Harvest Schedules
• Strategically plan feed storage to best utilize forage inventories for the right group of animals.
o Strategic Forage Storage Planning
o When More is Better
Corn Planting
The window for planting for silage is generally wider than for grain, which is why first cutting can and should take priority over corn planting. However, in the event of extreme delays in planting corn, performance will diminish with late plantings. If corn planting progresses into late May or early June, begin to consider alternative options for those acres. Previous research from Cornell and Penn State suggest a 0.5 to 1 ton/acre per week decline in silage yield for planting after mid to late May.
Multi-Tasking
First and foremost during a time of year that can be very busy and stressful, taking every precaution to keep your team safe is critical.
The idea of fitting all of this work into a condensed time period, and still getting key tasks completed before critical deadlines can seem impossible, but year after year many find unique ways to get it all done. Consider working with neighbors, custom operators or renting equipment to accomplish these key tasks on time.
If you currently utilize custom operators, now is a good time to set up a time to meet with them and make sure you are on the same page to get tasks accomplished in the time-frame needed. Make sure that your expectations and goals are clearly defined. They will also be under stress to fit their work into a condensed period and meet their customers' expectations, so defining expectations and pre-planning how to most efficiently get the work accomplished when the custom operator arrives can go a long way to increase the chances for success.
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