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November 2025

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 2

November 1, 2025 : 2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 2
8am - 5pm
Cornell University - 136 Morrison Hall
Ithaca, NY

2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 2

Join sheep and goat production experts for three days of informational lectures, hands-on experiences, and demonstrations around sheep and goat production and management. The symposium starts on Friday, October 31 and runs through Sunday, November 2, 2025.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 3

November 2, 2025 : 2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 3
8:30am - 1pm
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 3

Join sheep and goat production experts for three days of informational lectures, hands-on experiences, and demonstrations around sheep and goat production and management. The symposium starts on Friday, October 31 and runs through Sunday, November 2, 2025.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Bath, NY

November 4, 2025 : Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Bath
6pm - 8pm
CCE Steuben
Bath, NY

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Bath, NY

This workshop will explain why regularly testing fecal egg counts can help you with understanding your animals' parasite loads and dewormer resistance. Attendees have the opportunity to prepare and evaluate fresh fecal samples under the microscope and practice interpretations.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Dairy Systems and Technology Showcase

November 4, 2025
10 AM
Eden Valley Creamery
South Dayton, NY

Dairy Systems and Technology Showcase

FREE event with Pro-Dairy!

Enjoy a guided facility walk through of new dairy systems and technologies at Eden Valley Creamery and Miller's Dairy Farm.

CNYDFC Listed Event

El "Break" Info-Lechero 2025

September 3, 2025
September 10, 2025
September 17, 2025
September 24, 2025
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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.

Fall Farm Tours - Cortland County

November 5, 2025 : Fall Farm Tour - Cortland County
10-3pm
Riverside Dairy AM / Fouts Farm PM

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Ellicottville

November 5, 2025 : Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Ellicottville
6pm - 8pm
CCE Ellicottville
Ellicottville, NY

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Ellicottville

This workshop will explain why regularly testing fecal egg counts can help you with understanding your animals' parasite loads and dewormer resistance. Attendees have the opportunity to prepare and evaluate fresh fecal samples under the microscope and practice interpretations.

CNYDFC Listed Event

If I'm Not Here Tomorrow: Estate Planning for Young Farm Families with Children

November 5, 2025
1pm - 2pm EST
Zoom

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

Animal Mortality Composting Demo

November 6, 2025 : Animal Mortality Composting Demo
10am - 12pm
Philips Family Farm
Brant, NY

Animal Mortality Composting Demo

Join experts from Cornell's Waste Management Institute, Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Pro-Dairy, CCE, and WNY Crop Management as we evaluate a newly constructed livestock compost pile at a local dairy farm. Attendees will be able to learn how to properly design a pad and pile, evaluate pile success, and understand common pitfalls to proper composting.

CNYDFC Listed Event

Dairy Systems and Technology Showcase - Farm Tours

November 6, 2025 : Farm Tour - Creek Acres Farm
10am - 12:30pm
Creek Acres Farm
Amsterdam, NY

Free event, but registration required.  Brand new freestall barn.  All attendees must wear clean clothes and boots, and scrub and disinfect footwear upon arrival and before leaving. 

CNYDFC Listed Event

Dairy Systems and Technology Showcase - Farm Tours

November 6, 2025 : Farm Tour - Glenvue Dairy Farm
1pm - 3pm
Glenvue Dairy Farm
Fultonville, NY

Free event, but registration required.  Under construction 10 robot farm.  All attendees must wear clean clothes and boots, and scrub and disinfect footwear upon arrival and before leaving. 

CNYDFC Listed Event

Dairy Systems and Technology Showcase - Farm Tours

November 7, 2025 : Farm Tour - Indian Camp Farm & Dairy
10am - 3pm
Indian Camp Farm
Earlville, NY

Free event, but registration required.  Four robot barn and new manure aeriation system.  All attendees must wear clean clothes and boots, and scrub and disinfect footwear upon arrival and before leaving. 

NWNYTeam Listed Event

Inaugural New York State Agritourism Conference

November 10 - November 11, 2025
Saratoga Springs City Center
Saratoga Springs, NY

Inaugural New York State Agritourism Conference

SAVE THE DATE!  Inaugural NEW YORK STATE AGRITOURISM CONFERENCE presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Agritourism Program Work Team

CNYDFC Listed Event

Employee Development and Training

November 12, 2025
12pm - 1pm
Zoom

Course begins Wednesday, November 12.  Live Zoom discussions: Tuesdays, 3PM - 4PM EST beginning November 18 through December 23.

CNYDFC Listed Event

Seleccion y organizacion del personal (Staffing and Organizing Your Team, Taught in Spanish)

November 12, 2025
12pm - 1pm
Zoom

Course begins Wednesday, November 12.  Live Zoom discussions: Tuesdays, Noon - 1PM EST beginning November 18 through December 23.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Optimizing the Economic Return of Pasture-Raised Slow-Growth and Conventional Broilers - Webinar

October 15, 2025
November 13, 2025
: Optimizing the Economic Return of Pasture-Raised Slow-Growth and Conventional Broilers - Webinar
6pm - 8pm
Zoom

Optimizing the Economic Return of Pasture-Raised Slow-Growth and Conventional Broilers - Webinar

Over the past three years, Cornell Cooperative Extension has worked with nearly 40 small farmers across NYS to gather information on the true costs of raising broilers (meat chickens) on pasture. This presentation is a summary of the findings of this research project. 

Beef Quality Assurance - Training Day

November 15, 2025 : Beef Quality Assurance - Training Day
10am - 3pm
Binghamton

December 2025

CNYDFC Listed Event

Labor Roadshow IX

December 1, 2025
December 9 - December 10, 2025December 17 - December 18, 2025December 22, 2025

Varies
Varies

In-person and online events to keep NY's agricultural employers informed and prepared for today's labor challenges.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Crops, Cows & Critters - Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Newsletter Sponsorship

December 19, 2025

Our two forms of publications feature research-based and timely information from our four specialists, listed to the right, along with local event notifications and Cornell University outreach. This information is provided to participants who range from dairy, livestock, and field crops producers to agricultural suppliers and consultants.

Weekly Email Update: Shared with 625+ households who have signed up with our program.
Monthly Paper Mailer: To reach our stakeholders and farmers who lack internet access, we send out a monthly mailer where your company's logo and contact information would be featured with a mailing list of 330+ households.

If you sponsor our weekly and monthly publications you reach approximately 955 households.

Visit our website to view our newsletters!

January 2026

NWNYTeam Listed Event

2026 Corn Congress

January 14, 2026
DoubleTree
Henrietta, NY


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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

View Spanish Dairy Webinar Series Details

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 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!

View Automated Health Monitoring Systems for Dairy Workshop Details

Fall Farm Tours - Cayuga County

October 29, 2025 : Fall Farm Tour - Cayuga County

View Fall Farm Tours - Cayuga County Details

Announcements

USDA Contract Freezes and Terminations: Legal Action Steps for Farmers

For Farmers with Signed EQIP and CSP Contracts

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 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

A downloadable factsheet is available at our BUSINESS heading at the top of our webpage.


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

https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/welcome-to-cornell-convos

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!

http://www.nationaldairyfarm.com/drug-residue-manual


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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


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