With the recent documentation of evolved herbicide resistance in New York, including Palmer amaranth (glyphosate, ALS-inhibitors), waterhemp (glyphosate, ALS-inhibitors), horseweed (glyphosate, ALS-inhibitors, paraquat), lambsquarters (bentazon), Cornell is looking to get a better feel for ...
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Did you know that farmers are more likely to die by suicide than the general population? September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and NY FarmNet is hosting a free Talk Saves Lives introduction to ...
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The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted the results of research analyzing how kernel processing impacts two types of corn hybrids. Project leader Allen Wilder notes that “farmers seeking to feed corn ...
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Contributed by Joe Lawrence – PRO-DAIRY @ Cornell As more reports of crop stress from lack of rainfall come in, I wanted to share a few resources from past year: Agronomy Fact Sheet # ...
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NYCO winter meetings have grown from a gathering of six organic grain producers in the Martens Farms farmhouse kitchen in 1992 to filling the auditorium at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva. To find out about upcoming ...
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Contributed by Joe Lawrence, Cornell PRO-DAIRY Tracking Growing Degree Days (GDD’s) is an effective way to monitor the progress of a corn crop and in recent years a number of online tools for tracking ...
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Contributed by the USDA-NASS New York corn planted area for all purposes in 2022 is estimated at 1.19 million acres, up 13% from 2021. Growers expect to harvest 590 thousand acres for corn grain, ...
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Contributed by Mike Hunter, CCE-North Country Regional Ag Team June 30, 2022 marks the official cutoff date for the over the top use of XtendiMax, Engenia and Tavium on Xtend or XtendFlex traited soybean ...
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At the request of four regional agricultural stakeholders, New York’s solar-powered soil health education trailer will visit farms in Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut to offer five free programs from June 20 through ...
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The results of Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) soil research in 2021 has revealed a relationship between soil compaction and variable crop yield on commercial farms in northern New York. The project ...
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