Week 9: Presentation and a Few Trips!
This week was very busy with a presentation and a few trips. To begin this week, myself and another intern, Joe, had our presentation on the Evaluation of Field-Level Nitrogen Balances in Corn ...
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Dairy Sustainability Internship
Week 8: Presentation Preparation and Farm Visits
This week was quite eventful, working on the field balance presentation and going to farms for tours and filming. I have a presentation with another intern, Joe, who is stationed at the Miner ...
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Week 7: Farm Tours and Discussion with the CCE Director
To start off the week, I continued work on both my projects. As we continue our work, I am still encountering the struggle of data collection in a timely manner. This has been ...
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Week 6: Project Progress and Attending Events
This week, although short due to the Fourth of July holiday on Monday, was quite busy. I was able to accomplish work on my field balance project while also attending several events. Going through ...
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Week 5: Half-way Through the Internship
This week marks half-way through the internship. I was able to make progress on both projects (with some trouble-shooting) and attend several events with the team. Although at the moment it may not feel ...
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Week 4: By-Product Project and GMO Presentation
This week was slower paced, but full of work on the second project I was assigned to, by-product usage and the imported nutrients they bring. The project is focused on how by-products used on ...
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Week 3: Ag. Stravaganza and Sample Collection
This week we finished preparing for our CCE Ag. Stravaganza presentation. This event is for 4th graders in Cortland County to educate them on agriculture. Molly and I presented the cycle of field crops ...
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Week 2: Beginning Field Balances , Ag. Task Force, and Connecting with SHI!
This week began with diving into the NMSP field balance project where I was able to sort through data to find the appropriate values needed to input into the balances and understand where the ...
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Week 1: Introduction and Start of Internship
My name is Will Salamone, I am a senior in Animal Science graduating in December from Cornell University. I am from Livingston County, NY and began working within the dairy industry in High School. ...
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