From Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development https://agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/2022/02/10/new-resource-example-ny-employee-handbook/ We’re introducing a new resource on Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development’s Employee Handbook page. We’ve posted an example employee handbook customized for New York farm employers. Starting with a Michigan ...
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PRESS RELEASE Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov Producers encouraged to enroll as soon as possible WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2022 – USDA has extended the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage (SDMC) ...
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The Cornell Weed Ecology lab is conducting a survey on the most common weeds and the most difficult to manage weeds on dairy and field crop farms in New York State. If you grow ...
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**An Urgent Request from Dr. Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development: Farm Employers Urged to Respond to Labor Management Survey** Many New York farm employers will receive a survey in the coming weeks in ...
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Implementing Practical Genetics for the Commercial Dairy Heather Huson, Faculty, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, is offering a webinar series every Wednesday at noon February 16 through March 16, 2022. Based on Dr. ...
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CCE Regional Dairy Specialists and Cornell PRO-DAIRY are offering a free 2-day webinar series on “Net Zero for NY Dairy”. This program will cover what the new Net Zero Initiative is for the US ...
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Don’t forget to register for our FREE 2022 virtual Dairy Day program! https://ncrat.cce.cornell.edu/event_preregistration_new.php?id=1751
With funding provided from the New York Farm Viability Institute, the Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship (CADE) and Cornell University Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS) collaborated to create a new online tool to ...
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The links to the webinars from the “Transition Cow Tuesdays” CCE program have been posted. Nov 2 – Transition Cow Nutrition: This session discusses why the transition diet has a tremendous impact on cow ...
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PRESS RELEASE: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/news-releases/2021/usda-opens-2022-signup-for-dairy-margin-coverage-expands-program-for-supplemental-production Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov Program Enhancements Improve Feed Cost Calculations WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2021 – As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, today the U.S. Department of ...
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