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Strengthening the dairy industry, enhancing farm profitability, and helping producers meet their goals

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This website features content developed by Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists with the South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team. Our team is a partnership between Cornell University and the CCE Associations in Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Onondaga, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.

Map of seven counties in the South Central NY Region

Recent Posts

  • First Cutting Monitoring – May 20th, 2025 SCNY Report
  • First Cutting Monitoring – May 13th, 2025 SCNY Report
  • First Cutting Monitoring – May 6th, 2025 SCNY Report

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First Cutting Monitoring – May 20th, 2025 SCNY Report

alfalfa height measurement

This is the team’s third week of monitoring alfalfa heights for first cutting quality in 2025. The full report for our six-county region (Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties) can be found ...
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May 20, 2025Cropsalfalfa, first cutting, forage quality

First Cutting Monitoring – May 13th, 2025 SCNY Report

close up of alfalfa

This is the team’s second week of monitoring alfalfa heights for first cutting quality in 2025. The full report for our six-county region (Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties) can be found ...
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May 14, 2025Cropsalfalfa, first cutting, forage quality

First Cutting Monitoring – May 6th, 2025 SCNY Report

measuring alfalfa

This is the team’s first week of monitoring alfalfa heights for first cutting quality in 2025. The full report for our six-county region (Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties) can be found ...
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May 7, 2025Cropsalfalfa, first cutting, forage quality

Staging Corn Maturity for Harvest

When will your corn be ready?  There were early plantings and late planting this year and maturity in the field is following suit.  Sixty days is the length of time, on average, that it ...
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August 21, 2024Cropscorn silage, growing degree days, harvest

Scissor Cut Update for Assessing Grass Quality – 5/31/24 Update

tractor and discbine mowing hay in a grassy field

The SCNY team is collecting scissor cuts of growing grass fields this spring to provide information about quality changes over time to provide information to dairy and livestock farmers who may harvest feed at ...
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May 31, 2024Cropsfirst cutting, forage quality, scissor cut

First Cutting Monitoring – May 21st, 2024 SCNY Report

Tractor baling hay

This is the team’s third and final week of monitoring alfalfa heights for first cutting quality in 2024. The full report for our six-county region (Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties) can ...
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May 22, 2024Cropsalfalfa, first cutting, forage quality

Scissor Cut Updates to Help Assess Grass Quality During the Growing Season

troy's paddock 9

The SCNY team is collecting scissor cuts of growing grass fields this spring to provide information about quality changes over time for dairy farmers, as well as provide information to livestock farmers who may ...
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May 17, 2024Cropsfirst cutting, forage quality

First Cutting Monitoring – May 14th, 2024 SCNY Report

alfalfa field chemung county

This is the team’s second week of monitoring alfalfa heights for first cutting quality in 2024. The full report for our six-county region (Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties) can be found ...
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May 15, 2024Cropsalfalfa, first cutting, forage quality

First Cutting Monitoring – May 7th, 2024 SCNY Report

close up of alfalfa

This is the team’s first week of monitoring alfalfa heights for first cutting quality in 2024. The full report for our six-county region (Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties) can be found ...
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May 10, 2024Cropsalfalfa, first cutting, forage quality

Your Participation is requested in our new Beef x Dairy in New York State Survey

beef x dairy survey

Attention Dairy Producers and Beef Farmers in NYS, and those advisors who work with them! Your insight is requested to help maintain the viability of the Beef x Dairy Industry in New York State.  ...
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October 25, 2023Applied Research, Herd Managementbeef on dairy, beef x dairy, bxd
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