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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.

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New York Certified Organic Announces New Location for 2020 Meetings

Producers gather at the 2019 New York Certified Organic meeting

New York Certified Organic (NYCO) has announced a new location for its 2020 meeting series. Martin Auction Barn, located at 1036 NY Route 318 in Waterloo, NY, will host the meetings while the auditorium ...
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December 12, 2019Eventsbeginning farmers, forage quality, organic

Lameness, Injuries, and Lying Behavior on NY Tiestall Dairies

Dairy cows grazing with data loggers on their legs

By Lindsay Ferlito, North Country Regional Ag Team, and Betsy Hicks, South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team Learn more about this topic at one of our FREE cow comfort workshops! We are ...
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December 2, 2019Applied Research, Herd Managementcow comfort

2019 Year-In-Review

Janice, Melanie, Abbie, Mary Kate, Shannon, Betsy and Fay

Fall is the season when organizations like Farm Bureau and Cornell Cooperative Extension host annual meetings and reflect on the major challenges and accomplishments of the past year. While our team is in the ...
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November 4, 2019Success Stories

Is Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Insurance Right for your Farm?

Rainfall index grid in the Finger Lakes region

Plants need water to photosynthesize and grow. No hay producer or grazer would disagree with this statement. Yet if I asked a group of farmers what they do in the absence of rain, and ...
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October 21, 2019Grazing, Risk Managementdrought, insurance, pasture

Should you sign up for Dairy Margin Coverage in 2020?

Dairy Markets and Policy logo

Should you sign up for Dairy Margin Coverage in 2020? Cornell Professor of Agricultural Economics Andrew Novakovic shares his thoughts on DMC in 2020, and the factors that a dairy operation should consider when ...
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October 14, 2019Risk Managementinsurance

Agvocating for Dairy Farmers: Helping Producers Tell Their Farm Story

Producers listen to NYAAC presenters at our Agvocating for Dairy Farmers workshop

Consumers, more now than ever, are interested where their food comes from. Consumer perceptions of agriculture shape preferences in their food choices, which in turn shape requirements from grocery retailers that get passed down ...
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October 7, 2019Events, Risk Management, Success Storiespublic relations

Setting up Corn Silage Harvest: How 2019 is Shaping Up

Sampling corn silage dry matter with NIH

Last week, the SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team held a traditional corn “burn down” at Ward & Van Scoy in Owego, but with a modern twist. John Winchell from Alltech brought his portable ...
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September 23, 2019Cropscorn silage, harvest

Three Approaches for Determining Fair Farmland Rental Rates

Dairy barn

Agricultural renters and landowners alike seem to struggle with the same question: what is the right rental rate for agricultural property? I commonly hear this question from beginning farmers seeking land. Yet, just as ...
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September 16, 2019Dairy Facilities, Farm Businessbeginning farmers

Pasture Soil Compaction: Prevention and Remediation

beef cattle grazing along fenceline

Adapted from resources developed for a SARE Grant titled Identification and Remediation of Compaction on Northeast Pasture Soil. Contributors include Fay Benson, Abbie Teeter & Nancy Glazier. Understanding Soil Compaction Soil health is generally ...
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September 9, 2019Applied Research, Grazingpasture, soil health

Onboarding Dairy Farm Employees: Safe, Productive, and Engaged from Day One

Milking employee works in the parlor

Published with permission from Cornell Ag Workforce Development. Have you noticed that some farms have had the same employees for years, while others struggle to keep employees? Employee retention can be a challenge in ...
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September 3, 2019Farm Businesshuman resources
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