Spring Green-Up and Harvest Outlook: Growing Degree Days, Cover Crops and First Cutting

So far this season, we’ve been blessed with an actual feeling of nice spring weather.  If you’re like me, though, you’re watching forage inventory with last year’s drought on your mind, and itching for ...
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April 16, 2021Applied Research, Cropscover crops, first cutting, forage quality

Updates to the PPP Loan Program make forgivable loans available to small farms with little or no hired labor expense – act fast to meet the NEW May 31, 2021 application deadline

This article was updated on April 12, 2021 with the new May 31 PPP application deadline. If your farm business did not apply for an earlier round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), you ...
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March 15, 2021Farm Business, Risk ManagementCOVID-19

Dairy Forward Grant Guidelines from American Farmland Trust

Dairy farm families across America are facing tremendous challenges due to many factors including a weak dairy economy, disruptions from severe weather, and an aging farming population. American Farmland Trust is joining Chobani with ...
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March 1, 2021Farm Business, Risk Managementbusiness development, family farming, farm transition

Antibiotic Usage & Pathways: On-Farm Perspectives from CNY Dairy Producers

By Christine Georgakakos & Betsy Hicks. Contaminants of emerging concern Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other emerging contaminants have been gaining attention across agricultural, environmental, and public health sectors.  Slowly, we have expanded our understanding of ...
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February 22, 2021Applied Research, Herd Management, Risk Managementantibiotics, public relations, soil health

It’s Always the Nutritionist’s fault!

By Casey Havekes, Betsy Hicks, and Margaret Quaassdorff, Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists. The role your nutritionist plays in the success of your dairy goes beyond the diet they put together. Ensuring good ...
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February 15, 2021Herd Managementnutrition

Practical Soil Health 2021: Feb 9 – Mar 2 Virtual Meeting Series

Please join us for a series of virtual meetings covering practical soil health management topics. Weekly webinars will take place at 12:30pm on Tuesdays Feb 9 through March 2. The first session on Feb ...
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February 8, 2021Applied Research, Crops, Eventscompaction, cover crops, no-till, planting, soil health

Onboarding and Training Farm Employees with Google Classroom: Virtual Training Offered on Feb 3

Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and Cornell Cooperative Extension are offering a 30-minute training on using Google Classroom to onboard and train farm employees at 11 AM, February 3. The training offered via Zoom is ...
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February 1, 2021Events, Farm Business, Risk Managementhuman resources, safety

Operations Managers Conference Starts on Thursday, Jan 28

Operations management on dairy farms is integral to success of the farm business. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, the Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for the people ...
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January 25, 2021Applied Research, Events, Farm Business, Herd Management, Risk Managementbedding, climate change, cow comfort, heifers, herd health, human resources, leadership, milk quality

Winter Crop Meeting 2021: A Virtual Meeting Series

This year we are offering our Winter Crop Meeting in a virtual format with weekly webinars taking place from 1pm – 2pm on Thursdays from January 14 through February 4. Cost is $10 for ...
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January 19, 2021Applied Research, Crops, Eventscorn silage, fertility, IPM

2021 Virtual NYCO Meeting Schedule Announced

This year’s New York Certified Organic (NYCO) meetings will be held via Zoom. We will keep the same days as we have had for the past 28 years for the discussion based meetings, the ...
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December 21, 2020Crops, Eventsorganic