Practical Soil Health Series
Practical soil health (1 of 4): Cover crop management and termination
- Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM
John Wallace, Penn State weed specialist, and Mike Hunter, NNY CCE team agronomist, will discuss residual herbicides used in corn and soybean production and their impact on fall seeded cover crops as well as herbicide selection to terminate spring cover crops.
NYSDEC credits 1.0 CCA credits 1.5 PM
Registration is REQUIRED to be eligible for credits!
Register https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/cover_230
Practical soil health (2 of 4): Compaction management
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Warren Schneckenberger, crop farmer from Ontario, Canada will discuss sources of compaction in field crop production, technologies and practices that can reduce compaction.
CCA credits TBD you MUST register to be eligible for credits!
Fee $10
Register https://ncrat.cce.cornell.edu/event_preregistration_new.php?id=1440
Practical soil health (3 of 4): No-till planter and discussion of its components
- Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
The components of a no till planter are discussed in this video. To be followed by a Q/A session including CCE staff and no-till farmers.
CCA credits available you MUST register to be eligible for credits!
Register https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/notill_230
Practical soil health (4 of 4): Soil Health Practices in Dairy Systems
- Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
This video seminar features a farmer panel who share their experiences adopting reduced and no-till cover crops. Changes in practices and adaptations for improvement are described. Panelists share the detail of practices used such as interseeding, seeding mixes, and tillage. Benefits include reduction is soil compaction and improved infiltration.
Panelists include Forrest Watson of Mulligan Farm in Livingston County, Ryan Akin of Hemdale Farms in Ontario County and Jason Burroughs of Aurora Ridge Dairy in Cayuga County. The panel is moderated by Janice Degni, Cornell Cooperative Extension Field Crops Specialist from the South-Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Program.
CCA credits available you MUST register to be eligible for credits!
Fee $10
Register https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pc-itqjwvHdBUWcplSaTc5WFjb9UH6Gqj
Event Details
Date
February 9, 2021
February 16, 2021
February 23, 2021
March 2, 2021
Time
12:30pm
Location
Virtually via Zoom
Host
North Country Regional Ag Team
Dairy
Livestock
Forages
Grains
Upcoming Events
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June 9, 2024
Bouckville, NY
Theme for this year: Quality Matters
Announcements
Cash Rent and Custom Harvest Survey
To date, there is limited information available about rental rates and fees for crop harvesting. Farms can use this valuable information for their farm business planning to help improve decision making and profitability.Farmers Can Join MeatSuite For Free!
MeatSuite.com is a free resource provided by Cornell University where NY meat farmers can create a farm profile and list their bulk (wholes, halves, quarters) and bundled (i.e. Grilling Bundle) meat products.Why should farmers join?
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2. Connect with more local customers. In the past year the MeatSuite.com farm directory had 8,300 visits from New York consumers. Farm profiles get as many as 25 views per month from potential local customers. We also spotlight MeatSuite farms on social media and bring attention and purchases to farms through highlights and giveaways.
How do I join?
Farmers can visit https://www.meatsuite.com/farmers/ to create a free farm profile. You must list at least one product for your farm's profile to go live. You'll also have access to Cornell's free Meat Price Calculator, a helpful tool for pricing your meat to make a profit.
While you're on MeatSuite, check out the "Creating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meats" publication on the log-in page. It has tips on how to create bulk meat products that are easier for first-time buyers to say "yes" to.
If you have any questions as you create your farm profile or products, we're here to help! Please email Matt LeRoux at mnl28@cornell.edu.