Dairy Greenhouse Gas Webinars
Event Details
Date
March 15, 2024
March 22, 2024
Time
Noon - 1pm
Location
Zoom
Host
PRO-DAIRY
March 15: Quantifying Nutrient Balances and GHG Emissions From Your Dairy Register here.
The Nutrient Management Spear Program has worked with around 40 NYS dairy farms to develop whole farm nutrient mass balances (NMBs) using the Cornell NMB calculator and GHG footprint estimate using Cool Farm Tool. The team will:
- Show how with a limited amount of farm data both nutrient and GHG footprints can be determined.
- Share preliminary findings from this work.
- Provide information inviting additional dairy farms to join the project.
Presenters:
- Olivia Godber, Nutrient Management Spear Program
- Quirine Ketterings, Nutrient Management Spear Program
March 22: Reducing GHG Emissions From Your Dairy: Funding Programs and Energy Efficiency Opportunities Register here.
In support of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and other policy goals, NYS is providing funds to cost share practices to reduce GHG emissions from dairy farms. This session will be divided between Ag and Markets funding programs (Albrecht) and NYSERDA's ag energy audit program and related energy efficiency and renewable energy funding through USDA programs (Ray).
Presenters:
- Greg Albrecht, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
- Lauren Ray, Dairy Environmental Systems, PRO-DAIRY
Upcoming Events
New York State Fiber Conference
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?
1. It's free and easy!
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.