Events - month view
earlier monthsMarch 2018
Planning for Succession - Managing Business Transition to a New Generation, Ontario Location
March 1 - March 15, 2018
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Canandaigua, NY
Members of each generation involved in agricultural business together are encouraged to attend this interactive workshop series to learn about skills, tools and tactics needed for success in a multi-generation business.
Hay/Pasture School
March 2, 2018
9:30-3:00pm
Burrville, NY
Hay/Pasture School
March 3, 2018
9:30-3:00pm
Canton, NY
2018 NOFA ORGANIC DAIRY & FIELD CROP CONFERENCE
March 6, 2018
Link to Program details: https://www.nofany.org/events-news/events/odfc-conference
Register here: https://www.cvent.com/events/2018-sponsorship-advertising-marketing-opportunities/registration-24586364ce5349a49700b32e84eb69e8.aspx
CANCELLED **** Getting Started with Grazing **** CANCELLED
March 7, 2018
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Newark, NY
Are you looking to start a rotational grazing on your farm? Do you run out of pasture in the summer and need advice on how to overcome that? This workshop will help you take your grazing operation to the next level.
Spring Safety Meeting
March 9, 2018
9:00 a.m. registration
Cortland, NY
Hay/Pasture School
March 9, 2018
9:30-3:00pm
Chazy, NY
Herd Manager Training
March 12 - March 19, 2018
10am - 3pm (both March 12 and March 19)
Malone, NY
2018 Dairy Day
March 13, 2018
10:00am-3:15pm
Cooperstown, NY
2018 Dairy Day~Register now!
Herd Manager Training
March 13 - March 20, 2018
10am - 3pm (both March 13 and March 20)
March 13th will be held at Farm Credit East, Burrville, NY
March 20th will be held at CCE of Jefferson County, Watertown
Click here to register.
March 20th will be held at CCE of Jefferson County, Watertown
Click here to register.
NYCO Winter Meetings
March 13, 2018
10am-2pm
Meeting discusses putting hogs into crop rotation & funding opportunities for beginning farmers.
Our meetings are free and there is no need to RSVP! Please bring a dish to share for our potluck lunch!
Profitable Meat Marketing
March 13, 2018
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Geneva, NY
Join Ag. Marketing Specialist Matt LeRoux at a Profitable Meat Marketing workshop to find out if you are covering all your meat marketing costs?including your TIME?and bringing in a profit.
Herd Manager School
March 15 - March 22, 2018
9:30 registration, program 10 am - 3 pm
Tully, NY
Herd Manager School will be offered as a 2-day program, held one week a part from each other. The School will include morning classroom sessions as well as afternoon hands-on, on-farm learning.
Topics: Transition Cow Health and Management
Transition Cow Facilities
Demonstration of Health Management Concepts
Antibiotic Stewardship and Protocols
Cull Cow Management
How to Use Your Local Vet
Body Condition Scoring During Transition Period
Case Studies on Antibiotic Residues
*** CLASS FULL *** Herd Manager Training - 2 Day Program, Day 1
March 16, 2018
9:30am - 3:00 pm
Phelps, NY
The Herd Manager Training is a 2 day program held one week apart from each other. The program will be held on farm with a combination of presentations, demonstrations, farm walk through and discussion.
Who should attend: Those who work directly with cows or train people that do.
This program is eligible for FSA Borrower Credits.
Who should attend: Those who work directly with cows or train people that do.
This program is eligible for FSA Borrower Credits.
Meat & Greet Farmer & Chef Fair
March 17, 2018
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Geneva, NY
The Meat & Greet Farmer and Chef Fair is your chance to connect with customers. Open to all kinds of Finger Lakes livestock farms with all kinds of species and cuts. Bring your marketing material and be eager to talk about their products. Regional chefs will provide local meat cooking demonstrations with meat from farms in attendance - and free tasting samples! The cost is $25 per farm.
This event is free and open to the public. Free parking will be available in HWS Medbery Lot adjacent to Pulteney Street.
Farm Tour at Smith's Tre G Farm
March 20, 2018
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Manlius, NY
The Smith Family transitioned their dairy to organic production over the past three years and are now shipping to Organic Valley Coop. In addition to the transition to organic they added two Lely Robotic milkers to do the milking on their 130 cow farm. The Smiths have relied on a well-managed diversified farm to remain sustainable. In addition to their dairy they operate a long running strawberry business in the summer.
We will begin with a farm tour including the paddocks designed by Kirk Smith to make grazing and robots compatible. At lunch the Smith Family will relate their experience of transitioning during challenging times.
Contact Abbie for more details at ajt248@cornell.edu.
SCNY Dairy Manager Discussion Group Tours
March 20, 2018
1pm-5pm
Auburn, Skaneateles, NY
*** CLASS FULL *** Herd Manager Training - 2 Day Program, Day 2
March 23, 2018
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Oakfield, NY
The Herd Manager Training is a 2 day program held one week apart from each other. The program will be held on farm with a combination of presentations, demonstrations, farm walk through and discussion.
Who should attend: Those who work directly with cows or train people that do.
This program is eligible for FSA Borrower Credits.
Who should attend: Those who work directly with cows or train people that do.
This program is eligible for FSA Borrower Credits.
Soil Health & Pest Management Workshop
March 27, 2018
9:30am - 3:30pm
Horseheads, NY
DEC Pesticide Applicator Credits & CCA Credits will be available.
Pre-registration is REQUIRED by March 19th for lunch headcount.
Contact Tom at Schuyler County Soil and Water at 607.535.0878, or email tomeskildsen1@gmail.com.
Event is FREE of charge, lunch included.
Schedule:
9:30 Registration and coffee
9:50 Welcome - Tom Eskildsen, Schuyler County SWCD
10:00 Weed Control Topics - Janice Degni, Field Crop Specialist, Cornell
Cooperative Extension South Central NY Field Crop Specialist
11:00 Bradford, PA Cover Crop Interseeding Program - Nathan Dewing,
Bradford County Pennsylvania SWCD
11:30 Growing Healthy Soils: The relationship between plant biomass,
residue, organic matter, and soil biology - Paul Salon, USDA NRCS
Regional Soil Health Specialist
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Pasture Management Do's & Don'ts - John Wickham, Grazing
Specialist, Schuyler County SWCD
1:30 Agricultural Water Management in Today's Climate - Tom
Eskildsen, Senior District Technician, Schuyler County SWCD
2:15 Pesticide Record Keeping & Worker Protection Standards - Chris
Wainwright, NYS DEC Pesticide Control Specialist
3:15 Questions & Wrap Up
9:50 Welcome - Tom Eskildsen, Schuyler County SWCD
10:00 Weed Control Topics - Janice Degni, Field Crop Specialist, Cornell
Cooperative Extension South Central NY Field Crop Specialist
11:00 Bradford, PA Cover Crop Interseeding Program - Nathan Dewing,
Bradford County Pennsylvania SWCD
11:30 Growing Healthy Soils: The relationship between plant biomass,
residue, organic matter, and soil biology - Paul Salon, USDA NRCS
Regional Soil Health Specialist
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Pasture Management Do's & Don'ts - John Wickham, Grazing
Specialist, Schuyler County SWCD
1:30 Agricultural Water Management in Today's Climate - Tom
Eskildsen, Senior District Technician, Schuyler County SWCD
2:15 Pesticide Record Keeping & Worker Protection Standards - Chris
Wainwright, NYS DEC Pesticide Control Specialist
3:15 Questions & Wrap Up
Are You Robbing Your Pastures to Feed Your Livestock?
March 29, 2018
Lunch at 12 pm with a meeting to follow until 2:30 pm
Dryden, NY
Managing the Soils and Pastures of your operation are the two key components of a profitable livestock grazing operation. Altfrid Krusenbaum, a Wisconsin grazing consultant, will discuss his experience with managing pastures on his farm to generate profit. Cleason Horst of "Friendly Blends" soil amendments in Canandaigua, New York will talk about the depletion of soil fertility in pastures and how farmers can identify this by understanding soil lab reports.
Cost: $5.00 to cover lunch
For more information, contact Fay Benson at afb3@cornell.edu.
To RSVP, email Abbie at ajt248@cornell.edu, or Steph at sav66@cornell.edu
April 2018
Chemung County Shop Meeting
April 4, 2018
1-2:30pm
Elmira, NY
Topic:
Comparing 2017 forages to the past years.
-Presentation
-Discussion
-Light refreshments
*Bring your forage sample or results to discuss*
We will be looking to identify alfalfa fields for measurements in May.
To register:
Call Steph at 607.391.2662 or email sav66@cornell.edu.
Webinar: Inside the 2018 Margin Protection Program
April 9, 2018
1-2pm
This webinar will be hosted in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Franklin and Clinton County CCE Offices.
Changes coming to the MPP Dairy Program
April 9, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
A risk management tool for dairy producers.
*CANCELLED* Producing a Consistent Product
April 14, 2018
9 am - noon
Morrisville, NY
American Foulbrood Disease
April 17, 2018
6-8pm
Lowville, NY
May 2018
Improved Forage Quality ~ Increased Profitability $$ (Ballston Spa)
May 1, 2018
1-3 pm
Ballston Spa, NY
For Livestock Producers
Improved Forage Quality ~ Increased Profitability $$ (Cobleskill)
May 3, 2018
1-3 pm
Cobleskill, NY
For Livestock Producers
CANCELLED** Beef Quality Assurance Training**CANCELLED
May 5, 2018
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Gainesville, NY
The goal of this national program is to maximize consumer confidence and acceptance of beef by focusing the producer's attention to daily production practices that influence the safety, wholesomeness, and quality of beef and beef products.
Improved Forage Quality ~ Increased Profitability $$ (Norwich)
May 9, 2018
1-3 pm
Norwich, NY
For Livestock Producers
Dairy Girl Network Peer Group
May 11, 2018
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $10
For more information or to RSVP, contact:
Melanie Palmer
315.424.9485 or email at mjp232@cornell.edu
or
Sarah Ficken
315.684.3001 or email at sjs299@cornell.edu
Pasture & Farm Walk
May 17, 2018
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Stafford, NY
Join us as we walk the pastures and discuss Garry's goals and suggest improvements. We will relocate to his home farm in LeRoy for further discussion and refreshments.
Taking a Holistic Approach to Managing Your Land
May 24, 2018
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Piffard, NY
Have you ever wondered what your woods can do for you? During this session, we will be joined by a forester, who will share information about woodlot management and timber contracts. Attendees will also gain an understanding of soil types and soil health as well as the effect compaction can have on their land. In a final discussion, we will talk about drainage and about how the installation of tile drains can greatly impact the productively of your land. This day will take place 'on the farm' so that attendees can 'discuss' but also 'see' what we will be talking about throughout the day so dress appropriately!
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Livestock
Forages
Grains
Upcoming Events
Labor Roadshow VIII
December 11, 2024
December 13, 2024
December 17 - December 18, 2024 : Labor Roadshow VIII
Two in-person locations to choose from, along with a virtual option. Join them in navigating agricultural labor issues, connecting on common challenges, and exploring possible solutions.
2025 Dairy Day
January 7, 2025 : Dairy Day - Hamilton
Hamilton, NY
New Location! Lunch Included!
January 8, 2025 : Dairy Day - Ballston Spa
Ballston Spa, NY
Lunch Included!
Corn & Soybean Day
January 14, 2025 : Corn & Soybean Day - Hamilton
Hamilton, NY
New Location! Lunch included!
January 15, 2025 : Corn & Soybean Day - Ballston Spa
Ballston Spa, NY
New Location! Lunch included!
Announcements
Sign Up for Our Weekly E-Newsletter
We send out a bi-weekly e-newsletter that has announcements, upcoming programs, and opportunities for you! Registration is quick, easy, and free. Click here to sign up today!Document and Share Storm Damage
Mother nature has really been difficult over the last few days. Significant damage has been seen throughout NYS. Please let us know what types of damage your farm may have sustained during this time. This could be in the form of property damage, lost power, milk dump due to lost power, loss of livestock, loss of stored feed or growing crops.Farms are encouraged to DOCUMENT AND SHARE any impacts the weather may have had on their home or business. This could include structure damage, crop loss, inventory loss due to power outages, damage to equipment or fencing, and more.
If your farm experienced any sort of damage, please reach out to any of the folks listed below (or all of them). The more impact information that is collected, the greater the likelihood of a disaster declaration which can bring vital emergency support and awareness. The CNYDLFC Team will continue to collect detail and submit to NYSDAM and the EDEN network.
Reporting Weather Related Impacts (For your home or farm business)
- First, ensure that all the people and animals on your farm are safe, and that there aren't any unsafe working conditions created because of the weather (check your structures!). If there's an emergency, call 911 - don't try to manage it all on your own.
- Second, document all negative weather impacts for your farm and their estimated financial cost. Take photos, make estimates, and put it all in a safe place.
- Reach out to your insurance providers - farm, vehicle, crop, etc. to initiate the claim process as needed.
- Then, share your farm's damage with any (or all) of the ag support agencies listed below. We all work together to collect storm damage information and funnel it up to Ag and Markets which can initiate a natural disaster declaration.
Your local Cornell Cooperative Extension Association Office.
- Chenango: 607-334-5841
- Fulton/Montgomery: 518-853-2135
- Herkimer: 315-866-7920
- Madison: 315-684-3001
- Otsego: 607-547-2536
- Schoharie: 518-234-4303
- Saratoga: 518-885-8995
Any of our CNYDLFC Team members (calls/emails/texts/site visit requests all ok)
Your county USDA/FSA service center.
Your county farm bureau manager
Please let us know how we can help you.
- Erik Smith: 315-219-7786
- Daniela Gonzalez: 315-749-3486
- Ashley McFarland- 315-604-2156
Your county USDA/FSA service center.
- Chenango: 607-334-3231
- Fulton/Montgomery: 518-853-4015
- Herkimer: 315-866-2520
- Madison:315-824-9076
- Otsego: 607-547-8131
- Schoharie: 518-295-8600
- Saratoga: 518-692-9940
Your county farm bureau manager
- Region 3: Bailey Coon: 518-937-0566
- Region 5: John Wagner: 315-761-9770
- Region 6: Natally Batiston: 518-937-0269
- Region 7: Todd Heyn: 518-431-9338
Please let us know how we can help you.
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.The data that is collected, and the subsequent reports/findings/resources will be helpful for all of us to answer that call of "What's the average rental rate in my area?" and "How much do people charge to combine oats?"
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.