Events - month view

December 2016
Calf & Heifer Congress - 2016 "Laying the Foundation for Top Herd Performance"
December 7 - December 8, 2016
East Syracuse, NY

An annual conference designed for anyone with interest in dairy replacements. A blend of producers, researchers and industry specialists speaking on genomics, calving intervention, immune system development, vaccination strategies, record keeping, antibiotic selection and expected results, effectiveness of antibiotics by age and health status, the upcoming Veterinary Feed Directive, Salmonella dublin, milk biofilms and cleaning, tools for managing respiratory disease, inspiring employees, what top farms look like and goals for feeding older heifers.
Profitable Meat Marketing! Penn Yan Location
December 8, 2016
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Penn Yan, NY

BQA in a Day
December 10, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Ovid, NY

The Academy for Dairy Executives - Beaver Hollow Inn & Conference Center
December 13 - December 14, 2016
Java Center, NY

Profitable Meat Marketing! Warsaw Location
December 15, 2016
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Warsaw, NY

Winter Crop Meeting 2017

December 19, 2016
9 am trade show. Program 10:15-3:15
Ithaca, NY
Soil Health Workshop

December 21, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Elba, NY
January 2017
2017 NYCO Winter Meetings
January 10, 2017
10:00am - 2:00pm
Geneva, NY
To continue the tradition, the Winter NYCO meetings will be held in Jordan Hall, Geneva Experimental Station. They will be held January 10th, February 14th and March 13th. This years topics will include the use of Alternative Forages, Expanding to Poultry and Nutrient Balancing.
There is no cost or need to register to attend the meetings, which start promptly at 10:00am. Participants are asked to bring a dish to pass at the potluck lunch. The New York Crop Insurance Education Team and Cornell Cooperative Extension provide support for these meetings. There will be a brief description of how Crop Insurance can benefit organic farmers at each of the meetings.
For more information contact Fay Benson at 607-391-2669 or at afb3@cornell.edu
Quality Milk Program
January 11, 2017
10-3pm
Malone, NY
Jessica Scillieri Smith, DVM, Senior Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services, Canton NY
Rick Watters, PhD, Senior Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services, Warsaw NY
Corn Congress - Batavia Location

January 11, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Batavia, NY

NOTE: Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., Program starts at: 10:00 a.m.
Organic Discussion Meetings
January 11 - January 6, 2017
11:30am - 2:00pm
Candor, NY
In organic production there hasn't been as much research on farming practices so farmers rely on sharing their experience with each other to improve their businesses.
During the first meeting, the participants will choose from recorded videos to watch over a lunch of soup and sandwiches with a discussion to follow. We hope this discussion will set the topics for subsequent meetings.
Quality Milk Program
January 12, 2017
10-3pm
Lowville, NY
Jessica Scillieri Smith, DVM, Senior Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services, Canton NY
Rick Watters, PhD, Senior Extension Associate, Quality Milk Production Services, Warsaw NY
Corn Congress - Waterloo Location

January 12, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Waterloo, NY

Strategizing for the Future: The Future of Milk Markets and How to Develop an Economic Plan
January 12, 2017
11 am - 2 pm
Cortland, NY
This includes: Cortland, Tompkins, Tioga, Chemung, Broome and Onondaga Counties!!
The SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team now covers six counties, so we are looking to expand our Dairy Manager Discussion Group to two separate geographical groups, aimed at Second Generation/Young Managers (25-45 years old). Come to this kickoff meeting to decide which location you'll want to be a part of, topics for discussion in the coming months, and hear timely information via webinar from two well-known speakers in the dairy industry.
Speakers (via Webinar)
Dr. Andrew Novakovic, Cornell University
Jason Karzses, Cornell ProDairy Program
Organic Discussion Meetings
January 12, 2017
11:30am - 2:00pm
LaFayette, NY
In organic production there hasn't been as much research on farming practices so farmers rely on sharing their experience with each other to improve their businesses.
During the first meeting, the participants will choose from recorded videos to watch over a lunch of soup and sandwiches with a discussion to follow. We hope this discussion will set the topics for subsequent meetings.
Strategizing for the Future of the Dairy Industry
January 12, 2017
11am - 2pm
Ballston Spa, NY
Dairy Girl Network CNY Peer Group Meeting
January 17, 2017
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Binghamton, NY
Please bring a dish to pass to the meeting as we'll share a potluck-style meal. The following link will allow you to post what you'll be bringing.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z3KxPLg5ZGF0JG3fRWWOhFhm_oaPz_TO2rKF0ADwG5U/edit?usp=sharing
Please follow our team's facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/SCNYDairyandFieldCropsTeam/ where we post the events related to local Dairy Girl Network meetings! The event can be found here. Please feel free to share the flyer!!
Winter Dairy Management 2017
January 19, 2017
Richfield Springs, NY
2017 Winter Crop Meeting

January 20, 2017
9:00am Registration & Trade Show, 10:15am-3pm Program
Ithaca, NY
- Genetically Engineered Crops: Top-Notch Designer Genes or the Gene(ie) that got out of the Bottle Margaret Smith, Plant Breeding, Cornell
- An Agronomy Buffet: Lessons from the Drought, Low Lignin Alfalfa, Nitrogen Trials in Corn, Herbicide Resistant Marestail, and Dicamba tolerant soybeans Donald Specker, Agronomist, Pioneeer
- Cornell University Corn Silage Trial Results & Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Corn SilageTraits Joe Lawrence, Forage Specialist, PRODAIRY
- Cover Crops: How? When? Why? Adam Robertson, Seedway
- Recommendations & Pending Regulations for Winter Manure Spreading Karl Czymmek, Nutrient Management Specialist, PRODAIRY
2017 Winter Crop Meeting-Vendor

January 20, 2017
9:00am Registration & Trade Show, 10:15am-3pm Program
Ithaca, NY
- Genetically Engineered Crops: Top-Notch Designer Genes or the Gene(ie) that got out of the Bottle Margaret Smith, Plant Breeding, Cornell
- An Agronomy Buffet: Lessons from the Drought, Low Lignin Alfalfa, Nitrogen Trials in Corn, Herbicide Resistant Marestail, and Dicamba tolerant soybeans Donald Specker, Agronomist, Pioneeer
- Cornell University Corn Silage Trial Results & Decoding the Alphabet Soup of Corn SilageTraits Joe Lawrence, Forage Specialist, PRODAIRY
- Cover Crops: How? When? Why? Adam Robertson, Seedway
- Recommendations & Pending Regulations for Winter Manure Spreading Karl Czymmek, Nutrient Management Specialist, PRODAIRY
Field Crop Pest Management Meeting ~ Herkimer County

January 23, 2017
1-3 pm
Little Falls, NY
Field Crop Pest Management Meeting ~ Saratoga County

January 24, 2017
1-3 pm
Ballston Spa, NY
Field Crop Pest Management Meeting ~ Fulton/Montgomery Counties

January 25, 2017
1-3 pm
Fonda, NY
Field Crop Pest Management Meeting ~ Chenango County

January 26, 2017
1-3 pm
Norwich, NY
Producer Appreciation Luncheon & Area Ag Agency Fair
January 26, 2017
11 am - 2 pm
Dryden, NY
Field Crop Pest Management Meeting ~ Otsego County

January 27, 2017
1-3 pm
Cooperstown, NY
Field Crop Pest Management Meeting ~ Schoharie County

January 30, 2017
1-3 pm
Cobleskill, NY
The Academy for Dairy Executives - Country Inn & Suites
January 31 - February 1, 2017
Mount Morris, NY

February 2017
21st Annual North Country Crop Congress and Agribusiness Tradeshow

February 2, 2017
10-3pm
Canton, NY
2017 Calf Management Workshops
February 7, 2017
10-3pm
Burrville, NY
Managing Risk in a Dairy Downturn
February 7, 2017
12-2PM
Plattsburg, NY
Soybean/Small Grains Congress - Batavia Location

February 8, 2017
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Batavia, NY

NOTE: Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., Program starts at: 10:00 a.m.
SCNY Dairy Manager Discussion Group
February 8, 2017
Lunch at 12:00pm, Discussion 1-3pm
Cortland, NY
- Anna Richards, PRO-DAIRY
- Erica Leubner, NY FarmNet
RSVP is requested to get adequate head count for food
Contact Jen Atkinson 607.391.2662 or jma358@cornell.edu
Questions to Betsy Hicks 607.391.2673 or bjh246@cornell.edu
2017 Calf Management Workshops
February 9, 2017
10-3pm
Chazy, NY
Soybean/Small Grains Congress - Waterloo Location

February 9, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Waterloo, NY

NOTE: Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., Program starts at: 10:00 a.m.
Growing Success for Direct Market Farmers
February 10, 2017
9am-4pm
Binghamton, NY
Friday February 10th
9am-4pm
840 Upper Front St, Binghamton, NY 13905
Meeting the needs and values of your customers is fundamental to creating a healthy long-term relationship. How to actively seek buyers is just the start. Who is your customer and why do they buy? Maintaining the relationship requires attention to details from varieties, quality, pricing, communication, sequential planting, quality control, merchandising, trends, and more. Learn how to serve the direct market ?and make your farm a highly desired source of fresh produce.
Participating farmers will receive a free copy of the Direct Market Success manual. The brand new Direct Market Success is a reference guide for farms selling in direct market venues such as farmers markets, CSAs and farm stands. Closely modeled after FamilyFarmed's Wholesale Success manual and training program, Direct Market Success is intended to be the definitive farmer's guide to selling, food safety, postharvest handling, and logistics for farmers who are seeking to enter and grow in this burgeoning consumer sector, mainly composed of farmers markets, CSAs, online retail sales, and farm stands.
The cost to attend this workshop is $20/farm or family to cover the cost of materials and food. Pre-registration is requested. To register for the workshop, visit: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/growingsuccessdirectmarketing_203.
2017 Corn Day

February 14, 2017
10 am-3 pm
Cooperstown, NY
Respirator Fit Test & Training
February 14 - February 16, 2017
There are 24 openings per day, 4 per hour starting at 8:00 am each day
Canandaigua, NY
Farm Transfer & Management Conference
February 15 - February 16, 2017
East Syracuse, NY

This conference provides farm families and their advisors critical information for helping the next generation find success on the farm and identifies effective management transfer strategies to implement.
Dairy Girl Network CNY Peer Group Meeting
February 16, 2017
5-8 pm
Cortland, NY
The cost is $10 to cover the cost of food. Please register/RSVP for planning purposes. Register online or by contacting:
Crop Management Topics

February 16, 2017
Registration 9:45am - Meeting 10:30am-2:30pm
Binghamton, NY
**DEC & CCA Credits in Application**
Thursday, February 16, 2017 - Registration 9:30am Meeting 10:00 am-2:30 pm
840 Upper Front St., Binghamton 13905
- Recommendations for Yield & Quality of Grasses-A Review of 2016 Research -Dr. Jerry Cherney, Crop & Soils Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
- Silage Innoculants: The Facts -Jim Ginther, Eco Syl Innoculants
- Doebler's Corn Hybrids: Local Variety Updates -Eric Cornell, Doeblers
- Financing Options -Ed Coates, NBT Ag Lending, Norwich
- Sorting out the Corn Trait Alphabet Soup -Janice Degni, CCE SCDFC
- Practices to Avoid Corn Rootworm Resistance -Elson Shields, Extension Entomologist, Cornell
Register online or by contacting Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu
Tioga County Dairy Small Group Learning Workshops - Focus on Herd Records & Herd Management
February 21, 2017
12:30-3pm
Owego, NY

Tioga County Dairy Small Group Learning Workshop - FOCUS ON HERD RECORDS AND HERD MANAGEMENT
- Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 - 12:30-3pm, CCE Tioga
- PRO-DAIRY's Rob Lynch, DVM will be leading discussion around how to use your DHI reports to better manage your herd. Bring your own records and DHI printouts to get specific questions answered.
- Cost $10/per person
- Light snacks and drinks will be served
- Please pre-register for planning purposes
- Register online or by contacting Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu
- Questions? Call Betsy Hicks at 607.391.2673
Manure, Nutrients, and Pest Management

February 21, 2017
Registration 9:30am Meeting 10:00am - 2:30pm
Horseheads, NY
Manure, Nutrients and Pest Management
Horseheads Legion
71 Old Ithaca Road
Horseheads, NY 14854
- Tile Drainage and the Fate of Nutrients from Manure, Fertilizer and Soil
- Principles of Manure Management: Juggling the Challenges
- Overview of USDA Programs
- Alfalfa Traits and Their Fit in Cropping Systems
- Sorting out the Corn Trait Alphabet Soup
- Practices to Avoid Corn Rootworm Resistance
- *DEC & CCA Credits in application
Manure Forum
February 23, 2017
10-3pm
Burrville, NY
Manure Forum - CCE Wyoming County
February 23, 2017
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Warsaw, NY

Manure Forum - Jordan Hall Location
February 23, 2017
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Geneva, NY

Forage Congress
February 28, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Mount Morris, NY

CCA credits will be available.
Upcoming Events
If I'm Not Here Tomorrow: Estate Planning for Young Farm Families with Children
November 5, 2025
Free webinar
Dairy Systems and Technology Showcase - Farm Tours
November 6, 2025 : Farm Tour - Creek Acres Farm
Amsterdam, NY
Free event, but registration required. Brand new freestall barn. All attendees must wear clean clothes and boots, and scrub and disinfect footwear upon arrival and before leaving.
November 6, 2025 : Farm Tour - Glenvue Dairy Farm
Fultonville, NY
Free event, but registration required. Under construction 10 robot farm. All attendees must wear clean clothes and boots, and scrub and disinfect footwear upon arrival and before leaving.
November 7, 2025 : Farm Tour - Indian Camp Farm & Dairy
Earlville, NY
Free event, but registration required. Four robot barn and new manure aeriation system. All attendees must wear clean clothes and boots, and scrub and disinfect footwear upon arrival and before leaving.
Seleccion y organizacion del personal (Staffing and Organizing Your Team, Taught in Spanish)
November 12, 2025
Course begins Wednesday, November 12. Live Zoom discussions: Tuesdays, Noon - 1PM EST beginning November 18 through December 23.
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