Livestock
Relevant Event
New York State Fiber Conference
June 9, 2024
Bouckville, NY
Beef Cattle Production 101 Slides
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Wool Classification 101 Presentation Slides
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
EIDL Loan Program Information-Fact Sheet #5
Nicole Tommell, Area Ag Business Management Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Fact Sheet #5 - It's not over until… The EIDL loan program reopens, but only for farms. Here is what you need to know to apply. Also, the PPP still has money! (and a few policy updates) - May 11, 2020
Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Nicole Tommell, Central NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program and Myron Thurston, CCE Madison County
PPP and EIDL Fact Sheet #4
Nicole Tommell, Area Ag Business Management Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Recommendations for Livestock Sales During COVID-19
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Information for those hosting sales as well as attending and purchasing livestock from sales
PPP and USDA Presentation
Nicole Tommell, Area Ag Business Management Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
CARES Act's Emergency Resources for Farm Businesses: PPP
Nicole Tommell, Area Ag Business Management Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
The recent CARES Act provided additional emergency funding through Small Business Administration (SBA) for businesses who are facing losses due to CORVID-19.
Interim Guidance for Animal Care Operations
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Interim Guidance for Animal Care Operations release from New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets on March 22, 2020.
Novel Coronavirus Prevention & Control
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Five Tips for Winter Cow Feeding
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Get Certified BQAT
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Get PQA Certified
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Reduce Lamb Loss article
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
2019 Central New York Feeder Calf Sale
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
African Swine Fever: What You Need to Know
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Mandatory Ear Tags for Beef Cattle and Swine for 2020
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Sheep and Goat Scrapies Eradication Program
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
USDA Continues to Prevent African Swine Fever from Entering the U.S.
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Flushing ewes prior to fall breeding season
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Breeding ewes for fall lambing is becoming more common in our seedstock operations, however large commercial operations have been using this method for many years.
Johne's Disease in Beef Herds
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Late gestation requirements for ewes prior to lambing
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Quite often producers tend to forget about the nutrition requirements their ewes need to maintain themselves, as well as their fetus. Approximately 80 percent of fetal growth occurs in the last 4-6 weeks of gestation.
Why is early castration on bull calves important?
Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
This topic has come up regularly over the past few months. There are many opinions on this specific topic, however there are more pros than cons of castrating bull calves earlier in life. There has been quite a lot of research done by universities, across the country in the past few years on this topic. They have indicated there is a slight increase of weight seen in steers at the end vs. bull calves, they have also been able to identify that calves castrated in the first 30 days tend to have higher quality carcasses, than calves castrated at 6 months of age.
- Ashley McFarland,- Livestock Specialist- Central New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Regional Team
Upcoming Events
New York State Fiber Conference
June 9, 2024
Bouckville, NY
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.