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Field Crop Update, September 27, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 20, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 12, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 5, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 29, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 23, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update August 15, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update August 9, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, July 31, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, July 25, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, July 18, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, July 12, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, June 27, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, June 20, 2024
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, October 13, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Announcements, Weather Outlook, and Growing Degree Days. Last field crop update of the season.
Field Crop Update, October 5, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 28, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 21, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 14, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 7, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 31, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 24, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 18, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 10, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 4, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, July 27, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, July 20, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, July 14, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
1st Cutting Forage Quality Update ~ July 6, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, June 29, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, June 22, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, June 14, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, April 26, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, May 3, 2023
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 30, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 22, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 15, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 8, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 1, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 25, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 16, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 4, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update July 27, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update July 21, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update July 15, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update July 7, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update June 30, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update June 23, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Observations, Growing Degree Days (Returning Next Week), and Pest & Disease Monitoring
Field Crop Update June 16, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Observations, Growing Degree Days and Weather Outlook, and Pest and Disease Monitoring
Field Crop Update June 9, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, May 2, 2022
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 30, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 24, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 17, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 9, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, September 2, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Field Crop Update, August 26, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 20, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update, August 13, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Field Crop Update, August 6, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Field Crop Update July 30, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Field Crop Update July 22, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Field Crop Update July 16, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Field Crop Update July 9, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Observations, Growing Degree Days & Weather Outlook, and Pest Monitoring for the week ending July 9, 2021
Field Crop Update July 2, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Field Crop Update June 24, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

GDDs May 9, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs April 26, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs April 21, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs April 14, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs April 9, 2021
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs September 25, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs September 18, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs September 11, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs September 4, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs August 27, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
VIDEO: Early Corn Silage Harvest 2020
David Balbian, Area Dairy Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs August 20, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs August 13, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs August 7, 2020
Erik Smith, Area Field Crop Specialist/Team Leader
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs July 31, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs July 24, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs July 17, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs July 10, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs July 2, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs June 26, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs June 19,2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs June 10, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDDs June 4, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Hourly soil GDDs and checking for imbibitional chilling and cold injury
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Soil Growing Degree Days (GDDs) May 1-13, 2020
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Biggest Bang for the Crop Buck
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Biostimulants: What are they and do they work?
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
In recent years, biostimulants have sparked an interest with many crop producers. With these products getting more attention, we find there is much to debate on their effectiveness. Before we discuss whether Extension recommends them, let's talk about the different types and what they actually do.
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Birds. It is typically that simple. If you planted corn and you go back to the field after a couple of weeks and the seed is gone then birds ate it. No one ever wants to believe that but it is true.
Reducing soybean planting rates can increase income
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
GDD's for May 17
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
2017 Corn Silage Trial Data Tables
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Many of you have been looking for the 2017 corn silage trial information and preliminary results have been released.
Frost Damage in Barley
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops

Over the past week fields of winter barley have been observed that have heads where some kernels have not formed.
Glyphosate Yellow Flash
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
In recent weeks soybean growers have seen new soybean leaves turn yellow after an application of glyphosate. There are many thought on why this chlorotic condition occurs and the presentation available for download explored those in depth.
Resources for assessing hail damaged crops
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
Recent storms this summer have caused hail damage to corn and soybeans: sometimes just holes in leaves, other times leafs are shredded or gone. The two files listed here are excellent resources from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that explain the effect hail damage can have on corn and soybeans.
Changing Hybrid Maturity Given a Later Planting Date - May 16, 2011
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
This is the first of two emails by Dr. William J. Cox, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Cornell University sent out to extension educators when weather conditions began to challenge getting corn planted on time and his thoughts on changing to earlier hybrids. Email for conditions as of Monday, May 16, 2011.
Changing Hybrid Maturity Given a Later Planting Date - May 28, 2011
Kevin Ganoe, Area Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops
This is the second of two emails by Dr. William J. Cox, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Cornell University sent out to extension educators when weather conditions began to challenge getting corn planted on time and his thoughts on changing to earlier hybrids. Email for conditions as of Monday, May 28, 2011.
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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.
- 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
- 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
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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!
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