About Program
The NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team is one of the outstanding regional agricultural Cornell Cooperative Extension programs in New York, serving a 10-county region in the western part of the state. The team's specialists work together with Cornell faculty and extension educators statewide to provide service to the farms large and small whether dairy, livestock, hay, corn, wheat or soybean focused. Educational programs and individual assistance cover a wide area of best management practices and as well as dairy farm business. Educational and support venues range from on individual farm management team meetings and troubleshooting to multi-day classroom and hands-on training and from ongoing farmer group discussion meetings to thematic day long symposia.
The Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops is supported,
in part, by
ten county Cornell Cooperative Extensions including:
Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca,
Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties.
To visit one of these Cornell Cooperative Extension's web sites,
simply click on a county within the map.
Dairy
Livestock
Grazing
Forages
Grains
Upcoming Events
On-Farm Milk Culture Workshop with QMPS
June 18, 2026
Canandaigua, NY
On-Farm Milk Culture Workshop presented by Quality Milk Production Services
Open to farms with established on-farm milk culture programs.
Beef x Dairy Finishing Farm Tour
July 16, 2026
Auburn, NY
Come out to view, discuss, and learn about feeding and finishing Beef x Dairy cattle at Centerstate Cattle Co.
TENTATIVE- 2026 Dairy Feeder School - November 2026
November 11 - November 12, 2026
Dates are TENTATIVE for 2026! More Details to Come!
Join the Regional Dairy Specialists for a one day on-farm training for dairy farm feeders. The training will be offered in English and Spanish and will feature stations with hands-on activities and demonstrations.