Events - month view

June 2022
Herdsperson Training - Genesee County
June 7, 2022
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Stein Farms
LeRoy, NY

This workshop will teach fresh cow assessment and monitoring practices to recognize and minimize fresh cow metabolic disease rates and improve fresh cow health. This training is in-person and will be offered in both English and Spanish.
Herdsperson Training - Ontario County
June 8, 2022
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Purdy Family Farm
Canandaigua , NY

This workshop will teach fresh cow assessment and monitoring practices to recognize and minimize fresh cow metabolic disease rates and improve fresh cow health. This training is in-person and will be offered in both English and Spanish.
Herdsperson Training - Niagara County
June 10, 2022
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Atwater Farms
Barker, NY

Registration Now Open! This workshop will teach fresh cow assessment and monitoring practices to recognize and minimize fresh cow metabolic disease rates and improve fresh cow health. This training is in-person and will be offered in both English and Spanish.
Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers
June 29, 2022
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Spring Hope Dairy
Clifton Springs, NY

Become an Effective On-the-Job Trainer! This hands-on workshop is for all farm managers, supervisors and employees who are involved with training other employees. More than one participant per farm is encouraged to attend. Learn together in both English and Spanish.
Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers
June 30, 2022
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Noblehurst Farm
Pavilion, NY

Become an Effective On-the-Job Trainer! This hands-on workshop is for all farm managers, supervisors and employees who are involved with training other employees. More than one participant per farm is encouraged to attend. Learn together in both English and Spanish.
July 2022
Calving Workshop: Ontario County
July 1, 2022
1:00pm - 3:30pm
J. Minns Farm
Stanley, NY

To pull or not to pull? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
Pasture Walk at Hendrickson's Grazing Acres
July 13, 2022
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Hendrickson's Grazing Acres
Gainesville, NY

Join us for a pasture walk at Hendrickson's Grazing Acres in Gainesville, NY.
Beef Quality Assurance Training @ the Ontario County Fair
July 27, 2022
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Carriage Barn Event Center @ the Ontario County Fairgrounds
Canandaigua, NY

Join us for a BQA Training at the Ontario County Fair! Producers attending the training will become Level 1 certified.
August 2022
Farm Equipment Technology Training @ Empire Farm Days
August 3, 2022
9:45am - 3:00pm
Empire Farm Days
Pompey, NY
The NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee, NRCS, and the NY Soil Health Alliance will offer a walking tour of the equipment on display at the Empire Farm Days.
Cornell Hemp Field Day

August 11, 2022
8:00am to 3:00pm
Cornell's AgriTech Campus
Geneva, NY

Registration is now open for our annual Cornell Hemp Field Day, on Thursday August 11, 2022, 8:00 am- 3:00 pm at Cornell's AgriTech Campus in Geneva, NY. The focus this year includes hemp genetics and breeding, pest management, and grain and fiber production, including demonstrations of combine harvesting and baling.
2022 Summer Crop Tour
August 11, 2022
8:00am - 3:30pm
Catalpa Farms
Canandaigua, NY

Registration for the 2022 New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association Summer Crop Tour is now open! The crop tour will be held Thursday August 11, 2022 at Catalpa Farms in Canandaigua NY. Join us as we welcome our keynote speaker Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions! Eric will present the Wild Side of Weather.
2-Day Hoof Trimming Workshop
August 16 - August 17, 2022
9:30am - 3:30pm
Lamb Farms
Oakfield, NY

Registration Now Open! - 2-Day Hands-on Hoof Trimming Workshop
2022 Aurora Farm Field Day

August 18, 2022
10:00am to 3:00pm
Musgrave Research Farm
Aurora, NY

The date for the annual Cornell Field Crop research field day has been set for Thursday, August 18th at Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY. The program will consist of 8 presentations from our researchers on a host of topics.
NY Soil Health Field Day in Pavilion, NY
August 25, 2022
9:00am - 3:00pm
Gary Swede Farms
Pavilion, NY

American Farmland Trust invites you to join them in this field day. They will share practical, field-tested results of advanced regenerative practices targeted to dairy, field and specialty crop farmers.
2022 Pre-Harvest Workshop
August 26, 2022
10:00am - Noon or 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Noblehurst Farms - 2795 Stewart Rd (CR-58), Linwood, NY 14525
Lamb Farms - 6880 Albion Rd, Oakfield, NY 14125, NY

Corn silage harvest is approaching. The way corn silage is harvested and stored is a single event that affects your operation for the entire next year. Are you prepared to set your operation up for success?
Upcoming Events
Agritourism Workshops Monthly! - U-Pick Agritourism Operations: IN's and Out's
December 18, 2023
Are you thinking of starting an agritourism business or are you currently operating one?
Join our monthly lunch-hour, workshop virtual series and learn how to grow your agritourism business!
Each session will focus on specific topic to help aspiring agritourism entrepreneurs grow their knowledge and profit through this exciting on-farm business.
Cost: Free to attend, but registration required!
2024 Corn Congress

January 4, 2024
Henrietta, NY
Participant Registration for the 2024 Corn Congress OPEN NOW! - January 4th 2024
NOW OFFERING 3.5 DEC Recertification CREDITS
Whole Farm Efficiency Webinar Series
January 9, 2024
January 16, 2024
January 23, 2024
January 30, 2024
February 6, 2024
February 13, 2024
February 20, 2024
February 27, 2024
March 5, 2024
March 12, 2024
Registration link coming soon!
Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell PRO-DAIRY are excited to announce our Whole Farm Efficiency webinar series. This 10-week webinar series will be offered online, free of charge to participants.
It will take place Tuesdays from 12pm-1pm EST, Jan 9 through March 12, 2024.
Topics for each week include precision feeding, labor management, feed management, labor on-boarding, milk quality, transition period, maximizing return on colostrum, targeted reproduction programs, reproductive evaluation, and replacements.