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July 2025

CNYDFC Listed Event

Ag Workforce Central: Virtual Office Hour

July 9, 2025
Noon - 1pm EST
Zoom

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

WNY Pastureland Conversion & Soil Health Field Day

July 16, 2025
9am-3pm
Zeliff Farm
Middleport, NY

WNY Pastureland Conversion & Soil Health Field Day

Join American Farmland Trust for the Western New York Soil Health Field Day on July 16, 2025, at Zeliff Farm in Middleport, NY, from 9:00 AM-3:15 PM. Learn about pasture conversion, soil health benchmarking, biochar in grazing systems, and best grazing practices. Plus, enjoy hands-on demos with the NY Soil Health Trailer, drones, and cover crops!  Check out the attached agenda for more information about the field day and REGISTER HERE. Zeliff Farms is a regenerative beef operation who has recently partnered with AFT on outreach and education to farmers including learning circles and evaluating biochar effects on soil health.

CNYDFC Listed Event

IPM Strategies to Protect Corn and Soybean Seed in NYS

July 22, 2025
10am - 1:30pm
SUNY Cobleskill (Champlin Hall and field plots)
Cobleskill, NY

Free event.  DEC Credits available

CNYDFC Listed Event

Clearing Hurdles to Improve Milk Quality Conference

July 22 - July 24, 2025
9am - 4pm
Hyatt Regency Rochester
Rochester, NY

three day conference with short courses, seminars, and farm tours

SCNYDFC Listed Event

Tioga County Pasture Walk

July 24, 2025
1 - 3pm
Schlabach and Sons
Owego, NY

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County, CCE South Central Dairy and Field Crops Team, and Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District for a pasture walk!

This year, we will be visiting an organic dairy farm.

SCNYDFC Listed Event

Cortland County Pasture Walk

July 28, 2025
6 - 8 pm
Ironwood Grazing Co
Cortland, NY

Cortland County Pasture Walk

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County, CCE South Central Dairy and Field Crops Team, and NE NatGLC for a twilight pasture walk at Ironwood Grazing Co with Mike Quinlin!

Farmer Mike will highlight his efforts at custom grazing cow/calf pairs and utilizing the herds grazing effect to improve land.  You'll get to see mob grazing techniques to control knapweed and goldenrod, witness clipping versus grazing comparisons, see pasture residual and recovery rates, judge soil health & animal performance metrics and learn what tools (grazing chart, pasture infrastructure and resources) are being used on the farm.  Throw in some impromptu demos, manure quality vetting, personal experiences from guests and ice-cream, and you have a meeting not to be missed.

Topics: Renovating pasture, leasing ground & custom grazing animals

Free to register; Registration optional, but encouraged!

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

IPM Strategies to Protect Corn and Soybean Seed in NY

Event Offers DEC Credits

July 30, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Zittels Family Farm
Hamburg , NY

SWNYDLFC and Cornell IPM are hosting a grower meeting to discuss integrated pest management strategies for protecting corn and soybean seed in New York. 

August 2025

NWNY Soybean Weed Tour

Event Offers DEC Credits

August 4, 2025
10am-11am
Seneca Falls, NY

Dr. Vipan Kumar, Cornell weed scientist, will lead the tour through the small plot treatments and discuss the impact of these integrated herbicide strategies, with multiple modes of action, from a resistance management standpoint.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY

August 13, 2025 : FAMACHA Training in Woodhull
6pm - 8:30pm
Anthony Marco's Farm
Woodhull, NY

FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY

Join us for a discussion and hands-on training for internal parasite integrated pest management in sheep and goats. Certification is available to all students participating in the workshop.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

August 13, 2025
10am - 12pm
Country Crossroads Feed & Seed
Andover, NY

Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. 

SCNYDFC Listed Event

Tompkins County Pasture Walk - Small Ruminants

August 14, 2025
6 - 8 pm
Laughing Goat Fiber Farm
Ithaca, NY

Topics: 

  •  Watering systems & composting pad, Soil & Water Conservation District
  •  Grazing small ruminants, Jess Waltemyer, Cornell PRO-LIVESTOCK

Free to register; Registration optional, but encouraged!

** If you are having registration difficulties, please email Betsy Hicks at bjh246@cornell.edu to let us know you're coming! **

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Mock Truck Inspection Day at CLEREL

August 20, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory
Portland, NY

Mock Truck Inspection Day at CLEREL

Are you hauling grain? Attend this refresher class on the regulations for commercial vehicles. 

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY

August 20, 2025 : Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY
6pm - 8:00pm
Anthony Marco's Farm
Woodhull, NY

Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY

Join us on one of our region's sheep farms to walk their pastures and explore managing sheep in a frequent rotational grazing system

Pasture Walk at C&H Farms of WNY, LLC

August 26, 2025
6-8pm
C&H Farms
Akron, NY

Pasture Walk at C&H Farms of WNY, LLC

C&H Farms is new to grazing beef cows. Come out to view, discuss, and learn what is working and what needs some adjusting.

September 2025

2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Seneca County

September 2, 2025
10:00am-2:00pm
Keystone Mills
Romulus, NY

2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Seneca County

Bring a sample of corn stalks from each field you anticipate harvesting for corn silage to receive whole plant dry matter value, estimated harvest date range, and information on best management practices for the 2025 corn silage harvest.

SCNYDFC Listed Event

Spanish Dairy Webinar Series

September 3, 2025
September 10, 2025
September 17, 2025
September 24, 2025
October 1, 2025
October 8, 2025
October 15, 2025
October 22, 2025
October 29, 2025
November 5, 2025

2pm CST
Online

Daniela Gonzalez Carranza is happy to announce a collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a dairy webinar series only in Spanish

CNYDFC Listed Event

El "Break" Info-Lechero 2025

September 3, 2025
September 10, 2025
September 17, 2025
September 24, 2025
October 1, 2025
October 8, 2025
October 15, 2025
October 22, 2025
October 29, 2025
November 5, 2025

3pm - 4pm
Zoom

Dairy Spanish Webinar Series, free but registration required.  Only available in Spanish.

Yates County Cover Crop Field Day

September 3, 2025
9am-12pm
Penn Yan, NY

Yates County Cover Crop Field Day

Brought to you in cooperation by the Yates County Soil & Water Conservation District; Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County; Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock, & Field Crops Team; Town of Milo Agricultural Committee; & King's Agriseed

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Beef Extravaganza 2025

September 6, 2025
10am-2pm
Country Crossroads Feed & Seed
Addison, NY

Beef Extravaganza 2025

FREE event!

Vendor List: Priefert, CCE, SWNY Dairy & Livestock Team, Select Sires, Poulin Grain, CCR Fencing, Merek, Animal Health Intl, NY Beef Producers Association, and More!

Highlights: Door Prizes, Discounts, Food Truck, Demonstrations, and Early Ordering.

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Grain Bin Rescue Training

September 6, 2025
8:30 AM
Howard Fire Department
Avoca, NY

Grain Bin Rescue Training

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Grain Bin Rescue Training

September 7, 2025
8:00 AM
Zittels Family Farm
Hamburg , NY

Grain Bin Rescue Training

2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Yates County

September 9, 2025
10:00am-2:00pm
Himrod Farm Supply & Hardware
Himrod, NY, NY

2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Yates County

Bring a sample of corn stalks from each field you anticipate harvesting for corn silage to receive whole plant dry matter value, estimated harvest date range, and information on best management practices for the 2025 corn silage harvest.

SCNYDFC Listed Event

Broome County Pasture Walk - Horses

September 10, 2025 : Broome County Pasture Walk featuring Horses
5:30-7:30 pm
Heavenly Acres
Whitney Point, NY

Save the date for an Equine Pasture Walk with Broome County CCE!

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

September 11, 2025
10am - 12pm
Hinz-Sight Dairy Farm Camp
Fillmore, NY

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. Free lunch provided following field walk. 

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

September 11, 2025
10am-12pm
Hinz-Sight Dairy Farm Camp
Fillmore, NY

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. Free lunch provided following field walk. 

SCNYDFC Listed Event

Chemung County Pasture Walk - Beef

September 11, 2025 : Chemung County Pasture Walk featuring a Beef Herd
6:00-8:00 pm
Hiltop Maple Farm
Cayuta, NY

Save the Date for a Chemung County Pasture Walk featuring a Beef Herd

CNYDFC Listed Event

Corn Silage Dry Down Day

September 12, 2025
10am - 2pm
Keystone Mills
Fort Plain, NY

Free event.  No registration needed

2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Seneca County (second round)

September 16, 2025
10:00am-2:00pm
Keystone Mills
Romulus, NY

2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Day- Seneca County (second round)

Bring a sample of corn stalks from each field you anticipate harvesting for corn silage to receive whole plant dry matter value, estimated harvest date range, and information on best management practices for the 2025 corn silage harvest.

CNYDFC Listed Event

Mental Health First Aid Training

September 19, 2025
8:30am - 5pm
The Gathering Place
Cobleskill, NY

SCNYDFC Listed Event

Hay Work Shop

September 27, 2025 : Hay Work Shop
3pm - 5pm
4-H Building at the Chemung County Fairgrounds 
Horseheads, NY

SWNYDLFC Listed Event

Driving Efficiency in Dairy & Exploring the Irish Experience

September 29, 2025
10am-2:30pm
Brooks Edge Farm
Rock Stream, NY

Driving Efficiency in Dairy & Exploring the Irish Experience

This workshop series will feature in-depth presentation and discussion led by Dr. Padraig French who is the Head of Livestock Systems and the Dairy Enterprise Leader at Teagasc (the Irish version of USDA). Dr. French will focus on the critical success factors for Irish dairy, which include pasture utilization, labor efficiency and managing for seasonal calving. The discussion will focus on ways that U.S. dairy farmers can use some of the Irish dairy techniques to become more profitable with grass farming.


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Upcoming Events

Dairy Bovine Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Training Course en Espanol

October 14 - October 15, 2025
Barker, NY

Join us for a two-day workshop with hands-on training that will be offered in Spanish in cooperation with Javier Cheang, Genex. Space is limited, register today!

View Dairy Bovine Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Training Course en Espanol Details

Inaugural New York State Agritourism Conference

November 10 - November 11, 2025
Saratoga Springs, NY

SAVE THE DATE!  Inaugural NEW YORK STATE AGRITOURISM CONFERENCE presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Agritourism Program Work Team

View Inaugural New York State Agritourism Conference Details

2026 Corn Congress

January 14, 2026
Henrietta, NY

View 2026 Corn Congress Details

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