Impact In New York
NWNY Annual Report 2025
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NWNY Team Highlights (October- December 2025)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our ten county region. Fourth Quarter Highlights Include:
- NWNY Growers are the 2025 NYS Corn and Soybean Contest Champions
- What Does the Loss of Neonicitinoid Seed Treatments Mean for NY Growers
- Pricing Corn Silage - 4th Quarter 2025 For NWNY Program 2025 4th Quarter Report
- 4th Update Coming Soon
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2025)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our ten county region. Third Quarter Highlights Include:
- Yates County Field Day Showcases the Power of Cover Crop Diversity
- Helping Soybean Growers Manage Herbicide Resistant Weeds
- Partnering with American Farmland Trust for Regenerative Agriculture Education
- 2025 Corn Silage Dry Down Days Provide Critical Support for Seneca and Yates County Farmers
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2025)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our ten county region. Second Quarter Highlights Include:
- Pricing Corn Silage - Preliminary Fall 2025
- Using Pest Monitoring Tools to Protect Crop Yields
- Equine Pasture Management: Strengthening Horse Health, Farm Viability, and Environmental Stewardship Across New York
- Bovine Reproduction Course for Beef and Dairy Farms
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NWNY Team Highlights (January - March 2025)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. First Quarter Highlights Include:
- Winter Crop Congresses Keep Growers Ahead of the Game in 2025
- Butcher Waste & Mortality Composting, a Cost-Effective Practice
- 3rd Annual CCE NWNY Dairy Day
- Calves: Your Herd's Future
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NWNY Annual Report 2024
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NWNY Team Highlights (October- December 2024)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our ten county region. Fourth Quarter Highlights Include:
- Feeder Schools Fuel Farm Economics and Cow Health
- NWNY Growers Excel in 2024 NYS Soybean Yield Contest
- Hoof Trimming Workshops Create a Solid Foundation
- Stockmanship & Stewardship: Learning and Networking
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2024)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our ten county region. Second Quarter Highlights Include:
- Regional Dry Down Days Expand into Yates County
- Collaboration to Hold On-Farm Water Quality Event
- Unveiling the Potential of BMR Male Sterile Forage Sorghum
- Herbicide Walking Tour Helps Growers Battle Resistant Weeds
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2024)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our ten county region. Second Quarter Highlights Include:
- Timely Pest Management Observations Help Protect Yields
- Hands On Workshop Teaches Parasite Management for Small Ruminant Health
- Maximizing Harvest Timing and Forage Quality with Alfalfa Height Measurements across NWNY!
- Regional Impacts of Value-Added Dairy Grant
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NWNY Team Highlights (October- December 2023)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Fourth Quarter Highlights Include:
- Beef Quality Assurance Training Provides Needed Information
- NWNY Grower Wins Both the NY Corn and Soybean Yield Contests
- Evaluating Benefits, and Costs of Soil Health Systems Adoption on Farms in the Genesee River Watershed in WNY
- Producing Quality Milk Takes a Team
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2023)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Third Quarter Highlights Include:
- Investing in the Minds of Future Leaders
- Seneca Regional Dry-Down Day Doubles Down on Harvest Accuracy
- Managing Glyphosate Resistant Waterhemp in Soybeans
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2023)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Second Quarter Highlights Include:
- Herdsperson II
- New Training Equipment for Beef Quality Assurance
- Over-the-Counter Antibiotics Now Require a Veterinary Prescription
- Improving Dairy Farm Records Management for Spanish Speakers
- Fertilizer and Herbicides: Getting the Most for Your Money
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NWNY Team Brochure
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Characteristics of the Beef x Dairy Industry
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NWNY Team Highlights (January - March 2023)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. First Quarter Highlights Include:
- Calving Workshops Give Participants the "Real Feel"
- Advocacy Training Prepared Participants for Public Speaking
- Corn, Soybean & Small Grain Winter Congresses Back In-Person
- Northwest NY Region Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) Cooperators, a Significant Source of Economic Activity in 2022
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NWNY Team Highlights (October - December 2022)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Fourth Quarter Highlights Include:
- First Annual Dairy Day
- Survey Identifies New York's Dung Beetles
- Feeder Schools Offer Education from Industry Experts and Farm Colleagues Alike
- Mating Barley Production in NYS: Land Grant Mission Resources at Work
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2022)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Third Quarter Highlights Include:
- 2022 Hoof Trimming Workshop Provided Hands-On Training
- Niagara Pasture Walks: Venues for Learning, Culture and Networking
- Successfully Adopting Soil Health Systems while Maintaining or Improving Farm Viability
- Corn Silage Dry-Down Day Improves Harvest Accuracy
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2022)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Second Quarter Highlights Include:
- Economics of Growing Cannabis for CBD in NYS: New Analysis by Production Scenario Provides Information for Decision Making
- Helping Livestock Farmers with Meat Marketing
- Crop Alert: Timely Pest and Agronomic Observations for Growers
- Calving Class Put Participants in a Position to Succeed
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NWNY Team Highlights (January - March 2022)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. First Quarter Highlights Include:
- Crop Congresses Address Eminent Farming Challenges in 2022
- Bird Flu Found in NWNY Poultry Flocks
- Net Zero for New York Dairy Virtual Conference
- Northwest NY Region Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) Cooperators, a Significant Source of Economic Activity in 2021
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NWNY Team Highlights (October - December 2021)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Fourth Quarter Highlights Include:
- Transition Cow Tuesdays Webinar Series
- Promoting Conservation Practices to Improve Soil Health and Farm Resiliency
- 2021 NYS Yield Contest Winners: Soybean Trophy Stays in NWNY
- Bovine Reproduction & Artificial Insemination Course Provides Hands-On Experience
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2021)
Learn how our team specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Third Quarter Highlights Include:
- Are Plant Parasitic Nematodes Robbing Corn Yields in NWNY?
- Pasture Walk Reconnects Livestock Producers
- Soil Health Field Day: Improving Soil Health and Resiliency
- Focus on Farm Management: Sharing Dairy Success Stories
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2021)
Learn how our team of specialists are making an impact in our nine county region. Second Quarter Highlights Include:
- New Report Summarizes NYS Meat Processor Needs and Perspectives
- NWNY Dairy Management Specialist a Finalist for National Extension Communication Award
- Crop Alerts: Timely Pest Observations for Growers
- Soil Health: Extending Reach via Multi Subject Matter, Multi Target Audience Research and Extension Efforts
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Annual Report 2016
Our 2016 Annual Report of our educational programming over the last year.
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NWNY Team Highlights (October - December 2016)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Beef Workshop Certifies Producers, Growing Malting Barley in NY: Production Economics, Labor Roadshow and Resources for Dairy Replacement Management.
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2016)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Helping the Next Generation Learn about Extension, Working through the Drought of 2016 and Tactical Ag Teams: Educating the Next Generation of Corn Growers.
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2016)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Dairy Farm Business Summary Cooperators, a Significant Source of Economic Activity in 2015, A Proactive Approach to Hoof Care Saves Money, Women Land Owners Learn Benefits of Conservation and Farming Practices in the Genesee Valley and Improving Malting Barley Production Practices to Meet Industry Needs.
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NWNY Team Highlights (January - March 2016)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Corn Congresses Keep Grain Producers on the Cutting Edge, Spanish Language Dairy Services: A Valuable Resource for Producers, Entry Point Precision Agriculture Technology: Benefits and Costs for Decision Making and Manure Gas Safety On Dairies.
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Annual Report 2015
Our 2015 Annual Report of our educational programming over the last year.
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NWNY Team Highlights (October - December 2015)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with the Calf & Heifer Congress - A National Draw with Local Impact, Production, Pests, and Profitability - On-Farm Education for Corn Growers, Feeder Basics Course Draws High Participation, Forage Quality Education Leads to Improved Feed for Dairies and Dairy Acceleration Program Leads to New Dairy Investment in NWNY Region
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2015)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Temple Grandin Visit a Huge Success, Cornell Intern Explores Precision Ag Adoption in NWNY, Economics of Double Cropping on NY Dairy Farms, Dairy Profit Teams Springboard Farms Into Future and Forage Focused Field Day Offers Timely Advice.
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2015)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Safety Training's Help Farms Avoid Fines and Keep Employees Safe, Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) Cooperators, a Significant Source of Economic Activity in 2014, Pasture Walk Highlights Small Dairy's Success and Dairy Businesses Advance Employee Transition Cow Skills.
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NWNY Team Highlights (January - March 2015)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Manure Gas Education: Keeping Farmers Safe, Young Managers Trip to PA encourages thought, Corn Congresses hit the mark with Producers in 2015 and Economics of Intensive Wheat Management Revisited.
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Annual Report 2014
Our 2014 Annual Report of our educational programming over the last year.
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NWNY Team Highlights (October - December 2014)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Specialists are making a difference in our region with Dairy Skills Training - Calf Care Management, Beef Workshops Certify Producers during BQA (NY State Beef Quality Assurance Committee) Month, Calf & Heifer Congress Continues to Serve the Dairy Industry, Updated Technology Provides an Advantage: LED Lighting & Long Day Photoperiod and Facebook Reaches the Masses in 2014.
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2014)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crop Specialists are making a difference in our region with the team finding a new Soybean Disease in NWNY, Yates Farm Safety Day, Crop Alerts keep NWNY Growers Informed, Cost of Manure Injection on Dairy Farms and Dairy Acceleration Program (DAP) a Boon for Local Farms.
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2014)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crop Specialists are making a difference in our region with the 2014 NY All Forage Fed Bull Test Concludes, Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) Cooperators, A Significant Source of Economic Activity in 2013, Nitrogen Fertility Drives Triticale Silage Yield and our own Dr. Jerry Bertoldo Receives Achievement Award from NACAA (The National Association of County Agricultural Agents).
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NWNY Team Highlights (January - March 2014)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crop Specialists are making a difference in our region with Economics of Narrow Row Corn Grain Production, A Profitable Pastured Poultry Workshop, NWNY Team collaborates with NYCAMH to Boost Safety Compliance, Annie's Project a Success in Northwest New York Region and Field Crop Educational Presentations in High Demand.
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Annual Report 2013
Our 2013 Annual Report of our educational programming over the last year.
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NWNY Team Highlights (October - December 2013)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crop Specialists are making a difference in our region.
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NWNY Team Highlights (July - September 2013)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crop Specialists are making a difference in our region.
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NWNY Team Highlights (April - June 2013)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crop Specialists are making a difference in our region.
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NWNY Team Highlights (January - March 2013)
Learn how our team of Dairy, Livestock & Field Crop specialists are making a difference in our region.
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Annual Report 2012
Our 2012 Annual Report of our educational programming over the last year.
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Group Care of Dairy Calves
Beginning in early 2011, Cornell Cooperative Extension's North West New York's Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team (NWNY Team) partnered with Cornell University faculty, agribusiness and produces to assess calf and financial performance on farms adopting a new group housing and feeding strategy for baby calves; followed by outreach.
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Soybean TAg Teams for Dairies
In 2012, a record 340,000 acres of soybeans were planted in NYS, up 26% from just three years ago.
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Tile Drainage Field Day
Commodity prices relative to input prices continue to remain favorable.
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AGR190 Western New York Agriculture
In the U.S. we enjoy the safest, most abundant food production systems in the world.
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Farm Disaster Preparedness Certificate Course
As a nation we depend on farms to produce a constant supply of safe, nutritious food.
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Upcoming Events
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.