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Ag Focus is a monthly publication of the NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team. It provides readers with information on upcoming meetings, pesticide updates, pest management strategies, cultural practices, marketing ideas and research results from Cornell and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Ag Focus is produced monthly January - December.
To simplify information, brand names of products may be used in this publication. No endorsement is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products not named.
Every effort has been made to provide correct, complete and up-to-date pesticide recommendations. Changes occur constantly and human errors are still possible. These recommendations are not a substitute for pesticide labeling. Please read the label before applying pesticides.
By law and purpose, Cornell Cooperative Extension is dedicated to serving the people on a non-discriminatory basis.
All NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program enrollees receive 12 issues of Ag Focus via email included with their enrollment. For more information, contact Ashley Knapp, ak2367@cornell.edu or 585.343.3040 ext. 138.
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2015 Crop Alerts
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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
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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.