Resources

GENERAL
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)
The Cornell Cooperative Extension website provides an overview of CCE programs across New York State.
Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program
The vision of the Cornell University's Nutrient Management Spear Program is to assess current knowledge, identify research and educational needs, conduct applied, field and laboratory-based research, facilitate technology and knowledge transfer, and aid in the on-farm implementation of beneficial strategies for field crop nutrient management, including timely application of organic and inorganic nutrient sources to improve profitability and competitiveness of New York State farms while protecting the environment. For more information about our program activities see our latest (3-2-2013) Program Report.
Cornell Field Crops Home Page
Providing timely field crops, soil and pest management information to the agricultural community of New York State.
http://www.fieldcrops.org/Pages/Home.aspx
What's Cropping Up
Newsletter for New York Field Crops and Soils
http://css.cals.cornell.edu/cals/css/extension/cropping-up/index.cfm
NYS IPM Program
Developing sustainable ways to manage pests and help people to use methods that minimize environmental, health, and economic risks.
http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/
The Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory
Provide accurate and cost effective analysis of soil (Cornell Soil Health Test, Illinois Soil Nutrient Test, other specialized soil tests), plant and water samples.
Cornell Soil Health
Information to help you return your soil to a healthy state or keep an already good soil productive.
http://soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu
Precision Agriculture
An excellent website for Precision Agriculture Resources.
http://www.aces.edu/anr/precisionag/
BUSINESS
Cornell Small Farms Program
http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu
NE Beginning Farmer Program
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/
GUIDELINES
Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management
http://ipmguidelines.org/FieldCrops/Default.aspx
Upcoming Events
Growing Great People: Training Skills for Dairy Farmers
June 29, 2022
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
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.
Calving Workshop: Ontario County
July 1, 2022
Stanley, NY
Registration Now Open! 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.
Announcements
State Agriculture Commissioner lifts ban on poultry shows, auctions in NYS
On June 3, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced the end of the bans on live poultry shows, exhibitions, auctions, sales, meets, and swaps in New York State. The decision to lift the bans comes as cases decrease nationwide, including in New York state, which has not had a detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in nearly two months.
The NWNY Team Blog
Our goal for this blog is to share with farmers and allied industry professionals, technical and applicable resources regarding all aspects of dairy farming, livestock and small farms, field crops and soils, and topics related to farm business management and precision agriculture.The blog will feature Crop Alerts, Dairy Alerts, Bilingual (Spanish) Resources, Upcoming Events and more from our team members. This blog is free for everyone to use, explore and enjoy. When new material is published, subscribers will receive an email notification.
We hope you enjoy this new platform, and are looking forward to engaging with you in the future!