Specialists

Nancy Glazier
Small Farms & Livestock Specialist
Areas of Interest: Grazing, Production, Management, and Marketing to Enhance the Viability of Family Farms

John Hanchar
Farm Business Management Specialist
Areas of Interest: Economic Analysis, Farm Financial Management Education, Family Business Transition

Jodi Letham
Field Crops & Soils Specialist
Areas of Interest: Agronomy, Forage Quality, Nutrient Management, Soil Health & Fertility, and Industrial Hemp.

Kaitlyn Lutz, VMD
Bilingual Dairy Management Specialist
Areas of Interest: Dairy, Dairy Management, Bilingual

Margaret Quaassdorff
Dairy Management Specialist
Areas of Interest: Dairy Production and Nutrition Management, Cow Health, and Calf Care.

Mike Stanyard
Team Leader and Field Crops & IPM Specialist
Areas of Interest: Crop Production & Storage, Insect, Disease & Weed Management.
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.