Posted 1/2/2012
Are you looking for an opportunity to expand your management skills on your dairy? The Academy for Dairy Executives II is a program that offers you this opportunity. This is a three part program focusing on key aspects of dairy business management. Participants will get in-depth training on: Functions of Management including Financial Management, Risk Management and Family Business Management.
The program consists of three sessions, each starting at noon on the first day and ending at noon the second day, over 10 months, with a typical session consisting of presentations, breakout groups, discussion, and interaction with other participants. This year the program is offered in Eastern NY and welcomes applicants from across the Northeast.
The dates and location are January 18-19 Albany, March 14-15 Lake George and November 14 -15 Utica area. Participants will be committing to attending all three sessions, with each session lasting 24 hours and focusing on key management skills. Speakers include industry consultants, farmers, Cornell Cooperative Extension and Pro Dairy Staff. Please call 518-746-2560 or 518-380-1498 for more information and an application. Applications for the program are also available at www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy/academy .
The Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension provides direct and valuable programming to the ENY ag community. For more information on the many programs available, please visit www. http://tinyurl.com/3qqjgls .
Posted 12/30/2011
by Ivy Allen, NRCS USDA
All four initiatives offer technical and financial assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The On-Farm Energy, Organic and Seasonal High Tunnel initiatives are available statewide, but the Air Quality funding is limited to counties with serious air quality concerns. The links below will take you to the information you need to sign-up for any of these initiatives.
NRCS accepts applications for financial assistance on a continuous basis throughout the year. This year, there will be 3 ranking periods for the initiatives: February 3, March 30 and June 1. The Air Quality Initiative has two ranking dates which end February 3 and March 30. At the end of a ranking period, NRCS ranks all submitted proposals for funding consideration. NRCS will notify all applicants of the results of the rankings and begin developing contracts with selected applicants.
Posted 12/21/2011
In September, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the creation of the Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund (ACRF) to help rebuild the agricultural industry and farming areas impacted by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
According to NYS Department of Ag & Markets Commissioner Darrel Aubertine since then, the ACRF Farm Operation Match Program was an enormous success, providing $1.3M to 143 farmers in 21 counties to help cover the costs of replacing lost livestock feed and lost crops for farm stands, community supported agriculture and farmers participating in farmers’ markets.
Two additional agricultural disaster recovery programs the Department is rolling out today:
· Second Round of the ACRF Farm Operation Match Program
· ACRF Wholesale Farm Operation Match Program
These programs are being administered jointly by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and New York State Homes and Community Renewal. Farmers will submit applications to the Department of Agriculture and Markets certifying their loss and incurred replacement costs. The Department will approve farmer applications and determine the amount of funding per farmer and per county.
Posted 12/21/2011
Posted 12/21/2011
Posted 12/14/2011
The latest issue of What's Cropping Up? is now available on-line at: http://css.cals.cornell.edu/cals/css/extension/cropping-up/index.cfm
Inside this issue:
- Recommended Roundup Ready Soybean Varieties for New York
- Recommended Corn Silage Hybrids for New York
- Buy Your Oat Seed Early! and Keep an Eye on Corral for Spring 2013
- Effect of Manure, Compost, and Potassium Application on Alfalfa Yield, Potassium Content and Soil Test Potassium in Aurora, NY
- Comparison of Tissue K and Whole Plant K for Alfalfa
- A Case Study on the Use of Adapt-N
- Capreno - A New Herbicide for Annual Broadleaf and Grass Weed Control in Corn
- Understanding Manure Nutrient Variability
Back issues can be found at: http://css.cals.cornell.edu/cals/css/extension/cropping-up/archive/index.cfm
What's Cropping Up? is a bimonthly newsletter distributed by the Crop and Soil Sciences Department at Cornell University. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide timely information on field crop production and environmental issues as it relates to New York agriculture. Articles are regularly contributed by the following departments at Cornell University: Crop and Soil Sciences, Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Animal Science and Entomology. To receive a hard copy or remove your name from this list, send your name and address to Mary McKellar, 237 Emerson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 or mem40@cornell.edu.
Posted 12/9/2011
The Farmers Market Federation of NY and the NY Farm Viability Institute have partnered with USDA Northeast SARE to present a series of webinars on marketing, “Marketing for Profits: Tools for Success”. The series will include coverage of 5 categories of marketing concepts spanning three years: Self-Assessment, Market Assessment, Customer Assessment, Communications Assessment and Business Assessment. Each Assessment will be a series of 3 webinars. These webinars have been designed with the assistance of regional and national marketing experts to provide critical marketing insights for farmers and farm markets throughout the northeast.
Download the full details.
Posted 12/7/2011
Where Are We Headed & How Will Things Change?
Wednesday, December 21st, 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Tally-Ho Restaurant, Richfield Springs, NY
Speakers include:
Posted 12/6/2011
The 2011 New York Corn Silage Hybrid Tests Report from the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University is available:
Posted 12/6/2011
The 2011 New York State Soybean Variety Yield Tests Report from the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, is available:
