New York

As farms struggle, industry consultants open up arms & options

November 22, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Farmers have free, confidential options available to help them through difficult times The last few years have been difficult for many in the dairy industry, as profits have plummeted, family farms forced to close, and [Read More …]

New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Tests – 2018

November 22, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

2018 Corn Silage Hybrid Test Results Corn Variety Trials page on the Soil and Crop Sciences website The corn silage hybrid evaluation program expanded to 77 hybrids in 2018. Hybrid evaluation at multiple environments helps [Read More …]

Take the 10 Gallon Challenge

November 21, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Initial fundraising goal of $2000 in hopes of donating 1000 gallons of milk Jefferson County, New York Farm Bureau is partnering with the Food Bank of Central New York to benefit local families in need [Read More …]

10 State Videos Showcase Dairy’s Impact on Jobs

November 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Shareable, data-laden motion graphics illustrate the multi-billion dollar economic boost the dairy industry gives California, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, Florida and five other states. Ten new videos created by a coalition of dairy organizations showcase the huge [Read More …]

Dairy students learn importance of BQA principles

November 16, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Beef Checkoff provides hands-on learning experience for college students October marks BQA Month in New York and throughout the month various trainings were held at farms in each corner of the state! The Beef Quality [Read More …]

USDA reminds producers of disaster programs

November 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Producers may be eligible for assistance through USDA FSA programs U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Clark Putman reminds New York State producers who experienced losses from natural disasters during [Read More …]

Sexual Harassment Webinar

November 15, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Webinar: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 12:00 PM, Tuesday, November 20 Every New York employer is required to have a policy and training to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. New York Farm Bureau [Read More …]

New York farmer focuses on educating his Spanish-speaking workers

November 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cornell University’s Spanish-language dairy webinars kick off in January. Spanish is the native language for most foreign-born farm workers on American dairy farms. In January, the Cornell Pro-Dairy Spanish Webinars series begins another year of [Read More …]

2018 Corn Silage Overview

November 5, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Joe Lawrence, Allison Kerwin and Tom Overton share insights on what to expect from this year’s corn silage in a Forage Management fact sheet. “For many areas of the state corn silage harvest got off [Read More …]

Blueprint for Change workshops offered – NY

October 30, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Workshop topics are focused to support small and midsize dairy farms The Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team of Cornell Cooperative Extension along with PRO-DAIRY will be hosting a workshop titled “Blueprint [Read More …]

Man charged after 27 cows found dead

October 23, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

James Mumbulo charged with 27 misdemeanor counts of torturing and injuring animals State police say a 45-year-old man faces multiple counts of cruelty to animals after more than two dozen dead cows were found on [Read More …]

America Is Drowning in Milk Nobody Wants

October 19, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Dairy farmers are under siege thanks to low prices and changing tastes. Even a one-week holiday shutdown by yogurt giant Chobani inflicted pain. A decade ago, Greek yogurt was ascendant in America. In New York state, [Read More …]

Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets seeks input from dairy farmers

October 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The NYS Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets is interested in hearing from NY dairy farmers regarding the status of the dairy industry and their ideas as to improvements that could be made to various programs [Read More …]

NNY research advancing dairies’ whole farm nutrient efficiency

October 18, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Ultimate goal is enhancing watershed and agricultural stewardship Northern New York dairy farmers are using a whole-farm nutrient mass balance software tool to identify opportunities to improve their farmwide use of nitrogen phosphorus, and potassium. The ultimate goal [Read More …]

Extension interns share experiences

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

From New York City and Long Island to western New York and the north country, 28 Cornell undergraduates spent their summer making a Big Red impression all across the Empire State. As part of the [Read More …]

Gearing up for FFA National Convention

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

T-minus 1 week and 4 days until a whole lotta’ FFA kids are going to be pouring into Indianapolis, Indiana for the National FFA Convention. This year the Morning Ag Clips is going to be [Read More …]

Cornell Feed Dealers Seminars

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Register now to attend seminars! The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend [Read More …]

NYS hosts meeting on dairy industry issues

October 2, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Officials from NY, PA and VT meet to discuss the challenges the dairy industry is facing The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets earlier this month hosted a meeting with its counterparts from [Read More …]

NEDPA Seeks Applicants for Member Services Director

September 24, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Early this month, Ashley Sears Randle, our Member Services Director, informed the NEDPA staff and Board that she would be leaving NEDPA, effective September 20. She assured us that she has thoroughly enjoyed working with NEDPA, [Read More …]

Oct. 29 deadline for farm research grants in NY

September 20, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Oct. 29 deadline announced for grant requests for farm research in Northern NY The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted its 2019 grant application, research ideas, and guidelines at www.nnyagdev.org. Applications must be submitted electronically [Read More …]

As farms struggle, industry consultants open up arms & options

New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Tests – 2018

Take the 10 Gallon Challenge

10 State Videos Showcase Dairy’s Impact on Jobs

Dairy students learn importance of BQA principles

USDA reminds producers of disaster programs

Sexual Harassment Webinar

New York farmer focuses on educating his Spanish-speaking workers

2018 Corn Silage Overview

Blueprint for Change workshops offered – NY

Man charged after 27 cows found dead

America Is Drowning in Milk Nobody Wants

Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets seeks input from dairy farmers

NNY research advancing dairies’ whole farm nutrient efficiency

Extension interns share experiences

Gearing up for FFA National Convention

Cornell Feed Dealers Seminars

NYS hosts meeting on dairy industry issues

NEDPA Seeks Applicants for Member Services Director

Oct. 29 deadline for farm research grants in NY

NYCAMH Hero Award presented

2019 NYFVI RFP: seeking proposals

NY farmers call for an end to tariffs & trade war

New York State Fair Dairy Birthing Center Live Stream

New York State Fair 2018 butter sculpture revealed

Fiber to Take Center Stage at AB Vista’s Cornell Nutrition Conference Symposium

Central NY dairy farmer gored to death by bull

Cheesemakers savor Cornell’s dairy incubator expertise

Wis. farmers to travel to NY seeking dairy solutions

AFT applauds farmland protection funds for dairy

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage