About Program
Our North Country Regional Ag Program will provide science-based information and services to producers and agri-business professionals, equipping all with the knowledge to profitably produce and market safe and healthful dairy products and crops, contributing to the viability of New York State agriculture. Specifically, our North Country Regional Ag Program focuses on providing workshops and programs like the annual Crop Congress, Dairy Institute, Beef and Sheep Week workshops, and many others, where producers, consultants, and agribusiness representatives can find timely, relevant, science-based information on today's critical topics.
The North Country Regional Ag Team is supported, in part, by
six
county Cornell Cooperative Extensions including:
Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence,
Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties.
To visit one of these Cornell Cooperative Extension's web sites,
simply click on a county within the map.
Dairy
Business
Livestock
Forages
Grains
Upcoming Events
Test Event
August 4 - August 6, 2020
Now
Digital Dairy Prospects
September 22 - November 18, 2020
7:00-8:30pm
- FREE 9 week program for HIGH school students in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties.
- Weekly discussions on how to communicate about the dairy industry, engage with the public, handle hot-topic issues, and promote the industry.
- Includes invited speakers, presentations from student participants, and virtual farm tours and discussions with dairy farmers.
- Students will be required to complete some homework, and participate during the weekly live sessions.
- A computer/tablet and internet is required. Contact us if you need assistance
Announcements
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly across the world.
Although cities have the most sick people, the disease has reached rural communities of New York as well. Everyone needs to take this very seriously. Agriculture is an essential business, so many of us will continue to go to work. However, we all need to take precautions to stay safe and help prevent further spread of the disease. The key things to do are limit contact with other people and keep everything very clean. We've prepared a new resource to help Spanish- and English-speaking farm employees access credible, multi-lingual information that they can use right away. Here are this links to a printable resource for farms to use:English COVID 19 Procedures
Spanish COVID 19 Procedures
To see a full list of other relevant resources, click here.
How to Manage COVID-19 Risk on Dairy Farms
Straightforward helpful steps to manage risk on dairy farms! We are happy to help talk farms through these steps and develop risk management plans for protecting owners and team members. Reach out to Kelsey O'Shea via email kio3@cornell.edu for more information.