Forages
High yields of high-quality forage are vital to the dairy and livestock industries. Feed-costs are often half of a farm's business expenses each year. This page contains resources and information to help farmers better manage silage, hay, and pastures. 2021 North Country 1st Cut Alfalfa Height Monitoring June 1, 2021
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: June 2, 2021
2021 North Country 1st Cutting Alfalfa & Grass Quality Monitor May 24, 2021
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: May 25, 2021
2021 North Country 1st Cutting Alfalfa‐Grass Quality Monitor-May 17, 2021
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: May 18, 2021
2021 North Country 1st Cutting Alfalfa-Grass Quality Monitor May 10, 2021
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: May 11, 2021
Improve Pastures and Hay Fields by Overseeding Perennial Forage Grasses and Legu
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: May 10, 2021
Short on Hay This Spring?
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: May 10, 2021
2021 North Country 1st Cutting Alfalfa‐Grass Quality Monitor
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: May 7, 2021
Managing Corn Rootworm in NY to delay Bt resistance (& save seed costs)
Last Modified: February 2, 2021
Don't Ignore Marestail this Fall
Mike Hunter, Field Crops Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: October 1, 2020
Weed Control in Grass Hayfields
Mike Hunter, Field Crops Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: October 1, 2020
Hay or Ney
Casey Havekes, Dairy Management
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: September 14, 2020
Emergency Forage Options for NNY 2020
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: July 23, 2020
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Upcoming Events
Beat the Heat! Heat Stress Management Program
June 22, 2021
June 30, 2021
: Heat Stress Management Program
June 22, 2021
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Kelly Farm
2270 DeKalb Kelly Rd
Rensselaer Falls
June 30, 2021
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Miner Institute
Dairy Barn
1034 Miner Farm Rd Chazy, NY
Calf Barn Ventilation Program
July 27 - July 28, 2021
Join us for a free on-farm demonstration and discussion about the importance of adequate calf barn ventilation and the impacts ventilation has on calf health and performance. This program is applicable to any sized dairy farm, and any type of barn ventilation system.
Announcements
Managing Forages through Drought Webinars
Part 1: Managing Pastures in Drought may be viewed here: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/1_19bj2cucPart 2: Stored Forages: Winter Feed Supply Beyond the Drought may be viewed here: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/1_ql576klx
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.