Livestock
Beef cattle, sheep and goats are well suited to North Country farms and families due to the abundance of grass for hay and pasture, a cool weather growing season and ease of access to quality water. Livestock numbers have increased over 14% in the past 10 years suggesting they are occupying some of those farms that aren't as suitable to the intensive cropping required by modern dairies. Northern New York Livestock producers work together along with Cornell Cooperative Extension to improve their management and market their products locally and statewide. LIVESTOCK CATEGORIES
Finding Funding for the NYS Meat Industry
Tatum Langworthy, Sr. Administrative Assistant
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: January 12, 2022
Back to Basics: Herd Management Lessons from COVID-19
Last Modified: June 29, 2020
Proper Euthanasia Practices
Casey Havekes, Dairy Management
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: June 29, 2020
How to Manange COVID-19 Risks on Dairy Farms
Last Modified: March 19, 2020
Apps in Ag
Last Modified: June 24, 2019
You can Never be too prepared for an Emergency
Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Management
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: February 5, 2019
Key Points to Remener when Composting Livestock
Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Management
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: December 4, 2018
Mortality Disposal Guidance
Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Management
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: October 24, 2018
2018 Feed Dealer Seminars
Tatum Langworthy, Sr. Administrative Assistant
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: October 17, 2018
Residential Agricultural Discount Application
Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Management
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: April 2, 2018
Cowlicks: An Indicator of Attitude
Last Modified: March 7, 2018
Have you thought about how trucking affects the value of your animals?
Ron Kuck, Livestock Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Last Modified: March 7, 2018
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Upcoming Events
Pasture Walk and Grazing Program
June 14, 2022
Robotic Milking System Farm Tour
July 11, 2022
Belleville, NY
Dairy Cattle Handling and Safety Program for Farm Workers
July 25, 2022
Champlain , NY
Announcements
Looking to add land to an existing NYS Certified Agricultural District
Annual Thirty Day Period for Landowners to Request Additions of Viable Agricultural Land to Existing Agricultural Districts
The Jefferson County Board of Legislators has set June 1st through June 30th of each year for the purpose accepting requests to add predominantly viable agricultural land to an existing NYS Certified Agricultural District in the County.
Viable agricultural land: actively farmed as well as land that is highly suitable for agricultural production.
A parcel of land is "predominantly" viable if a minimum of 51% of the parcel is viable agricultural land.
The purpose of NYS Certified Agricultural Districts is to encourage the continued use of farmland for agricultural production. The Agricultural District Program is based on a combination of landowner incentives and protections, all of which are designed to forestall the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses.
Landowners who wish to submit a request to add land to an existing NYS Certified Agricultural District may download the form from the Jefferson County Department of Planning web page under NYS Certified Agricultural Districts, or you may call the Jefferson County Department of Planning, (315) 785-3144 and ask for the 2022 Agricultural Annual Inclusion Form.
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.