Northern New York Agricultural Development Program

Dairy

Dairy production is the number one agricultural pursuit in Northern New York. The market value of the dairy products from 1,487 dairy farms in the 2002 Census of Agriculture totaled $300,884,000. The average annual production of the 134,551 milk cows in the region was 17,200 pounds of milk per cow. Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) projects are designed to enhance farm profitability, crop and animal production efficiencies, and environmental stewardship.

Biofuel Production
Calf Care/Heifer Replacement Management
Carbon Offsets/Trading
Crops
Dairy Beef Production
Dairy Business Management
Grass-Based Agriculture
Herd Health Management
Manure and Nutrient Management
Mastitis Management
Milk Production
NNY Regional Dairy Newsletter
Organic Dairy
Recycling Dairy Plastics
Additional Resources

Biofuel Production
Research Reports
- Expanding Soil Health Assessment in NNY: Dairy Farms and Biofuel Production

Calf Care/Heifer Replacement Management
Articles
- Adolescent Heifer Housing: Proper housing is crucial to rounding out your replacement rearing facilities
- Calf Care Skills
- Calf Facts
- Calf Manager: Resources for successfully raising dairy calves CD
- Calf Manager CD: Spanish language edition
- Calving Ease
- Calving Ease Newsletter
- Cornell PRO-Dairy Program
- Dairy Calf and Heifer Management
- Dairy Replacement Programs: Costs & Analysis -
- Earlier first calving makes money
- Excess Heifers: Do you have any and what should you do with them?
- Improving Replacement Program: Where to Start
- Internal Herd Growth: Generating Profits through Management
- One size doesn’t fit all
- Providing a conducive environment for housing heifers may be possible in older facilities
- Raising replacements isn’t cheap
- Real-world, real good internal herd growth
- Replacement Heifer Management Evaluation Snapshot Worksheet
- Replacement Program: Importance to the Dairy
- Take-home messages on heifer repro: 12 years of research offers ideas on what works best
- The heifer in transition

Carbon Offsets/Trading
Carbon Resources

Crops
Field Crops
Grass-Based Agriculture

Press Releases
- “World’s Largest Trial” Evaluating Perennial Grasses as Dairy Crop in NNY

Dairy Beef Production
Press Releases
- NNY Ag Research Looks at Raising Grass-Fed Holstein Beef

Dairy Business Management
Benchmarking: A Power Tool in Your Business Management Toolbox
Dairy Greenhouse Gas Calculator
Dairy Viability Project Sponsors North Country Milk Supply Analysis Dairy Viability Project Launched 2005
Grading the Northern New York Dairy Industry
NNY Large Dairy Success Strategies
NNY Small Dairy Success Strategies
Online Resources Help NNY Farmers Hire Good Help
Successfully Operating in NNY’s Dairy Value Chain
Thriving Dairy Farms - The Cornerstone of a Strong Dairy Value Chain

Grass-Based Agriculture
Resources

Herd Health Management
- The Effect of the Silage Fermentation Process on Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis

Manure and Nutrient Management
Articles
- Lewis County Farmer Participates in Statewide Manure Incorporation Project
- Manure Incorporation Study at Mapleview Dairy LLC, St Lawrence County
- Miner Institute Participates in Statewide Manure Application Method Project
- St. Lawrence County Farmer Sees Promising Results from Manure Incorporation Trials

Press Releases
- Copper, Cows & Crops: NNY Research Evaluates How Dairy Footbaths Affect Farm Crops, Field Lifetime

Research Reports
- Best Management Practices for the Use of Dairy Manure
- Best Management Practices for the Use of Dairy Manure: Towards Calibration of the Phosphorus Runoff Index in Northern NY
-2007 Nutrient Accounting for NNY Dairy Farms: Basis for Environmentally Sound Nutrient Management
-2005 Nutrient Accounting for NNY Dairy Farms Basis for Environmentally Sound Nutrient Management
- Types of Footbath Treatments Used in NE NY, Their Effect on Mini Pit Manure Slurry Ecology and Nutrient Composition, and Forage Grass and Alfalfa Yield and Composition

Mastitis Management
Articles
- Klebsiella Mastitis – Beyond Bedding Reprinted with permission from NorthEast Dairy Business, Quality Milk Production Services and Dairy One

Press Releases
- Identifying Sources of Mastitis in Dairy Herds is Goal of Northern New York Agricultural Development Program Project

Research Reports
- Klebsiella Mastitis in Dairy Cows: Sources, Transmission and Control Points
- Klebsiella mastitis in NNY: Cow adapted vs environmental strains
- Klebsiella Mastitis Prevention and Control
- Klebsiella Mastitis Research in NNY Dairy Herds
- Treatment success and factors associated with treatment success of Klebsiella and E. coli mastitis in dairy cows in NNY

Milk Production
Articles
- Can We Feed for Higher Levels of Milk Protein – from Lewis County Ag Digest, Nov. 2009

Press Releases
- NNY Farm Study to Identify Factors for Producing Higher Milk Premiums

Research Reports
- Dairy Trends in Northern New York
- Factors Affecting Milk Component Production in NNY Dairy Herds
- Growing the NNY Milk Supply
- Production Potential in NNY

NNY Regional Dairy Newsletter
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- April 2010 Part One
- April 2010 Part Two
- March 2010
- February 2010
- December 2009

Organic Dairy
-Organic Dairy Initiative

Recycling Dairy Plastics
- North Country Farmers Prepare for Baling -- Not Hay, but Ag Plastics
- Recycling Dairy Plastics Best Management Practices Check http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu for latest updates

Spanish Language Resources
Resources

Additional Resources
Click Here for links to the following resource websites:
- Cornell Dairy Facilities Engineering
- Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary
- Cornell Dairy One
- Cornell Farm Business Management for Dairy
- Cornell Pro-Dairy Program
- Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy
- Cornell Sheep Program: Dairy Sheep
- Cornell Total Dairy Management Program
- North Country Dairy Viability Initiative
- Quality Milk Production Services