The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program grant projects for 2020 are as follow:
AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & WATER QUALITY
. Quantifying Surface Runoff and Tile Drainage Flow Nutrient Losses in Edge-of-Field Alfalfa Grass Plots: Year 3
. Quantifying Long-Term Agronomic and Water Quality Impacts of Tile Drainage in NNY Corn Fields: Year 3
DAIRY
. Determining the Enteropathogen Causing Neonatal Diarrhea and the Association with Antibiotic Use on NNY Dairy Farms
. E-learning Training Systems as an Educational Approach for Dairy Farm Workers on Milk Quality and Parlor Performance – Effect of Milking Equipment on Teat End Health: Phase II, Photos (8MB)
FIELD CROPS
. Evaluating Malting Barley Varieties for Production in NNY: Year 2
. Farm-Specific Corn Yield Potentials and Nitrogen and Phosphorus Crop Removal Estimates
. Maximizing Grass Quality of Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures
. Rollout of NY Phosphorus Index 2.0 Across Northern New York Farms
. Using Satellite and Automated Drone Imagery to Give All Farmers Access to Yield Estimates for Zone-Based Field Management
HORTICULTURE
. New Commercial Fruit Crops for NNY: Juneberry, Honeyberry, Aronia and On-Farm Trials: Elderberry Added for 2021
. Utilizing the Pollen Tube Growth Model and Fruit Growth Rate Model for Bloom Thinning in NNY Apple Orchards
MAPLE
. 2019-2020 NNYADP Increasing Syrup Production by Re-Tapping Maples within the Sap Season (pdf)