The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program 2021 projects, and final results reports as available, are linked below.
AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & WATER QUALITY RESEARCH
Quantifying Long-Term Agronomic and Water Quality Impacts of Tile Drainage in NNY: Year 4
Quantifying Surface Runoff and Tile Drainage Nutrient Losses in Edge-of-Field Plots: Year 4
DAIRY RESEARCH
Evaluation of Calf Barn Ventilation and Its Impact on Calf Health, Growth and Performance
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
Breeding Alfalfa Cultivars with Higher Resistance to Alfalfa Snout Beetle: 2021 On-Farm Selection of Surviving Alfalfa Plants
Corn Silage Soluble Starch as Influenced by Kernel Processing Score and Kernel Type
Expanding Adaptive Nutrient Management Options for N and P Management in Corn
Glyphosate-Resistant Horseweed (Marestail) Control in Soybeans
Is Soil Compaction a Big Driver of Corn Yield?
Maximizing Grass Quality of Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures: 2021
Whole Farm Sustainability Assessments: Protecting the Environment and Saving Dollars
HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH
Establishing New Commercial Fruit Crops for Northern New York: Juneberry, Aronia, Honeyberry, Elderberry
Extending the Season in Northern NY with Brassica Crops with Winter Broccoli Trial Result (updated May 2022)
LIVESTOCK
Comparing Summer Lamb Feeding Strategies: Preliminary results (Sept. 2021)
FINAL REPORT
MAPLE INDUSTRY RESEARCH
Solving the Dilemma: Alternative Maple Tubing That Prevents Clogging and Increases Production
Photo credits (from top): Edge-of-field field drainage plot (Miner Institute); dairy workers (USDA/Keith Weller); corn research (Joe Lawrence); Gala apples (USDA/Peggy Greb); lambs at CCE St. Lawrence County Extension Learning Farm, Canton, NY (Betsy Hodge); maple tubing research at Uihlein Maple Research Forest, Lake Placid, NY (Adam D. Wild).