Northern New York Agricultural Development Program
ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS
2024 NNYADP Annual Report:
Adapting to a Changing Environment with Real-World Research, Field-Tested Results
The New York State Legislature, seeing Northern NY’s potential to be a farm-based economic powerhouse, established the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP). With funding from the NYS Legislature through the NYS Assembly, the NNYADP continues to fulfill that mission, helping farms to adapt to challenges that including changing climate, swiftly advancing technology, and market fluctuations, all while encouraging new growth, young farmers, entrepreneurism, and natural resource conservation. NNYADP research is prioritized by our volunteer member Farmer Committee; NNYADP fiscal efficiency puts 98.5% of funding directly to research and results delivery. This report highlights our most recent research and highlights some of the new farm-based enterprisees in the region.
2023 NNYADP Annual Report:
Real-World, Field-Tested Results for New York’s Farm & Foods Economy
The NNYADP steadily returns on the commitment made by the New York State Legislature to grow the farm and foods economic potential of the northernmost region of the state. This report highlights how NNYADP research is helping farms continually adapt to such challenges as weather extremes, emerging crops and livestock pests and diseases, rising costs, new product development opportunities, technology, the need for sustainable cropping and regenerative ag practices, and to meet the “unexpected.” See page 11 for exciting NNY agricultural sector growth indicators.
2022 NNYADP Annual Report
Highlights recent NNYADP research results; their value locally, statewide, and nationally; and how projects are responding to the region’s unique climate, soils, natural resources, farming communities and economic growth potential.
2021 NNYADP Annual Report: 60th Anniversary Edition
Highlights NNYADP’s history and critical real-world, practical research results: water quality and ground-breaking environmental conservation research, local foods security, supporting growth of the NNY multi-million $ maple industry, best care practices and precision management for dairy, livestock, crop, horticultural sectors, and more…
2020 NNYADP Annual Report
Learn how the NNYADP uniquely benefits the agricultural environmental, economic, local foods and farming interests of New York State
Special Report: January 2019: Growing into NNY’s $10 Million Maple Industry Potential
NNYADP research re: climate impact, new product development, drawing forward support for NY’s “sweetest trees.”
2018: Critical Research for NNY with testimonials
NNYADP Dairy and Field Crops Research highlights: Corn Yield, Double Cropping, Emerging Pests, Managing Heat Stress in Calves & Cows, Preventing Winter Illness in Calves, Reducing Winter-Related Mastitis in Cows…
NNYADP Horticultural Research: 1st NNY Bee Health Survey, IPM, “Super Fruit” Trials Now On-Farm, Easier Way for Tomato Growers
NNYADP Maple Research: Advancing Sugarbush Health, Industry Growth: $10 million potential, 3/16 and 5/16-inch tubing under natural flow and artificial vacuum, season extension with birch syrup.
2017: Annual Economic Impact Report with testimonials
2017: Science-Based Results for NNY Crop Health & Growth
2017: Enhancing & Expanding NNY “Local” Food Production
2017: Growing the NNY Maple Industry
2016 Economic Impact Report with NNYADP “Quotables”
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More Success Stories
2017: Tile drainage, mass nutrient balance, forage sorghum, micro-nutrient database for NNY soybean growers, new biocontrol nematode rearing business
Testimonials: farmers, researchers, ag specialists, business owners
Quotes & clips: researchers, ag industry leaders, media/national publications: Associated Press, Progressive Forage Grower, Growing Produce, Holstein World…
Agricultural Industry Praises NNYADP for Practical Results, Project Potential
“The value of projects made possible by the NNYADP extends to businesses that depend on local sources of raw product for value-added production that provides jobs and generates dollars to feed the local economy.” — Champlain Valley Milling owner Sam Sherman, Westport, NY
Emerging Farm-Based Business
Bio-Energy
Maple
Cold-Hardy Grapes and NNY Wines
Practical Problem Solving
Dairy – Improving Cow Survival and Health
Crop Production – Beetle Be Gone! Restoring NNY Alfalfa Crops
Capitalizing on New Markets
Corn Grain and Silage Variety Trials
Feeding Our Local Economy
Year’Round High Tunnels Research
Protecting Our Natural Resources
Crop Nutrient Management
Protecting Our Crops and Our Neighbors’ Crops
Brown Root Rot Research