Click on project titles below to access Final Report for each project.
Ag Environmental Stewardship:
Assessing Agronomic & Environmental Aspects of Tile Drainage
Ag Industry:
Reaching the Younger Farmer Effectively
Alfalfa Snout Beetle (ASB) Management
• Breeding ASB-Resistant Alfalfa Varieties
. . . Appendix A: Tables 1-2 with 1st and 2nd-year production results
• Extending Biological Control of ASB
Crop and Livestock Pest & Disease Control
• Brown Root Rot of Alfalfa: Yield of Populations Developed after Exposure to BRR Fungus and Ice Sheeting
• Diagnosis and Assessment of Diseases of Corn and Soybean in NNY
• Effect of Grazing High-Tannin Legumes on Internal Parasite Infections in Goats and Sheep
• Evaluating Alfalfa Varieties & Germplasm for Winter Survival in NNY
• Evaluating Brown Mid-Rib Corn Silage Hybrids
• Longitudinal Characterization of Mastitis-Causing Pathogens: “Other Streptococcal Species”
Dairy Production
• Do mineral concentrations in water affect feed digestibility, cow health, and performance on dairy farms?
• Evaluating calf housing and its impact on calf respiratory parameters on NNY dairy farms
. . . Calf housing project Appendix A: Table 10
Enhancing Field Crop Production Under NNY Conditions
• Assessing Plant Tissue Nutrient Levels in Soybeans in NNY
• Corn Yield Potentials of Corn Grain & Silage
• Evaluating Alfalfa-Grass for Maximizing Economic Return
• Evaluating Corn Hybrids for Grain Production and Leaf Disease Severity in NNY
. . . Table 1: 2015 Performance of Early Maturity Corn Hybrids
. . . Conclusions/Outcomes/Impacts
• Improvement of Quality in Alfalfa-Grass Mixtures in NNY
• Late Summer-Planted Oats for Forage: A Viable Option for NNY?
Livestock Production and Marketing
• Evaluating Tools to Increase Competitiveness and Profitablity of Beef Stocker Operations in NNY
Maple/Forestry Production
• Producing Syrup from Birch Trees in NNY: A Niche Marketing Opportunity for Sugarmakers
NNY Fruit and Vegetable Production
• Evaluating Novel Cold-Hardy Grape Varieties for Production in NNY
• Identification and Grower Education of Key Pests in Apple Orchards in NNY
• Precision Crop Load, Irrigation and Harvest Management to Optimize Fruit Size and Quality of NNY Apples
Background & Methods, Results, Conclusions
• Advancing Season Extension and Protected Culture Efficiency with NNY Growers
• Developing Amelanchier as Novel Fruit Crop, NNY as Juneberry Research Center