2017 NNYADP Projects & Reports

The following projects received funding from the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program for 2017. They are in alphabetical order by focus area and title.

 

 

 

CROPS PROJECTS (15):
. Advancing Nitrogen Management and Soil Health in NNY

. BMR 1-BMR 3 Comparison of Brown Mid-Rib Forage Options: Report Part 1, Table 2, Table 3 and Conclusions, Tables A1-A5,  Tables A6-7 and Figures A1-4

. Brachytic Dwarf Brown Midrib Forage Sorghum for Improved Forage Production, Rotation Profitability, and Environmental Stewardship: Phase 2

. Breeding Alfalfa Varieties with Resistance to Alfalfa Snout Beetle, 2017

. Brown Root Rot of Alfalfa: Third Production Year Yield of Populations Developed After Exposure to Brown Root Rot Fungus and Ice Sheeting

. Commercial Corn Hybrid Evaluation for Silage and Grain in NNY Report
Tables 1-2: 80-95 day silage hybrids at Hillsboro, 96-110 day silage hybrids at Madrid
Tables 3-4: Eyespot evaluation at Madrid, 79-89 day grain hybrids at Madrid

. Ear Damage Evaluation and Mycotoxin Screening of Corn Silage Hybrids: NNY Trials

. Evaluation of Efficacy of Bt Corn for Control of Western Bean Cutworm

Diagnosis and Assessment of Diseases of Corn and Soybean in NNY

. Double Cropping with Cereal Rye and Corn Silage; Impacts on Nutrient Efficiency and Forage Production: Year 2

. Evaluating Yield and Quality of Winter Rye and Triticale Harvested for Hay Crop Silage

. Impact of Biocontrol Nematodes on Corn Rootworm During the Corn Rotation

. Maximizing Both Alfalfa and Grass Quality of Mixtures

. Optimizing Economic and Environmental Performance of Dairy Farms Through Integration of Yield Assessments, Phosphorus Index Assessments, and Whole Farm Nutrient Mass Balances

. Quantifying Long-Term Agronomic and Water Quality Impacts of Tile Drainage in NNY: Report, Appendix, Photo

DAIRY PROJECTS (3):
Assessing the Risk of Subclinical Infections in Cows With Clinical Mastitis 2017, APPENDIX

. A Calf Health Risk Assessment Tool for NNY Dairy Farms

. Impact of Episodic Heat Stress on Lying Behavior and Lameness of Lactating Dairy Cows in NNY

HORTICULTURAL CROPS PROJECTS (4):
. Advancing Vegetable Production in NNY: Colored peppers, cherry tomatoes, fall-winter spinach: Report,  Appendix 1: Peppers, Appendix 2: Tomatoes, Pruning for Productivity, Appendix 3: Spinach

. Establishing New Commercial Fruit Crops for NNY: Juneberry, Honeyberry, Aronia: Report, Appendix

. Identification & Grower Education of Key Pests in Apple Orchards in NNY, 2015-2017

2017: Precision Crop Load and Irrigation to Optimize Fruit Size and Quality of NNY Apples: Background and Methods, Results, Conclusions and Next Steps

LIVESTOCK PROJECT:
. NNY Beef Cow Size-for-Profitability Evaluation: Abundant Forage & Quality: Cow/Calf Profitability 

 

MAPLE INDUSTRY PROJECT:
Clonal Micropropagation of High Sugar Producing Trees of Sugar Maple, 2017