The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) received $300,000 in 2024-2025 New York State Budget funding through the support of the New York State Assembly for 12 high priority projects to be conducted in 2024. Click on the project names below to see the 2024 project results reports.
AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
. Evaluating Environmental and Agronomic Benefits of Common Field Crop Production Practices on a NNY Dairy Farm: Year 2
CROPS RESEARCH
. Breeding Cereal Rye for Late-Season Cover Crop Planting
. Field Crop Performance Network Development Pilot Project: Northern NY
. The Effect of Corn Seed Cost on the Yield & Quality of Corn Silage in NNY – Coming Soon!
. On-Farm Evaluation of the Value of Manure: Year 3
DAIRY RESEARCH
. Linking Dairy Sustainability Metrics to Promote, Drive & Support Sustainability
HORTICULTURAL/LOCAL FOODS RESEARCH
. Establishing New Commercial Fruit and Nut Crops for NNY
. Evaluating the New Apple Thinning Material “Accede” Under NNY Thinning Conditions: Year 2
. Improving High Tunnel Production in Northern NY plus Swede Midge Management Ground Barrier Trials
MAPLE PRODUCTION
. Cooling Maple Sap in a Warming Climate in NNY – Coming Soon!
. Developing Alternative Tree Sap Beverages
TECHNOLOGY-FOCUSED RESEARCH
. Development of a User-Friendly Web-Based Tool for Farmers to Implement and Analyze On-Farm Research