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November 25, 2019 By karalynn

3 NNYADP Projects on Dec 11 DAIRY DAY Program

Photo: USDA/Scott Bauer

Chazy, N.Y.; November 25, 2019.  Water quality, winter calf care, and heat stress abatement projects funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program are on the December 11, 2019 Dairy Day program at Miner Institute in Chazy, N.Y. The presentations will share results and updates on water quality science field trials, dairy cow heat stress abatement research, and winter calf feeding trials made possible with grants from the farmer-driven NNYADP.

This Dairy Day event is free and open to the public; lunch will be available for $5/person. Pre-registration is appreciated; contact Wanda Emerich at 518-846-7121 x117, emerich@whminer.com.

Photo: Leanna Thalman/Miner Institute

Miner Institute Nutrient Management Researcher Laura Klaiber will present an update on the unprecedented water quality research related to agricultural production being conducted in the Lake Champlain region of New York State.

Klaiber notes, “Until the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program established these research trials there had been very few in-depth year-round studies in the Lake Champlain basin designed to investigate how the use of tile drainage impacts nutrient balances in agricultural fields.”

The data generated by the real-world field testing at Miner Institute, on regional farms, and at a long-term data collection established for the NNYADP project  at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Lake Alice Wildlife Area in Chazy, N.Y., will serve as a science-based foundation to drive water quality conservation for New York State and beyond.

USDA Agricultural Research Service Soil Scientist Eric Young, Marshfield, WI, comments, “The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded projects provide critical runoff monitoring within dairy systems and generate important results with broad interests from farmers, regulators, manager,s legislators, and scientists in New York, New England, and Canada.”

At the December 11 Dairy Day event, Klaiber will specifically speak on edge-of-field studies that are developing data critical for guiding environmentally-focus farm management metrics.

“As we all know, weather events can be highly variable and extreme, so multi-year data collection that increases our knowledge base is the foundation for developing the best management recommendations to positively impact nutrient use, farm economics, and environmental stewardship,” Klaiber says.

The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Franklin Watershed Committee, Green Mountain Dairy Discussion Group, Lake Champlain Basin Program, and others throughout the eastern U.S. have requested the results of this NNYADP-funded water quality research.

A 2019 NNYADP winter calf care research update will be presented by Miner Institute Research Scientist Sarah Morrison at the December 11, 2019, Dairy Day event in Chazy, N.Y. Photo: Miner Institute

Heat Stress Abatement and Winter Season Calf Care Research for NY Dairy Farmers
The Dairy Day program also includes Miner Institute Director of Research Katie Ballard presenting Beat the Heat: Are North Country Cows Susceptible to Heat Stress?, a research update on studies with the cows in the Miner Institute dairy herd and on farms in Northern New York, evaluating how warm weather climate extremes impact dairy cow comfort and milk production.

“This research has shown us dairy cows are adversely impacted by episodic bouts of heat stress, even during a summer without any true heat waves. We are evaluating various heat abatement measures that farmers can match to their individual farm facilities to help increase cow comfort and maintain milk production during periods of heat stress,” says Ballard, who began building this climate-adaptability knowledge base for dairy producers with a Northern New York Agricultural Development Program grant in 2015.

At the December 11 Dairy Day, Miner Institute Research Scientist Sarah Morrison will share details from a project funded by the NNYADP in 2019 to investigate ways to enhance dairy calf well-being during the winter season. She is especially looking at how dietary nutrient management for calves influences their health and growth in various housing systems.

“This research is providing insights to help farmers target their nutrient programs for calves in different housing systems. The information from this study is highlighting strengths and opportunities for managing calves through the coldest months of the year. By focusing on both nutrient and management, calves will have the greatest opportunity for optimal growth and health,” Morrison notes.


Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State Legislature and administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Learn more at www.nnyagdev.org.

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November 5, 2019 By karalynn

NNY Beef Nutrition Meetings: Nov 12-15

Do your forages meet the requirements of your cows or calves over the winter? Learn about computerized ration analyzers  at any of these meetings in Northern New York with Dr. Mike Baker, Cornell University Beef Extension Specialist. Bring your laptop and get help to set it up. If you do not have a forage analysis done, discuss hay corer and instructions. Call your local site for more details.

Nov 12 – Watertown. Forage Quality for Beef and Equine. Free. contact CCE Jefferson County for details: 315-788-8450, efc57@cornell.edu
Nov 13 – East Adirondack Cattle Company Farm Tour and Beef Discussion, Westport. Free. Contact CCE Essex County for details: 518-962-4810 x409, cfs82@cornell.edu
Nov 14 – Malone. Free. Contact CCE Franklin County for details: 518-483-7403, jlr15@cornell.edu
Nov 15 – Extension Learning Farm, Canton.  Cost: $5.00.  Registration appreciated but not required.  Contact CCE St. Lawrence County, 315-379-9192 x226, bmf9@cornell.edu

 

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October 22, 2019 By karalynn

October 28: Beef Producers Fall Meeting in Potsdam

The Region 8/9 NY Beef Producers Fall Meeting will held Monday October 28, 2019 at the “Stables” at Windy Point Angus Farm, 215 Sissonville Road in Potsdam, NY.

Guest speaker Levi Geyer from New Holland, PA, works for the USDA Ag Marketing Service and is the price reporter for Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News. He has traveled throughout the Northeast as a feeder cattle grader and auctioneer at various feeder sales. Levi keeps his finger on the pulse of the cattle market world and will be a great source of information at this meeting.

Dinner will be provided; a $5-$10 donation is asked of to help cover cost of event depending on sponsor support.  RSVP before Thursday, October 24 to Craig Southworth, NYBPA President Region 8/9, at 518-651-4390, c.southworth43@gmail.com.

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October 10, 2019 By karalynn

Sugaring for Profit Course w/NNY Maple Specialist Adam Wild Begins Nov. 5


November 5-December 10, 2019
Intro To Maple Syrup Production for Profit:
Tap into the Syrup Possibilities on Your Farm

6-week course includes 7 pm-8:30 pm Tuesday webinars
Course taught by Cornell NNY Maple Specialist and Uihlein Maple Research Forest Director Adam Wild. Assess the potential for maple sugaring on your land, alternative trees (including birch and black walnut) for production, understand costs and benefits of different systems for collection, processing, and packaging. Bulk of the course happens on your own time with discussions, readings and assignments in Teachable online course platform with weekly webinars. Learn more: https://smallfarmcourses.com/p/bf-152-intro-to-maple-syrup-production

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October 8, 2019 By karalynn

NNY Tile Research: Rain & Drains, Loss & Gains

Surface runoff is sampled and gauged from an undrained cornfield in Clinton County at this monitoring station as part of tile drainage research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program. Photo: Leanna Thalmann/Miner Institute

Chazy, N.Y.: October 8, 2019.   Field-level research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is responding to the need to better understand how tile drainage influences nutrient efficiency, water quality, crop production, and farm economics.

Results from the most recent data collection from tiles installed at the Lake Alice Wildlife Management Area in Chazy, N.Y., and on a working farm in Clinton County are adding to a database designed to quantify surface and underground movement of nutrients beyond field boundaries. The work has also begun identifying opportunities to develop best practices for nutrient conservation to support both crop production and environmental stewardship.

Project leader Laura Klaiber, Nutrient Management Researcher at W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, N.Y., explains, “Although tile drainage naturally exports some level of nutrients, until the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program established these research trials there had been very few in-depth year-round studies in this region designed to investigate how the use of tile drainage directly impacts runoff and nutrient cycling in agricultural fields.”

For some farms, the use of tile drainage significantly benefits crop yield, yield consistency, and crop quality; allows farmers to access fields sooner for spring planting and later in the fall for harvesting and cover crop planting; and can reduce soil erosion.

Photo: Leanna Thalmann/Miner Institute

In the on-farm study, corn yields were 30 percent greater from the tile-drained field than an adjacent undrained field. Klaiber says the improved drainage may have created better conditions for root development and increased nitrogen mineralization rates in the soil, resulting in greater nitrogen availability for crop growth.

Overall, phosphorus losses across all trial plots were below thresholds for freshwater eutrophication.

However, Klaiber points out, “The data indicates that there is a pool of phosphorus at the soil surface which could pose a risk for higher losses during a year with more precipitation, particularly in the undrained field where there is a greater risk of surface runoff and erosion. These northern New York trials suggest that continued development, and use, of best management practices, such as cover cropping, would support efficient nutrient uptake and minimize nutrient loss, particularly in the spring season.”

Separate projects funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program are assisting farmers with whole farm nutrient balancing and refining precision manure and fertilizer application guidelines that help reduce the amount of phosphorus available for runoff, while supporting successful crop development and potential cost savings.

The complexities of weather interaction with different crops, cropping systems, field management, soil types, soil fertility, and topography are in the wings for next-step research and evaluation.

“As we all know, weather events can be highly variable and extreme, so multi-year data collection that increases our knowledge base is the foundation for developing the best management recommendations to positively impact nutrient use, farm economics, and environmental stewardship,” Klaiber points out.

The results of the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded tile drainage projects are posted at https://nnyagdev.org/index.php/field-crops/drainage-management/, and have been presented at regional Crop Congresses; at watershed events in New York State; to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Tile Drainage Advisory Group; and to the House Agriculture and Forestry Commission, Montpelier, VT.

Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State Legislature and administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

 

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