Can farmers grow salad greens through the winter in Northern New York? Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP)-funded trials at the Cornell University Willsboro Research Farm in Willsboro, NY, are evaluating winter lettuce production methods.

A team of Cornell University researchers and extension specialists is investigating the use of prototype, low-wattage heating strips to warm the soil to enhance lettuce production during the winter months in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

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Each spring Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Northern New York holds a series of NNY Spring Beef Week meetings to keep beef producers in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties up-to-date on the latest and best management practices. Spring and Fall Beef Week meetings provide a place for beef producers to network and share ideas.

2013 Spring Beef Week programs will be held:
Tuesday, March 12 – Westport
Wednesday, March 13 – Burke
Thursday, March 14 – Madrid
Friday, March 15 – Watertown.

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The total farm gate value for vegetables grown in New York’s six northernmost counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence exceeds $11 million annually.

To help fresh market vegetable growers, the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) funded research and educational outreach on improving soil fertility.

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Everyone from college professors and Northern New York landowners looking to use idle land to small families and those who like goat’s milk is interested in raising sheep and goats. To facilitate learning the basic knowledge needed to properly care for the animals, the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations of Northern New York are hosting a Sheep and Goat 101 Day on March 9 at the CCE St. Lawrence County Learning Farm in Canton, NY.

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