March 15 NOTICE: The March 20 meeting has been postponed.

The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has announced NNYADP Research Update Meetings:

Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 10 am-12:30 pm, Chazy, NY
Joseph C. Burke Education and Research Center at Miner Institute
586 Ridge Road, Chazy, NY, and

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 10 am-12:30 pm, Lowville, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lewis County Education Center
7395 East Road, Lowville, NY

Free to attend; however, registration requested for either date to CCE at 315-376-5270.

Research funded by the farmer-driven NNYADP is progressively building real-world, field-tested, data-based foundations that help agricultural producers across the six-county northern region of New York State and statewide to manage and adapt to the complex mix of factors that influences farm sustainability and agricultural environmental stewardship.

Presentations at the NNYADP Research Update Meetings will share the latest data and information as one or both meetings as follows. At both meetings, Cornell University Nutrient Management Spear Program Director Quirine M. Ketterings, Ph.D. will present data from a suite of whole farm sustainability projects, including nutrient mass balance and greenhouse gas emissions footprinting; the value of manure, and the use of satellite imagery to determine crop yield stability zones.

Also at both meetings, Uihlein Maple Research Forest Director Adam Wild will share information on how tapping into other-than-maple tree species for syrup production can increase maple producers and landowners’ economic potential, plus how a warming climate creates new challenges for sugarmakers.

The March 13th meeting in Chazy will also include a report by Willsboro Research Farm Manager Michael H. Davis, Ph.D., on field trial testing and evaluation of promising varieties of elderberry, juneberry, honeyberry and aronia berry and on the first year of trial plantings of hazelnut; and

Miner Institute Research Scientist Laura Klaiber will share data from 10 years of edge-of-field drainage on the quality of surface runoff and tile drainage, the environmental and agronomic impacts of systematic tile drainage in corn and grass fields and when planting cover crops after corn harvest, and crucial insights into the water quality impacts of widely adopted farming practices.

 

Presenters at the March 20th NNYADP Research Update Meeting in Lowville will include Dr. Ketterings and Adam Wild as well as Cornell PRO-DAIRY Dairy Forage Systems Specialist Joe Lawrence discussing how producers can gain the most value from corn silage evaluation data from regional on-farm trials and how the evaluation process has change to determine the best fit for any single farm.

Also on March 20th, Cornell Cooperative Extension Tree Fruit Specialist Michael Basedow will present the results of four years of research on apple crop load management, including evaluation of new crop thinning materials and the use of crop load management models to help regional apple growers fine tune practices for fruit quality and returns.

 

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

Pre-Registration Required:  https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaXyv0JOpJuGgse

January 25, 2024, 8:30am-4:30 pm
International Maple Syrup Grading School & Quality Control Program
Parker Family Maple Farm, 1043 Slosson Road, West Chazy
$20 registration fee includes lunch, refreshments, syrup tasting, and all training material. Registration for the first 20 people includes a take home kit complete with a hydrometer and hydrometer cup, thermometer, and grading kit. See agenda below. For more information contact Adam Wild, Cornell University Uihlein Maple Research Forest, adw94@cornell.edu, (518) 523-9337. This course is supported by the Northern NY Agriculture Development Program and normally costs over $100 per person.

Learn how to improve the quality of your maple production and be able to detect off flavors in maple syrup. This training is for beginner and advanced maple producers.

• • Hands-on Grading
  • Density & Equipment
  • Clarity and Filtering
  • Food Safety
  • Chemistry of Maple Colors
  • Causes of Off Flavors & Tasting

Program Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration & Refreshments
9:00 – 9:30 AM Introductions and Review of Agenda and Format
9:30- 10:15 AM Hands-on Grading Exercises
10:15 – 11:15 AM Density: Lecture and Exercise
11:15- 11:45 AM Standard Flavors, Map of Maple
11:45 – 12:30 PM LUNCH
12:30 – 12:45 PM Clarity, Filtering
12:45 – 1:30 PM Color: Lecture and Exercise
1:30 – 1:45 PM Regulations, Lead, FSMA, Chemical Safety
2:00 – 3:00 PM Off-Flavors Lecture and Tasting
3:00 – 4:00 PM Final Grading Exercise
4:00 – 4:30 PM Discussion, Evaluation

Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is provided by the New York State Legislature through the New York State Assembly and administrated by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

“Are Persistent Biocontrol Nematodes an economic benefit for your farm?” will be presented by Field Crops Specialist Mike Hunter of the CCE North Country Regional Ag Team, and Tony Testa of Persistent BioControl. Testa developed the research behind the use of the persistent biocontrol nematodes.

The 2023 NY VT Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation results with data on trials in Northern New York at Willsboro and Madrid, NY, are now posted. To see the overview authored by Cornell University PRO-DAIRY Dairy Forage Specialist Joe Lawrence and Cornell University Research Associate Allison Kerwin, click here. For the full report: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.cornell.edu/dist/5/8858/files/2023/11/2023-NY_VT-Corn-Silage-Hybrid-Evaluation-Report-11.10.2023.pdf.

To learn about the effect of Western bean cutworm on the nutritional quality and aerobic stability of corn silage – an NNYADP-funded research project conducted by Forage Scientist Allen Wilder of Miner Institute in Chazy, NY, click here.

The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted its 2024 call for 2024 project RFP: Request for Proposals. Click here for forms and guidelines.

Funding for the NNYADP is supported by the New York State Legislature through the New York State Assembly and administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.