The latest results of NNYADP research projects are now posting at on this website under the About: Projects by Year tab or click here: https://nnyagdev.org/index.php/nnyadp-2023-projects/. As additional project reports are received, this list will be updated. Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State Legislature through the NYS Assembly and is administrated by the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.

 14 projects prioritized for attention in 2023 and early 2024 by the farmer-driven NNYADP were conducted in 2023-early 2024.

AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP and CROP PRODUCTION
– Tile Drainage and Water Quality
Quantifying Long-Term Agronomic and Water Quality Impacts of Cropland Management (Tile Drainage) in NNY Corn Fields: Year 6

 

DAIRY
The Effectiveness of Fans for Heat Stress Abatement in Lactating Dairy Cows in NNY:The Value of Improving Wind Speed in Dairy Freestall Housing During Summer: A Comparison of Animal Well-Being and Economic Impact Before & After Fan Installation on a NNY Dairy Farm

 

FIELD CROPS
The Value of Manure: On-farm Evaluation Year 2

Comparison of Enlist Corn and Soybean Weed Control Programs

Evaluation of Corn Herbicide Programs With or Without Atrazine

Whole Farm Nutrient Mass Balances and Nitric Oxide (N2O) Emissions: Win-Win?

Satellite-Derived Yield Classification Maps and Yield Stability Zones for Management: Year 2

Is Soil Compaction a Driver of Yield? Update coming soon

Cover Crops: Cereal Rye Varieties and Planting Dates for NNY

The Effect of Interseeded Alternative Forages on the Yield and Forage Quality of Corn Silage in NNY

LOCAL FOODS & HORTICULTURAL CROPS
Alternative High Tunnel Crops for Northern New York Growers

Evaluating the New Apple Thinning Material “Accede” Under Northern NY Conditions

Establishing New Commercial Fruit & Nut Crops for NNY

 

MAPLE & FOREST PRODUCTS
Shrinking Maple Taphole Size to Increase Tree Health

Update: Thank you to all who attended!

Research focused on growing the tree syrup industry in Northern New York will be among the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) research update presentations on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Joseph C. Burke Education and Research Center at Miner Institute, 586 Ridge Road, Chazy, NY.   The meeting to be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is free to attend; however, registration is requested by contacting Cornell Cooperative Extension at 315-376-5270.

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

Wild notes, “Maple production in Northern New York has increased in recent years in part due to increasing demand, research, and equipment innovations. Beyond maple, tapping into other tree syrups can increase landowners’ economic potential.

Other presentations will focus on dairy sustainability; the importance of whole farm nutrient mass balance and managing greenhouse gas emissions; and the use of technology, including satellites, for stabilizing crop yield.

At the Chazy meeting, Willsboro Farm Manager Michael H. Davis, Ph.D. will present an update on NNYADP-funded trials of specialty fruit and nut crops for northern New York growers. Miner Institute Research Scientist Laura Klaiber will be sharing a summary of ten years of farm tile drainage and water quality research in the Lake Champlain watershed.

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 and statewide to manage and adapt to the complex mix of factors that influences farm sustainability and agricultural environmental stewardship.

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.

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.