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Northern New York Agricultural Development Program research is provide the science needed to help the NNY region grow into its more than $10 million  maple industry potential (M. Farrell/Cornell).

The Northern New York region is already a maple sugaring powerhouse, but there is still room to grow, according to former Northern New York Maple Specialist Michael Farrell and Dr. Joe Orefice, past Uihlein Maple Research Forest Director, now with Yale University.

NNYADP-funded projects have developed research, outreach, and technical assistance opportunities that are providing producers and landowners with the tools needed to help the region realize its true maple industry potential.

Click on the links below to learn more:

The Latest NNYADP Maple Research Results

Maple Business Resources

NNY Maple Industry Potential for Growth

Producer-Landowner Collaboration

Additional Maple Resources:
Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations of NNY
Cornell Maple Program

 

 

Northern New York has an ever-burgeoning local farms-local foods industry. Small grants from the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program support research to enhance the production, marketing, and profitability of local foods.

Enhancing and Expanding NNY “Local” Food Production; Farmer-Driven Projects Respond to Grower, Buyer Priorities, Jan. 2017

FOOD HUB DEVELOPMENT
Opportunities for Food Hub Development in NNY: Executive Summary, 2016

An Analysis of Opportunities for Food Hub Development in Northern New York, Dec. 2015

NNY Food Hub Survey Project: Strengthening the North Country Food System Through Increased Producer Connections to Markets, 2013-2014

MARKETING
The Potential for Edamame Production in NNY with Market Assessment, 2015

Livestock Marketing Toolkit, 2006 announcement and links

North Country Regional Foods Initiative

Find Local Foods in NNY
Adirondack Harvest: map of farm stands, farmers’ markets, CSAs , restaurants, stores, community gardens, and mail order locations

Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY: Certified Organic farms

Additional Local Foods and Direct Marketing Resources
Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations of NNY
Cornell University Farm-to-School Program

 

More than half – 54.9% – of the farm acreage in Northern New York is in cropland.

Small grants from the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program support research to enhance the production, quality, and profitability of field crops, including forages, corn, soybeans, dry beans, flax, small grains, legumes, and wheat. Project results also add to science-based environmental stewardship across the region.

Science-Based Results for NNY Crop Health & Growth, Jan. 2017, pdf

Crops
Research by Nutrient
Calculators/Cropware
Cover Crops
Crop Disease
NNYADP Corn and Soybean Disease Survey Project
Crop Pests
Crop Scouting
Double Cropping
Drainage
Manure Management
Mass Nutrient Balance Software
Nutrient Management
Pasture Nutrient Management
Soil Health

Additional Resources
Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations of NNY
What’s Cropping Up? (Cornell Crop & Soil Sciences newsletter)

Small grants from the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program support research, education and technical assistance to help Northern NY’s dairy farms be more efficient, sustainable, profitable, and good natural resource stewards.

Click here for information on NNYADP dairy research . . .

For other dairy production resources:
Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations of NNY
Cornell PRO-Dairy
Cornell PRO-Dairy Facilities Engineering
Cornell PRO-Dairy Farm Business Management Program
Cornell PRO-Dairy Farm Business Summary
Cornell Dairy One Laboratory Services
Cornell Quality Milk Production Services
New York Organic Dairy Initiative at Cornell

Recycling Agricultural Plastics: Info and opportunities for recycling ag bags, bunk and silo covers and other farm plastics

Research in support of agriculture in Northern New York is conducted on farms and at five agricultural research facilities in the region. Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) Co-Chair Jon Greenwood says, “Ideally, research should be conducted where the practical results of that research will be applied. The projects conducted under our growing conditions help farmers evaluate their potential to enhance yield, quality, and income opportunities for their particular management practices. NNYADP Co-Chair Joe Giroux says, “The research conducted at these Northern New York facilities and on farms offers the latest in production techniques and technology to help farmers maximize effort and income, meet consumer demand, and be good environmental stewards.”

William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy

Cornell Willsboro Research Farm

Cornell Cooperative Extension Learning Farm, Canton

Cornell Uihlein Maple Research Forest, Lake Placid

Cornell Uihlein Potato Research Station, Lake Placid

 

The Importance of Research and Research Farms in NNY (2.1 MB)