{"id":4400,"date":"2015-04-29T14:27:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2015-05-01T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T12:13:58","slug":"nnyadp-announces-2015-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/2015\/04\/29\/nnyadp-announces-2015-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"NNYADP Announces 2015 Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has announced 27 farm research projects for 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/2015\/04\/28\/nnyadp-researcher-on-dairyline-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to hear Time Warner Cable News and DairyLine interviews re: NNYADP-funded mastitis research in 2015.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015NNYADPBudgetAnnouncePR.pdf\">Northern New York Agricultural Development Program received $600,000 in State funding<\/a> <\/span>for the projects that cover a wide range of agricultural interests from evaluating emerging mastitis pathogens in dairy herds and early warning crop scouting for perennial and emerging diseases to Juneberry \u2018superfruit\u2019 production, and potential new high value crops for Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4404\" style=\"width: 153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DairyCalfinHutchUSDAARSi72web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4404\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DairyCalfinHutchUSDAARSi72web.jpg\" alt=\"One of 27 new Northern New York Agricultural Development Program projects will evaluate the impact of dairy calf housing on calf respiratory health; photo: USDA ARS\" width=\"153\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>One of 27 NNYADP projects will evaluate the impact of dairy calf housing on calf respiratory health in 2015; photo: USDA ARS<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Farmers are cooperating with researchers from Cornell University, Miner Institute, Quality Milk Production Services, and Cornell Cooperative Extension to evaluate opportunities to enhance dairy calf health; and advance the production of crops from alfalfa, legumes, corn and oats to beef, birch syrup, edamame, apples, cold-hardy grapes, and amelanchier, also known as Juneberry, and other berries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Every year we hear more and more reports from farmers that they are substantially saving on costs, time and labor as a direct result of the insights, information, and innovations produced by Northern New York Agricultural Development Program projects,\u2019 says Program Co-Chair Joe Giroux, a dairy owner in Plattsburgh, Clinton County.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Northern New York Agricultural Development Program research supports the needs of our unique regional growing conditions, soils, and microclimates. The agricultural and environmental insight and results developed here benefit the economy both locally and statewide,\u2019 said Program Co-Chair Jon Greenwood, a St. Lawrence County dairy farmer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4406\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/d1177-1WinterBeefUSDADonTanaka72web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4406\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/d1177-1WinterBeefUSDADonTanaka72web.jpg\" alt=\"Researchers with 2015-16 Northern New York Agricultural Development Program funding will be evaluating tools to increase the competitiveness and profitability of beef stocker operations; photo: Don Tanaka, USDA \" width=\"198\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>2015-16 NNYADP funding will evaluate tools to help beef stocker operations; photo: Don Tanaka, USDA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program produces a tremendous amount of information for the well-diversified agricultural interests across the region, from fruit to dairy to crops production and all aspects of farming with benefits to farms of all sizes,\u2019 says Program Co-Chair Jon Rulfs, a partner in dairy and orchard businesses in Clinton County.<\/p>\n<p>More than 130 farmers participate as committee members with the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program. The most recent Census data shows a total value of NNY farm products in excess of $752.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4407\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ColdHardyGrapesCrew178672web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4407\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ColdHardyGrapesCrew178672web.jpg\" alt=\"The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is funding research on novel cold-hardy grape varieties for production in NNY as one of six 2015 NNYADP projects focused on fruit and vegetable production in the cooler climate region of New York State; photo: Kevin Iungerman, Northeastern NY Commercial Fruit Program\" width=\"202\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em> Research on novel cold-hardy grape varieties for production in NNY is one of six 2015 NNYADP projects focused on fruit and vegetable production; photo: Kevin Iungerman, Northeastern NY Commercial Fruit Program<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by New York State Senate leadership and is administered through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/NNYADP2015ProjectsPR.pdf\">Click here and scroll down for a complete list of NNYADP 2015 projects<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has announced 27 farm research projects for 2015. Click here to hear Time Warner Cable News and DairyLine interviews re: NNYADP-funded mastitis research in 2015. 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