{"id":5136,"date":"2016-05-11T15:48:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/?p=5136"},"modified":"2016-05-11T15:48:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T15:48:21","slug":"nnyadp-projects-for-2016-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnyagdev.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/11\/nnyadp-projects-for-2016-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NNYADP Projects for 2016 Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5137\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/k4716-3HoneybUSDAJackDykinga1002.jpg\" alt=\"Enhancing honey bee management practices by NNY beekeepers is one of 26 farm research projects funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program for 2016. Photo: USDA, Jack Dykinga\" width=\"200\" height=\"155\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Enhancing honey bee management practices by NNY beekeepers is one of 26 NNYADP-funded projects for 2016. Photo: USDA, Jack Dykinga<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apples, Bees, Berries, Cows, Crops, Tomatoes &amp;\u00a0Grapes in Focus by NNYADP in 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Northern New York, May 11, 2016. The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has announced 26 research projects prioritized for attention on farms in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The major focus areas of the 2016 NNYADP projects are crop production, dairying, disease and pest control, fruit and vegetable production, and honey and maple production:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10 projects<\/strong> address opportunities for corn, soybean, alfalfa, oats, grass and grain production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5 projects<\/strong> evaluate ways to help dairy cows and calves cope with heat stress and cold weather conditions, and to reduce the risk of mastitis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4 projects<\/strong> are aimed at disease and pest management in crops critical to the regional dairy and livestock industries. Corn alone is a $100.6 million crop in northern NY.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5 projects<\/strong> will advance the regional production of fruit and vegetables, including apples, juneberries, cherry tomatoes, and cold-hardy grapes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1 project<\/strong> will evaluate the use of 3\/16-inch tubing to enhance maple syrup production with both natural flow and artificial vacuum sap collection systems in NNY sugarbushes; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1 project<\/strong> will improve beekeeper management practices to increase the health in the pollinating insects that support honey production in NNY.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Farmers who have hosted NNYADP field trials praise the value of the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, noting the impact of enhancing animal health and crop quality, and prompting new agribusiness in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Rhonda Butler of Asgaard Farm and Goat Dairy, AuSable Forks, has participated with a small livestock parasite control project. She said, \u201cThe (NNYADP) project results will guide our decisions. . . and provide us another way to maintain our animals\u2019 health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dairy farmer Lynn Murray of Murcrest Farms, Copenhagen, said, \u201cThe Northern New York Agricultural Development Program snout beetle control project has paid off here. My 2015 alfalfa crop produced the best first cutting yield ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Northern New York Agricultural Development Program research and training has been very good for helping us cope with an increasing problem of alfalfa snout beetle in the Malone area. We plan to open our own nematode rearing business,\u201d said Mary DeBeer of DeBeer Seeds and Spraying, Malone.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program received $600,000 in the 2016-17 New York State Budget. Funding for the NNYADP is supported by New York State Senate and is administered through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\">www.nnyagdev.org<\/a> for a complete list of the new NNYADP projects, economic impact reports, and the results and application of completed projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments re: NNYADP by NYS Legislators<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Across New York State, and especially in Northern New York, farmers work extremely hard to produce the fresh, healthy foods that feed the people of the world,\u2019 said <strong>New York State Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Senator Patty Ritchie<\/strong>. \u2018And, it is initiatives like the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program that make our family farms more successful, by providing them with vitally important resources and research that improve efficiency and boost their bottom lines. I could not be more pleased that our state is once again providing record support for agriculture programs, including the NNYADP, in the new state budget, and I look forward to seeing how these investments help New York\u2019s agriculture industry continue to grow.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>NYS Senator Betty Little<\/strong> commented, \u2018I am pleased to have partnered with our Senate Agriculture Chair Patty Ritchie and our other North Country colleagues to secure this line of funding for our farmers. There is no question this will be put to good use and continue to help Northern New York farmers become more efficient, more productive, and, hopefully, more successful, which is important for our local economies.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Generations of farmers have played a major role in sustaining the economy throughout all regions of New York State, and their hard work continues to define the success of state\u2019s agricultural industry,\u2019 said <strong>NYS Senator Joseph Griffo<\/strong>. \u2018Through this funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, I am glad we will be able to support our farmers in their research to find more efficient and sustainable ways to grow and better confront the challenges New York\u2019s farms face today.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It remains a priority of the state to provide support for North Country farmers who face unique challenges. I am gratified that the 2016-17 Budget will continue to fund needed research and outreach programs to help mitigate problems, and enhance new opportunities through the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program,\u2019 said <strong>NYS Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair Assemblyman Bill Magee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nnyagdev.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NNYADPcolorLogo721.5.jpg\" alt=\"NNYADPcolorLogo721.5\" width=\"108\" height=\"77\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Apples, Bees, Berries, Cows, Crops, Tomatoes &amp;\u00a0Grapes in Focus by NNYADP in 2016 Northern New York, May 11, 2016. The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has announced 26 research projects prioritized for attention on farms in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in 2016. 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