Northern New York Agricultural Development Program


	Home Press Releases			September 30, 2009 Use before October 9 registration date Contacts: See list at end of release Northern NY Dairy Institute Start-Up Dates Adjusted for Malone and Chazy Northern New York - Time, tide and corn harvest wait for no man, so to accommodate farmers chopping corn the Northern NY Dairy Institute organizers in Malone and Chazy have postponed their start-up dates. The Institute’s first course is focused on dairy cow reproduction management and will begin October 19th in Malone at the Franklin County 911 Emergency Services Building and October 21st in Chazy at W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute. The new registration deadline is October 9th. The Cornell Cooperative Extension associations of Northern New York and WH Miner Institute are coordinating the new Institute offering farmers the opportunity to refresh or develop new skills. The Institute is funded by the NY Center for Dairy Excellence and Cornell University’s PRO-Dairy Program with support from Morrisville and Alfred State Colleges, agribusinesses and the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program. Institute participants can earn a certificate or college credits from Morrisville or Alfred state colleges. Completion of the courses also qualify for FSA borrower credits. “The newly established Northern NY Dairy Institute has come along at the right time to help dairy operators address the most important aspects of their business,” says Cornell Cooperative Extension of Franklin County Executive Director Carl Tillinghast. “Even the most skilled farmers can benefit from reviewing the essentials and learning the latest techniques.” “We are pleasantly surprised here in Clinton County at the number of farmers already expressing interest in the Northern NY Dairy Institute training opportunity, and we are happy to accommodate their scheduling needs with the new start-up date,” says Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County Executive Director Amy Ivy. The first course of the Northern NY Dairy Institute is scheduled will be offered in five locations: • October 6: Watertown, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, 203 N. Hamilton Street – course will run 12-3pm every Tuesday thereafter for six weeks total; 315-788-8450 • October 7: Lowville, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lewis County, 5274 Outer Stowe Street – course will run 12-3pm every Wednesday thereafter for six weeks total, 315-376-5270 • October 7 in Canton: Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County Learning Farm, 2043 State Highway 68 – course will run 7-10pm every Wednesday for six weeks total, 315-379-9192 • October 19: Malone, Franklin County 911 Emergency Services Building, 55 Barehill Road – course will run 1-4pm every Monday thereafter for six weeks total, 518-483-7403 • October 21 in Chazy: WH Miner Institute Dairy Barn Classroom, 1034 Miner Farm Road – course will run 1-4pm every Wednesday thereafter for six weeks total, 518-561-7450 Contact local Cornell Cooperative Extension offices for more details. Space is still available. # # # Contacts: Northern NY Dairy Institute Co-coordinators: • Ron Kuck, CCE Jefferson County, 315-788-8450 • Wanda Emerich, WH Miner Institute, 518-846-7121 x117 Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Contacts for Northern NY Dairy Institute: • Clinton County: Emily Myers, 518-353-4949 • Essex County: Anita Deming, 518-962-4810 x409 • Franklin County: Carl Tillinghast, 518-483-7403 • Jefferson County: Ron Kuck, 315-788-8450 • Lewis County: Frans Vokey, 315-376-5270 • St. Lawrence County: Brent Buchanan, 315-379-9192 NY Center for Dairy Excellence: www.nycde.org Cornell University PRO-Dairy: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy/ Northern New York Agricultural Development Program: nnyagdev.org