November 24, 2009
Hear Critical Corn Seed Selection Data at December 4 Seed Expo
in Madrid
Northern New York – Each fall, as they harvest, farmers evaluate how
well the corn seed they planted in the spring has produced grain or
silage. To assist North Country farmers’ selection of seed for 2010
spring planting, the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural
Development Program has posted the results of 2009 corn hybrid variety
trials online at www.nnyagdev.org.
Cornell University researchers William J. Cox, Jerry H. Cherney and
Philip M. Atkins and Cornell E.V. Baker Agricultural Research Farm
Manager Michael H. Davis conducted 2009 corn silage hybrid trials at
Greenwood Dairy Farm in Canton, W.H. Miner Agricultural Research
Institute in Chazy, and Robbins Farms in Sackets Harbor, NY. The data
for the Canton and Chazy trials is posted already; Sackets Harbor trial
data is expected to be added to the website soon.
Cox will present the trial data at the 2009 Fall Seed Expo on Friday,
December 4 at the Madrid Community Center from 9:30am-4pm. Call Cornell
Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County at 315-379-9192 by November
30 to register for the program that includes seed company
representatives and Mary Beth DeOndarva of Paradox Nutrition presenting
“How to Choose Seed Traits with the Cow in Mind.”
The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program selects and
prioritizes projects for grants to address agricultural production needs
in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.
Program Co-Chairs are Jon Greenwood, Canton, 315-386-3231, and Joe
Giroux of Plattsburgh, 518-563-7523. #
Contacts
Cornell University:
• William J. Cox, Crop and Soil Sciences, 607-255-1758
• Philip M. Atkins, Crop and Soil Sciences Lab, 607-423-5974
• Michael H. Davis, Cornell E.V. Baker Agricultural Research Farm at
Willsboro, 518-963-7492
Cornell Cooperative Extension:
• Clinton County: Peter Hagar: 518-561-7450 (M/W/F)
• Essex County: Anita Deming, 518-962-4810
• Franklin County: Carl Tillinghast, 518-483-7403
• Jefferson County: Michael E. Hunter, 315-788-8450
• Lewis County: Joseph R. Lawrence, 315-376-5270
• St. Lawrence County: Stephen R. Canner, 315-379-9192
W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute:
• Eric Young, 518-846-7121
