USDA/FSA News
USDA accepting applications to help cover costs of organic, transitioning producers Agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production,…
Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board to meet
Meeting dates are Tuesday, Sept. 13, and Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 In compliance with the Open Meetings Law, the Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board gives notice that it will conduct…
COLUMN: Cornell in our Community
Keep your eye out for this invasive species: Jumping worms Submitted by: Cornell Cooperative Extension Madison County Nearly all earthworms in the Northeast today are non-native, and these European and Asian…
CCE announces agriculture education opportunities
Profitable Meat Marketing $5, pre-registration required by April 25 Wednesday, April 27 | 5 to 7 p.m. CCE Otsego County 123 Lake St Cooperstown Register here You are raising and…
Alfalfa first-cutting forage quality and IPM training planned
Attendees will receive 1.5 state DEC credits for categories 1a or 21 This training will cover CNYDLFC’s annual Alfalfa First Cutting Forage Quality program for 2022, how to interpret the…
SUNY Morrisville to host Spring on the Farm
Event scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 3555 Eaton St. location Did you know that SUNY Morrisville’s herd of approximately 160 milking cows produces 95 pounds of milk per…
State bans all fowl auctions, sales, meets and swaps
Action intends to safeguard against avian flu; current avian influenza strains are not a threat to humans The state Department of Agriculture and Markets announced that it has issued an order…
Profitable Meat Marketing
You are raising and selling local meat, but are you making a profit? Learn marketing techniques and how to use the NEW Cornell Meat Pricing Tool to develop prices that…
USDA updates eligibility for Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has clarified the definition of a spot market sale and hog eligibility under the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program, which assists producers who sold hogs…
Madison County ag educators recognized
Pair are finalists for Nationwide’s Golden OWL Award Two local agriculture educators were recognized as finalists recently with the Nationwide Insurance 2021-22 Golden Owl Award. Congratulations were extended to Hamilton…
Join us for talks on field nitrogen and GHG
Learn how agriculture and forestry can reduce greenhouse gases Learn how farms can help reduce nitrous oxide (N2O – a potent GHG) in cropping systems– with a focus coordinating organic…
Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board to meet Tuesday, March 1
In compliance with the Open Meetings Law, the Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board gives notice that it will conduct a meeting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The meeting…