About Program

About ProgramThe Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program with Cornell Cooperative Extension offers educational programming and research based information to agricultural producers, growers, and agribusinesses in the five county region of Southwestern New York. 

Our specialists work with Cornell Faculty and Extension Educators statewide to address the issues that impact the agricultural industry and provide services to farms of all sizes and production techniques. The educational programming and support that we offer ranges from workshops to on-farm events, and includes one-on-one consultations. Our program is designed to meet the rapidly changing needs of our region's diverse agricultural community. 

For more information, contact any of our specialists or your local Cooperative Extension office. 




The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program is supported,
in part, by  county Cornell Cooperative Extensions including:
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie
and Steuben Counties.

To visit one of these Cornell Cooperative Extension's web sites,
simply click on a county within the map.

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
 County Map Chautauqua County CCE Cattaraugus County CCE Allegany County CCE Steuben County CCE Erie County CCE

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Field Crops

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Dairy

Dairy

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Upcoming Events

Rice Growing Workshop Series (online)

January 24, 2025
February 7, 2025
March 7, 2025

Learn about rice farming opportunities for New York and the northeastern U.S. Join us for a 3-session online workshop series (via Zoom):

  • A Feathered Fortress: The Duck-Rice Aigamo System for Flood-Resilient Agriculture
  • Sourcing Rice Farming Equipment for American Small Farms
  • Growing Rice as a Vegetable: Drip-Irrigation Methods versus Flooded Fields

Marketing Tips for MeatSuite Success & New Processor Directory

February 13, 2025

The webinars will cover new tools, such as MeatSuite's Bundle Builder, to help you move inventory and develop bulk bundle boxes that meet your profit goals and target your customers' needs. Whether you are listed on MeatSuite or just curious to learn more, this series will cover a gamut from marketing to pricing strategies and tips to make the most out of the free resources on MeatSuite.com.

2025 HACCP Training for Meat and Poultry Processors

February 17 - February 18, 2025 : 2025 HACCP Training for Meat and Poultry Processors
Ithaca, NY

The Cornell Agricultural Marketing Research Program (CAMRP) will offer a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Training Program for Meat and Poultry Processors at the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, NY, on February 17 & 18 2025.

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