2025 Winter NYCO Meetings

Jordan Hall @ Cornell Agritech Geneva campus

Tuesday, January 14th

10 - 2pm, potluck lunch

Topic: Organic Grain and Dairy Market Outlook; Alternative Marketing Approaches

10am - Welcome and coffee

10:15am - Organic grain market update - Heath Dewey, USDA

10:30am - Organic dairy market update - Dan Mezzoprete, Wegmans

10:45am - Experiences with new or alternative markets

• Chris Johnson, Tuscarora Grain Company (Bloomsburg, PA)
• Direct market dairy - in communication with several speakers

Noon - Potluck lunch

1:00pm - Guided breakout group discussions based on the morning topics as well as agronomic challenges and any new topics of interest.

2:00pm - Adjourn

Tuesday, March 11th

10 - 2 pm, potluck lunch

Topic: Alternatives for Organic Fertility Management

10am - Welcome and coffee

10:15am - Vipan Kumar, Cornell - harvest weed seed destruction

10:45am - Lightning talks: experiences with alternative fertility sources

• Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management - On-farm composting 
• Adam Murray, PRO Dairy - Integrating animals in a grain rotation 
• Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell - Selecting the most suitable cover crops for fertility
• Emily Reiss, CCA - How to compare fertility sources, including off-farm manure

Noon - Potluck lunch

1:00pm - Guided breakout group discussions based on the morning topics as well as agronomic challenges and any new topics of interest.

2:00pm - Adjourn

As always, meetings will have lots of time for open discussion. We will not be having separate dairy and grain meetings this year. 

There is no registration required for this year's event, but to receive updates on possible weather-related changes, contact Bryan Brown at bjb342@cornell.edu or leave a message at 315-787-2432. 

Participants are encouraged to bring a dish to pass for lunch.