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August 2025

FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY

August 13, 2025 : FAMACHA Training in Woodhull
6pm - 8:30pm
Anthony Marco's Farm
Woodhull, NY

FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY

Join us for a discussion and hands-on training for internal parasite integrated pest management in sheep and goats. Certification is available to all students participating in the workshop.

Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

August 13, 2025
10am - 12pm
Country Crossroads Feed & Seed
Andover, NY

Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. 

Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY

August 20, 2025 : Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY
6pm - 8:00pm
Anthony Marco's Farm
Woodhull, NY

Pasture Walk in Woodhull, NY

Join us on one of our region's sheep farms to walk their pastures and explore managing sheep in a frequent rotational grazing system

Mock Truck Inspection Day at CLEREL

August 20, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory
Portland, NY

Mock Truck Inspection Day at CLEREL

Are you hauling grain? Attend this refresher class on the regulations for commercial vehicles. 

September 2025

Beef Extravaganza 2025

September 6, 2025
10am-2pm
Country Crossroads Feed & Seed
Addison, NY

Beef Extravaganza 2025

FREE event!

Vendor List: Priefert, CCE, SWNY Dairy & Livestock Team, Select Sires, Poulin Grain, CCR Fencing, Merek, Animal Health Intl, NY Beef Producers Association, and More!

Highlights: Door Prizes, Discounts, Food Truck, Demonstrations, and Early Ordering.

Grain Bin Rescue Training

September 6, 2025
8:30 AM
Howard Fire Department
Avoca, NY

Grain Bin Rescue Training

Grain Bin Rescue Training

September 7, 2025
8:00 AM
Zittels Family Farm
Hamburg , NY

Grain Bin Rescue Training

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

September 11, 2025
10am - 12pm
Hinz-Sight Dairy Farm Camp
Fillmore, NY

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. Free lunch provided following field walk. 

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

September 11, 2025
10am-12pm
Hinz-Sight Dairy Farm Camp
Fillmore, NY

Organic Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

Please join us for a morning of hands-on learning with expert insights from local farmers, industry representatives, and extension. We will have some demonstration plots in action along with discussion about how cover crops influence soils and demonstration showing impacts on farm resiliency. Free lunch provided following field walk. 

Driving Efficiency in Dairy & Exploring the Irish Experience

September 29, 2025
10am-2:30pm
Brooks Edge Farm
Rock Stream, NY

Driving Efficiency in Dairy & Exploring the Irish Experience

This workshop series will feature in-depth presentation and discussion led by Dr. Padraig French who is the Head of Livestock Systems and the Dairy Enterprise Leader at Teagasc (the Irish version of USDA). Dr. French will focus on the critical success factors for Irish dairy, which include pasture utilization, labor efficiency and managing for seasonal calving. The discussion will focus on ways that U.S. dairy farmers can use some of the Irish dairy techniques to become more profitable with grass farming.

October 2025

Open Forum to Discuss Newly Approved DOL Trade, "Butcher"

October 2, 2025 : Open Forum to Discuss Newly Approved DOL Trade, "Butcher"
7pm - 8:30pm
Zoom

Open Forum to Discuss Newly Approved DOL Trade, "Butcher"

Partners from New York State Dept. of Labor, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Southern Tier West, and Workforce Development will be in the space to provide an overview of the new program, discuss the roles of hosts and apprentices, review the benefits of hosting an apprentice, and setting the vision for building a corps of highly skilled, modern trained Butchers and validating this career as a skilled trade with respectful earning potential. 

Silvopasture on a Shoestring

October 7, 2025
9am-3pm
Wild Geese Farm
Franklinville, NY

Silvopasture on a Shoestring

Join Joshua Greene, Director of Education at Trees For Graziers, Jonathan Bates, Statewide Agroforestry Educator, and Lynn Bliven, owner of Wild Geese Farm for a full day training event that will include classroom and hands-on sessions. The focus will be on DIY silvopasture projects on small grazing farms. We will address the practical considerations of tree establishment, protection, and maintenance while learning how silvopasture can help address your farm's resource concerns and enhance livestock grazing.

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - East Aurora

October 21, 2025 : Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - East Aurora
6pm - 8pm
CCE Erie
East Aurora, NY

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - East Aurora

This workshop will explain why regularly testing fecal egg counts can help you with understanding your animals' parasite loads and dewormer resistance. Attendees have the opportunity to prepare and evaluate fresh fecal samples under the microscope and practice interpretations.

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Jamestown

October 30, 2025 : Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Jamestown
6pm - 8pm
CCE Chautauqua at JCC Carnahan Center
Jamestown, NY

Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - Jamestown

This workshop will explain why regularly testing fecal egg counts can help you with understanding your animals' parasite loads and dewormer resistance. Attendees have the opportunity to prepare and evaluate fresh fecal samples under the microscope and practice interpretations.

2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 1

October 31, 2025 : 2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 1
3pm - 7pm

2025 Annual Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium Day 1

Join sheep and goat production experts for three days of informational lectures, hands-on experiences, and demonstrations around sheep and goat production and management. The symposium starts on Friday, October 31 and runs through Sunday, November 2, 2025.


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Advanced Hoof Health Program

January 15, 2026
Belfast, NY

Who should attend?

  • Professional hoof trimmers
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Topics include:

  • How to Create a Strategic Trimming Program for your Dairy
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NY Pork Producers Connection Breakfast - Geneseo

January 17, 2026 : Pork Producers Connection Breakfast - Geneseo
Geneseo, NY

All pork producers are invited to join the New York Pork Producers for a free hot farmer's breakfast, at which they'll catch up on topics including the pork to dairy barn conversion series, NYPP digital campaigns, and 840-RFID tags.

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