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February 2025
NWNYTeam Listed Event
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations
January 21, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
12pm EST
Zoom

Join Statewide Dairy Specialists and PRO-DAIRY every Tuesday at 12pm for an insightful webinar series discussing various aspects of dairy cattle culling management from economics to welfare.
SCNYDFC Listed Event
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations.
January 21, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
12pm - 1pm
Webinar Series | Online

Free Webinar Series - Whether or not to keep a dairy animal is a multi-faceted decision. Each week of this series experts will address the different considerations in making that decision.
Tuesdays from Jan 21 to March 4, 2025 from 12:00 pm-1 pm ET
CNYDFC Listed Event
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
Noon - 1pm
Zoom
The webinar series is free due to the generosity of sponsors.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Becker Forum
February 5, 2025
8:30am - 4pm
Cornell AgriTech | Jordan Hall
Geneva, NY
This year's forum will focus on crucial topics for farm operators, including H-2A visa fundamentals, immigration enforcement, and heat safety in agriculture.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference
February 6, 2025 : Cornell Organic Field Crops Conference
9am - 5:30pm
Jordan Hall
Geneva, NY
First annual conference!
Cornell Organic Grains Conference
February 6, 2025
Jordan Hall, Cornell Agritech Geneva campus
Geneva, NY

Join us as we kick off a new tradition! Co-sponsored by NYCO, Cornell Field Crops and more, our goal is to bring together organic grain farmers from across the Northeast to share knowledge and learn from experts across the country.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2025 NWNY Dairy Day
February 6, 2025 : NWNY Dairy Day 2025
9:30am - 2:00pm
The Chalet at East Hill Creamery
Perry, NY

Sponsorship and Registration OPEN NOW!
The CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops team will be holding it's 3rd Annual "Dairy Day" on February 6, 2025! We will be bringing the latest in dairy research and hot topics to you with this in-person, 1-day conference.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership - Virtual Information Sessions
January 30, 2025
February 6, 2025
February 10, 2025
: Virtual Information Lessons
Jan 30: 2pm, Feb 6: 11am, Feb 10: 3pm
Zoom
Learn more about the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate Program. Three virtual info sessions hosted by Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Ag Supervisory Leadership
January 17, 2025
January 23, 2025
January 30, 2025
February 6, 2025
February 13, 2025
February 20, 2025
February 27, 2025
: Ag Supervisory Leadership
3pm
Zoom
ASL104: Staffing and Organizing Your Team
Rice Growing Workshop Series (online)
January 24, 2025
February 7, 2025
March 7, 2025
2:30pm-4:30pm
Virtual Webinar (Zoom)

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
CNYDFC Listed Event
Ag English Mentorship
January 17, 2025
January 24, 2025
January 31, 2025
February 7, 2025
February 14, 2025
February 21, 2025
February 28, 2025
: Ag English Mentorship
8am or 2pm
Zoom
This program offers an agricultural-focused English course that blends professional instruction with mentorship, making learning both relevant and engaging. For a limited time only!
SCNYDFC Listed Event
Crop Protection Meeting Horseheads 2025

February 11, 2025
10 am Registration. Meeting 10:30am - 2:30pm
Horseheads Village Office
Horseheads, NY

This workshop has been cancelled.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2025 Soybean & Small Grains Congress

February 12, 2025
10am - 3:30pm
DoubleTree
Henrietta, NY
Sponsorship NOW OPEN
Participant Registration for the 2025 Soybean & Small Grains Congress NOW OPEN! - February 12th 2025
Marketing Tips for MeatSuite Success & New Processor Directory
February 13, 2025
7-8pm
Zoom

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.
SCNYDFC Listed Event
A New Year Goal: Cultivate Success with Better Bookkeeping - A 6-week Virtual Series
January 16, 2025
January 30, 2025
February 13, 2025
February 27, 2025
March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025
12pm - 1pm
Online Webinar Series
New to farm bookkeeping or experienced and looking to find more efficient or effective methods? Looking to learn and compare, firsthand, various means and services?
Then, this program is for you!
Join us for a six-session virtual series designed to boost your knowledge
about what bookkeeping services are available to help you excel in farm recordkeeping.
2025 HACCP Training for Meat and Poultry Processors
February 17 - February 18, 2025 : 2025 HACCP Training for Meat and Poultry Processors
Cornell University
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.
Class A CDL Training Course
January 18, 2025
February 22, 2025
March 22, 2025
8am-5pm
3 dates, each with a different location

NYS Certified Instructor: Todd Swimelar, "The CDL Guy"
Training required by NYS to take Class A CDL exam and driving test.
Permit not required for classroom time, but is required for driving time.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
2025 Yates County Crops Congress
February 26, 2025
1pm - 4pm
Benton Firehouse
Penn Yan, NY

Featured Topics:
New Corn Diseases to Watch For: Tar Spot and Corn Stunt
Cover Crops- results from Yates County research trials
Palmer amaranth and waterhemp weed management update
Developing an integrated approach to weed management on the farm
Bird flu updates for your dairy
Managing Mycotoxins: A Guide for Livestock Producers
February 27, 2025
12:00 PM
Virtual Webinar

Join us for a live webinar with expert insights on nutritional management and cow care for dealing with mycotoxins on your farm.
Making Your Products Consumer Friendly
February 27, 2025
7-8pm
Zoom

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.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 20 Release
February 27, 2025
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos

Cornell Cow Convos-Episode 20
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
Setting Your Farm Financial Resolutions
February 28, 2025
6pm-8pm
Zoom

The start of a new year is the perfect time for farm businesses of all shapes and sizes to reset their financial management.
Join this INTERACTIVE workshop to start your farm off on the right path towards financial success in 2025.
Topics include:
- Record Keeping
- Tax Management
- Financial Goals
- Strategies for Profitability
Participants will receive downloads that can be used throughout the year and a quarterly farm financial checklist.
Registration is required, but participation is free.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Butcher Waste and Mortality Composting
February 28, 2025 : Butcher Waste and Mortality Composting
1-3 pm
Timberline Meats, LLC
Dundee, NY

Disposal of offal and butcher waste is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive as renderers close. Mortality composting is cost effective, environmentally sound, compassionate, easy to do, and can be done at any time of the year. This presentation will cover what composting is, site preparation, and how to compost livestock on farms; including the regulations in New York State.
Northeast Fiber Exchange Fiber Sorting and Quality Training
February 28, 2025
5pm-7pm
Cornell University, Frank B. Morris Hall
Ithaca, NY

Certification Training: All farmers must participate in the certification training in order to sell to the NEFX Program. At this time the program will be accepting the following fiber types: Wool, Mohair, Alpaca, & Llama. Training will cover skirting and quality requirements, as well as best practices for quality fiber on the farm. All interested farmers are welcome.
March 2025
Farmers Market and Meat Marketing Workshop - East Aurora
March 4, 2025 : Farmer's Market and Meat Marketing Workshop
6pm - 8:30pm
Town of Aurora Senior Center
East Aurora, NY

This 2-part workshop is for all fruit, vegetable, meat, dairy, and egg producers looking to increase their knowledge of what it takes to improve farmer's market and direct sales performance. Dinner will be provided.
CNYDFC Listed Event
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
Noon - 1pm
Zoom
The webinar series is free due to the generosity of sponsors.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations
January 21, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
12pm EST
Zoom

Join Statewide Dairy Specialists and PRO-DAIRY every Tuesday at 12pm for an insightful webinar series discussing various aspects of dairy cattle culling management from economics to welfare.
SCNYDFC Listed Event
To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations.
January 21, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
12pm - 1pm
Webinar Series | Online

Free Webinar Series - Whether or not to keep a dairy animal is a multi-faceted decision. Each week of this series experts will address the different considerations in making that decision.
Tuesdays from Jan 21 to March 4, 2025 from 12:00 pm-1 pm ET
Cultivating Profits - Farmers Market Benchmarks
March 5, 2025
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Varies, please read details

If You Do 1 Thing for Your Farm, Do This.
You're busy. And 2025 is just getting started. But by attending a single Farmers Market Benchmarks Training Session - either in person or via Zoom - you'll gain insights for higher profits, happier customers, and smoother operations. Plus, it's FREE for any farm or business to attend. Register today!
Last year, CCE Broome County and the Famers Market Federation of NY launched one of the largest surveys to date of producers who sell at farmers markets. From the data, regional benchmarks have been set that farmers can use to price their products to maximize their profitability. Now is your chance to gain valuable insights to boost profitability in 2025!
Parasite Issues & Management
March 5, 2025
6:30pm
Virtual Webinar

The Small Ruminant PWT group is hosting a statewide program on Parasite Issues & Management for Small Ruminants
Featuring guest speaker Jessica Waltemyer, ProLivestock Small Ruminant Extension Specialist
- Common parasite signs and lifecycles
- Five point check
- Treatments and management
- Resources
Using MeatSuite's Meat Price Calculator & New Local Meat Price Reports
March 6, 2025
7-8pm
Zoom

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.
Rice Growing Workshop Series (online)
January 24, 2025
February 7, 2025
March 7, 2025
2:30pm-4:30pm
Virtual Webinar (Zoom)

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
SCNYDFC Listed Event
Dairy Support Services Corporation Manure Safety and Handling Meeting 2025
March 7, 2025 : Dairy Support Services Corporation Manure Safety and Handling Meeting 2025
9 am Check-in, Coffee and Donuts. Program 9:30 am-3 pm
CNY Farm Supply
Cortland, NY, NY

This annual meeting emphasizes safety and care for handling and moving manure. The training meets the requirements of the NYS CAFO permit for training for manure applicators. Attendees will receive a certificate to verify their participation.
SCNYDFC Listed Event
2025 Spring Safety Meeting with Dairy Support Services
March 8, 2024
March 7, 2025
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
CNY Farm Supply
Cortland, NY
This meeting is targeted at both experienced and new farm workers who are operating trucks and ag equipment while applying manure and harvesting crops. CAFO certificates are earned at this workshop.
Farmers Market and Meat Marketing Workshop - Jamestown
March 11, 2025
6pm - 8:30pm
Carnahan Center, Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY

This 2-part workshop is for all fruit, vegetable, meat, dairy, and egg producers looking to increase their knowledge of what it takes to improve farmer's market and performance. Dinner will be provided.
2025 Winter NYCO Meetings
January 14, 2025
March 11, 2025
10 AM - 2 PM
Jordan Hall, Cornell Agritech Geneva campus
Geneva, NY
Since the 1990s, local organic field crop and dairy farmers have gathered to build relationships and discuss potential solutions to shared challenges. The keystone of the event is an informal potluck lunch as well as the lively discussions that follow. The group also hosts several presentations from farmers, researchers, and industry leaders on a variety of field crops and dairy topics.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Let's Talk Ticks, What Every Livestock Producer Needs to Know
March 12, 2025
6:30-7:30 pm
CCE Wyoming Business & Ag Center
Warsaw, NY

Ticks have been on the rise in New York and a new tick in town is raising the stakes even further. More ticks in more places increases your risk of tick encounters and the disease-causing pathogens they inject during their blood meal.
SCNYDFC Listed Event
A New Year Goal: Cultivate Success with Better Bookkeeping - A 6-week Virtual Series
January 16, 2025
January 30, 2025
February 13, 2025
February 27, 2025
March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025
12pm - 1pm
Online Webinar Series
New to farm bookkeeping or experienced and looking to find more efficient or effective methods? Looking to learn and compare, firsthand, various means and services?
Then, this program is for you!
Join us for a six-session virtual series designed to boost your knowledge
about what bookkeeping services are available to help you excel in farm recordkeeping.
NY Sheep Shearing School 2025
March 15, 2025
9am-4:30pm
Stone & Thistle Farm
East Meredith, NY

This 2-day sheep shearing school is great for beginners and also for those who want to improve their current shearing skills. Doug Rathke, a seasoned shearer, knows what it takes to learn the art of shearing and he knows what it takes to teach it on a level so it can be understood and retained.
This class will give you the confidence to start shearing your own flock or take it to the next level and earn income by shearing for others.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
What's new with calf technology?
March 18, 2025 : Dinner Meeting with Dr. Melissa Cantor
TBD
TBD

Join us for a dinner meeting with Penn State University's Dr. Melissa Cantor to discuss new developments in calf technology and calf behavioral research.
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Transition Calf Workshop #1
March 18, 2025 : Calf Transition Program
10am-3pm
TBD

Are transition calves a bottleneck in your heifer rearing program? Want to upskill your employees to improve the calf transition period? Join regional dairy specialists and PRO-Dairy for this comprehensive, hands-on workshop!
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Transition Calf Workshop #2
March 19, 2025 : Calf Transition Program
10am-3pm
TBD

Are transition calves a bottleneck in your heifer rearing program? Want to upskill your employees to improve the calf transition period? Join regional dairy specialists and PRO-Dairy for this comprehensive, hands-on workshop!
Class A CDL Training Course
January 18, 2025
February 22, 2025
March 22, 2025
8am-5pm
3 dates, each with a different location

NYS Certified Instructor: Todd Swimelar, "The CDL Guy"
Training required by NYS to take Class A CDL exam and driving test.
Permit not required for classroom time, but is required for driving time.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow

March 25, 2025 : Field Crops and Vegetable IPM - CCE Herkimer County
9am - 11am
CCE Herkimer County
Herkimer, NY
CNYDFC Listed Event
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow

March 25, 2025 : Field Crops and Vegetable IPM - Farm Credit East, Cooperstown
1pm - 3pm
Farm Credit East
Cooperstown , NY
CNYDFC Listed Event
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow

March 26, 2025 : Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow - CCE Chenango County
1pm - 3pm
CCE Chenango County
Norwich, NY
CNYDFC Listed Event
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow

March 26, 2025 : Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow - CCE Madison County
9am - 11am
CCE Madison County
Morrisville, NY
Shop Talk: Drone Discussion
March 27, 2025 : Shop Talk: Drone Discussion
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Dutch Hill Farms
West Valley, NY

Interested in learning more about drones? Join us for this discussion about using drones in field crops.
CNYDFC Listed Event
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow

March 27, 2025 : Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow - CCE Saratoga 4-H Training Center
1pm - 3pm
4-H Training Center Wm Schwerd Building
Ballston Spa, NY
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 21 Release
March 27, 2025
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos

Cornell Cow Convos-Episode 21
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
CNYDFC Listed Event
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow

March 28, 2025 : Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow - CCE Fulton-Montgomery County
9am - 11am
CCE Fulton-Montgomery County
Fonda, NY
CNYDFC Listed Event
Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow

March 28, 2025 : Field Crops and Vegetable IPM Roadshow - CCE Schoharie County
1pm - 3pm
CCE Schoharie County
Cobleskill, NY
April 2025
NWNYTeam Listed Event
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 22 Release
April 24, 2025
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos

Cornell Cow Convos-Episode 22
https://soundcloud.com/user-301921459-118136586/sets/cornell-dairy-convos
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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