Join us for the second  Bale Grazing Winter Pasture Walk!

Have you heard about or seen bale grazing and wondered if it would work for you?

Do you want to learn the nuances and logistical context for implementing this regenerative practice?

Are you interested in seeing the impacts of bale grazing on land and animals from a practicing farmer? 

If you answered Yes to any question, The Northeast Region National Grazing Lands Coalition, the Cornell Cooperative Extension Hillside Farms are teaming up to showcase our Second Bale Grazing Winter Pasture Walk!

Register for our free upcoming winter webinar series:  https://cornell.zoom.us/webina...

Boots in the Barn: Cornell Dairy Research Updates

Webinar Series every Tuesday starting January 13th @ 12:00pm to February 24th.

Join us for some or all!

Lunch included

Participant Registration for the 2026 Corn Congress NOW OPEN!

NOW OFFERING 1.5 DEC Recertification CREDITS

Lunch included

Who should attend?

• Professional hoof trimmers
• Dairy farm owners or managers in charge of farm foot health

Topics include:

• How to Create a Strategic Trimming Program for your Dairy
• The Latest in Lameness Technology for the Dairy Industry
• Housing and Flooring Design: Its Role in Hoof Care 

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.

Lunch included.  2.75 DEC Credits available

Tim Terry, Farm Strategic Planning Specialist with Cornell's Pro-Dairy program will share information on what it takes to transition an old dairy barn for swine production. We plan to cover flooring, ventilation, and lighting, considerations for system workability, and more! Registration is free.

Lunch included. 2.75 DEC Credits available

Connect with the agricultural community and many key note speakers on the folllowing topics:

• Emerging Innovation in Plant Breeding and Technologies - A Peek at the Future by Ben Rogers, Pioneer Field Agronomist
• Managing Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in NY Corn & Soybean by Dr. Vipam Kumar, NYS Extension Weed Scientist, Cornell University
• Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance Program by KC Slade, Risk Management Specialist, Farm Credit East—Crop Growers
• Birds & the Bees Legislation and the Fate of Neonics by Janice Degni, Extension Field Crop Specialist
• Emerging Disease Pests and Soil Borne Diseases of Soybean by Dr. Camilo Parada Rojas, NYS Extension Plant Pathologist, Cornell University
• Solar Farms—Benefit or Detriment? by Mr. Michael McMahon, Chair, Homer Town Planning Board

4 DEC credits in categories 1A and 21-25.  1.5 PM, .5 CM and 1 PD CCA credits available.

Please send your DEC license number in the Notes to Us when you register on-line.

Connect with the agricultural community and many key note speakers on the folllowing topics:

• Emerging Innovation in Plant Breeding and Technologies - A Peek at the Future by Ben Rogers, Pioneer Field Agronomist
• Managing Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in NY Corn & Soybean by Dr. Vipam Kumar, NYS Extension Weed Scientist, Cornell University
• Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Insurance Program by KC Slade, Risk Management Specialist, Farm Credit East—Crop Growers
• Birds & the Bees Legislation and the Fate of Neonics by Janice Degni, Extension Field Crop Specialist
• Emerging Disease Pests and Soil Borne Diseases of Soybean by Dr. Camilo Parada Rojas, NYS Extension Plant Pathologist, Cornell University
• Solar Farms—Benefit or Detriment? by Mr. Michael McMahon, Chair, Homer Town Planning Board

4 DEC credits in categories 1A and 21-25.  1.5 PM, .5 CM and 1 PD CCA credits available

Join SWNYDLFC and CCE Allegany County for the upcoming Southern Tier Crop Congress. CCA and DEC credits are available!

Register to attend 2026 Forage Congress!

Our two forms of publications feature research-based and timely information from our four specialists, listed to the right, along with local event notifications and Cornell University outreach. This information is provided to participants who range from dairy, livestock, and field crops producers to agricultural suppliers and consultants.

Weekly Email Update: Shared with 625+ households who have signed up with our program.
Monthly Paper Mailer: To reach our stakeholders and farmers who lack internet access, we send out a monthly mailer where your company's logo and contact information would be featured with a mailing list of 330+ households.

If you sponsor our weekly and monthly publications you reach approximately 955 households.

Visit our website to view our newsletters!

Register for our free upcoming winter webinar series:  https://cornell.zoom.us/webina...

Join us for some or all!

Sponsorship and Registration OPEN!

The CCE NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops team will be holding it's 4th Annual "Dairy Day" on February 5, 2026! We will be bringing the latest in dairy research and hot topics to you with this in-person, 1-day conference.

Participant Registration for the 2026 Soybean & Small Grains Congress COMING SOON!

Connecting farmers, researchers, and service providers to advance resilient & profitable organic farming systems. 

Co-hosted by New York Soil Health and Cornell CALS, the annual conference brings together leaders in organic grain, dairy, and livestock systems to share practical tools, new research, and farmer-tested strategies to support resilient and profitable organic production.

Farmers, researchers, educators, and agricultural service providers from across the Northeast are invited to the 2026 Cornell Organic Field Crops & Dairy Conference, held Friday, March 6, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lux Hotel & Conference Center in Waterloo, N.Y.

Co-hosted by New York Soil Health and Cornell CALS, the annual conference brings together leaders in organic grain, dairy, and livestock systems to share practical tools, new research, and farmer-tested strategies to support resilient and profitable organic production.