Events - month view
earlier monthsSeptember 2017
2017 Corn Silage Pre-Harvest Meeting ~ Fort Plain
September 1, 2017
1-3:30 pm
Fort Plain, NY
With continued low milk prices, getting the biggest bang for your buck out of your home-grown corn silage can help you get improved performance from your herd while also lowering dependence on purchased feed. Plan to attend one of the following on-farm Corn Silage Pre-Harvest meetings to get up to speed on the latest research-backed strategies you can put to work on your dairy.
Summer Dairy Research Update: Heifer Reproduction & Hypocalcemia
September 6, 2017
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Batavia, NY
Line-up of speakers:
- Julio O. Giordano, DVM, MS, PhD, Cornell University, St. John Family Sesquicentennial, Assistant Professor - Dairy Cattle Biology & Management Department of Animal Science
- Magdalena Masello Souza, DVM, Cornell University, PhD Student - Dairy Cattle Biology & Management Lab
- Robert A. Lynch, DVM, Cornell Univeristy PRO-DAIRY Program, Herd Health & Management Specialist
Hire and Retain the Best
September 7, 2017
4:30 pm
Scipio Center, NY
Dairy producers please join us for this great hiring event!
With your attendance, you will be given the opportunity to hire for both internships and careers. Our guest speaker will visit with you on how to make your hiring techniques more effective.
With your attendance, you will be given the opportunity to hire for both internships and careers. Our guest speaker will visit with you on how to make your hiring techniques more effective.
Farm Fest 2017
September 9, 2017
Geneseo, NY
This year's event will be taking place at Dairy Knoll Farm, LLC. with special thanks to the Meyers Family.
CANCELLED **** BQA in a Day - Early Kick Off of BQA Month ***CANCELLED
September 16, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Canandaigua, NY
Beef Quality Assurance Training. By attending a producer will become Level 1 certified.
Information Session on Growing Hemp
September 18, 2017
3:30-5:30
Endicott, NY
Nanticoke Gardens, Southern Tier Hemp LLC and Cornell Cooperative Extension would like to invite all interested Farmers and Growers to come to an open house and information session at Nanticoke Gardens. This will be an opportunity for those interested farmers to learn more about how to navigate the process of license application, security at your location, acquiring plants, and connecting with a buyer.
Attendees can meet with the owners of Nanticoke Gardens, meet with representatives of Southern Tier Hemp LLC the creators of hemp wellness products and hear some input from Cornell Cooperative Extension on the support offered farmers through this process.
Information Session on Growing Hemp
September 26, 2017
3:30-5:30 pm
Endicott, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Nanticoke Gardens, and Southern Tier Hemp LLC would like to invite all interested Farmers and Growers to come to an open house and information session at Nanticoke Gardens.
This will be an opportunity for those interested farmers to learn more about how to navigate the process of license application, security at your location, acquiring plants, and connecting with a buyer.
Attendees can meet with the owners of Nanticoke Gardens, representatives of Southern Tier Hemp LLC, the creators of hemp wellness products, and Cornell Cooperative Extension and the education support offered to farmers.
Southern Tier Stocker Initiative "Short Course"
September 30, 2017
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Southern Tier Stocker Initiative Short Course
September 30, 2017
10am - 3pm
Watertown, NY
Interested in learning about stocker cattle? This course is designed for farmers of all experience levels to learn about managing stocker cattle. This segment of the beef industry requires its own specific set of resources and places its own specific demands upon the manager.
Ontario County Fun on the Farm
September 30, 2017
S 11am- 4:00pm
Stanley, NY
Ontario County's 14th Fun on the Farm is being hosted by the Lightfoote Family at Lightland Farm in Stanley.
October 2017
BQA in an Evening
October 13, 2017
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Pavilion, NY
Beef Quality Assurance training. By attending a producer will become Level 1 certified.
Feeder School - 2 day on-farm training, Day 1
October 25, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Canandaigua, NY
Who Should Attend:
- Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing.
- Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding.
- Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm.
Considering Small Scale Commercial Value-Added Dairy Production
October 26, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Penn Yan, NY
This presentation will introduce you to the ins and outs of small-scale cheese, yogurt and other value added dairy production.
We'll be covering:
- How to get started
- Funding: grant & loan opportunities
- Examples of value-added businesses
- How do I decide if this is right for me?
- How to get started and regulation overview
Feeder School - 2 Days of On-Farm Training
October 26 - November 2, 2017
10am-3pm both days
Lansing & Whitney Point, NY
Who Should Attend:
- Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing
- Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding
- Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm
Why Should You Vaccinate Beef Cattle?
October 26, 2017
6:30 pm
Herkimer, NY
Come find out why beef cattle need to be vaccinated.
Hire and Retain the Best
October 27, 2017
4:30 pm
Scipio Center, NY
Dairy producers please join us for this great hiring event!
With your attendance, you will be given the opportunity to hire for both internships and careers. Our guest speaker will visit with you on how to make your hiring techniques more effective.
With your attendance, you will be given the opportunity to hire for both internships and careers. Our guest speaker will visit with you on how to make your hiring techniques more effective.
Feeder School - 2 Days of on Farm Training
October 31 - November 7, 2017
10am - 3pm
Canton, NY
Who Should Attend:
• Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about
the how and why of what they're doing.
• Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase
their knowledge of cow feeding.
• Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding
process on their farm.
• Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about
the how and why of what they're doing.
• Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase
their knowledge of cow feeding.
• Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding
process on their farm.
November 2017
Feeder School - 2 day on-farm training, Day 2
November 1, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Piffard, NY
Who Should Attend:
- Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing.
- Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding.
- Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm.
Cancelled: Equine Forage Quality~Little Falls
November 2, 2017
7-9 pm
Little Falls, NY
Equine Forage Quality~Ballston Spa
November 7, 2017
7-9 pm
Ballston Spa, NY
Northeast Cover Crop Council Annual Meeting
November 8, 2017
8 am - 8 pm
Ithaca, NY
Interested in cover crops? Farmers, students, researchers, extension educators, government and industry representatives, and other cover crop enthusiasts are invited to the first annual Northeast Cover Crops Council Meeting hosted by Cornell University and the USDA NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center on November 8-9, 2017.
Presentations on November 8 will focus on soil health, cover crop practices for no-till, pest management, cover crop mixtures, harvesting cover crops for forage, and more. Participants will also have the opportunity to present their own work in a Poster Reception featuring local and seasonal refreshments and hors d'oeuvres.
November 9 will feature a field tour of the cover crop demonstration plots at the USDA-NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center in Big Flats, NY. This meeting will be a great opportunity to learn about advances and network with cover crop experts from the Northeast.
Space is limited, so register now to secure your spot! (Once capacity is reached, a wait list will become available.)
Cancelled~Equine Forage Quality~Milford
November 9, 2017
7-9 pm
Milford, NY
This event has been cancelled.
Horse Owners and Hay Growers!
Make the most of your hay resources
Make the most of your hay resources
New York Learning Circles - Soil Health & Your Land
November 9, 2017
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mount Morris, NY
More than one million women now own or manage farmland across America with many of these women inheriting their land from their spouse or parents. Research shows that women landowners can benefit from learning about conservation practices from other women landowners and conservation professionals. To reach the growing number of women landowners interested in conservation, American Farmland Trust, along with Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team & Ohio's Wood Soil & Water Conservation District, have joined together to offer a number of different opportunities to share information and learn more about preserving their land long into the future.
We hope that you can join us for 1 or more of our Learning Circles! Invite a friend or family member to join you!!!
We hope that you can join us for 1 or more of our Learning Circles! Invite a friend or family member to join you!!!
Feeder Schools~Canajoharie Start
November 28 - December 5, 2017
10 am-3 pm
Canajoharie, NY
2 Days of On-Farm Training
2017 Feed Dealer Seminar
November 28, 2017
6-9 pm
Ballston Spa, NY
2017 Feed Dealer Seminar
*CANCELLED* Marketing Meeting ~ Herkimer
November 28, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm
Herkimer, NY
The Marketing meetings have been postponed. An announcement will go up when they are rescheduled.
In order to stay in business as producers, we need to learn how to produce a consistent product for our consumers to continue to come back year after year.
Feeder Schools~Sherburne Start
November 30 - December 7, 2017
10 am-3 pm
Sherburne, NY
2 Days of On-Farm Training
2017 Feed Dealer Seminar
November 30, 2017
12-3pm
Watertown, NY
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. They have been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York for many years.
2017 Feed Dealers Seminar
November 30, 2017
6-9 pm
Cortland, NY
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. They have been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York for many years with an additional Vermont location held during the past several years in collaboration with the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance.
*CANCELLED* Marketing Meeting ~ Cobleskill
November 30, 2017
6:00-7:30 pm
Cobleskill, NY
The Marketing meetings have been postponed. An announcement will go up when they are rescheduled.
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Upcoming Events
NYSDEC How to Get Certified Course
March 3, 2026 : NYSDEC How to Get Certified Course
Ellicottville, NY
NYSDEC training course in preparation to take the pesticide applicator exam.
From Data to Dollars: Making Data-driven Decisions to Increase Farmers Market Success
March 3, 2026
The Cornell Agricultural Marketing Research Program and Penn State University are excited to present this new, 6-week course as part of Cornell's Farmers Market Research Project. The course is for farmers with experience selling at farmers markets who wish to increase their earnings through management and marketing practices.
Cornell Organic Field Crops & Dairy Conference
March 6, 2026
Waterloo, NY
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.
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