Agriculture:
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Through educational programming Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie County reaches out to the farming community. We strive to be aware of new methods, products and business practices to keep our farming community strong.
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Agriculture - Links
Cornell Cooperative Extension website: www.cce.cornell.edu
Cornell University Website: www.cornell.edu/
Cornell Small Farms Program: www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/
Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Team:- Chuck Bornt:cdb13@cornell.edu
- Laura McDermott: lgm4@cornell.edu
- Crystal Stewart: cls263@cornell.edu
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of
Horticulture Gardening Resources: www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening
Cornell University Home Gardening Website: www.explore.cornell.edu/scene.cfm?scene=Home%20Gardening
United States Dept. of Agriculture: www.usda.gov
DEC: http://www.dec.ny.gov/
NOFA NY: http://nofany.org
Ag in the Classroom: http://cerp.cornell.edu/aitc/
NY Farmnet: http://www.nyfarmnet.org/
NY Ag & Markets: http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/
PRO-Dairy: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy/
New England SARE: www.uvm.edu/~nesare/
NY Farm Viability Institute: http://nyfarmviability.org
Sheep & Goat Marketing: www.sheepgoatmarketing.info/
New York Farms: http://www.nyfarms.info/
NYS Agricultural Statistics Service: www.nass.usda.gov/ny/
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service: marketnews.usda.gov
Crops, Dairy, & Livestock Production
Field Crops
Crop producers can learn more about production methods through consultations, crop schools, and newsletters. Graze New York is a multi-agency team whose mission is to encourage and support the use of intensive pasture management for livestock. Information
is also provided for Pesticide Certification and Recertification.
Dairy
Dairy farmers have the opportunity to improve the management of their herd through consultations, workshops, discussion groups, Pro-Dairy classes, and our newsletter. Subjects include feeding, breeding, calf care, milking, and business management.
Farm Service Agency approved courses are also offered.
Livestock
A variety of educational opportunities are available for beef, sheep, and goat owners including tours, workshops, and newsletters. Subjects range from production methods to marketing strategies.
Central New York Dairy and Field Crops Team website: http://cnydairylc.cce.cornell.edu/
Resources - Farm Account Books, Wage Records
- Cornell Field Crops and Soils Handbooks
- Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management
- Beef, sheep, swine, and horse equipment/housing books
- Goats and Their Management
- Ag Alternative Bulletins - raising goats, sheep, beef, poultry, swine, deer, and rabbits for market
- Pesticide Core Manuals as well as Category Manuals
- Soil and Forage Testing Materials
Links
- Dairy
Pro-Dairy – www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy
Crops
Forage Selection Tool – www.forages.org
Pesticide Management Education Program at Cornell University –
http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu
What’s Cropping Up newsletter – www.css.cornell.edu/extension/WCU/WhatsCroppingUpNewsletter.html
Prescribed Grazing Manual –www.css.cornell.edu/forage/pasture/index.html
Graze New York –www.grazeny.com
Poultry
American Pastured Poultry Producers Association – www.apppa.org
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) –www.attra.org
Swine
SARE Hog Production Information –
www.sare.org/publications/hogs/prod_sys04.htm
University of Minnesota Hogs Your Way –
www.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=4&subtopic=86
then select Hogs Your Way under the publications menu
Beef Cattle
Cornell University Beef Cattle Management –www.ansci.cornell.edu/beef
Meat Goats & Sheep
Empire State Meat Goat Producers Association – www.esmgpa.org/
Cornell University Department of Animal Science – www.ansci.cornell.edu/sheep/index.html
Sheep and Goat Marketing – www.sheepgoatmarketing.info
General Information Websites:
Agricultural Statistics – www.nass.usda.gov
Breed Information – www.ansi.okstate.edu
Central NY Resource Conservation & Development – www.cnyrcd.org
Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratories – http://www.css.cornell.edu/soiltest/newindex.asp
Livestock Behavior, Design Facilities & Humane Slaughter, Temple Grandin – www.grandin.com
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) – www.attra.org
New England Livestock Alliance – www.nelivestockalliance.org
New Farm Website - www.newfarm.org
Guide to Farming in New York – www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/pages/resources/businessmanage/guide.html
