AgFocus
Monthly
Newsletter of the
NWNY
Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team
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| 2008 |
September
Did
your corn crop have enough N? by Joe Lawrence
Ask Extension...
Agricultura
by Greg Coffta
No-till...a
work in progress at Pit Farms by Mike Stanyard
Germination
test more important than ever for saved wheat seed this year
by Mike Stanyard
Feeding
sprouted wheat to cattle...What you need to know by Jerry
Bertoldo
Soil
& Water Conservation District to update AEM cooperators' files
|
August
Silage
- Control the Variables by Jerry Bertoldo
The
FDA "protects" us one more time by Jerry Bertoldo,
DVM
Transport
& culling guidelines help dairy farmers
Armyworm
Attack of 2008 by
Mike Stanyard
Beef
Quality Assurance by Nancy Glazier
What's
happening at a neighbor near you? by Jim Ochterski
Be
Wise, Be Kind - Reduce the Shots from Behind by
Jerry Bertoldo
Ask
Extension...
Being
green with on-farm anaerobic digestion by John Hanchar and
Eleanor Jacobs
Keep
Poisonous Plants off the Pasture Lunch Menu by Mike Stanyard
and Nancy Glazier
Agricultura
by Greg Coffta
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| July
Ready,
Set, Prepare for Winter Wheat Harvest by Mike Stanyard
Profit
Discussion Groups Offered for Dairy Farmers by Kathy Barrett
No More Neighbor
Conflicts by Jim Ochterski
Ration
Tips for Using Distillers Grains by Jerry Bertoldo
How does your
dairy compare? by John Hanchar
Farm
Business Chart for Farm Management Cooperators by John Hanchar
Progress
of the Farm Business by John Hanchar
Progress
of the Farm Business - Receipts & Expenses per CWT by
John Hanchar
Beef and Corn Update
by Mike Baker
Ask Extension...
Join the
What's New Dairy Tour
Agricultura
by Greg Coffta
Choke Disease
of Orchardgrass by Nancy Glazier
DFBS:
32 Years of Value to the Gould Family & Har-Go Farms by
John Hanchar
|
June
It's
June Dairy Month by Jerry Bertoldo
Dairy Does
a Body Good by Maureen Zorn
Profits
Up in Rising Cost Environment by John Hanchar
Kempenland
Farm Uses DFBS
June's Insect
Most Wanted LIst by Mike Stanyard
Weeds,
They're What's for Dinner by Mike Dennis
2008
Corn Grain and Silage Yield Contest by Mike Stanyard
Agricultura
by Greg Coffta
Ethanol
and Distillers Grains Meet Reality by Jerry Bertoldo
Ask Extension |
May
The
Perfect Storm...Winds of Change Blow for Dairy Grazing by
Nancy Glazier
Sucess with Sexed
Semen by Maureen Zorn
Agricultura
by Greg Coffta
Ask
Extension
Program Protects
Farmland for the Future by Jan Beglinger
Wheat Fungicide
Options for 2008 by Gary Bergstrom
"New"
corn herbicides for 2008 by Russ Hahn
New
antibiotic approved for dairy heifers by Jerry Bertoldo
|
April
Retirement
of an Agriculture Icon in NWNY
by Mike Stanyard
A New Role
by Nancy Glazier
Martens Named to
Receive Organic Farming Award
Long-Term Care Insurance
by Pam Chiverton
Vitamin "X" in Dairy
Cattle by John Conway
Bits of Historic Dairy
Comparison by Nate Herendeen |
March
So What's it cost to Raise
a Heifer Anyway? by
Jerry Bertoldo
High and Dry Feeding Pails
BVD Test - New Requirements
for Fair Animals in '08 by
Jerry Bertoldo
Soybean Availability
and Quality - A Problem for '08? by
Mike Stanyard
Idle Land to Pasture
Land by
Nancy Glazier
Agriculture and Economc
Development by
Nate Herendeen
Is Your Planter Ready?
Highlights from "Beef
Cattle Comments" |
February
Agriculture
and Energy - the Big Picture by
Nate Herendeen
New Forces in Agricultural
Commodities by
Nate Herendeen
It May Be Far From Her
Heart, But Not Her Uterus! by
Jerry Bertoldo
2007 National Corn
Growers Yield Contest for NYS by
Mike Stanyard
Dry Cows: Five Areas for Improvement
by
Maureen Zorn
Coccidiosis in Cattle,
Part 3 by
Jerry Bertoldo |
January
Alternative
Corn Drying System Uses Homegrown Heat by
Nate Herendeen
Is the Western Bean
Cutworm Flying our Way? by
Mike Stanyard
New Year's
Resolutions to Consider for Your Dairy by
Maureen Zorn
Coping with Labor
Uncertainties by John Hanchar |
| 2007 |
December
Changes
in Uses of Commodities - Value Added by
Nate Herendeen
Expanding
Liquid Fuel Market by
Nate Herendeen
Coccidiosis in Cattle,
Part 2 by
Jerry Bertoldo
End of Season
Comments by
Mike Stanyard
Grass-Fed Meat Market
Standard Established by
Nancy Glazier |
November
Possible
Perils of Early Planted Wheat by Mike Stanyard
Field Crop Comments
by
Nate Herendeen
Best Investments - Lime? Drainage?
Soil Fertility? by
Nate Herendeen
Soybean Rust Update
Hop Production - Coming
Back to New York? by
Nancy Glazier
Coccidiosis in Cattle -
Part 1 by
Jerry Bertoldo |
October
Fall
Crop Topics by
Nate Herendeen
News from the World of Dairy
by
Maureen Zorn
Producers Want to Know: What
about PI Counts?
Sudden Bloat and Death
in Calves by
Jerry Bertoldo
Regional Labor Risk
Mangaement Project to Begin This Fall by John Hanchar
Cornell's Dairy
Profit Monitor - A New Tool
Farm Bureau's Guide to Truck
and Farm Implementation Laws and Regulations
Ultrasound Services
Available for Beef
New Guide Valuable to
Prospective, Beginning and Established Farm Business Owners
Manure is Fertilizer
by
Nate Herendeen |
September
2007
Soft White Winter Wheat Summaries
2007
Red Winter Wheat Summaries
Fall
Wheat Management by
Nate Herendeen
Corn Silage Harvest BMPs
by
Maureen Zorn
Are Foreign Animal
Diseases on Our Radar Screen? by
Jerry Bertoldo
Corn for Loquid
Fuel and Feed in NY
by
Nate Herendeen
Dairy Short Courses |
August
Soybeans Under Stress
by
Mike Stanyard
Soybean Aphids and Potassium
Deficient Soil by Nancy Glazier
The Ohio State University C.O.R.N. Newsletter, 2007
Sexed Semen Update by
Maureen Zorn
Finding Value in Lost
Livestock by
Jerry Bertoldo
Extension Offers Training for Spanish-Speaking Dairy Farm Employees
by Greg Coffta |
July
Soybean Aphid Update by
Mike Stanyard
Mid-Summer Field
Crop Topics by
Nate Herendeen
BMPs For Dry Pastures
by
Nancy Glazier
Tail Docking From an Animal
Welfare Standpoint by
Maureen Zorn
Managing Animal Pain - Where
Do We Go? by
Jerry Bertoldo
Another Look at
Milking Heifers Before Calving by
Jerry Bertoldo
Keep Cows Cool by
Jerry Bertoldo
Potato Leafhopper in 2007
by
Mike Stanyard |
June
Agricultural
Nutrient Management by
Nate Herendeen
Scouting Topics for June
by Nate Herendeen
Winter Wheat Harvest and Storage
by Nate Herendeen
Costs vs. Benefits of
Silage Additives by Maureen Zorn
Is Your Dairy Ready for
Summer? by
Jerry Bertoldo
What's New in Dairy Research
News by
Jerry Bertoldo
Diagnostic Services Available
Vitamin D More Important Today |
|
April
Field
Crop Comments for April by
Nate Herendeen
Keeping Up with Bt Corn by
Mike Stanyard
Weather - Know What's Coming
by Nate Herendeen
Distiller Grains:
Feed Considerations by
Maureen Zorn
Illegal Immigration:
It's a Complex Problem by
Jerry Bertoldo
Web Update by
Nancy Glazier
|
| March
Corn
for Liquid Fuel in NY by
Nate Herendeen
Field Corn After Field
Corn by
Mike Stanyard
Extending the Grazing
Season by Nancy Glazier
Public Hearings
on Critical Dairy Issues by Jerry Bertoldo
Canada Tightens
Regs on Bovine Carcass Waste - Are We Next? by
Jerry Bertoldo
Strategies to Avoid
Rumen Acidosis by Mary Beth de Ondarza, Paradox Nutrition,
LLC
Cattle Welfare: During
Transport by
Maureen Zorn
Agricultural Assessments
Are Up This Year by Nelson Bills, Cornell University |
February
Mandatory National ID is Dead
- Is Anyone Mourning? by Jerry Bertoldo
Conesus Lake Watershed
Project a Win-Win by
Nate Herendeen
NY Ag Society Honors Farms
by
Nate Herendeen
The Hefty Bros. Visit From
South Dakota by
Mike Stanyard
Characteristics of Highly
Profitable Dairy Farm Businesses by
John Hanchar
Ten Low Investments
- High Return Management Opportunities on Dairy Farms by Tom
Overton and Larry Chase, Cornell University
Major Changes in NY Dairy
Farms Over 50 Years Wayne Knoblauch, Cornell University |
January
2007
Field Crop Comments for
Winter 2007 by
Nate Herendeen
2006 Variety Trial Results
Production, Health &
Profitability: The Winning Combo by
Jerry Bertoldo
Is Your Dairy Welfare-Friendly?
by
Maureen Zorn
Why AEM is Important to Farmers
by Fred Lightfoote, Ontario County Dairy Farmer |
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2006 |
December
Managing
Calves in Cold Weather by
Maureen Zorn
Molds & Mycotoxins:
Shadowy Foes by
Jerry Bertoldo
What's New in Dairy Managment
by
Jerry Bertoldo
Field Crop Topics
by
Nate Herendeen
E. coli Sources in Conesus
Lake: DNA Fingerprinting by
Nancy Glazier
NY FarmLink Program:
Meeting Succession & Transfer Needs by
John Hanchar
NWNY Team Enrollment
Winter Meetings and Programs |
November
Above
Normal Rootworm and Corn Borer: What's it Mean for 2007? by
Mike Stanyard
October Surprise, Field
Crop Comments, Fall 2006 by
Nate Herendeen
Grain Stoves: Market for
Your Corn? by
Paul Lehman, CCE Niagara
Breeding Program Checklist
by
Jerry Bertoldo
The Future: Fluid Milk
and Cheese by Todd M. Schmit and Harry M. Kaiser, Cornell
University
E. coli: From Farm to Food
by
Nancy Glazier
Beef Cattle Comments
by Mike Baker, NYS Beef Specialist |
| October
Fall
Crop Topics by
Nate Herendeen
2006 Scouting Season
in Review by Nancy Glazier
Yet Another New
Pest of Soybeans! by
Mike Stanyard
Lifetime Net Merit:
A Profit Tool by Maureen Zorn
Will Doc Be There for
the Next Generation? by
Jerry Bertoldo
What's
New in The Dairy Research News
by Jerry Bertoldo
Looking to the Future
by Nelson Bills, Cornell University
2005 Dairy Farm Business Summary
Publications Available by John Hanchar |
September
Brown
Stem Rot and Sudden Death Syndrome by
Mike Stanyard
Soybean Aphid Populations Low in
NY by Keith Waldron, NYS IPM
Was White Mold in Soybeans
This Year? Julie Stavisky Dennis, NYS IPM
Triticale, the Other
Winter Grain: Smart Money by John Hanchar
Preventing Lameness in Dairy
Cattle by Maureen Zorn
How to Make a Vaccine
Fail by Jerry Bertoldo |
August
Value Added Hay Marketing
by Nate Herendeen
Wet Weather and Hot Hay by
Jerry Bertoldo
Improving Economics of Tillage
by Bill Henning
How Much Water Do Dairy Farms
Use? by Larry Chase, Cornell University
Attitude is Everything!
by Maureen Zorn
Recap of Dairy Farm Business
Summary 2005 by John Hanchar |
July
What Summer Means
to Cows by
Jerry Bertoldo
Effectively Cool Cows This
Summer! by
Maureen Zorn
Barn Fly Management
by Keith Waldron, NYS IPM
Organic Dairy Tour
by
Nancy Glazier
Water: The Forgotten
Nutrient by Jerry Bertoldo
Midsummer Field
Crop Topics by
Nate Herendeen
Scouting Corn Rootworm
by
Nate Herendeen
Ethanol Production in NYS
Summarized by Mike Stanyard |
June
is Dairy Month!
How
Green is the Other Side of the Fence? by Jerry Bertoldo
Total Quality Mangement
vs. Least Cost Approach by
Maureen Zorn
Organic Bits & Pieces
by
Nancy Glazier
Beef Cattle & Dairy To
Do List by Mike Baker, NYS Beef Specialist
Potato Leafhopper by
Mike Stanyard
Winter Wheat Harvest &
Storage by
Nate Herendeen
Sub-Surface Drainage
by
Nate Herendeen
Energy Saving on the Farm:
Gear Up, Throttle Back & Save Fuel |
May
The
2006 MOPED Trip to Eastern NY by
Maureen Zorn
Harvesting
High Quality Forages by Maureen Zorn
First Crop Harvest
Brings Challenges & Opportunity by Jerry Bertoldo
Alfalfa Weevils Have
Emerged by Mike Stanyard
Will Mild Winter Afftect
Soybean Aphids? by Mike Stanyard
Nutrient Management
Update by Nancy Glazier
Website Watch: Nutrient
Management & Tunnel Ventilation Program |
April
Dry Hay Conference by
Nate Herendeen
Sexed Semen: Use it on Your
Dairy? by
Maureen Zorn
Advice on Following
a Dream by Jerry Bertoldo
Organic Update
by Nancy Glazier
Risk Management
Strategies by
John Hanchar |
| March
Welcome,
Maureen!
Shorter Dry Period:
Nutritional & Economic Benefits by Maureen Zorn
Zoonotic Diseases
for Man & Beast: Salmonellosis by Jerry Bertoldo
Spring Grains
for 2006 by Nate Herendeen
Healthier
Soybeans for NY by Mike Stanyard
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|
January
What's
Up With Soybean Rust? by Mike Stanyard
Energy Estimator for
Tillage Website by Mike Stanyard
Double Cropping
- Potential for Intensive Animal Production by Bill Henning
National ID Process
Grinds Forward by
Jerry Bertoldo
Salmonella -
A Very
Successful Opportunist by
Jerry Bertoldo
Get
More From Your Financial Records by John Hanchar |
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