Farm Viability Dairy Teams: Advancing Agriculture
Since its inception, Farm Viability’s dairy program has supported 21 Topic Specific Teams that have worked with more than 270
We create and share knowledge to improve the economic viability of New York's farms.
Since its inception, Farm Viability’s dairy program has supported 21 Topic Specific Teams that have worked with more than 270
On a dairy farm, feed is the largest expense. Evaluating an operation’s feed cost in relationship to the net milk
The competition among farmers selling directly to consumersis fierce and some feel that opportunity has plateaued. Yet wholesale buyers lament
Since the 1970s it’s been a common practice on dairy farms to use “blanket” dry cow therapy; that is to
The cows on New York State farms must be happy, because they make really good milk. It’s tasty, nutritious and
She calls it a “Win-Win Opportunity”. Since 2006, Dr. Quirine Ketterings, head of Cornell’s Nutrient Management Spear Program has led
The goals of the project were clear: Develop enterprise activity analysis tools to assess the costs of various enterprises within
The best land management practices have long included winter cover crops to prevent erosion. The challenge? Cover crops cost money
A Time for Action. New York dairy farmers had less than a year to prepare for the OSHA Local Emphasis
Sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, and decisions made without a full understanding of the larger picture