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Showing posts with label field crops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label field crops. Show all posts
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Grants Available for Soil and Water Conservation Districts to Help Soil Health
Soil and Water Conservation Districts across New York state will be able to
address soil quality
in their counties, and develop initiatives that will encourage greater
crop yields and protect water resources from pollution with a new state grant.
Counties can
apply for grant funds of up to $25,000 per district for these plans
through the Ecosystem Based Management Soil Health
Mini Grants program.
Soil
quality has become a leading concern for the agriculture industry on a
national level. Healthy soils hold the potential to produce greater crop
yields while protecting
water resources from polluted runoff. In addition, crops growing in
healthy soils require less fertilizer and are better able to withstand
both floods and droughts.
Through
the Soil Health Mini Grants program, local Soil and Water Conservation
Districts can develop their own programs to increase the adoption of
healthy soil practices.
These programs can range from soil health testing to farmer equipment
loan programs. The Soil Health Mini Grants are designed to allow the
flexibility needed to establish programs that will have long-term
residual impacts on the adoption of soil health practices.
Improving
soil health can be accomplished by reducing tillage and keeping a
living crop on the field all year.
Farmers interested in soil health
should contact their
local Soil and Water Conservation District to learn about the many
opportunities available to improve soil quality in New York at http://www.nys-soilandwater.
The deadline to apply is June 15, 2015. Money is being being made available from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Northern New York Agricultural Development Program Posts Economic Impact Report
A total of 29 projects funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program
are included in the recently released economic impact report for 2014 projects.
The report can be seen at www.nnyagdev.org. The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program serves Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties and provides help and money for farmer-selected agricultural research and technical assistance projects.
The projects for 2014 focused on dairy and field crops production, crop and livestock pest and disease management, agricultural environmental management, beef production and marketing and fruit and vegetable production.
The report can be seen at www.nnyagdev.org. The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program serves Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties and provides help and money for farmer-selected agricultural research and technical assistance projects.
The projects for 2014 focused on dairy and field crops production, crop and livestock pest and disease management, agricultural environmental management, beef production and marketing and fruit and vegetable production.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Aurora Farm Field Day set for July 17
It's just about time for the annual Aurora Farm Field Day.
The event this year is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17 at the Musgrave Research Farm, 1256 Poplar Ridge Road, Aurora.
Here is information about the event from Cornell University:
The event this year is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17 at the Musgrave Research Farm, 1256 Poplar Ridge Road, Aurora.
Here is information about the event from Cornell University:
New York’s farming community is invited to learn about the latest research on field crops, soil and pest management during the annual field day at Cornell University’s Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, featuring farm tours, demonstrations and presentations.
The event is hosted by the Integrated Field Crop, Soil, and Pest Management Program Work Team in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station.
Presentation topics:
• Advances in Cover Crop Management
• Breeding and Genetics of Disease Resistance in Corn
• Control of “Deep-Rooted” Perennial Broadleaf Weeds
• Corn & Soybean Planting Date x Seeding Depth Studies
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Nitrogen- vs. Phosphorus-based Manure and Compost Management of Corn
• Soil Health, Adapt-N and Cover Crop Interseeding for Adaptation and Resilience
• Western Bean Cutworm and Other Field Crop 2014 Season Pest Updates
• White Mold of Soybean
• Breeding and Genetics of Disease Resistance in Corn
• Control of “Deep-Rooted” Perennial Broadleaf Weeds
• Corn & Soybean Planting Date x Seeding Depth Studies
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Nitrogen- vs. Phosphorus-based Manure and Compost Management of Corn
• Soil Health, Adapt-N and Cover Crop Interseeding for Adaptation and Resilience
• Western Bean Cutworm and Other Field Crop 2014 Season Pest Updates
• White Mold of Soybean
Monday, August 12, 2013
NY Crop Prospects Up This Year Compared to 2012
News from the USDA:
Crop production prospects in 2013 for New York are mostly higher compared with a year earlier, according to Blair Smith, state statistician of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office.
All forecasts in this release are based on conditions as of Aug. 1 and assume normal growing conditions throughout the remainder of the season.
Forecasts for corn for grain, soybeans, hay, oats and winter wheat are expected to be higher. Production of dry beans are expected to be lower than 2012.
New York grain corn production is forecast at 113 million bushels, up 23 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 750 thousand acres, 10 percent above a year ago. Yield is forecast at 150 bushels per acre, up 16 bushels from last year and equal to the record high set in 2010.
Nationally, grain corn production is forecast at a record high 13.8 billion bushels, up 28 percent from 2012. Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are expected to average 154.4 bushels per acre, up 31.0 bushels from 2012. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 89.1 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast but up 2 percent from 2012.
Soybean production in the Empire State is estimated at a record high 15.5 million bushels, up 8 percent from last year’s 14.4 million bushels. Acreage for harvest increased 2 percent from 312 thousand a year earlier to a record high 317,000 acres. Yields are expected to average a record high 49 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from last year.
U.S. soybean production is forecast at 3.26 billion bushels, up 8 percent from last year. Based on Aug. 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 42.6 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from last year and the fifth highest on record.
New York production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 1.13 million tons, is 25 percent above 2012. Other dry hay production is expected to total 2.53 million tons, up 47 percent from a year ago. A sharp increase in alfalfa and other hay expected yields offset lower harvested acreage and resulted in higher production for all dry hay (alfalfa plus other hay).
Dry bean production in New York is forecast at a record low 129 thousand hundredweight (cwt), down 29 percent from the 182 thousand cwt produced last year. Harvested acreage is expected to total a record low 7,800 acres, down 1,700 acres from 2012. Yields are expected to average 1,650 pounds per acre, down 14 percent from last year’s 1,920 pounds.
U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 24.6 million cwt for 2013, down 23 percent from last year.
New York oat production, expected to total 3.30 million bushels, is 2 percent above a year ago. Acreage for grain harvest is estimated at 55 thousand acres, up 10 percent from last year. Yields are forecast at 60 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels from 2012.
U.S. oat production is forecast at 75.2 million bushels, 1 percent above the July 1 forecast and up 17 percent from 2012. If realized, this will be the third lowest production on record.
Winter wheat production for New York is estimated at 7.48 million bushels, up 40 percent from the 2012 crop of 5.36 million bushels. Acreage for harvest is up 29 percent to 110 thousand acres. Yields are expected to average a record high 68 bushels per acre, 5 bushels more than a year earlier.
U.S. production of all wheat is forecast at 2.11 billion bushels, up slightly from last month but down 7 percent from 2012.
Crop production prospects in 2013 for New York are mostly higher compared with a year earlier, according to Blair Smith, state statistician of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office.
All forecasts in this release are based on conditions as of Aug. 1 and assume normal growing conditions throughout the remainder of the season.
Forecasts for corn for grain, soybeans, hay, oats and winter wheat are expected to be higher. Production of dry beans are expected to be lower than 2012.
New York grain corn production is forecast at 113 million bushels, up 23 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 750 thousand acres, 10 percent above a year ago. Yield is forecast at 150 bushels per acre, up 16 bushels from last year and equal to the record high set in 2010.
Nationally, grain corn production is forecast at a record high 13.8 billion bushels, up 28 percent from 2012. Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are expected to average 154.4 bushels per acre, up 31.0 bushels from 2012. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 89.1 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast but up 2 percent from 2012.
Soybean production in the Empire State is estimated at a record high 15.5 million bushels, up 8 percent from last year’s 14.4 million bushels. Acreage for harvest increased 2 percent from 312 thousand a year earlier to a record high 317,000 acres. Yields are expected to average a record high 49 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from last year.
U.S. soybean production is forecast at 3.26 billion bushels, up 8 percent from last year. Based on Aug. 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 42.6 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from last year and the fifth highest on record.
New York production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 1.13 million tons, is 25 percent above 2012. Other dry hay production is expected to total 2.53 million tons, up 47 percent from a year ago. A sharp increase in alfalfa and other hay expected yields offset lower harvested acreage and resulted in higher production for all dry hay (alfalfa plus other hay).
Dry bean production in New York is forecast at a record low 129 thousand hundredweight (cwt), down 29 percent from the 182 thousand cwt produced last year. Harvested acreage is expected to total a record low 7,800 acres, down 1,700 acres from 2012. Yields are expected to average 1,650 pounds per acre, down 14 percent from last year’s 1,920 pounds.
U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 24.6 million cwt for 2013, down 23 percent from last year.
New York oat production, expected to total 3.30 million bushels, is 2 percent above a year ago. Acreage for grain harvest is estimated at 55 thousand acres, up 10 percent from last year. Yields are forecast at 60 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels from 2012.
U.S. oat production is forecast at 75.2 million bushels, 1 percent above the July 1 forecast and up 17 percent from 2012. If realized, this will be the third lowest production on record.
Winter wheat production for New York is estimated at 7.48 million bushels, up 40 percent from the 2012 crop of 5.36 million bushels. Acreage for harvest is up 29 percent to 110 thousand acres. Yields are expected to average a record high 68 bushels per acre, 5 bushels more than a year earlier.
U.S. production of all wheat is forecast at 2.11 billion bushels, up slightly from last month but down 7 percent from 2012.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Personal Hygiene and Field Sanitation Important This Time of Year
Go to http://www.cfgrower.com/personal-hygiene-and-field-sanitation/ to see the story in Country Folks Grower.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Former Cayuga County Resident Named Field Crop and Soil Specialist
This comes from Kara Lynn Dunn of the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program:
Kitty O’Neil
has been named the Northern New York as Regional Field Crops and Soils
Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension. She will be working with
farmers in St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties.
O'Neil, who grew up on a dairy farm in Cayuga County, has a bachelor's degree in animal science from Cornell University, a master’s degree in forages and dairy nutrition from Michigan State and recently earned her doctorate also at Michigan State.
In Michigan, O'Neil helped potato growers improve their production systems and make them more sustainable. She conducted several years of research with those potato growers, examining impacts of tillage, cover crops, manure amendments and crop rotations on soil health and productivity.
“I'm eager to apply my efforts to helping Northern New York growers and farmers adopt practices which will reduce risk and production costs while increasing efficiency and livelihoods. From conversations with farmers and other Extension personnel, I can already see opportunities to work on hayfield and pasture quality, forage planning and inventory estimations and alternative forage production to reduce risks,” O’Neil says.
“Fall 2013 forage inventories may continue to be affected by the 2012 shortages, though I hope that impact is slight. Only time and weather patterns will determine what is in the barn, silo and bunk at the conclusion of 2013, but I'd like to work with producers now to optimize that potential,” she adds.
O'Neil can be reached through your local Cornell Extension office or CCE St. Lawrence County at 379-9192.
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| Kitty O'Neil |
O'Neil, who grew up on a dairy farm in Cayuga County, has a bachelor's degree in animal science from Cornell University, a master’s degree in forages and dairy nutrition from Michigan State and recently earned her doctorate also at Michigan State.
In Michigan, O'Neil helped potato growers improve their production systems and make them more sustainable. She conducted several years of research with those potato growers, examining impacts of tillage, cover crops, manure amendments and crop rotations on soil health and productivity.
“I'm eager to apply my efforts to helping Northern New York growers and farmers adopt practices which will reduce risk and production costs while increasing efficiency and livelihoods. From conversations with farmers and other Extension personnel, I can already see opportunities to work on hayfield and pasture quality, forage planning and inventory estimations and alternative forage production to reduce risks,” O’Neil says.
“Fall 2013 forage inventories may continue to be affected by the 2012 shortages, though I hope that impact is slight. Only time and weather patterns will determine what is in the barn, silo and bunk at the conclusion of 2013, but I'd like to work with producers now to optimize that potential,” she adds.
O'Neil can be reached through your local Cornell Extension office or CCE St. Lawrence County at 379-9192.
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