Dairy

Dairy production is the number one agricultural pursuit in Northern New York. The market value of the dairy products from 1,487 dairy farms in the 2002 Census of Agriculture totaled $300,884,000. The average annual production of the 134,551 milk cows in the region was 17,200 pounds of milk per cow.

Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) projects are designed to enhance farm profitability, crop and animal production efficiencies, and environmental stewardship.

Click Here to learn more about the North Country Dairy Viability Initiative or click on the links below to learn more about NNYADP dairy projects and other resources related to the dairy industry.

Articles
-Klebsiella Mastitis – Beyond Bedding
Reprinted with permission from NorthEast Dairy Business, Quality Milk Production Services and Dairy One

Fact Sheets

Press Releases
- Copper, Cows & Crops: NNY Research Evaluates How Dairy Footbaths Affect Farm Crops, Field Lifetime
- “World’s Largest Trial” Evaluating Perennial Grasses as Dairy Crop in NNY
- NNY Ag Research Looks at Raising Grass-Fed Holstein Beef
Identifying Sources of Mastitis in Dairy Herds is Goal of Northern New York Agricultural Development Program Project
- NNY Farm Study to Identify Factors for Producing Higher Milk Premiums
- NNY Ag Research Looks at Raising Grass-Fed Holstein Beef

Profiles
- NNY Small Dairy Success Strategies
- NNY Larger Dairy Success Strategies

Research Reports
- 2007 Best Management Practices for the Use of Dairy Manure
- 2007 Nutrient Accounting for NNY Dairy Farms: Basis for Environmentally Sound Nutrient Management
- Best Management Practices for the Use of Dairy Manure; Towards Calibration of the Phosphorus Runoff Index in Northern NY
- Expanding Soil Health Assessment in NNY: Dairy Farms and Biofuel Production
- Factors Affecting Milk Component Production in NNY Dairy Herds
- Klebsiella Mastitis in Dairy Cows: Sources, Transmission and Control Points
- Klebsiella Mastitis Prevention and Control
- Nutrient Accounting for NNY Dairy Farms Basis for Environmentally Sound Nutrient Management
- Production Potential in NNY
- Types of Footbath Treatments Used in NE NY, Their Effect on Mini Pit Manure Slurry Ecology and Nutrient Composition, and Forage Grass and Alfalfa Yield and Composition

Additional Resources
Click Here for links to the following resource websites:
- Cornell Dairy Facilities Engineering
- Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary
- Cornell Dairy One
- Cornell Farm Business Management for Dairy
- Cornell Pro-Dairy Program
- Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy
- Cornell Sheep Program: Dairy Sheep
- Cornell Total Dairy Management Program
- North Country Dairy Viability Initiative
- Quality Milk Production Services