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Field Crops

More than half – 54.9% - of the farm acreage in Northern New York is cropland. Forages are grown on some 465,089 acres (2002 Census of Agriculture) in the region. Corn is grown on 126,875-plus acres in NNY.

Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) field crop projects are designed to increase farm profitability, improve crop production efficiency, and enhance environmental stewardship. Projects focus on all aspects of production from evaluating crop varieties and improving nutrient management to dealing with crop pests and using organic production methods. Researchers work with such crops as corn, soybeans, grasses, flax, sunflowers, small grains and dry beans.

Click on the links below to learn about NNYADP field crop projects and other field crop production resources.

Alfalfa
BMR Sorghum Sudangrass
Clover
Corn
Dry Beans
Fescue
Field Crops
Flax
Forage Quality
Grains - (Small)
Hay
Legumes
Soybeans
Sunflowers
Teff
Wheat
Other Resources

Alfalfa
Articles:
- ASB – New Infestations of Alfalfa Snout Beetles Found in Jefferson County (Oct. 2006)
- Assess Alfalfa Stands for Brown Root Rot This Spring
- Are Manure and Established Alfalfa a Good Mix?
- Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle with a multi-species application of locally adapted persistent entomopathogenic nematodes: The first success.
- Brown Root Rot: Assess Alfalfa Stands for BRR This Spring (Photos)
- How low should we mow?
- Management of Brown Root Rot of Alfalfa and Forage Grasses: Update Basedon Recent Research Results in New York
- The effect of cutting height on yield and quality of alfalfa in Northern New York

Fact Sheets
- Rearing & Applying Nematodes to Control Alfalfa Snout Beetle, 2010 Manual
- Breeding Alfalfa Snout Beetle-Resistant Alfalfa
- Developing Biological Controls for Alfalfa Snout Beetle (PDF)
- Manure on Alfalfa Fact Sheet (#16)
- Sulfur (#34)
- Zinc (#32)

Press Releases
- Cornell Researchers Urge Farmers to Look Now for Brown Root Rot: Photo Resource Online at www.nnyagdev.org
- Battle to Beat Alfalfa Pest Shows Progress
- Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle with Entomopathogenic Nematodes
- Breeding Alfalfa Snout Beetle Resistant Alfalfa Varieties
- Cutting Height Impacts Alfalfa Harvest: New Resource Online for NNY Farmers
- Now to Mid-November Optimal Time to Scout for Invasive Pest, 
Crop Damage on NNY Farms
- Quality vs. Quantity: Can Dairy Farmers Have Both?

Research Reports
- 2010 Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle: Nematode Persistence Across Rotations
- 2008-09: Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle
- 2008-09: Breeding Alfalfa Snout Beetle- Resistant Alfalfa Varieties
- 2007-08: Breeding Alfalfa Snout Beetle Resistant Alfalfa Varieties
- 2007 Variety Trials Yield Summary
- 2007 Variety Trials Harvest by Harvest Summary: Chazy, NNY, Sown May 13, 2004
- 2007 Variety Trials Harvest by Harvest Summary: Chazy, NNY, Sown May 9, 2005
- 2006 ASB Survey Report
- 2006 Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle with Entomopathogenic Nematodes
- 2006 Breeding Alfalfa Snout Beetle Resistant/Tolerant Alfalfa Varieties
- Alfalfa Snout Beetle Larval Mass Rearing Techniques
 - Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle: A small-scale field trial
- Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle: Developing a Farmer-Friendly Rearing and Application Method to Speed the Spread of Biocontrol Nematodes: 2007-2008 Report
- Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle Using Insecticidal Fungi
- Breeding Alfalfa Snout Beetle Resistant/Tolerant Alfalfa Varieties
Grass-Alfalfa Spring Quality Prediction
- Brown Root Rot Causal Agent is Composed of a Species Complex by Michael J. Wunsch and Gary C. Bergstrom, 2010
- Can sulfur addition increase alfalfa yield and quality in NNY? 2008-09 Report
- Can sulfur addition increase alfalfa yield and quality in NNY? 2007-08 Report
- Evaluation of Wide Swathing of Haylage in NNY 2006
- Management of Brown Root Rot of Alfalfa and Forage Grasses 2009
- Management of Brown Root Rot of Alfalfa and Forage Grasses 2008
- Management of Brown Root Rot of Alfalfa and Forage Grasses 2007
- - The Effect of the Silage Fermentation Process on Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
 - Variety Trials 2005 (Coming Soon)
- 2000 Variety Trials

BMR Sorghum Sudangrass
Articles
- Nitrogen Management for Brown Midrib Sorghum Sudangrass: results of six NY field studies in 2004 (What’s Cropping Up)

Fact Sheets
- Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Removal by Brown Midrib Sorghum Sudangrass

Research Reports
- BMR Sorghum Sudangrass vs. Late Planted Corn
- Brown Midrib Sorghum Sudangrass: An Economic and Environmentally-Sound Alternative to Corn in NNY?

Clover
Fact Sheets
 - Zinc (#32)

Research Reports
 - 2007 Variety Trials Yield Summary
- 1997-1999 Northern New York Red Clover Variety Trials

Corn
Articles
- Soil Nitrogen Testing for Corn
- Soil Testing for Corn Nitrogen Needs

 Fact Sheets
  NNY Corn Grain Trials
 - 2007 NNY Corn Grain Trials
  - 2006 NNY Corn Grain Trials
 - 2005 NNY Corn Grain Trials
 - 2004 NNY Corn Grain Trials
  NNY Corn Silage Trials
 - 2010 Preliminary Results of Corn Silage Hybrids for NNY Evaluations
 - 2008 NNY Corn Silage Trials
 - 2008 Corn Grain Silage Trials – Madrid results (chart only)
 - 2008 Corn Grain SilageTrials – Sackets Harbor results (chart only)
 - Corn Silage Hybrid Recommendations Based on NNY Trials through 2007
 - 2007 NNY Corn Silage Trials
 - 2006 NNY Corn Silage Trials
 - 2005 NNY Corn Silage Trials
 - 2004 NNY Corn Silage Trials

- Corn vs. SXS for Supplemental Forage Fact Sheet
- How Soil Type and Drainage Affect Corn Nitrogen Response
- Sulfur (#34)
- Zinc (#32)

Press Releases
- Study Says NNY Corn Growers May Reduce or Eliminate Use of Phosphorus

Research Reports

  NNY Corn Grain Hybrid Trials
- 2010 Corn Hybrids Variety Trials for Grain and Ethanol Production in NNY
- 2009 Corn Grain Hybrid Trials
- 2008 Corn Grain Hybrid Trials
- 2007 Corn Grain Hybrid Trials in NY
- 2007 Corn Grain Hybrid Trials in NNY
- 2006 Corn Grain Hybrid Trials in NNY
- 2004 Hybrid Grain Corn Tests In Northern New York
- 2000 Hybrid Grain Corn Tests in Northern New York

  NNY Corn Silage Hybrid Trials
 - 2010 Corn Silage Hybrid Trials in NNY
- 2009 NNY Corn Silage Hybrid Trials
- 2008 Corn Silage Hybrid Trials
- 2007 Corn Silage Hybrid Trials in NNY
- 2006 Corn Silage Hybrid Trials in NNY
- 2004 Corn Silage Tests In Northern New York
- 2000 New York Corn Silage Hybrid Tests

- Aminosugar Nitrogen Soil Test for Economic and Environmentally-Sound  Nitrogen Management of Corn in NNY (Note: large file loads slowly)
 - 2004  BMR Sorghum Sudangrass vs. Late Planted Corn
- Brown Midrib Sorghum Sudangrass: An Economic and Environmentally-Sound Alternative to Corn in NNY?
- Can Manure Replace the Need for Starter Nitrogen Fertilizer?
- Economic and Environmental Impacts of Corn Silage Maturity Management (Note: large file loads slowly)
- Influence of maturity at harvest and ensiling time on protein solubility, starch degradability, and fiber digestibility of corn hybrids harvested for silage (2008-09)
- ISNT Implementation on NNY Farms and Protected N Sources to Meet N Needs for Corn Where N is Needed (2008-09)
- ISNT Implementation on NNY Farms and Protected N Sources to Meet N Needs for Corn Where N is Needed (2007-08)
- Nitrogen Needs for Corn Following Grass/Legume Sods (Coming Soon)
- Precise Nitrogen Management for Corn Production (2008-09)
- Precise Nitrogen Management for Corn Production (2007-08)
- Precise Nitrogen Management for Corn Production (2006-07)

Software Tools
- Corn N Calculator (Requires Microsoft Excel)

Dry Beans
Fact Sheets
 - Zinc (#32)

Research Reports
 - 2007 Developing New Cropping System Options for Organic Grain Production in Northern New York
- Developing New Cropping System Options for Organic Grain Production in NNY (3MB File)

Fescue
Research Reports
 - 2007 Variety Trials Yield Summary
- Tall Fescue Variety Trials

Field Crops
Fact Sheets
- Lime Recommendations for Field Crops
- Liming Materials
- Phosphorus Removal by Field Crops (#28)
- Soil pH for Field Crops

Flax
Fact Sheets
 - Zinc (#32)

Press Releases
- Organic Sunflowers, Flax and Beans: New Crops for NNY?

Research Reports
 - 2007 Developing New Cropping System Options for Organic Grain Production in Northern New York
- Developing New Cropping System Options for Organic Grain Production in NNY (3MB File)

Forage Quality
- 2010 NNY Forage Quality Cup Winners Share Production, Storage & Feeding Tips by Joe Lawrence, CCE Lewis County

Grains - (Small)
Fact Sheets
- Small Grains for Supplemental Forage
 - Zinc (#32)

Research Reports
- 2009-2010 Variety Trials for Small Grains and Food-Grade Soybeans
- 2008-09: Small Grain Variety Trials: spring and winter wheat, triticale, oat, spring barley and food-grade soybeans
 - 2004 Organic Field Crop Production in NNY: Spring & Winter Wheat
 Variety Trials for NNY
- 2007-2008 Cereal Variety Trials for Grain and Straw Production
 - 2006-2007 Cereal Grain Variety Trials for Grain and Straw 
- 2006 Spring & Winter Wheat and Winter Triticale
 - 2004 Spring & Winter Wheat
 - 2000 Spring & Winter Wheat, Spring Barley and Oats
- 1999 Small Grain-Pea Mixtures for Forage

Hay
Articles
- Wide Swath Research: Do I Need to Wait for the Dew to Dry
- Wide Swath Research: Open the Mowing Window While Maintaining Forage Quality

Legumes
Articles
- Trefoil Wilt in NY and VT is Caused by Unique Plant Pathogen
Research Reports
 - 2007 Variety Trials Yield Summary

Soybeans
Fact Sheets
 - Coping with Asian Soybean Rust
- Growing Soybeans in NNY
- Producing Organic Food-Grade Soybeans in NNY
- Sulfur (#34)
 - Zinc (#32)

Research Reports
- 2011 Soybean Variety Trials in NNY
- 2009-2010 Variety Trials for Small Grains and Food-Grade Soybeans
- 2008-09: Small Grain Variety Trials: spring and winter wheat, triticale, oat, spring barley and food-grade soybeans
- 2007-2008 Forage Soybeans Advanced Breeding Line Evaluations and Food Grade Soybean Variety Trials
- 2006-2007 Forage Soybeans Advanced Breeding Line Evaluations and Food Grade Soybean Variety Trials
- 2006 Forage Soybeans Advanced Breeding Line Evaluations
- 2004 Forage Soybean Advanced Breeding Line Evaluations
 - 2004 Organic Food-Grade Soybean Production Systems for Northern New York
 Yield Trials
 - 2009 Northern New York Soybean Yield Trials
 - 2000 Northern New York Soybean Yield Trials
 - 1999 Northern New York Soybean Yield Trials

Sunflowers
Press Releases
- Organic Sunflowers, Flax and Beans: New Crops for NNY?

Research Reports
- 2007 Developing New Cropping System Options for Organic Grain Production in Northern New York
- Developing New Cropping System Options for Organic Grain Production in NNY (3MB File)

Teff
Articles
Teff: A New Northeast summer crop? (American Agriculturist, April 2007)
Teff Management Info (Hay and Forage Grower, Jan 2009)
Teff Performs Well In Pennsylvania (Hay and Forage Grower, Nov 2007)
Teff Research Update (Hay and Forage Grower, Jan 2009)
Teff Takes Off (Hay and Forage Grower, Nov 2006) 
Tracking Teff (Hay and Forage Grower, Jan 2009)

Fact Sheets
Teff as Emergency Forage Fact Sheet

Photos
Teff seeding in St. Lawrence County
Teff headed at Canton planting

Wheat
Fact Sheets
 - Zinc (#32)

Press Releases
- Regional Processor Wants Winter Wheat: NNY Ag Development Program Research Can Help Growers Meet Demand

Research Reports
- 2007-2008 Cereal Variety Trials for Grain and Straw Production
 - 2006-2007 Cereal Grain Variety Trials for Grain and Straw 
- 2006 Small Grains Variety Trials: Spring & Winter Wheat and Winter Triticale
 - 2004 Small Grains Variety Trials: Spring & Winter Wheat
- 2000 Spring & Winter Wheat, Spring Barley and Oats

Other Resources
- Cornell Small Farms Program – info on producing field crops and forages