Northern New York Agricultural Development
Grants
Northern New York Agricultural Development Program
2009 Projects
The following projects are made possible by funding through the 2008-2009
New York State Budget for work on farms in Clinton, Essex and Franklin
counties and at the Cornell E. V. Baker Agricultural Research Farm at
Willsboro and W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute at Chazy. Funding
from the New York Farm Viability Institute and Cornell University
Agricultural Experiment Station supports projects that are being conducted
across the entire six-county North Country region.
Click Here For Details of Each
2008-2009 NNYADP-Funded Project
NNYADP Projects at Cornell E.V. Baker Agricultural Research Farm at
Willsboro, NY - 2008-2009
• Cold Hardy Wine Grapes: Production and Wines
(Kevin Iungerman, CCE Northeast NY Commercial Fruit Program)
• Increasing NNY Maple Production through Producer Landowner Collaboration
(Michael Farrell, Natural Resources, Cornell University)
• Optimizing Grass Biomass Yield and Quality for Combustion
(Jerry Cherney, Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University
• Precise Nitrogen Management for Corn Production
(Jeff Melkonian/Harold van Es, Dept. Crop and Soil Sciences,
Cornell University)
• Variety Trials for Small Grains and Food-Grade Soybeans
(Mike Davis, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station at
Willsboro)
Click Here For Details of NNYADP Projects at E.V. Baker Agricultural
Research Farm at Willsboro, NY – 2008-2009
NNYADP Projects at W. H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute,
Chazy, NY – 2008-2009
• Apple Orchard Management and Rootstock Development for NNY
(Terence Robinson, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, Cornell
University)
• *Can Sulfur Addition Increase Alfalfa Yields and Quality? Year 2
(Quirine Ketterings, Animal Science, Cornell University)
• *Corn Hybrids for Grain and Ethanol Production in NNY
(Margaret Smith, Plant Breeding, Cornell University)
• *Corn Silage Hybrid Trials in Northern NY
(Bill Cox, Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University)
• Effect of Maturity and Ensiling Time on Corn Silage Quality
(Catherine Ballard/Kurt Cotanch, W. H. Miner Institute, Chazy, NY)
• Management of Brown Root Rot in Alfalfa in NNNY
(Gary Bergstrom/Michael Wunsch, Plant Pathology, Cornell Univ.)
• Using Ultrasound to Improve Beef Carcass Quality and Consistency
(Jessica Prosper, CCE Franklin County)
* Additional funding support provided by the Cornell University Agricultural
Experiment Station
Click Here For Details of NNYADP Projects at W.H. Miner Agricultural
Research Institute, Chazy, NY – 2008-2009
NNYADP Projects in the North Country* – 2008-2009
* Additional funding support provided by New York Farm Viability Institute
• Biological Control of Alfalfa Snout Beetle Using Natural Nematodes
(Elson Shields, Entomology, Cornell University)
• Breeding Alfalfa Varieties with Resistance to Alfalfa Snout Beetles
(Don Viands, Plant Breeding, Cornell University)
• Economic & Environmentally Sound Manure Mgt in Reduced Till Systems-Aerway
(Quirine Ketterings, Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University)
• Extending the Growing Season for Horticultural Production in NNY
(Chris Wien/Amy Ivy, Horticultural Science, Cornell University)
• Improving N Management for Corn: Protected N Source, ISNT, and Stalk
Nitrate Test Implementation in NNY: A Package that Can Save Farmers $$$$$
(Quirine Ketterings, Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University)
• Klebsiella Mastitis in NNY: Cow Adapted vs. Environmental Strains
(Ynte Schukken/Gary Bennett, Quality Milk Production Services,
Cornell University)
• Production and Evaluation of Perennial Grasses For Use As Bioenergy
Feedstock in Northern NY
(Don Viands/Hilary Mayton, Plant Breeding, Cornell University)
Click Here For Details of NNYADP-NYFVI Projects in the North Country
2008-2009
