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Northern New York Agricultural Development Program
Projects receiving funding for work in 2007 include:
Dairy Herd Management
• How Dairy Cow Footbath Treatments Affect Manure Storage Ecology and
Crops
• What are the Factors Affecting Milk Component Production & Profits in
NNY Dairy Herds
• Identifying the Transmission & Control Points for Klebsiella Mastitis in
Dairy Herds
Integrated Pest Management: Alfalfa Snout Beetle (ASB)
• Biological Control with Nematodes
• Breeding ASB-Resistant Alfalfa Varieties
Agricultural Environmental Management
• Whole Farm Nutrient Balance for NNY Dairy Farms
• Precise Nitrogen Management for Corn
• Nitrogen Needs For Corn After Grass-Legume Sod
• Phosphorus Losses from Tile Drains
• Expanding Soil Health Assessment in NNY
Biofuels/Grass-Based Agriculture
• Evaluating Warm Season Grasses for Biofuel Production in NNY
Field Crop Production and Improvement
• Corn Silage Hybrid Trials in Northern New York
• Corn Grain Hybrid Testing Program for Northern NY
• Cereal Variety Trials for Grain and Straw
• New Cropping Options for Organic Grain in NNY
• NNY Variety Trials for Forage and Food-Grade Soybeans
Maple Production
• Improving the Growth and Production of Sugar Maples in NNY
Fruit Production
• Cold Hardy Wine Grape Cultivar Trial
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