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