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