NNYADP GRANTS PROGRAM
Research Priorities for 2008
Dairy and Field Crop
Projects
Horticultural Projects
Maple Projects
Livestock
Projects
The Northern New York Development Program annually awards grants for
agricultural research, demonstrations and outreach with the goal of
enhancing agricultural productivity and profitability while protecting the
region’s soil, water and other environmental resources.
Funding for the program is provided by the New York State Legislature
through the long-term leadership of Senators James W. Wright and Elizabeth
“Betty” O’Connor Little and with support from the NNY regions Senate and
Assembly representatives.
Farmer-driven committees for dairy and
field crops, livestock and field crops, horticultural crops, and maple
production set the research priorities
for each annual funding cycle, review grant proposals and select projects
for funding. These projects join the resources, expertise and experience of
Cornell University faculty, Cornell Cooperative Extension educators, and
regional farmers to solve problems and maximize opportunities for Northern
New York’s agricultural industry. Projects are carried out on farms and at
agricultural research farms in Clinton,
Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.
“The range of projects receiving funding each year shows the diversity of
agriculture in the North Country and the Northern New York Agricultural
Development Program’s interest in strengthening our traditional sectors of
dairy, crops and maple production as well as our interest in enhancing
opportunities for new enterprises associated with producing fruit,
vegetable, greenhouse and biofuel crops,” says NNYADP Co-Chair Jon Greenwood
of Canton.
NNYADP Co-Chair Joe Giroux of Plattsburgh, says, “The agricultural industry
must constantly be developing new ways to reduce costs, improve profits and
gain a competitive edge. The Northern New York Agricultural Development
Program provides the funding and resources necessary to test new ideas under
our unique climate, soils and conditions on local farms and at our regional
agricultural research stations. The projects result in practical information
that can be applied by farmers throughout the region.”
2008 Research Priorities and Projects
Click here for the Projects Receiving Funding for 2008
Click here for More Info on each 2008 NNYADP-funded Project
2007 Research Priorities and Projects
Click here for the Research Priorities
for 2007
Click here for the Projects Receiving Funding in 2007
