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Dairy farmers Dan Chambers of Heuvelton, NY; David Fisher of Madrid,
NY; and Darren McIntyre of Lowville, NY; and Crop Manager Jake Ashline
at the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy, NY, are
four of 10 farmers participating in a statewide, two-year research
project evaluating ways to use manure, conserve soil, and reduce
fertilizer costs. The results of the first year of trials on the three
farms are now posted in the Agricultural Environmental Management
section of the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program
website at www.nnyagdev.org.
The research, funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development
Program and the NY Farm Viability Institute, is evaluating the
application of manure to farm fields in the spring without
incorporating it into the soil (surface application) vs. using an
aeration tool for shallow incorporation or incorporating with a chisel
plow.
The research team, led by Dr. Quirine M. Ketterings, director of
Cornell University’s Nutrient Management Spear Program, and coordinated
by soil science graduate student Anne Place is also evaluating the
impact of the three manure application methods on corn crop yield and
quality, nitrogen availability, and fuel costs.
NNYADP Co-Chair and dairyman Jon Greenwood of Canton, NY, says,
“Research conducted under Northern New York growing conditions on how
to best use on-farm and purchased nutrients provides farmers with
valuable data that can producer higher-yield crops and save or make
money for the farm while also protecting the farm’s natural resources.”
Peter Barney of Barney Agronomic Services, Cornell Cooperative
Extension (CCE) field crops educators Stephen Canner, Joe Lawrence, and
Michael E. Hunter; and Miner Institute agronomist Eric Young are
assisting the research trials. Learn more about manure and nutrient
management research by contacting your local CCE office, the Nutrient
Management Spear Program, or Miner Institute, and online at www.nnyagdev.org.
The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is a
farmer-driven initiative to ensure the long term economic vitality of
Northern NY’s agricultural production sector and agriculture’s
important contributions to the protection and enhancement of the
region’s environment and rich natural resource base and to communities
in New York State’s six northernmost counties.
The Program co-chaired by Greenwood and Joe Giroux of Plattsburgh,
awards grants for practical on-farm research, outreach and technical
assistance and is supported by funds from the New York State
Legislature through the long term support of the North Country’s State
Senators, and with the support of NYS Assemblypersons from the region
and other areas of the state.
The program receives support (funds, time, land, expertise, etc.) from
Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, NYS Agricultural
Experiment Station in Geneva, six Northern New York Cornell Cooperative
Extension Associations, W. H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, New York State Department of
Agriculture and Markets, cooperating farms, agribusinesses across the
region, and others.
The New York Farm Viability Institute is a farmer-led nonprofit group
that awards grants for applied research and outreach education to help
farms increase profits and provide models for farmers statewide. Learn
more at www.nyfvi.org.
CONTACTS:
ISNT/CSNT Project Leader: Quirine M. Ketterings, Cornell University, 607-255-3061,
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Field Crop Educators for Northern NY: - CCE Clinton County: Peter H. Hagar, 518-561-7450
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WH Miner Institute, Chazy: Eric Young, 518-846-7121 x 113
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CCE Essex County: Anita L. Deming, 518-962-4810
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CCE Franklin County: Carl A. Tillinghast, Stephen Canner, 518-483-7403
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CCE Jefferson County: Michael E. Hunter, 315-788-8450
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CCE Lewis County: Joseph R. Lawrence, 315-376-5270
- CCE St. Lawrence County: Stephen R. Canner, 315-379-9192
Northern New York Agricultural Development Program: www.nnyagdev.org
Co-Chairs Jon Greenwood: 315-386-3231, and Joe Giroux: 518-563-7523
New York Farm Viability Institute: www.nyfvi.org
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