Cornell Cooperative Extension

Schoharie and Otsego Counties
Dairy cattle at Lew-Lin farm, Dryden NY
Image by Sandy Repp

Dairy farms account for 2/3 to 3/4 of the farm sales in our region.

wheat field
Image by Sandy Repp

CNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team

The Central NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program serves Chenango, Madison, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Saratoga and Schoharie Counties to help producers meet their goals and enhance dairy farm profitability to maintain a strong dairy industry in the region.

The Central NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program works with farmers on:

  • Forage Quality
  • Integrated Crop Management
  • Water Quality & Environmental Compatibility with Crops
  • Dairy Enterprise Performance & Management
  • Dairy Replacement Enterprise
  • Dairy Feeds and Feeding
  • Dairy Livestock Environments
  • Intensive Management Grazing
  • Small farm technologies
  • Direct Marketing & On-farm Processing
  • Organic Dairy Transition
  • Crop Insurance Education

Dairy farms dominate the farm landscape, and they account for 2/3 to 3/4 of the farm sales in the region. Abundant natural rainfall and a great tradition of dairy farming makes the Northeast an important dairy-producing area of the country.


This program is supported by Cornell University and the Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations of Chenango, Madison, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie and Otsego Counties.

Contact

Erik Smith
Area Field Crops Specialist
eas56@cornell.edu
C: 315-219-7786

Last updated July 11, 2023

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Team Members

Ashley McFarland
Area Livestock Specialist
315.604.2156
am2876@cornell.edu

Erik Smith
Area Field Crop Specialist
315.219.7786
eas56@cornell.edu

Nicole Tommell, Team Leader
Area Farm Business Management Specialist
315.867.6001
nt375@cornell.edu

Useful Resources

  • New York Small Farms Dairy Resources
  • New York Center for Dairy Excellence
  • Northeast Dairy Foods Association


    • The New York Dairy Industry and Cornell - a detailed, downloadable/printable file by Thomas R. Overton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Animal Science

    The New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program - an integrated disease prevention program that utilizes a team of advisors to develop a farm-specific herd health plan.

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    The CNY Regional Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops website, hosted by Cornell University, provides research-based information, events, workshops, a newsletter, and other resources.

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