Brian Aldrich

Agriculture Resource Extension Educator

Email: bsa9@cornell.edu

 
248 Grant Avenue
Auburn, New York 13021

 

Dan Welch
Agriculture Community Extension Educator

Email: dlw56@cornell.edu


Calendar of Events

Recognizing
Bicentennial Farms

Pride of New York

New York State Farms

Soybean Rust

Cayuga County Ag Facts

Farm Bill Information

Cornell Small Farms & Press Releases

Ag and Markets

Local Food Guides

USDA

Northeast SARE

Northeast Dairy Associatin

Dairy Farm Business Summary

Beginning Farmers

Organic Farming

Cornell Small Farms

Beef Farmer Information

NY FarmNet

Renewable Energy
Links

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Agriculture and Food System Sustainability
Our agriculture educators cover the following subject matter areas:

Field Crops
Brian Aldrich, 315-255-1183 ext. 225

  • Field Crops (corn, hay, small grains, soybeans, cover crops)
  • Soil Testing, Soil Survey
  • Nutrient Management
  • Pest Management, Pesticide Applicator Certification
  • Manure Management, Anaerobic Digestion
  • Renewable Energy
  • Organic Field Crop Production
  • Farm Safety

Livestock
Dan Welch, 315-255-1183 ext. 243
  • Animal Husbandry (dairy, livestock, poultry)
  • Pastures and Grazing
  • Organic Dairy Farming
  • Farmers Markets and Marketing
  • Ag Promotion/Agri-tourism
  • Beginning Farmers, Ag Business
  • Crop Insurance, Risk Management

For questions outside of these areas, if we don't know the answers, we can seek them in the greater Cornell system, or refer you to specialists in other counties and regions of the state.


Our Services and Programs

  • Newsletters including Ag Alert, For Your InFarmation and Smart Marteting
  • Ag Alert - our local update on agricultural hot topics
  • Discussion Groups - Beef, Local Foods/Local Markets and Grazing
  • Pesticide recertification classes
  • Production oriented meetings
  • Training classes - pesticide, nutrient management, certification training
  • One-on-one consultations
  • New Farmer assistance
  • Demonstration field plots
  • Resources to Add value to products
  • Agricultural Land-use planning
  • Support in analyzing your business and developing business plans
  • Promotional activities for supporting local producers, including facilitating meetings
  • Youth educational and career support resources
  • Whole Farm Nutrient management planning
  • Transfer of research information to and from Cornell University

Valuable links

Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program

Cornell Manure Management Program

Soil Quality Institute

Climate Change and Northeast Agriculture

Pesticide Management Education Program

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If you would like more information contact: cayuga@cornell.edu