Agriculture Program

• General
• Business Management Resources
• Dairy
• Field Crops
• Financial Management
• Fruit & Vegetable Crops
• Home Gardening
• Livestock
• Pest Management
• Natural Resources
• USDA
• Other

General

• Ag in the Classroom
  National website that has links to programs across the country.
  
  
• Agriculture, Food & Communities at Cornell University
  The Agriculture, Food and Community Partnership integrates and coordinates Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' teaching, research and extension activities in the areas of small farms, community food systems, community agriculture development, and agroforestry. At this site you can learn about these activities and easily access information about projects and organizations within New York State, regionally, and nationally that are working to promote communities with sustainable food and agriculture systems.
  
  
• Center for Disease Control
  Provides public health information.
  
  
• Cornell University - Manure Management Program
  The purpose of this program is to disseminate cutting edge information on manure treatment and management technologies which reduce impact on the environment. Our intended audience includes farmers and farm managers, their advisors, farm system designers and builders, nutrient management consultants, university specialists, and agencies servicing agriculture.
  
  
• Cornell Waste Management Institute (CWMI)
  CWMI addresses the environmental and social issues associated with waste management by focusing University resources and capabilities on this pressing economic, environmental and political issue. Through research, outreach and teaching activities, CWMI staff and affiliated researchers and educators work to develop technical solutions to waste management problems and to address broader issues of waste generation and composition, waste reduction, risk management, environmental equity and public decision-making.
  
  
• Educating about Agriculture
  American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture - A clearinghouse for ideas, resources, links and more
  
  
• National Agricultural Safety Database (NASD)
  The National Ag Safety Database (NASD) is a central repository of health, safety, and injury prevention materials for the agricultural community.
  
  
• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
  Provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U. S. agriculture.
  
  
• New York Farms! Calendar
  NY Farms! in an effort to increase networking among members in the farm and food industry is pleased to share the following Agricultural Calendar with you.
  
  
• New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
  The focus of this program at Cornell University is on the production, protection, and processing of horticulture food crops. The interests of the research scientists range from applied to basic science including biotechnology, with frequent cooperation between basic and applied scientists and among scientists in other disciplines. Research and extension faculty work closely with members of the agricultural community and encourage their graduate students and other visiting scholars to participate in this important activity.
  
  
• New York State County Fairs
  Lists the dates and contact information for all of the county fairs in New York State, provided by New York State Department of Ag and Markets.
  
  
• New York State Office of the State Comptroller
  Click "audits", "local government", then "teleconferences" for brochures of upcoming programs.
  
  
• NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets
  Their mission is to foster a competitive food and agriculture industry that benefit producers and consumers alike.
  
  
• NYS Farmers Direct Marketing Association
  Shows a listing of Farmers' Markets all around New York State.
  
  
• Small Farm Quarterly
  SFQ is our award-winning magazine, packed full of interesting articles, photos and resource tips. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out online.
  
  

Business Management Resources

• NASS Machinery Custom Rates
  The Pennsylvania Machinery Custom Rates report shows charges by custom operators for various farming activities for the current year. This report is published annually in March.
  
  
• IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
  
  • The official Web site for the Internal Revenue Service is IRS.gov, and all IRS.gov Web page addresses begin with http://www.irs.gov
  • There are many phony Internet sites that impersonate federal or state tax agency sites. Scammers operate these sites as a means of getting visitors to reveal personal and financial information that can be used to steal the visitors’ identity and access their bank accounts, credit cards and more.
  • In addition to web sites established by scammers, there are commercial Internet sites that often resemble the authentic IRS site or contain some form of the IRS name in the address but end with a .com, .net, .org or other designation instead of .gov. These sites have no connection to the IRS.
    
    
• New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
  
  
• New York State Office of Real Property Tax Services - Agriculture Exemptions
  

Dairy

• All About Milk
  Whymilk.com's mission is to help educate Americans about the benefits of milk and correct misperceptions about the beverage through the popular Milk Mustache celebrity campaign.
  
  
• Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy (CPDMP)
  
  
• Cornell University PRO-DAIRY
  PRO-DAIRY, a NYS dairy industry educational program, enables farm families and other agricultural professionals to realize their values and strive to achieve their professional and personal goals.
  
  
• Cornell University PRO-DAIRY Facilities Engineering
  -Interactive Capital Cost Analysis Program
  Estimate capital cost of a new dairy facility via an itemized estimation process
  
  -Interactive Tunnel Ventilation Program
  (updated 4/17/06) An updated version of the tunnel ventilation system design and economic assessment on-line web program for freestall and tie stall dairy barns has been posted. The new version features updated fan performance data for 11 fan manufactures with over 140 different tunnel ventilation fans to choose from. All fan data used by the program to perform the calculations was developed by BESS Labs, an independent fan testing laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Additionally, the user can input their own fan data if desired.
  The program will determine the number of fans needed to properly tunnel ventilate a barn based on input data provided by the user. It will also calculate key economic data such as break-even sustain milk production required based on the capital investment and annual operating and maintenance costs. This version also allows the user to e-mail the output page to a client or themselves. Users can contact Curt Gooch at cag26@cornell.edu if they have any questions.

Field Crops

• Adapt-N - A tool for calculating corn sidedress nitrogen rates
  • Provide in-season N recommendations for corn production based on simple soils, management and crop inputs.
  • Key feature: accounts for changes in soil N due to early season weather and adjusts the in-season N recommendations accordingly.
    
    
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  "Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.
  
  
• Cornell Field Crops Publications
  
  
• USDA Online Irrigation Calculator
  USDA has created a Web-based calculator designed to help producers understand the cost of irrigating their crops. The calculator also evaluates opportunities to save on energy cost and improve the efficiency of irrigation management.
  Also available are estimators for nitrogen usage and tillage management.
  
  
• What's Cropping Up? Newsletter
  A newsletter for New York Field Crops and Soils from Cornell University's Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Financial Management

• Cornell University - Department of Applied Economics and Management
  Includes research, publications and upcoming events
  
  
• ERS (Economic Research Service)
  This is the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  
  
• New York State Economic Handbook
  The New York Economic Handbook is distributed during the Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, sponsored every December by the Department of Applied Economics and Management. This publication is provided free of charge in pdf format.
  
  
• New York State Tax Forms

Commercial Fruit and Vegetable

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  "Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.
  
  
• Cornell University Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production
  
  
• Manure Testing
  -Dairy One Manure Sampling
  -Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program
  -Sampling Manures for Nutrient Analysis (University of Nebraska)
  -How to Sample Manure for Nutrient Analysis (Iowa State University)
  
  
• New York Wine Locator
  If you’re a retailer or restaurateur that carries New York wines, fill in a simple form and we’ll add you to our database so that visitors to the site will find out about you and the good work you are doing

Home Gardening

• Cornell University - Department of Horticulture
  Features Events and Related Sites
  
  
• Cornell University - Home Gardening
  The educational features offered here are designed to bring you eologically sound, science-based practices for use in your home gardening projects.
  
  
• Bug Guide
  Online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing our observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures.

Livestock

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  "Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.
  
  
• Cornell University - Departmnt of Animal Science
  The mission of the Department of Animal Science is to discover and disseminate new knowledge about the biology and management of domestic animals; apply this knowledge to benefit society through the efficient, humane, and environmentally responsible use of animals for food, companionship, and recreation; and educate students for careers in animal biology and management.
  
  
• Lambtown, USA
  All about lamb/sheep. Includes recipes.
  
  
• Maryland Small Ruminant Web Site
  The purpose of this web site is to provide information to sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in sheep and goat production.
  
  
• Meat Goat Home Study Course from Penn State
  Lesson materials are available any time, although the course is run during the winter. Simply click on the topic title under each lesson and you will go directly to the material to read. You may read the material on screen or print it out for future reference.
  
  
• Rare Breeds Conservancy
  This is a nonprofit membership organization working to protect nearly 100 breeds of cattle, goats, horses, asses, sheep, swine and poultry from extinction.
  
  
• Shepherds Journal
  Published 10 times a year The Shepherd's Journal is the most comprehensive sheep publication subscribed to in Canada.
  
  
• USDA Meat Animal Research Center
  Scientists at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) develop new technology in order to increase the efficiency of livestock production and benefit consumers.
  

Pest Management

• Bug Guide
  Online community of naturalists who enjoy learning about and sharing our observations of insects, spiders, and other related creatures.
  
  
• Insect Control and Bug Problems from the "Backyard Gardener"
  Includes a very detailed list
  
  
• Pest Management Fact Sheets
  Photos and detailed descriptions provided by University of Mass Extension.

Natural Resources

• Cornell Sugar Maple Research & Extension Program
  The Cornell Sugar Maple Program exists to improve the production and use of maple products by working with producers, consumers, and others interested in this fascinating local product.
  
  
• Envirolink
  Daily updates on environmental issues
  
  
• ForestConnect- Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • NYS Master Forest Owner Web Site
    
    
• Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)- NYS DEC
  The Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) is authorized by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 as amended by the Farm Security and Rural Reinvestment Act of 2002 (PL 107-171). It is established to provide financial assistance to State Foresters to promote sustainable forestry practices on non-industrial private forest lands (NIPF).
  
  
• Invasive Species - A Threat to New York's Forests- NYS DEC
  Often arriving as stowaways in the holds of ships, harmful insects and plant seeds may hide amid a variety of trade goods. As global trade and travel increase, we must strive to keep out new invasive species and better manage those already here.
  
  
• National Christmas Tree Association
  
  
• New York State Maple Producers Association, Inc.
  
  
• The Seasons of Maple
  Provided by the Massachusetts Maple Syrup Association
  
  
• Water Science for Schools
  Offers information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge.

USDA

• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Online Forms
    
    
• Agriculture Marketing Service
  The Agricultural Marketing Service includes six commodity programs--Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, and Tobacco. The programs employ specialists who provide standardization, grading and market news services for those commodities. They enforce such Federal Laws as the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and the Federal Seed Act.
  
  
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
  "Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.
  
  
• Meat Animal Research Center
  Scientists at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) develop new technology in order to increase the efficiency of livestock production and benefit consumers.
  
  
• Online Irrigation Calculator
  USDA has created a Web-based calculator designed to help producers understand the cost of irrigating their crops. The calculator also evaluates opportunities to save on energy cost and improve the efficiency of irrigation management. Also available are estimators for nitrogen usage and tillage management.
  
  
• Science in Agriculture
  USDA site for kids, sponsored by the Agricultural Research Service
  
  
• USDA & NASS - New York State Field Office
  The New York Agricultural Statistics Service provides a link between USDA, NASS, and New York. Our mission is to provide timely, accurate and useful statistics in service to New York and US Agriculture.

Other

• Cornell University - Department of City and Regional Planning
  A program that studies and learns about cities and regions - the way they function (or don't function) for the people who live and work in them.
  
  
• Duck Care
  A Data Resource for Duck Keepers - This site is designed to provide answers to commonly asked questions about ducks.
  
  
• New York State Barn Coalition
  The coalition is dedicated to promoting the appreciation, preservation, rehabilitation, and re-use of historic barns.
  
  
• World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)
  This organization reviews and approves the USDA's commodity and farm sector forecasts.
  
  
• National Outstanding Young Farmers Program
  Application Deadline is August 1st
  Today's farmer is an entrepreneur in a complex agribusiness. He or
  she must understand all aspects of farming, including technology,
  farm implements, and other equipment used in today's operations. He
  or she must also comprehend the complexities of producing the high
  volume and quality crops or livestock demanded by consumers
  worldwide, while not running afoul of expanding environmental regulations.
  
  The purpose of the Outstanding Young Farmers program is to bring
  about a greater interest in the farmer, to foster better urban-rural relations
  through the understanding of the farmers' problems, to develop
  an appreciation of their contributions and achievements, and to
  inform the agribusiness community of the growing urban awareness
  of farmers' importance and impact on the American economy.
  
  As the farmer's business has changed, so has his or her involvement
  in the community. Today's farmer has become an active citizen,
  participating in everything from local and state government to civic
  groups and charitable organizations. It is not only fitting that farmers
  be honored for their contributions and achievements—it is essential.
  This award has been established to recognize outstanding achievements
  in agriculture as well as community involvement.
  
  - View Brochure For More Details -
  - Download Nomination Form -
  
  You can also visit the "The United States Junior Chamber Jaycees" website for more informaton.