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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY forage systems specialist Joe Lawrence was shared in the August 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. The challenges...
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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Jason Karszes, Lainey Koval and Mary Kate MacKenzie shared these reports in the August 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
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A case study on the importance of terminology: A canned beverage producer received and used cans from a supplier without issues over multiple months of storage. However, without warning, several runs of cans in 2024 showed evidence of hydrogen...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently reviewing the registration of the fungicide Mancozeb, with proposed changes that may impact its use in grapes nationwide. This includes the potential removal of grapes from the approved...
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With forthcoming EPA restrictions on broad-spectrum fungicides, the future of integrated grape disease management is evolving. Biofungicides are stepping into the spotlight—a surprising development even for me, a recently reformed traditionalist...
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Relevance Urban agriculture plays an increasingly important role in New York State’s food system, particularly in New York City where growers operate on limited land and serve diverse markets. Producers must identify crop varieties that perform...
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Relevance Sour rot is a significant disease affecting wine grapes in New York State, caused by interactions among bacteria, yeasts, and vinegar flies. If unmanaged, it reduces fruit quality and market value. Growers have traditionally applied...
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Relevance Healthy soil is essential to agricultural productivity, environmental quality, and resilient food systems. In New York, soil, fertilizer, and manure management directly influence farm profitability and water quality. Farmers and urban...
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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialist Mary Kate MacKenzie was shared in the April 2025 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. In...
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All wine needs a story, and hybrids tell a great one. Some wines narrate tales of the land, whispering of rocky soils and steep cliffs. Others speak of heritage and tradition, showcasing techniques honed over centuries, proud family lineages...
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Global Development Impact Brief #5 The Global Development Impact Brief series is designed to highlight Global Development’s work across disciplines, issues, and geographies in order to give readers insights into how we are advancing development...
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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Mary Kate MacKenzie and Jason Karszes shared these reports in the December 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators...
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In 2024, the corn silage hybrid evaluation program received 60 entries from 13 seed brands. Hybrid evaluation at multiple environments helps in decision making and expands the reach of this type of data to more farmers. Cornell, UVM, and seed...
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Global Development Impact Brief #4 The Global Development Impact Brief series is designed to highlight Global Development’s work across disciplines, issues, and geographies in order to give readers insights into how we are advancing development...
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A report published by Farm Credit East in October found that agriculture, fishing, forestry and food manufacturing generated an economic impact of $225 billion in the eight northeast states in 2022, or $4,781 per resident. The report — titled...
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This update was released in the October 2024 issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Given the unpredictable nature of the dairy industry, it is...
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This fact sheet authored by Kirsten Workman and Joe Lawrence was shared in a PRO-DAIRY e-Leader Forage Systems alert, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Soil health is a key focus of corn...
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PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Mary Kate MacKenzie and Jason Karszes shared these reports in the September 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators...
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For farms that participated in the Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program (DFBS) in 2023, earnings were impacted by a significant drop in the net milk price received, which fell 18 percent from the record high prices in 2022. While...
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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Lainey Koval and Jason Karszes was shared in the September 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
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