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Centralized systems for anaerobic digestion to renewable natural gas
This fact sheet written by Angela George and Lauren Ray, PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems, was shared in the October PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Dairy Profit Monitor Trends July 2020 - June 2022
This update was released in the September 2022 issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. With unpredictable cycles in the dairy industry and fluctuations...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Updates for CAFO permits and fertility guidelines
This update by Kirsten Workman, PRO-DAIRY Nutrient Management and Environmental Sustainability Specialist , and Quirine Ketterings , Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program, was released in the July issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Corn silage harvest toolkit: 2022 edition
This fact sheet was shared in the July PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. Each corn silage harvest season presents its own unique opportunities and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Dairy cows in a barn

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Managing your earnings in 2022
Jason Karszes, PRO-DAIRY senior extension specialist, and Dr. Chris Wolf, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics, Dyson School at Cornell University, released this white paper in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email...
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Record silking/tasseling dates for corn fields
This fact sheet was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Dairy Forage Systems Specialist Joe Lawrence and published to the PRO-DAIRY e-Leader and alert list serv, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Final Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program progress report 2021
This report from Agricultural Finance and Management at Cornell , Cornell Dairy Farm Business Summary Analysis Program, was published in a PRO-DAIRY alert distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice and legislators...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Newly developed Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) site for a dairy farm

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Carbon intensity fact sheet series
This fact sheet series was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Agricultural Energy Systems engineer Lauren Ray and Peter Wright, and published in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, a monthly e-Leader newsletter distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Group standing in front of an anaerobic digester at a Western NY dairy farm

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Helping farmers assess economic feasibility of co-digestion
This update was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Agricultural Energy Systems Engineer Lauren Ray and published in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, a monthly e-Leader newsletter distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Grapes 101: Biopesticides
“Biopesticides” are moving into the mainstream. While earlier versions gained a reputation for only modest efficacy in comparison with conventional synthetic fungicides, new products are proliferating – and offer comparable performance that sometimes rivals the ‘gold standards’ that growers rely upon.
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food
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Spring 2022 crop fertility considerations
This fact sheet was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY staff Kirsten Workman and Joe Lawrence and published in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, a monthly e-Leader newsletter distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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First cutting: Resources for success in 2022
This fact sheet was written by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Dairy Forage Systems Specialist Joe Lawrence and published in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, a monthly e-Leader newsletter distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Forage shrink costs more when inputs are high
This fact sheet was published in PRO-DAIRY e-Leader, a monthly e-Leader newsletter distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice and legislators. Significant focus is on the cost and availability of key inputs for...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Different types of cropped grapes on table

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Grapes 101: Grapes in a Bottle of Wine
How many grapes are in a bottle of wine? I have a colleague who teaches people to make cider, and when someone asks him a question that is highly dependent on variables, conditions and circumstances, he replies by asking back: how long is a...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food

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Grapes 101: Oomycete

Downy Mildew is caused by an Oomycete. What’s an Oomycete? Why does it matter? So What’s an Oomycete, and Why Aren’t They Considered To Be Fungi? One of the groups of organisms that cause many serious plant diseases are known as the Oomycota or...

  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food
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Grapes 101: Grapevine Roots
How Grapevine Roots Grow Compared to the above-ground portions of a grapevine, root structure and function is more of a mystery to most growers. Roots extract nutrients and water from the soil, and are also the dominant storage organ for...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food
Floral development two-year cycle chart

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Grapes 101: Grapevine Flowers
How Grapevine Flowers Form Ed. Note: This summary is based largely on material found in Chapter 2 of Markus Keller’s book The Science of Grapevines (first edition). Thanks to Martin Goffinet for the figures and a helpful review of this article...
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  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food
Potassium deficiency symptoms in the foreground and field in the background

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Grapes 101: Potassium
Potassium - From the Soil to the Wine Potassium (K) is the most abundant cation in plant tissues, grapes, juices, and wines. Several factors affect K availability in the soil, K uptake by vines, concentration of K in the fruit, and ultimately...
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food

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Grapes 101: Water Stress

How Grapevines Respond to Water Stress Water relations are a key factor in grapevine growth and development. Plants take up water to maintain cell turgor, to make and expand new tissues, to provide evaporative cooling, and to facilitate gas...

  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food

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Grapes 101: Managing Black Rot

Managing Black Rot Black rot (Guignardia bidwellii (Ellis)) is a potentially devastating fungal disease that can infect the leaves, shoots, berries and cluster stems of grapes. Susceptibility to black rot varies greatly by variety, but it can be...

  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Food