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Through the internship program students have discovered unexpected career paths, gained hands-on experience in their fields of study, received job offers, networked professionally and invigorated interest in their field of study. The internships...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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The new PRO-LIVESTOCK team will develop and implement programs statewide and conduct applied research in collaboration with Cornell faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension educators. PRO-LIVESTOCK mirrors Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, a nationally...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • PRO-LIVESTOCK
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The new PRO-LIVESTOCK team will develop and implement programs statewide and conduct applied research in collaboration with Cornell faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension educators. PRO-LIVESTOCK mirrors Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, a nationally...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • PRO-LIVESTOCK
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Field Note

Biomethane from New York’s dairy manure and food waste could fuel over 30,000 tractor trailers annually, displacing at least 300 million gallons of diesel. * 12 percent of the NY dairy herd has implemented manure anaerobic digestion (AD) to...
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animals
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Over 200 dairy producers and industry professionals from across the country gathered in East Syracuse, NY on January 28 and 29 for two full days of education and networking at the biennial dairy conference. The event, a collaboration between...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Jason Karszes received 2024 Friend of NEDPA award

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“Jason has worked directly with dairy producers for decades. He assists with business management strategies, conducts analysis and research, and coordinates invaluable discussion groups that bring producers together from across the state and the...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Cornell CALS undergraduates Danielle Herrick, Lainey Koval, Lucas Walley and Sophia Woodis received the Richard Popp Scholarship award.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Field Note

For over 30 years PRO-DAIRY has dedicated itself to one goal: To foster a progressive New York state dairy industry through its programming and leadership. Through results-driven education and research, PRO-DAIRY specialists have contributed to...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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The 2023 Operations Managers Conference, held January 31 and February 1 in East Syracuse, NY, drew an engaged crowd of middle managers and industry leaders. Over 200 people attended, 45 percent of who were dairy farm owners, managers and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Peter Wright, Rick Grant, John Dickinson, Jason Karszes

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NYS Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Specialists Jason Karszes and Peter Wright presented the PRO-DAIRY Agriservice Award to John Dickinson, Ideal Dairy, Hudson Falls, and Rick Grant, Miner Institute, Chazy...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science