Cows in a barn

News

Cutting-edge, data-driven agricultural technologies and precision management strategies designed for the farm of the future will be developed, evaluated and demonstrated, thanks to a four-year, $4.3 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.

  • Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Animal Science
Manure spreader in field

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A new laboratory study discovered that mixing acid whey with manure can decrease ammonia loss, increasing the amount of nitrogen available to plants from manure while reducing odor. Manure naturally loses ammonia through a reaction called...
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
anaerobic digester diagram

News

Considerations for central systems of dairy manure anaerobic digestion to renewable natural gas Newly released fact sheets by Angela George, Jason Oliver, and Lauren Ray, PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems, gives an overview of three...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
People standing outside next to a barn

Field Note

In 2020 Chobani partnered with Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) to document dairy’s progress toward sustainability goals and help farmers further reduce the environmental impact of their farms. Hear from the researchers...
  • Animal Science
  • Climate Change
  • Environment