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Installation of RCC Silage Pad at Tiashoke Farms

News

New case study highlights innovative roller compacted concrete silage pad
A newly released case study by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Dairy Environmental Systems and project collaborators is showcasing the successful use of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) for a large-scale dairy silage pad installation at Tiashoke Farms in...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Dairy
Illustration with students packing foods for a food pantry

News

From donating excess dining hall food to surveying their peers' leftovers, students reduce waste and make campus more sustainable.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Environment
  • Food
Oneida Lake overview

News

With Oneida Lake changing through invasive species, resurgence of native species and climate change, it was time for an update of our Oneida Lake Profile. Last version was written in 2006. Since then, there is even more clear patterns of...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
Close up of Grape Pomace

News

A new study finds that grape pomace – the skins, seeds and stems left over from winemaking – may match the growth-promoting effects of antibiotic additives in broiler chickens, without the public health risks.

  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology
  • Fruits
A Trout Unlimited volunteer on stream with a 4-H youth participant

Multimedia

News

Wade into the Salmon River with CCE Oswego County 4-H and the Tug Hill-Black River Chapter of Trout Unlimited as they introduce youth to fly fishing and the conservation values that come with it. This episode of ‘Extension Out Loud,’ a podcast...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Fish
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grassland injection equipment

Workshop

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MANURE ROADSHOW
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Grassland Manure Injection Field Days Live manure application equipment demonstrations, grassland injection With site-specific focuses
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • CCE
  • Dairy
Solids bedding on a dairy farms

Workshop

An On-Farm Tour Offered by PRO-DAIRY, SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, NYFVI Showcasing practical knowledge from a recent NYFVI funded project “Evaluating the Sustainable Use of Manure Solids as Dairy Cattle Bedding”. Includes a tour of the farm's...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • CCE
  • Dairy