Joe Lawrence

Dairy Forage Systems Specialist, PRO-DAIRY, Animal Science

Joe Lawrence is PRO-DAIRY’s Dairy Forage Crop Production System Specialist and focuses on dairy forage systems management, drawing from his experience working with the NY dairy industry as a private sector certified crop advisor (CCA) and as a Field Crops Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension. The program works to integrate agronomic management of forage crops with harvest and feeding practices to optimize the use of forages in the dairy ration. He leads a multi-disciplinary team to implement the annual Commercial Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation program in NY and Vermont.

Education

M.S., Major: Soil Science, Minor: Field Crop Science - Cornell University '08
B.T., Plant Science: Agronomy - State University of New York at Cobleskill '04
A.A.S., Civil Engineering Technology - State University of New York at Canton '02

Contact Information

(315) 778-4814

jrl65 [at] cornell.edu

- PRO-DAIRY Forage Systems

Joe in the news

News

January 31, 2025

Operations Managers Conference: Empowering managers on dairy farms

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

Report

November 15, 2024

2024 New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation Program

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...

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
PRO-DAIRY