The PRO-DAIRY mission

Facilitate New York state economic development by increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of New York's dairy farm businesses through industry-applied research and educational programs that enhance farm profitability, while advancing dairy producers and agribusiness professionals' knowledge, skills and enthusiasm.

Featured Programming

Online courses are now available in an on-demand format! You may begin the course whenever you want and will have 6 months to complete it once enrolled.

A variety of topics to develop the knowledge base of farm owners and the agricultural workforce are available online, archived by topic.

A series of videos created in Spanish by Cornell Cooperative Extension staff complements the recent Understanding and Mitigating Lameness program.

PRO-DAIRY News

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Report

Dairy Farm Business Summary & Analysis Program
The Dairy Farm Business Summary & Analysis Project (DFBS) is one of the longest applied research efforts within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University that interacts directly with rural stakeholders of the land grant...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Report

This update was released in the September 2023 issue of PRO-DAIRY's e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. With the unpredictable cycles in the dairy industry and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
four people in an awards ceremony

News

Sunnyside Farms, Scipio Center, and John Lehr, Farm Credit East, received the 2023 PRO-DAIRY Agriservice Award presented by NYS Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY Director Dr. Thomas Overton during the Dairy Day...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
People at Chobani plant wearing personal protective equipment.

News

Chobani and Cornell CALS’ Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) began a partnership in 2020 seeking to develop, test, and incentivize use of sustainability indicators for dairy farms. Recently, NMSP and PRO-DAIRY interns had the opportunity...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
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Field Note

A joint project between Cornell and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) is preparing agricultural students to develop skills, knowledge and abilities in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management for Puerto Rico...
  • New York State Integrated Pest Management
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Department of Global Development

The Dairy Advancement Program

Program

Plan for the future of your dairy

The Dairy Advancement Program, in partnership with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is designed to enhance profitability of New York dairy farms while maintaining a commitment to environmentally responsible dairy farming.

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