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


On March 25, 2024, H5N1 was detected in samples collected from sick cows on dairy farms in Texas and Kansas. Since then additional cases have been identified in cattle on dairy farms in other states. This is a rapidly evolving situation and updates are posted frequently. The commercial milk supply remains safe and cooking meat to proper internal temperatures inactivates microorganisms like influenza.


This regional program series offered in English and Spanish features stations with hands-on activities and demonstrations. Topics covered include: Economics and importance of feeding and feed management; dry matter and feeder math basics: how to measure DM and refusals, and adjust ration; feed consistency and TMR audits; troubleshooting mixer wagons; bunk silo management, map out bunk, packing density and preservation, and feed out; and safety.


This monthly podcast series led by PRO-DAIRY and CCE Dairy Specialists features current, new and emerging topics of interest to the dairy industry right now. New episodes are released on the last Thursday of the month.


Cornell Animal Science Professor Julio Giordano discusses how data from precision livestock farming technologies can be used to learn about and improve the profitability of individual cows and herds in this webinar recording.


New on-demand format!

This course will focus on practical information for day to day management and decision making of forage crops from crop selection to feed out on a dairy farm.


Recordings are now available for this Spanish-language webinar series, specifically designed for Spanish-speaking farm employees or middle managers of dairy farms. Learn the fundamentals, management practices and research of the most common fresh cow health disorders.

PRO-DAIRY News

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Report

16 Years of Change
This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Lainey Koval and Jason Karszes was shared in the September 2024 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
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Field Note

This year's animal science undergraduate summer research poster session featured interns from the Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP), PRO-DAIRY, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture (CIDA) as...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Field Crops
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Report

The Northeast dairy industry has made significant progress in a range of sustainability measures between 1971 and 2024, especially greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to “ Fifty years of environmental progress by U.S. dairy” published June...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
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News

These awards are given in appreciation and recognition of outstanding contributions to NYS agriculture through support of PRO-DAIRY. “This year’s recipients, a farm and an agriservice professional, join a distinguished list of award winners who...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
students who participated in Junior DAIRY LEADER

News

Enthusiasm is always palpable at a Junior DAIRY LEADER graduation, held in August on the Cornell campus at Morrison Hall. The day is a culmination of an intense year of hands-on learning, exposure to industry issues, networking, farm tours and...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY

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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