e-Leader Newsletter

Timely news is delivered via e-Alerts and a monthly e-Leader emailed newsletter. This list is also used for program, webinar and forage management updates. Highlights from e-Leader are featured below.
corn silage being chopped and loaded into a truck

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2023 New York and Vermont Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation Program
In 2023, the corn silage hybrid evaluation program received 75 entries from 17 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
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
equipment used to harvest corn silage

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This fact sheet authored by Joe Lawrence and Allison Kerwin was shared in a November PRO-DAIRY e-Leader Forage Systems alert, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice, and legislators. The 2023 growing season...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Photo of Andy Miller in an orange shirt and sunglasses, smiling with the farm in the background.

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Established as a dairy farm in 1957, the Osterhoudt family of Genoa, New York, now operates a crop and custom harvest operation. The farm owners, Mark Osterhoudt and his family, and their certified crop adviser and on-farm agronomist Andy Miller...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
manure storage

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Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic gas that can be released from the breakdown of manure in pits, tanks, and storages. It is heavier than air and can settle into low spots and accumulate in confined spaces. High concentrations can also be...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
A dairy cow inside a barn

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This fact sheet authored by PRO-DAIRY business management specialists Mary Kate MacKenzie and Jason Karszes was shared in the October 2023 PRO-DAIRY e-Leader newsletter, distributed to an email list of nearly 7,000 dairy producers, agriservice...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science