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PRO-DAIRY

Enhancing New York’s dairy industry through education and applied research since 1988.

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 on-demand courses

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.

Webinar Recordings

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

Spanish videos series

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

PRO-DAIRY News

Solid Waste Rules Part 361

The Manager

The Manager, published by Progressive Dairy, includes a useful combination of research, updates, how to's and action steps on every aspect of managing a dairy business.

 

Read the latest Manager issue
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Report

New PRO-DAIRY forage systems fact sheets
The 2023 growing season across NYS and the Northeast has thrown just about every weather scenario at us, making it hard to generalize any conditions across the state or region. However, as reports come in regarding the timing of tasseling, one...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
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Report

2022 Progress of the Dairy Farm Report
The final Progress of the Dairy Farm Report for the 2022 business year , written by PRO-DAIRY Farm Business Management specialists Jason Karszes and Lauren Augello, is released and represents the 67th year a summary of New York dairy financial...
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Debbie Grusenmeyer, PRO-DAIRY, and student graduates of Junior DAIRY LEADER

News

Junior DAIRY LEADER graduation
Enthusiasm was palpable at 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 travel...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Dairy
  • PRO-DAIRY
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News

Field day showcases latest crop research
More than 140 farmers, educators, consultants and researchers viewed the latest Cornell grain and forage crop research at 2023 Musgrave Research Farm Field Day in Aurora, N.Y., August 3. “As leaders in agriculture research, it’s really important...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Musgrave Research Farm
  • 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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