Elements of IPM for Dairy Cattle in New York State

NYS IPM Type: Livestock IPM ElementsThis is a checklist of items to help you develop or analyze whether you use IPM for flies in your dairy operation. If the IPM practice listed below is used across the farm then check it off and give yourself the all the points. If not, no points should be awarded. To be considered an IPM farm you must have 80% of the points accumulated

Expanding Livestock Integrated Pest Management in the Northeast: An IPM Training Opportunity for Northeast US Animal Agriculture Industry Personnel

A two day “hands-on” workshop was held to train northeast US cooperative extension and other animal agricultural industry outreach personnel in an overview of livestock Integrated Pest Management (IPM). This initial “train the trainer” program targeted key personnel involved in animal agriculture including, but not limited to, cooperative extension, state veterinarians, milk inspectors, and other multipliers responsible for local on dairy producer contacts. Participants learned IPM principles and practices as they relate to dairy production and enhance animal and human health, improve net profitability and minimize neighborhood concerns associated with off site migration of livestock fly pests. A combination of classroom, laboratory and on-farm activities were employed to train participants in current livestock pest concerns and management opportunities Participants received training to help them acquire knowledge and develop skills to assess livestock pest problems and effectively manage these pests using the latest IPM principles and techniques. Participants were trained in identification, evaluation and management of filth fly pest problems of confined dairy livestock. They also became familiar with IPM resources, and better equipped to effectively assist their clientele in addressing confined dairy fly pests. Participants were surveyed pre and post participation to better assess their livestock IPM needs and concerns, and to help identify interest, opportunity and need for subsequent workshops. It is anticipated that these workshop “graduates” will help initiate and foster improved livestock IPM practitioner communication and networking in the northeast US

Recovery of Polyphenols from Brewer’s Spent Grains

peer-reviewedThe recovery of antioxidant polyphenols from light, dark and mix brewer’s spent grain (BSG) using conventional maceration, microwave and ultrasound assisted extraction was investigated. Total polyphenols were measured in the crude (60% acetone), liquor extracts (saponified with 0.75% NaOH) and in their acidified ethyl acetate (EtOAc) partitioned fractions both by spectrophotometry involving Folin–Ciocalteu reagent and liquid-chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods. Irrespective of the extraction methods used, saponification of BSG yielded higher polyphenols than in the crude extracts. The EtOAc fractionations yielded the highest total phenolic content (TPC) ranging from 3.01 ± 0.19 to 4.71 ± 0.28 mg gallic acid equivalent per g of BSG dry weight. The corresponding total polyphenols quantified by LC-MS/MS ranged from 549.9 ± 41.5 to 2741.1 ± 5.2 µg/g of BSG dry weight. Microwave and ultrasound with the parameters and equipment used did not improve the total polyphenol yield when compared to the conventional maceration method. Furthermore, the spectrophotometric quantification of the liquors overestimated the TPC, while the LC-MS/MS quantification gave a closer representation of the total polyphenols in all the extracts. The total polyphenols were in the following order in the EtOAc fractions: BSG light > BSG Mix > BSG dark, and thus suggested BSG light as a sustainable, low cost source of natural antioxidants that may be tapped for applications in food and phytopharmaceutical industries

The 2012 NYS Field Crops Weekly Pest Report and Evaluation

The NYS Field Crop Weekly Pest Report provides timely pest information to field crop extension educators and agricultural professionals. The report compiles weekly pest and crop observations collected by field crop extension personnel across NYS. In addition, the weekly report provides a vehicle to disseminate other relevant IPM information such as pest identification, scouting techniques and a calendar with suggestions for pest management activities. The pest report is distributed via the Cornell general and In-house Field Crops List Serves. Subscribers to these list-servers include: Extension Educators, crop consultants, growers, agribusiness, and Cornell University Faculty. Twenty five issues of the NYS Weekly Pest Report were published in 2012. Extension Educators and crop consultants utilize the Weekly Report as an overview of timely pest information, and have found the report useful in alerting their local clientele regarding pest management issues. About 200 people receive the pest report as an email from our Cornell list serves. Many articles from the report were also used in extension and consultant newsletters and local news networks and reached about 11,000 people. In addition the Weekly Pest Report is available to readers via the NYS IPM Program website which had 5858 page views in 2012

Improving Field Crop Extension outreach through enhanced growing season communication and outreach

NYS IPM Type: Project ReportCornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators are Cornell University’s front line in helping New York field crop producer clientele with crop production and pest management issues. Keeping CCE personnel informed on the latest information and developments helps us meet Cornell’s high standards for extension outreach and provides clientele with quality, pertinent, timely and user-friendly programs and resources that maximize our educational impacts. Enhancing communication opportunities between CCE county and campus personnel helps strengthen the outreach network, and is an important component of CCE’s professional development. 2016 marked the 9th year of the call series. This season twenty-two conference calls were held between 5/5/16 and 9/21/16 to improve campus and field staff communication regarding field crop pest and crop management issues during the growing season

New York Western Bean Cutworm Monitoring Program Progress Report (2010-2016)

NYS IPM Type: Project ReportA volunteer-based WBC pheromone trap monitoring network has been in place in NY since 2010. This report summarizes 2016 WBC collection data from several sources including Cornell Cooperative Extension coordinated field corn, sweet corn and dry bean pheromone monitoring networks and data provided by private agricultural consultants and agribusinesses

Six Steps for Profitable and Environmentally Sound Management of Crop Pests

PaperHow to balance control of pests with profitable crop production and environmental protection

Diseases of Alfalfa (Leaf Spots) Management Guide

NYS IPM Type: Field Crops Management GuideNYS IPM Type: BrochureNYS IPM Type: Field Crops IPM BrochureA brochure about managing alfalfa leaf spots using IPM method

Improving Field Crop Extension outreach through enhanced growing season communication and outreach

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators are Cornell University’s front line in helping New York field crop producer clientele with crop production and pest management issues. Keeping CCE personnel informed on the latest information and developments helps us meet Cornell’s high standards for extension outreach and provides clientele with quality, pertinent, timely and user-friendly programs and resources that maximize our educational impacts. Enhancing communication opportunities between CCE county and campus personnel helps strengthen the outreach network, and is an important component of CCE’s professional development. 2014 marked the third and final year of this funded project and seventh year overall of the call series. This season twenty-two conference calls were held between 5/8/14 and 10/16/14 to improve campus and field staff communication regarding field crop pest and crop management issues during the growing season. Each forty-five minute call averaged 13 participants. Conference call participants were better equipped to conduct their outreach efforts and meet the field crop pest management needs of their stakeholders. Enhanced communication among CCE personnel with field crop responsibilities improved effectiveness of outreach efforts regarding timely pest management issues. In addition to direct communication during the conference call, topics discussed were summarized and highlights made available to other stakeholders weekly through on-line NYS IPM Weekly Pest Report blogs available at the NYS IPM Program field crops website. Articles from the Weekly Pest Report are frequently used in various extension newsletters and other media including Facebook and Twitter postings with an estimated outreach of 8,000 subscribers. An end of season evaluation to document feedback, suggestions and potential impacts of the conference call series was very positive. Participants expressed much interest and support to continue the conference call series in 2015

Eastern NYS Field Crops Weekly Pest Report: Evaluation 2004

The purpose of the Eastern NYS Field Crops Weekly Pest Report is to provide timely pest information to field crop extension educators. The report was a compilation of pest data collected on a weekly basis by several people across Eastern NYS. The pest report was distributed in a Cornell University Field Crops Staff List Server. Extension Educator could then select the pest information that best fit their current situation and alert field crop producers in a wide array of methods. At the completion of the growing season a survey was sent electronically to the field crop extension educators to measure the impact of the weekly pest report