Pesticide Use Patterns in New York Agriculture 1986-88

The information provided in this bulletin is only part of an on-going collection of data and information which is essential for the development of a sound Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program and a Pesticide Impact Assessment (PIA) Program for New York. However, there are numerous other places where this information will prove invaluable

A Method to Measure the Environmental Impact of Pesticides

NYS IPM Type: PaperThe Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ) is a formula created to provide growers with data regarding the environmental and health impacts of their pesticide options so they can make better informed decisions regarding their pesticide selection

Dairy Farm Business Summary, Intensive Grazing Farms, New York, 2003

E.B. 2004-14Dairy farm managers throughout New York State have been participating in Cornell Cooperative Extension's farm business summary and analysis program since the early 1950's. Managers of each participating farm business receive a comprehensive summary and analysis of the farm business. This is the eighth year that a study of intensive grazing farms has been done. The farms included in the study are a subset of New York State farms participating in the Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS). Thirty farms indicated that they grazed dairy cows at least three months, moving to a fresh paddock at least every three days and more than 30% of the forage consumed during the growing season was from grazing. Operators of these 30 farms were asked to complete a grazing practices survey. Twenty-two of the farms did complete it. The investigators had special interest in practices used on farms with above average profitability. Therefore the study centered on 27 farms which were not organic farms, were not first year grazers and on which at least 40 percent of forage consumed during the grazing season was grazed. Twenty of these 27 farms completed a grazing practices survey. These 20 farms were divided on the basis of net farm income per cow (without appreciation) above and below $600 which was the median for these 20 intensive grazing farms. Ten farms with net farm income per cow above$600 are in the “Above Average” (more profitable) group and ten farms with net farm income per cow below $600 comprise the “Below Average” (less profitable) group

Dairy Farm Business Summary: Intensive Grazing Farms New York 1998

E.B. 2000-11Dairy farm managers throughout New York State have been participating in Cornell Cooperative Extension's farm business summary and analysis program since the early 1950's. Managers of each participating farm business receive a comprehensive summary and analysis of the farm business. The farms included in the study are a subset of New York State farms participating in the Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS). Sixty-five farms indicated that they grazed dairy cows at least three months, moving to a fresh paddock at least every three days and more than 30% of the forage consumed during the growing season was from grazing. Operators of these 65 farms were asked to complete a grazing practices survey. Thirty-four of the farms did complete it. The investigators had special interest in practices used on farms with above average profitability. Therefore the study centered on 29 farms which were not first year grazers and on which at least 40 percent of forage consumed during the grazing season was grazed. These 29 farms were divided on the basis of labor and management income per operator per cow above and below $193 which was the average for all farms participating in DFBS. Thirteen farms with labor and management income per operator per cow above$193 are in the “Above Average” group and sixteen farms with labor and management income per operator per cow below $193 comprise the “Below Average” group

Dairy Farm Business Summary: Intensive Grazing Farms New York 1998

E.B. 99-17Dairy farm managers throughout New York State have been participating in Cornell Cooperative Extension's farm business summary and analysis program since the early 1950's. Managers of each participating farm business receive a comprehensive summary and analysis of the farm business. The farms included in the study are a subset of New York State farms participating in the Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS). Sixty-six farms indicated that they grazed dairy cows at least three months, moving to a fresh paddock at least every three days and more than 30% of the forage consumed during the growing season was from grazing. Operators of these 66 farms were asked to complete a grazing practices survey. Thirty-seven of the farms did complete it. The investigators chose to eliminate from the study those farms which owned no real estate. Of the 59 remaining farms, surveys were obtained from 31. The investigators had special interest in practices used on farms with above average profitability. Therefore the study centered on 31 farms which were not first year grazers and on which at least 40 percent of forage consumed during the grazing season was grazed. These 31 farms were divided on the basis of net farm income (without appreciation) per cow above and below $750 which was about 20 percent higher than the average for all farms participating in DFBS. Seventeen farms with net farm income per cow above$750 are in the “More Profitable” group and fourteen farms with net farm income per cow below $750 comprise the “Less Profitable” group. The primary objective of the dairy farm business summary, DFBS, is to help farm managers improve the business and financial management of their business through appropriate use of historical farm data and the application of modern farm business analysis techniques. This information can also be used to establish goals that will enable the business to better meet its objectives. In short, DFBS provides business and financial information needed in identifying and evaluating strengths and weaknesses of the farm business

Dairy Farm Business Summary, Intensive Grazing Farms, New York, 2002

E.B. 2003-17Dairy farm managers throughout New York State have been participating in Cornell Cooperative Extension's farm business summary and analysis program since the early 1950's. Managers of each participating farm business receive a comprehensive summary and analysis of the farm business. This is the seventh year that a study of intensive grazing farms has been done. The farms included in the study are a subset of New York State farms participating in the Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS). Thirty-four farms indicated that they grazed dairy cows at least three months, moving to a fresh paddock at least every three days and more than 30% of the forage consumed during the growing season was from grazing. Operators of these 34 farms were asked to complete a grazing practices survey. Twenty-three of the farms did complete it. The investigators had special interest in practices used on farms with above average profitability. Therefore the study centered on 30 farms which were not organic farms, were not first year grazers and on which at least 40 percent of forage consumed during the grazing season was grazed. Twenty-one of these 30 farms completed a grazing practices survey. These 21 farms were divided on the basis of net farm income per cow (without appreciation) above and below $490 which was the average for these 21 intensive grazing farms. Eleven farms with net farm income per cow above$490 are in the “Above Average” group and ten farms with net farm income per cow below $490 comprise the “Below Average” grou