NORTHWEST NEW YORK DAIRY, LIVESTOCK & FIELD CROPS TEAM

Contact information for each of the team members is listed below for your convenience. Feel welcome to contact one of these specialist if you have specific questions related to their expertise or if you wish to inquire about services the team can provide you or your farm.

	Mike Stanyard Team Leader, Field Crops Areas of Interest: Crop Production & Storage, Insect, Disease and Weed Management p. 585-764-8452 e. mjs88@cornell.edu
	Kaitlyn Lutz Bilingual Dairy Management Specialist Areas of Interest: Dairy, Dairy Management, Bilingual p. 585-689-3114 e. kal263@cornell.edu
	Margaret Quaassdorff Dairy Areas of Interest: Calf Care, Forage Management, Dairy Skills Training Programs and Animal Health p. 585-405-2567 e. maq27@cornell.edu
	Jodi Letham Agronomy, Forage Quality, Nutrient Management and Soil Health & Fertility, Industrial Hemp p. 585-689-3423 e. jll347@cornell.edu
	John Hanchar Farm Business Management Areas of Interest: Economic Analysis, Farm Financial Management Education, and Family Business Transition p. 585-233-9249 e.jjh6@cornell.edu
	Nancy Glazier Small Farms Areas of Interest: Grazing, Production, Management, and Marketing to Enhance the Viability of Family Farms p. 585-315-7746 e. nig3@cornell.edu
	Melissa Keller Field Support Specialist p. 585-813-5782 e. mk2594@cornell.edu
	Tim Terry PRO Dairy Farm Strategic Planning Specialist p. 585-689-9163 e. txt2@cornell.edu

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences' PRO-DAIRY program.

Educational programs and individual assistance cover a wide area of best management practices and as well as farm business management. For dairy farms, a bilingual dairy specialist provides producers with employee training and human resource facilitation in Spanish. Educational and support venues range from individual farm management team meetings and troubleshooting to multi-day classroom and hands-on training, and from ongoing farmer group discussion meetings to thematic day-long symposia. Through field demonstrations and applied research, team specialists help the regions producers to evaluate up and coming practices and technologies.

The Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops is supported, in part, by county Cornell Cooperative Extensions including: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties.

Last updated April 18, 2024