Resources & Downloads
Resource Guide for New York State Farm Owners and Operators (Environmental Finance Center)
Bio-Nutrient Rich Crop Workshop with Dan Kittredge
PowerPoint Presentations: Day 1, Day 2
Water Use Reporting Requirement for NYS Dairies with 200+ Cows (2012)
2010 Watershed Agricultural Program Annual Report & 2011 Workload
BMP Prioritization (slides+audio): Watershed Ag Program & Your Future
Part III: Annual Status Review & Whole Farm Plan Revision Process
Part IV: Annual Workload Development
Map: Area Under NYC Supported Programs, State Land, NYC Land in NYC Watershed 2011
Map: NYC Watershed Agricultural Program, Location of Participating Farms in NYC Watershed 2011
Virtual Farm Tour
Take this animated, self-guided tour through a typical Whole Farm Plan and the Agricultural Program's Best Management Practices and approaches to protecting water quality.
Tier 1 Survey Form for Catskill/Delaware Landowners
Tier 1 Survey Form for Croton Landowners
Landowner participation in this program is voluntary. Eligibility is determined according to New York States Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) priority ranking system. To take the first step in participating with WAC, request an application form by calling the Yorktown Heights office at (914) 962-6355 or download.
Farmer Education Brochures & Rack Cards
On-farm Horse Manure Management
Prescribed Grazing Management: Rotational Grazing
Pasture Management: Paddock Management for Horses
Farmers' Markets-Sullivan & Ulster Counties listings 2011
Farmers' Markets-Delaware County listings 2011
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) listings 2011
Bedded Pack Management System Case Study 2009
Resource Guide for NYS Farm Owners & Operators (Environmental Finance Center 2012)
Agricultural Research Projects
WAC funds research to provide a scientific foundation for determining the value of the agricultural Best Management Practices that protect water quality on farms participating in the Watershed Agricultural Program. The main focus of this research is to evaluate methods for reducing phosphorus loss and pathogen risks. Funding from New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the Safe Drinking Water Act is provided to a wide range of county, state and federal researchers. Click below to view agricultural research projects related to the Watershed Agricultural Program.
Cover Crop Study
Grass and Hay Fertility
Starter P Project
Manure Management
Solar Calf Housing Research
Paired Watershed Research
Town Brook Research Group
NYC DEP 2011 Watershed Protection Program Summary & Assessment
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/reports/fad51_wmp_2011_fad_assessment_report_03-11.pdf
Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratories
http://cnal.cals.cornell.edu
First Pioneer Credit
www.FirstPioneer.com
New York FarmNet
www.nyfarmnet.org
Nutrient Management
www.css.cornell.edu/nutmgmt/
Pro Dairy
www.ansci.cornell.edu/prodairy/
New York State Water Resources Institute
http://wri.eas.cornell.edu/
Beginning Farmer Project
www.beginningfarmers.cce.cornell.edu/index.php?page=index
Hudson Valley Agricultural Partnership
scenichudson3.org/farmland/partnership.htm
Michigan State University: My Horse University
www.myhorseuniversity.com
Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab
www.aasl.psu.edu/DefaultA.htm
Rutgers University Equine Science Center
www.esc.rutgers.edu
Dairy One Soil Sample Submittal Forms
http://www.dairyone.com/AgroOne/submittal_forms.htm
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Help/FAQs/index.asp
