USC Ag Team Posts
By: Lydia Brinkley - Riparian Buffer Coordinator, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Location: Broome County, NY A small riparian restoration project along a tributary to Crocker Creek resulted in over 350’ of berm removal and adjacent floodplain reconnection. Crocker Creek flows from Tioga County to
With remote learning and connecting so high on everyone's radar, the USC Outreach Team decided that developing more video outreach materials should be a team priority to increase our web presence. Despite social distancing and Covid-19 concerns, USC staff and partners
Submitted By: Troy Bishopp Madison County SWCD / USC Grazing Specialist Last month, we completed an organic 4 strand high tensile pasture system fence with a stream and pond buffer. The concern was providing enough shock value at this remote location to manage
Planning for our fifth annual Watershed Forum ground to a halt in early spring, leaving our planning committee at loose ends in the midst of a chaotic time. With so many working remotely, the group decided a virtual forum would make the most
Workshop Description Do you want more quality grazing days? Are you ready to make more money within your grazing system? Do you know your cost of production for pasture? Are you dealing with weather events proactively? Can you get away for a vacation
In 2020 we hosted our fourth annual USC Annual Retreat, a time we set aside to review, connect and plan future actions both with our partners and within our membership. Our 2020 annual retreat took place at Tioga Downs Conference Center, at the
We'd like to share an excellent resource from Bradford County Conservation District about their wood chip barnyard project. This webpage, provides an overview of the project, complete with project report, photos, videos and other resources and is available at: https://www.bccdpa.com/woodchip.html. Why the need
Don't forget to save the date for our 2020 Annual Retreat. Respond online here to register for the meeting. Day 1 will be for partners and members and Day 2 will be for USC member counties only. For those member counties wishing to
By: Emily Dekar USC Ag Coordinator It is critical each year that BMP Data Entry & Verification is completed on time and as accurate as possible. The 2019 BMP Verification lists were sent out in August of 2018. All farms that were selected
By: Troy Bishopp USC Grazing Specialist Cobleskill, NY—New York’s NRCS Resource Conservationist, Ed Henry, set the stage of Grasstravaganza 2019 by quoting Thomas Jefferson’s understanding of a strong agronomic economy as the backbone of a nation: “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it
