Cornell Cooperative Extension

Cortland County
Meat Goats, Trumansburg NY

Meat goats at BWW Farm in Trumansburg

Tim Haws of Autumn Harvest Farm in Romulus NY with his beef cattle.
Image by Matthew LeRoux

Beef cattle at Autumn Harvest Farm in Romulus.

Pastured poultry at Quinn's Irish Hill Farm, Freeville NY
Image by Sandy Repp

Poultry at Quinn's Irish Hill Farm in Freeville

Livestock

Livestock production has seen abundant growth over the past 10 years. The land in our 5 county area is prime for grazing and making feeds for all forms of livestock. We work with livestock farms including beef, sheep, goat, hog, horse, and poultry producers.

The size of non-dairy livestock farms can range from the back yard “hobby farm” to the small scale “diversified operation” all the way to the full time “main income” farm, and we’re happy to work with them all.

The Non-Dairy Livestock program focuses on Management, Production, and Marketing opportunities for livestock producers. Educational information, technical service, workshops, tours, newsletters and one on one consultation are all available to livestock producers of any size. Contact us for help with:

  • Marketing
  • Herd Health
  • Nutrition
  • Herd Management
  • Handling Facilities
  • Finance/Budgeting

Contact

Chelsea Jones
Agriculture Team Leader
cjj44@cornell.edu
607-391-2664

Last updated January 11, 2024

Livestock

Livestock Resources

Cornell Small Farms Program - Resources on livestock processing, marketing, training and certification.

NY Livestock Processor Map

Species and Breed Information

This Breeds of Livestock website maintained by the University of Oklahoma Dept. of Animal Science provides information on international breeds of cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine and other species.

Livestock Marketing Resources

Events

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