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Fall Farm Tour

  • Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Learn about the fantastic partnership between DuMond and Spruce Haven Dairy Farms in Union Springs on this self-driving tour. Hear from both farmers about their soil health practices that include cover cropping, reduced tillage, precision nutrient management and producing high-quality grain feed for local dairy animals. 

DuMond and Spruce Haven have worked together researching and testing applying manure into a standing corn crop utilizing the manure as a later season nutrient source for standing corn. Spruce Haven Farm milks around 2,000 cows bedded on sand and has been a pioneer of novel practices to help manage their manure and capture value from the nutrients it contains. DuMond Farms focuses on crop farming, grain processing, and logistics.

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Morning
Spruce Haven Farm
5004 White Rd, Union Springs, NY 13160
Website: https://drinkspruce.com/spruce-haven
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064423...


Afternoon
DuMond Farm
5083 White Rd, Union Springs, NY 13160

Website: https://dumondfarms.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dumondfarms5083/

Hosted/coordinated byCornell University's SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team.

Learn More

https://scnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=2631

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Contact

Janice Degni
Field Crop Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension
jgd3@cornell.edu
(607) 391-2672

Location

Spruce Haven Dairy Farm
5004 White Rd
Union Springs , New York 13160

Last updated September 10, 2025

 

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