Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY is a 450-acre agricultural research facility that specializes in field crops and soil science research. Located in Cayuga County, which boasts the highest corn, hay, and soybean acreage in New York, the farm offers productive, arable land for applied research, teaching, and extension. With its high-pH glacial tills, representative of the state's highly productive soils, Musgrave Research Farm serves as an ideal location for Cornell researchers to conduct studies and develop recommendations for integrated field crop management.
Notably, Musgrave Research Farm includes 30 acres that are certified organic by NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC, with an additional eight acres in transition. The farm also features an advanced RTK satellite navigation system, providing highly accurate GPS information to farm vehicles, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced resource usage. Some of the research project highlights at Musgrave Research Farm include remote monitoring of field crops, perennial grain trials, disease management of malting barley, interseeding cover and field crops, alfalfa variety trials, and organic cropping systems.
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