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Chazy, New York. Unprecedented agricultural water quality research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) is producing significant insight into how nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen are transported across and through soil. On February 24, 2021, project leader Laura Klaiber, a nutrient management researcher at the Miner Institute in Chazy, New York, will present the latest three years of data during the 2021 North Country Crop Congress, held via Zoom.

In her presentation on February 24, Klaiber will share key points from year-round, edge-of-field research trials that have captured field surface and tile drainage runoff with monitoring equipment on a farm in Keeseville, New York. Tile drainage is a critical practice used in crop fields with naturally poorly-drained soils, and in short growing season areas, to significantly enhance and stabilize crop quality and yield.

“The use of tile drainage has come under scrutiny as a potential source of excess nutrients in watersheds. Prior to this Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-supported study, little research had been specifically designed to compare the impacts of common agricultural drainage practices on regional water quality. Now, through the continuous year-round monitoring of nutrient movement in surface runoff and tile drainage in farm fields provided for these trials, we are able to generate data to inform field management practices that will help conserve our natural resources,” Klaiber said.

This northern New York-based research is showing that non-growing season, weather-related events play a critical and consistent role in nutrient transport; however, more data is needed before researchers can more accurately pinpoint how the interactions between weather and field conditions relate to runoff quantity and quality. Read more »

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The governor says that effective Tuesday, February 23, people who have waited two weeks after having their second dose of the vaccine do not need to quarantine after travel. The same goes for visitors to Vermont if they can prove they’ve been fully vaccinated.

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On Feb.12, ECOs Manns, Hilliard, Shaw, Toth, and Pasciak began a series of multi-day snowmobile details to ensure riders are complying with state regulations. The Officers started off conducting a snowmobile checkpoint on the trail system in the town of Broadalbin and shifted to trails in the village of Mayfield that evening after receiving complaints from landowners about snowmobilers going off trails and into fields, threatening crops in at least one case. ECOs received assistance from Troopers from the New York State Police’s Mayfield Station. The following day, ECOs Pasciak and Klein conducted a snowmobile patrol and checkpoints in the town of Caroga. The two-day detail resulted in six tickets issued for unregistered snowmobiles and modified exhaust systems, and one warning for attempting to ride on a closed trail section. For more information about snowmobile safety recommendations go to NYS Parks website.

ECO Shaw conducting snowmobile compliance check

Snowmobile passing through checkpoint conducted by ECOs and State Police

Left to Right: Troopers and ECO Toth during snowmobile detail in Fulton County

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New York’s health insurance Open Enrollment Period will be further extended to May 15, 2021, aligning with states across the country. With this extension, New York joins the federal Marketplace and other state-based Marketplaces giving consumers even more time to enroll for 2021. New Yorkers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health, New York’s health insurance Marketplace, or directly through insurers.

February 18, 2021. New Yorkers fought through the holiday surge of COVID-19 and we’re seeing that reflected in the numbers. For 41 days straight, our 7-day average positivity rate has declined and is now at 3.61 percent. We have the lowest single-day positivity rate since November 23rd. But despite the promising news, we’re not at the end of the tunnel yet. We need everyone to double down on the behaviors that make such a difference in combatting this pandemic. Wash your hands, wear a mask, stay socially distanced, be safe and be New York Tough. Photo of the Day: The staff at the State-run Stony Brook University vaccination site administered their 25,000th vaccination today (Photo courtesy Stony Brook University) Here’s what else you need to know tonight: 1. COVID hospitalizations dropped to 6,434. Of the 215,731 tests reported yesterday, 6,794, or 3.15 percent, were positive. There were 1,258 patients in ICU yesterday, down 15 from the previous day. Of them, 863 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 114 New Yorkers to the virus. 2. As of 11am this morning, 90 percent of first doses allocated to the state have been administered. This represents 2,109,690 first doses administered of the 2,335,250 first dose allocations received from the federal government. So far, 984,100 second doses have been administered out of the 1,284,300 second doses received. See data by region on the State’s Vaccine Tracker: ny.gov/vaccinetracker. 3. New York’s health insurance Open Enrollment Period will be further extended to May 15, 2021, aligning with states across the country. With this extension, New York joins the federal Marketplace and other state-based Marketplaces giving consumers even more time to enroll for 2021. New Yorkers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health, New York’s health insurance Marketplace, or directly through insurers. 4. Get your Moderna COVID vaccine questions answered. Tomorrow, February 19, at 6:30pm, the NYS COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Task Force is hosting a Fireside Chat with clinicians and community members on the topic of the Moderna vaccine, featuring a representative from Moderna. You can watch the event live tomorrow evening at ny.gov/VETF. You can also register for this event (not required) as a means of adding the event to your calendar and for reminders. Tonight’s “Deep Breath Moment”: Spreading kindness and appreciation is as easy as leaving a note. At our State-run vaccination site at the Javits Center in Manhattan, one New Yorker left a thank you note for the staff at the site after getting their vaccine shot. Almost instantly, others followed suit. Now, bulletin boards at the Javits are covered in notes expressing much-deserved thanks to our hard-working vaccinators and staff. As I’ve said before, New Yorkers are tough but they’re also loving and this is just more proof of that. If you were forwarded this email, you can subscribe to New York State’s Coronavirus Updates here. Ever Upward, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

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