Thank you.   Nice thoughtful farmer.
Judy Thurber

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> On Jun 21, 2021, at 11:20 AM, Patrizia Sione <p...@cornell.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Below is the response I got from the person I contacted at Cooperative 
> Extension.
> 
> Patrizia
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Patrizia - I got more information about mowing early in the season. I also 
>> talked with Graham Savio (CCE Tompkins Ag Issue Leader) who is hoping to 
>> develop a payment for ecosystem services regarding nesting sometime this 
>> next year (fingers crossed).
>> 
>> ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- RESPONSE FROM FARMER -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~
>> Thanks for reaching out.  Mowing as early as possible in the season is tied 
>> to nutritional quality of the feed.  If we were to move mowing to August, 
>> the crop would have significantly less nutritional value than mowing in late 
>> May/early June.  I do recognize that it is a hazard for ground nesting 
>> birds.  You could share that many fields that farmers graze in, they hold 
>> off on clipping these pastures in order to provide habitat for these 
>> populations.  I myself do that - the field you and I were in up top - I 
>> often wait until the bobolinks have fledged to clip that field.  It's not a 
>> perfect answer, but it's the best answer I can provide!
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