Overview

Jerome H. Cherney was born and raised on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin, receiving a B.S. degree in Plant Pathology from the University of Wisconsin. After a three year tour as a North Vietnamese linguist for the U.S. Army Security Agency, he received a M.S. degree in agronomy from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in agronomy from the University of Minnesota. After directing a multi-college grass tetany program at Louisiana State University as a post-doctoral Fellow, he accepted a faculty position at Purdue University in forage crop research and teaching. A primary focus of his forage program at Purdue was the evaluation of herbaceous biomass crops. He became the New York State forage specialist in 1990, focusing on perennial grass management and quality. He was appointed E.V. Baker Professor of Agriculture in 1997, and has recently focused research effort on the feasibility of grass combustion as an alternative energy source.

Research Focus

The primary element of my research program is applied research in forage quality, management, and utilization to identify ways to profitably manage forage crops, taking all appropriate environmental concerns into consideration. My primary area in extension is forage crops, specifically to develop a program that will help to improve the profitability of New York State forage/livestock operations, while at the same time minimizing any negative effects of forage crops on the environment. Grass biomass is also being evaluated. Grass bioenergy would help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, maintain open spaces, expand nutrient management options, enhance local energy security, reduce pesticide use, encourage species diversity, provide wildlife nesting options, and encourage rural development.

Outreach and Extension Focus

Environmental concerns and interest in sustainable agriculture are trends that will grow even stronger in the future, and forage crop production is one of the best means for responsible stewardship of our land resources. My forage extension program aims to improve the profitability of New York State forage/livestock operations, while at the same time minimizing any negative effects of forage crops on the environment. With the expected rise in corn grain prices due to the massive expansion of ethanol production, high forage quality will become even more critical to the profitability of livestock operations. The sustainable, economic addition of bioenergy crops to livestock farms also is being promoted.

Instruction Focus

Dr. Cherney does not have a teaching appointment but did deliver lectures in 2007 in CSS 190, ANSC 380 and was a group faculty mentor for BEE 489.

Additional Links

• Forages
• Grass Bioenergy
• Link to CALS Research portal
• Link to CALS Impact statements

Selected Publications

• Cherney, J.H., and R.L. Kallenbach. 2007. Chapt. 18. Forage Systems in the Temperate Humid Zone. Pages 277-290. In (R.F. Barnes et al., ed.) Forages: Vol. 2. The Science of Grassland Agriculture. 6th ed., Blackwell Publishing.
• Cox, W.J., E. Shields, J. Cherney, D.J.R. Cherney. 2007. How does corn rootworm damage affect corn growth and development? Agronomy Abstracts, New Orleans, LA.
• Cherney, D.J.R. and J.H. Cherney. 2007. Standardizing evaluation of tall fescue varieties. p. 85. In: (W. Alison, ed.) Proceedings of the 2007 Conf. of the American Forage & Grassland Council and Northeast Branch of the Crop, Soil and Agronomy Society of America, 24-26 June, 2007, State College, PA. AFGC, Elmhurst, IL.
• Cherney, J.H., P. Woodbury, S. DeGloria, and D.J.R. Cherney. 2007. Bioenergy and dairy farming in NY. p. 147. In: (W. Alison, ed.) Proceedings of the 2007 Conf. of the American Forage & Grassland Council and Northeast Branch of the Crop, Soil and Agronomy Society of America, 24-26 June, 2007, State College, PA. AFGC, Elmhurst, IL.
• Cox, W.J., J.H. Cherney and E. Shields. 2007 Clothianidin seed treatments inconsistently affect corn forage yield when following soybean. Agron J. 99:543-548.
• Cox, W.J., E. Shields, D.J.R. Cherney, and J.H. Cherney. 2007. Seed-applied insecticides inconsistently affect corn forage in continuous corn. Agron. J. 99:1640-1644.
• Cox, W.J., E. Shields, and J.H. Cherney. 2007. The effect of Clothianidin seed treatments on corn growth following soybean. Crop Sci. 47:2482-2485.
• Cox, W.J., E. Shields, D.J.R. Cherney, and J.H. Cherney. 2007. Seed-Applied Insecticides Inconsistently Affect Corn Silage in Continuous Corn. p. 134. In: (W. Alison, ed.) Proceedings of the 2007 Conf. of the American Forage & Grassland Council and Northeast Branch of the Crop, Soil and Agronomy Society of America, 24-26 June, 2007, State College, PA. AFGC, Elmhurst, IL.
• Parsons, D. and J.H. Cherney. 2007. Predicting fiber content of alfalfa-grass mixed stands. p. 94-97. In: (W. Alison, ed.) Proceedings of the 2007 Conf. of the American Forage & Grassland Council and Northeast Branch of the Crop, Soil and Agronomy Society of America, 24-26 June, 2007, State College, PA. AFGC, Elmhurst, IL.
• Parsons, D., J.H. Cherney, Q.M. Ketterings, L. Ramirez-Aviles, R.W. Blake, and C.F. Nicholson. 2007. Reversing Maize Yield Decline in Shifting Cultivation of the Yucat?n Peninsula, Through Weed Control and Manure Management. p. 130. In: (W. Alison, ed.) Proceedings of the 2007 Conf. of the American Forage & Grassland Council and Northeast Branch of the Crop, Soil and Agronomy Society of America, 24-26 June, 2007, State College, PA. AFGC, Elmhurst, IL.
• Cherney, D.J.R., J.H. Cherney and W.J. Cox. 2007. Forage quality differences of corn hybrids as influenced by ensiling. Forage and Grazinglands doi:10.1094/FG-2007-0918-01-RS.
• Cox, W.J. and J.H. Cherney. 2007. Recommended corn silage hybrids. What's Cropping Up? Vol. 17 (4):4-6.
• Lawrence, J., J. Cherney, P. Barney, and Q.K. Ketterings. 2007. Switchgrass Management in New York State. What's Cropping Up? Vol. 17 (2):2-3.
• Post, C.J., DeGloria, S.D., Cherney, J.H., and E.A. Mikhailova. 2007. Spectral measurements of alfalfa/grass fields related to forage properties and species composition. J. Plant Nutrition 30:1779-1789.
• Ketterings, Q.M., J.H. Cherney, G. Godwin, T.F. Kilcer, P. Barney, and S. Beer. 2007. Nitrogen management of brown midrib sorghum x sudangrass in the Northeastern USA. Agron J. 99:1345-1351.
• Ketterings, Q.M., Frenay, E., Cherney, J.H., Czymmek, K.J., Klausner, S.D., Chase, L.E., and Schukken, Y.H. 2007. Application of manure to established stands of alfalfa and alfalfa-grass. Online. Forage and Grazinglands doi:10.1094/FG-2007-0418-01-RV.
• Reed, K., Cherney, D.J.R., and J.H. Cherney. 2007. J. Dairy Sci. 90 (Suppl. 1): 283.
• Cherney, J.H., D.J.R. Cherney, and D. Parsons. 2007. Spring management of grass forage. Pages 5-12. In 2007 Pennsylvania Hay & Silage Conference Proceedings, 27-28 Feb. 2007, Grantville, PA. Pennsylvania Forage & Grassland Council, University Park, PA.
• Hall, M.W., J.H. Cherney and C.A. Rotz. 2007. Chapter 8. Saving Forage as Hay or Silage. Pages 121-134. In (E. Rayburn, ed.) Forage Utilization for Pasture-Based Livestock Production. NRAES-173. Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service. Ithaca, NY.
• Cherney, J.H. 2007. Grass Bioenergy ? Where is it headed? What's Cropping Up? Vol. 17 (1):3-4.
• Cherney, J.H., and R.L. Kallenbach. 2007. Chapt. 18. Forage Systems in the Temperate Humid Zone. Pages 277-290. In (R.F. Barnes et al., ed.) Forages: Vol. 2. The Science of Grassland Agriculture. 6th ed., Blackwell Publishing
• Parsons, D., Cherney, J. H., and Gauch, H. G., Jr. 2006. Alfalfa fiber estimation in mixed stands and its relationship to plant morphology. Crop Sci. 46:2446-2452
• Cherney, D.J.R. and J.H. Cherney. 2006. Split application of nitrogen on temperate perennial grasses in the Northeast USA. Online. Forage and Grazinglands doi: 10.1094/FG-2006-1211-01-RS
• Cherney, J.H., and D.J.R. Cherney. 2005. Agronomic response of cool-season grasses to low intensity harvest management and low potassium fertility. Agron. J. 97:1216-1221
• Cherney, D.J.R. and J.H. Cherney. 2005. Forages: Grasses. Pages 417-420. In: (Pond, W.G., and A.W. Bell, ed.) Encyclopedia of Animal Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY, NY
• Cherney J.H. and D.J.R. Cherney. 2005. Forages: Legumes. Pages 421-424. In: (Pond, W.G., and A.W. Bell, ed.) Encyclopedia of Animal Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY, NY
• Cherney, J.H. and D.J.R. Cherney. 2003. Chapt. 4. Assessing Silage Quality. pp. 141-198. In (D.R. Buxton, et al., ed.) Silage Science and Technology. ASA Monograph Series No. 42, ASA, CSSA, SSSA, Madison, WI.
• Cherney, J.H., D.J.R. Cherney, and M.D. Casler. 2003. Low intensity harvest management of reed canarygrass. Agron. J. 95:627-634
• Cherney, J.H. and D.J.R. Cherney. 1998. Editors of Grass for Dairy Cattle, CAB Intl.

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