CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRO-DAIRY PROGRAM ITHACA,
NY (1999-Present)
Senior Extension Associate, Field Crops and
Nutrient Management
Develop and deliver educational programs
promoting agriculturally and environmentally sound nutrient
management and soil and water conservation practices for animal
feeding operations (AFO's/CAFO's)
Assist state and federal agency staff in
the development of agricultural environmental guidelines
Direct and coordinate CCE staff in the review
of CNMPís for planner certification purposes
Provide leadership for development and implementation
of the NYS Phosphorus Index
WATERSHED AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL FOR THE
NYC WATERSHEDS, INC. Walton, NY (1996-1999)
Manager, Whole Farm Easement Program
Directed the creation of a ìpurchase of development
rightsî program for watershed farms with a program committee
consisting of local agricultural producers
Orchestrated the development of the first
agricultural conservation easement in the United States incorporating
Whole Farm Planning designed to optimize soil and water conservation
Developed a complex GIS based project ranking
system balancing water quality and farm viability
Managed program staff, budget, contract service
providers and contract negotiations
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF DELAWARE
COUNTY Walton, NY (1995-96)
Field Crops Educator/Agricultural Environmental
Planner
Provided team leadership for analysis and
identification of water quality risk issues on dairy farm businesses
participating in the New York City Watershed Agricultural Program
Customized whole farm plans based on physical
and managerial resources available to each farm
Instructed planning team members on manure
and nutrient management
Coordinated soil sample collection process
for five planning teams
HARMONIE FARM Downsville, NY (1994-95)
Assistant Farm Manager
Assisted with all aspects of crop, animal
and labor management on a commercial dairy operation
Improved soil and water conservation efforts
through intensive soil sampling, crop rotation, and fertilizer
and manure nutrient management practices
AGRICULTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.
Rochester, NY (1986-92)
Crop Production Consultant/Pest Management
Specialist
Developed crop and manure nutrient management
and weed control plans for 30,000 acres annually
Prescribed field specific insect and disease
control recommendations for 8,000 acres of vegetable and specialty
crops on a weekly basis throughout the growing season
Supervised three to eight field technicians
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY (1985-86)
Research Technician
Established and maintained muck vegetable
research trials
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Batavia, NY
(1982-84)
Engineer's Assistant
Inspected and monitored contractors' activities
on a soil conservation/flood control project
Assisted in design survey and preparation
of drawings for over 2,000 acres of floodplain
Czymmek, K., Q.M. Ketterings, H. van Es and S. DeGloria (2003).
The New York Nitrate Leaching
Index. CSS Extension Publication E03-2. 34 pages.
Ketterings, Q.M., K.J. Czymmek, W.S. Reid and R.F. Wildman
(2002). Conserversion of modified Morgan and Mehlich-III soil tests to
Morgan soil test values. Soil Science 167(12): 830-837
Van Es, H., K.J. Czymmek, Q.M. Ketterings (2002).
Management effects of N leaching and guidelines for an N leaching index in New
York. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 57(6): 499-504
Karl Czymmek, Quirine Ketterings and Larry
Geohring (2002). Phosphorus Index: A risk assessment tool to help
evaluate farm field management and promote surface water quality.
Pending, March 2002 NEDPA Conference Proceedings.
Karl Czymmek, and Quirine Ketterings, and Harold
van Es (2001). The New York Nitrate Leaching Index. "What's Cropping
Up" 11(5): x-xx
QM Ketterings, SD Klausner, KJ Czymmek (2001).
Nitrogen Recommendations for Field Crops in New York. Department
of Crop and Soil Sciences Extension Series EO1-4
QM Ketterings, KJ Czymmek, SD Klausner (2001).
Phosphorus Recommendations for Field Crops in New York. Department
of Crop and Soil Sciences Extension Series EO1-5
QM Ketterings, SD Klausner, KJ Czymmek (2001).
Potassium Recommendations for Field Crops in New York. Department
of Crop and Soil Sciences Extension Series EO1-6
Karl Czymmek, Larry Geohring, Quirine Ketterings
(2001). What's the risk of phosphorus runoff from your fields? Northeast
DairyBusiness, August 2001
Caroline Rasmussen, Karl Czymmek, Tom Tylutki,
Greg Albrecht (2001). Help in managing cows, crops and nutrients
is a click away. Northeast DairyBusiness, August 2001
Karl Czymmek (2001). Tips for managing phosphorus
in the field. "Cornell Poultry Pointers" vol. 51, No. 3, July 2001
Karl Czymmek and Jason Kahabka (2001). Good decisions
require good information. "Northeast DairyBusiness" February 2001
DG Fox, TP Tylutki, KJ Czymmek, CN Rasmussen
and VM Durbal (2000). Development and application of the Cornell
Nutrient Management Planning System. Proceedings 2000 Cornell Nutrition
Conference for Feed Manufacturers
Lee Telega, Karl Czymmek and Peter Wright (2000).
Environmentally friendly practices without spending lots of money:
A short list for dairy farms. Proceedings 2000 Northeast Dairy Producers
Conference
Karl Czymmek. Much ado about phosphorus (1999).
Northeast DairyBusiness, November/December 1999
Karl Czymmek. Sifting corn genetics chaff from
fact (1999). Northeast DairyBusiness, March/April 1999
Karl Czymmek: Curriculum
Vitae
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