Event Details

Date

January 23 - February 27, 2020

Time

1-2 pm Webinars, 1-4 pm On farm

Location

Various Locations through SCNY

Cost

$50.00 all six sessions
(additional attendee $50.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: January 23, 2020

Modern On-Farm Preparedness (All Sessions)

January 23 - February 27, 2020


Six sessions created to help farms prepare for modern situations

Jan 23: Urgent Situations * this session cancelled *
Be prepared for a fire, weather emergency or barn damage.
1-4 pm, Cuyler Fire Department

- Jan 30: F.A.R.M 4.0 Update (live webinar, 2 locations)
The F.A.R.M. program is evolving as farmers implement the program. Learn about how farmers have used and gained benefits and how you can use the F.A.R.M. program.  
1-2 pm Farm Credit East, Homer
1-2 pm CCE Tioga, Owego

- Feb 6: Activists (live webinar, 2 locations)
This session will address several aspects of dealing with activists, including good hiring practices, available resources for support, and a plan of who to contact if something happens on your farm.  Learn how to talk about videos taken on other farms and how to prepare your employees for these events
1-2 pm Farm Credit East, Homer
1-2 pm CCE Tioga, Owego

- Feb 13: Social Media 
How to respond to negative comments on farm pages.  Resources to tap into and people you can call for effective responses.
1-4 pm Farm Credit East, Homer

- Feb 20: Disease Outbreaks & Biosecurity (live webinar, 2 locations)
Do you have a plan in place if there is a disease outbreak on the farm?  Dr Melanie Hemenway, State Veterinarian, will provide concrete steps to deal with disease outbreaks and make biosecurity recommendations for prevention.
1-2 pm Farm Credit East, Homer
1-2 pm CCE Tioga, Owego

- Feb 27: On Farm Safety - Prevention, Prevention, Prevention (on-farm) - *this session cancelled*
Accidents happen, but this session will focus on prevention and also address accident response.
1-4 pm E-Z Acres, Homer

Register for $10 per farm for each session today!


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