Event Details

Date

February 29, 2020

Time

9:30am-12:00pm

Location

CCE Niagara 4-H Training Center
4487 Lake Ave
Lockport, NY 14094

Cost

$10.00 per person


$15.00 per farm or family

Pre-Register by Feb. 26th

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: February 26, 2020

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The Basics of Making Great Hay

February 29, 2020

The Basics of Making Great Hay

Feed is one biggest costs in raising livestock. Cornell Cooperative Extension NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team is holding a workshop for livestock farmers to help address the basics of making hay Saturday, February 29 from 9:30 am - 12 pm.

The workshop will be at the CCE Training Center, 4487 Lake Avenue, Lockport. Leading the discussion will be Jodi Putman, Field Crops Specialist and Nancy Glazier, Small Farms & Livestock Specialist with the NWNY Team. Topics will be soil fertility and testing, seeding, weed management, harvest and storage.

Cost of the workshop is $10 per person, $15 per farm or family payable at the workshop. Morning refreshments provided. Preregistration is required by February 26. Contact Nancy Glazier at 585.315.7746 or nig3@cornell.edu. Please relay any special needs when registering.


hay flyer 2.29.20 (PDF; 412KB)


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