Event Details

Date

March 25, 2020

Time

11:30 lunch, Meeting Noon - 1:30pm

Location

Venture Farms
6978 State Route 80
Tully, NY 13159

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


***POSTPONED*** Calf Care Meeting w/ Purina (Spanish & English)

March 25, 2020

***POSTPONED*** Calf Care Meeting w/ Purina (Spanish & English)

This meeting is being postponed to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines at this time. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Tentative planning for this meeting is the last week in April - stay tuned for more information or contact Betsy Hicks at bjh246@cornell.edu.

Purina's On-Farm Support Specialists,
Ranatta Young, DVM and Felix Soriano will be leading discussion around Calf Care. 

This meeting is designed for calf managers and their team members. It will be in both English and Spanish. A necropsy will be performed to show how things like diseases, tube feeding, navel dipping, injection sites, etc. impact a calf. The main focus of this meeting with be around identifying sick calves and making treatment decisions.


Agenda:
11:30 - lunch for those who RSVP by 3/13
Noon - Calf Care & Identifying Sick Calves (English & Spanish Sessions)
12:45 - Calf Necropsy Demonstration
1:30 - Questions and Safe Travels Home


For more information, contact Megan Wildman 607-345-8530 or Betsy Hicks 607-391-2673



Calf Care Flyer (PDF; 754KB)


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