2020 Virtual Feed Dealers Seminars
Event Details
Date
December 9, 2020
Time
8:00am-10:30am OR 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location
Virtually via Zoom
Host
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field CropsVirtual Feed Dealers Seminars
December 9, 2020: Morning Session 8:00 - 10:30 AM or Evening Session 6:30 - 9:00 PM
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. Presentations blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application.
The 2020 Seminars will be presented virtually via Zoom. All topics will be presented in two sessions to accommodate attendee schedules.
There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is required. Links to join the live presentations will be shared after submitting registration.
Topics
- Management Strategies for Controlled Energy Dry Cow Diets
- Corn Silage: Managing to Optimize Forage Value
- Five Things We Think We Know About Feeding Transition Cows and What Do We Still Need to Learn
- How Accurate is Your MUN Test?
- Magnitude and Sources of Variation in Farm-Grown Forages
Speakers
- Casey Havekes - Cornell Cooperative Extension, North Country Regional Ag Team
- Joe Lawrence - Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY, Dairy Forage Systems
- Dr. Tom Overton - Cornell University, Department of Animal Science
- Dr. Kristan Reed - Cornell University, Department of Animal Science
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