Event Details

Date

March 10, 2015

Time

9:45am-3:00pm

Location

CCE Saratoga County
50 West High St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Cost

$30.00
(additional attendee $30.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: March 6, 2015

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2015 Central NY Dairy Day ~ East

March 10, 2015


Agenda for East (CCE Saratoga County)

9:45 am~Registration, coffee, pastry

10:00 am~Dr. Curt Van Tassell, Research Geneticist, ARS, USDA What is genomics and where is it taking us? Will we be able to continue to improve production while also improving a variety of health and reproduction efficiency traits?

10:45 am~Dr. Curt Van Tassell, Research Geneticist, ARS, USDA What does the future of genomics look like? What technologies are coming - and how will they impact producers?

11:15 am~Caroline Potter, Coordinator, Pro Dairy, Dairy Acceleration Program What opportunities does this new round of Dairy Acceleration Program (DAP) funding provide for New York State Dairy Producers?

12:00 pm~Lunch

1:30 pm~Dr. Julio Giordano DVM, Cornell Animal Science What does it take to consistently get top reproductive results from our dairy herds today?

2:15 pm~Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell Animal Science Early calf growth and it's impact on milk production later in life. Is there a correlation between the calf's sex and her dam's production. Immunity impacts on the calf when the dam suffers heat stress.

3:00 pm~Adjourn

Cost is $30 per person, includes lunch.  Registration deadline is 3/2/15






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