2023 Corn Silage Pre-Harvest Meeting
Event Details
Date
September 1, 2023
Time
1pm - 3pm
Location
Hillcrest Homestead LLC
9020 Taylor Hill Road
Caneadea , NY 14717
Host
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County invites you to our 2023 Corn Silage Pre-Harvest Meeting.
Join Cornell PRO-DAIRY Forage Specialist, Joe Lawrence, to discuss pre-harvest considerations for corn silage production. Topics covered in this discussion based meeting include particle size, packing density, inoculant use, agronomics, and much more. This event is free, so bring your corn silage questions!
Registration is preferred but not required, call Katelyn Miller at 716-640-2047 for more information.
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