Event Details

Date

April 1, 2015

Time

10:00am-3:00pm

Location

Winners' Circle
3293 State Hwy 5
Fonda, NY 12068

Cost

$30.00
(additional attendee $30.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: March 31, 2015

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Winter Dairy Management 2015~Fonda

April 1, 2015


Agenda for Fonda

10:00 am - Registration, coffee, doughnuts

10:30 am - Milk components impact on milk check Kathy Barrett, Pro Dairy

11:00 am - Milk income minus feed costs Dave Balbian, CCE, CNY Dairy & Field Crops Team

11:45 am - Nutrition & butterfat production Dr. Tom Overton, Cornell Animal Science Department

12:30 pm - Lunch

1:30 pm - Nutrition & milk protein production Dr. Tom Overton, Cornell Animal Science Department

2:15 pm - How we profitably increased milk components
(Fonda) Josh & Heather Lathrop, Lathrop's Milk Ranch, Sherburne, NY 84 cows, 27,678 milk, 4.1% fat, 3.1% protein 3X

3:00 pm - Adjourn

Register by clicking on the "register for this event now" button. To register for another date/location, search for the 3/31 (Cooperstown) or the 4/2 (Schuylerville) location under "all events."


You may pay by check by filling out the registration form on the attached pdf and mailing it to CCE Herkimer County by March 25, 2015.


2015 Winter Dairy Management Flyer (PDF; 915KB)


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