Event Details

Date

August 26, 2015

Time

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location

Mulligan Farms
5403 Barber Road
Avon, NY 14414

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Cathy Wallace
585-343-3040 x138


Pre-Harvest Forage Day

August 26, 2015

Pre-Harvest Forage Day












10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Under - the - Tent Talks


Corn Harvest - maturity, hybrid differences, digestibility, harvest considerations
Ev Thomas - Oak Point Agronomics, Hammond, NY



Hay & Alternative Winter Forage Crops - hay - in - a - day, double cropping, triticale and sorghum, harvest factors affecting nutrients and quality
Tom Kilcer - Advanced Ag Systems, Kinderhook, NY



Preservation - Inoculant and bunk plastic choices
Todd Ward - Direct Dairy Nutrition Services, LLC

Poor Fermentation - mycotoxins, binders, what to look for in your silage due to the conditions of the 2015 growing season
Max Hawkins - Alltech, Noblesville, IN

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch Off the Grill
Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Dairy Products & Refreshments

1:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Harvest Equipment Displays and Information Presentation

Attendees will have time after lunch to walk around the equipment on display and then each dealer will highlight the features of their harvesting equipment and answer questions. They will inform the audience of the distinctive features of harvesting machinery, processing units, maintenance points, calibration and on-board technology.


PLEASE: NO self-guided tours of the farm for Bio-Security and Safety reasons.



Pre-Harvest Forage Day Flyer (PDF; 909KB)


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