Event Details

Date

October 28, 2015

Time

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Location

Hemdale Farms
2800 Orleans Road
Seneca Castle, NY 14547

Cost

$50.00 Enrolled in NWNY Team


$60.00 Non-enrollee in NWNY Team

Lunch included

Host

Wyoming County Dairy Institue

585-786-2251
wyoming.cce.cornell.edu/dairy-institute

Pre-Registration Deadline: October 20, 2015

Feeder Basics Course - Ontario County Location

October 28, 2015

Feeder Basics Course - Ontario County Location

Topics will include:
  • Loading order, mixing time, accuracy
  • TMR Tracker / software
  • Calibrations and equipment maintenance
  • Dry matter: what it is and why it matters
  • Feeder Math
  • Feeder Safety
  • Taking a proper sample, testing for dry matter
  • Bunk face maintenance and any other questions / topics that come up


Feeder Basics Course Flyer (PDF; 873KB)


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