Livestock Production Field Day
Event Details
Date
August 29, 2026
Time
3pm - 8:30pm
Location
Troll Bridge Farm and Horizon Ridge Farm
Chaffee, NY and East Aurora, NY,
Cost
General Registration : Free
Host
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops ProgramAmy Barkley
716-640-0844
email Amy Barkley
Livestock Production Field Day
Livestock Production Field Day
What you'll learn during this field day:
- How to raise and manage beef cattle, chickens, turkeys, and pigs for meat production
- What is needed to process and sell meat in New York
- How to set prices and find local markets
- Learn directly from small-scale producers who raise livestock for meat and sell their products
Schedule for Saturday, August 29th:
3:00pm - 5:30pm - Farm Tour of Troll Bridge Farm, Chaffee, NY
5:30pm - 6:00pm - Travel to second Farm
6:00pm - 8:30pm - Dinner and farm tour at Horizon Ridge Farm, East Aurora, NY
This program will be offered in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation.
To register, click the link at the top right of this page or reach out to Amy Barkley at 716-640-0844 or amb544@cornell.edu. Details for the program will be sent a day prior to the program to each registrants' email.
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