Event Details

Date

March 2 - March 9, 2016

Time

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location

CCE Saratoga Extension Office
50 West High St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Cost

$20.00
(additional attendee $10.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: February 26, 2016

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Hay Crop School ~ Ballston Spa

March 2 - March 9, 2016


Schedule

Day One
  • Managing What I Have 
  • Renovating Fields 
  • Field Maintenance 
  • Establishing New Fields 
  • What is Quality Forage?

Speaker
Kevin Ganoe
Regional Field Crop Specialist
Central New York Dairy &
Field Crops Team
Cornell Cooperative Extension



Day Two
  • Hay Making Process & Machinery 
  • Baleage Making Process and Machinery 
  • Storing Hay & Baleage

Speaker
Aaron Gabriel
Sr. Extension Resource Educator, Agronomy
Cornell Cooperative Extension    
Capital Area Agriculture and
Horticulture Program

Dates/Locations:

March 1st and 8th
German Flatts Town Park Building Route 5S, Mohawk
(555 Route 5S for GPS,
next to Fort Herkimer Church)

March 2nd and 9th
CCE Saratoga Office
50 West High Street, Ballston Spa


March 3rd and 10th
CCE Schoharie Extension Office
173 South Grand St, Cobleskill

Each class is 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Registration is $20 and $10 for each additional person from same farm.  One set of handouts per farm. 

Register online and pay by credit card by selecting the link above. Note that the link above is for the Ballston Spa location only. To register for another location, go through that location's link. Or, print off the flyer and mail a check with our filled-out registration form. Registration must be received in the office by February 26. Registration allows us to communicate any cancellations or changes in arrangements.


Please call the CCE Herkimer office if you have any questions at (315) 866-7920.




Hay School 2016 (PDF; 689KB)


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