Event Details

Date

September 7, 2016

Time

1-3pm

Location

Maplelane Manor
6565 Route 80
Apulia Station, NY 13020

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Betsy Hicks
607.391.2673

Pre-Registration Deadline: September 2, 2016

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Corn Silage Harvest Workshop

September 7, 2016


Join us on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 from 1-3pm at Maplelane Manor, 6565 Route 80, Apulia Station, NY 13020 for a Corn Silage Harvest Workshop!

Topics Will Include:
  • Minimizing Shrink 
  • Maximizing Packing Density
  • Proper Processing and Dry Matter
  • Getting a Handle on Inventory Early
  • Drought Stressed Corn & Nitrate Concerns
Speakers:
  • Steve Judd, Cargill Feed & Nutrition
  • Kevin Putnam, DuPont Pioneer
  • Janice Degni & Betsy Hicks, SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team
** Come early and bring 3-4 stalks of your corn (label fields) to be chipped and dried down for dry matters **
  • Light refreshments & drinks will be offered
  • Live demonstrations for determining packing weight needed, bunk density, processing
  • Updates on current conditions?we may be into chopping! 
RSVP to Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or email jma358@cornell.edu
Questions to Betsy Hicks at 607.391.2673 or email bjh246@cornell.edu





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