Event Details

Date

November 10 - November 17, 2016

Time

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location

Venture Farms
6978 State Route 80
Tully, NY 13159

Cost

$50.00
(additional attendee $50.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: November 4, 2016

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2016 Calf Management Workshop ~ Tully/DeRuyter

November 10 - November 17, 2016


The CNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, in conjunction with the SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, CCE Madison County and Cornell University's Pro-Dairy Program is putting on a 2-day calf workshop, offered in two different sessions this fall. The workshops will have a classroom component in the morning and a hands-on portion in the afternoon. 

Price for the calf workshop is $50 (2 days, includes lunch and materials both days).

Day 1 Focus - Maximizing calf potential before birth, colostrum management and pre-weaned calf nutrition. Hands-on activities of evaluating close-up cows and maternity area, testing colostrum and serum.

Day 2 Focus - Calf health, calf housing and ventilation. Hands-on activities of calf necropsy, calf health assessments and housing evaluation/walk-through.

Thursday 11/10/16 - Day 1
A.M. meeting, lunch & P.M. on-farm session
Venture Farms
6978 State Route 80
Tully, NY 13159

Thursday 11/17/16 - Day 2
A.M. meeting & lunch
Shelly's Bar & Restaurant
1678 Cortland St.
DeRuyter, NY 13052
P.M. on-farm session
Gate House Farms
2 East Lake Rd.
DeRuyter, NY 13052

Register online and pay by credit card using the link above by 10/31/16. Or, print the pdf and mail in your registration along with payment to CCE Herkimer County.




2016 Calf Management Workshop (PDF; 1101KB)


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