Event Details

Date

November 14, 2016

Time

6-9 pm

Location

CCE Saratoga County
50 West High St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Cost

$20.00
(additional attendee $20.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: November 14, 2016

EVENT HAS PASSED

2016 Feed Dealer Seminar

November 14, 2016


This Feed Dealer Seminar is specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, other consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. It is designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. It has been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York since the late 1940's.

Speakers:
  • Dr. Thomas Overton, Professor of Dairy Management, Cornell University
  • Joe Lawrence, M.S., Dairy Forage Systems Specialist, PRO-DAIRY program, Cornell University
Topics:
  • Forage quality and digestibility - What we can and can't influence in the field
  • Feeding strategies based upon forage quality and availability
  • Cornell Corn Silage Hybrid Trials - A new look
  • Agronomic and feeding strategies for winter forage crops
PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHERS IN YOUR COMPANY

Registration is $20 per person: Pre-registration is required!

Pay online with credit card with link above.

Or fill out the registration form on the attached pdf and return it along with payment to:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer County
5657 State Route 5
Herkimer, NY 13350.
Make checks payable to: Cornell Cooperative Extension

Please call 315.866.7920 if you have any questions.

Registration must be received in the office by Thursday, November 10, 2016 

Registration allows us to communicate any cancellations or changes in arrangements.


2015 Feed Dealers Meeting (PDF; 1003KB)


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