Event Details
Date
August 29, 2017
Time
1-3:30 pm
Location
Cooperstown Holstein Corp
188 County Highway 33W
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program
Pre-Registration Deadline: August 28, 2017
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2017 Corn Silage Pre-Harvest Meeting ~ Cooperstown
August 29, 2017We will cover optimum harvest timing, kernel processing scoring, particle size, recent research on fiber digestibility, what effect this year's wet weather will have on fiber digestibility, bunker silo packing and optimal fermentation. We'll also discuss late season leaf diseases that always crop up at the end of the season, weed control, and nitrogen management.
While there is no charge for attending, we ask that you pre-register so we can be ready at each location and can contact you in the unlikely event of cancellation or rescheduling. Deadline to register is the day before each event.
Register by calling CCE Herkimer at (315) 866-7920 or emailing herkimer@cornell.edu or online at the link above or fill out the form in the pdf and mail to CCE Herkimer.
The link above is to register for the Cooperstown location only. The full list of meetings are:
- Monday, August 28 Hanehan Family Dairy 207 County Road 67, Stillwater, NY 12170
- Tuesday, August 29 Cooperstown Holstein Corp 188 Co Highway 33W, Cooperstown, NY 13326
- Wednesday, August 30 Van Althius Dairy 7654 State Highway 12, Sherburne, NY 13460
- Thursday, August 31 Stan-Ayr-Stan-Hol Farm 290 Phillips Schuyler Rd, Cobleskill, NY 12043
- Friday, September 1 Veit Farms 7392 State Highway 5S, Fort Plain, NY 13339
To register for another location, see that location's event information.
2017 Corn Silage Pre-Harvest Meetings (PDF; 842KB)
