Event Details

Date

October 26 - November 2, 2017

Time

10am-3pm both days

Location

Oct 26 - Walnut Ridge Dairy, Nov 2 - Whittaker Farms
Lansing & Whitney Point, NY

Cost

$75.00 per person if pre-registered by 10/23


At the Door
$100.00 per person after 10/23

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: October 25, 2017

EVENT HAS PASSED

Feeder School - 2 Days of On-Farm Training

October 26 - November 2, 2017


Who Should Attend:
  • Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing
  • Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding
  • Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm
Topics Covered During the Two Day School:
  • Rumen physiology - what every feeder should know
  • Nutrition - impact of feeders on the ration
  • Dry matter monitoring
  • Basic bunk silo management
  • Packing density and preservation
  • Feed bunk management
  • TMR audits
  • Troubleshooting mixer wagons
  • Safety considerations for feeders
Day 1 Location Information: 
10/26/17 - registration at 9:30 am
Walnut Ridge Dairy, LLC
31 Holden Rd 
Lansing, NY 14882

Day 2 Location Information:
11/2/17 - sign-in at 9:30
Whittaker Farms, LLC
4585 State Route 26
Whitney Point, NY 13862 

Presenters:
  • Dr Bill Stone, Director Technical Services, Diamond V
  • Jerry Bertoldo DVM, Betsy Hicks, Dave Balbian, Libby Eiholzer, and Kelsey O'Shea:  Area Dairy Specialists with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University
  • Kathy Barrett, Dairy Education, Cornell PRO_DAIRY
Registration is $75.00 if pre-registered by 10/23 and includes the 2-day school, lunches and all materials.
After 10/23, registration is $100 per person.  Fee is payable at door, so please contact Betsy to hold your spot at the reduced rate of $75 for both days!

For questions, contact Betsy Hicks 607.391.2673

This school is also being offered in 6 other sites state-wide throughout the fall.  See the flyer for more details on other sites and contact info.


(PDF; 564KB)

State Wide Feeder School Flyer (PDF; 412KB)

SCNY Feeder School (PDF; 564KB)


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