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
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Feeder School - 2 Days of On-Farm Training
October 26 - November 2, 2017Who 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
- 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
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)
