Event Details

Date

March 15 - March 22, 2018

Time

9:30 registration, program 10 am - 3 pm

Location

Venture Farms, LLC
6978 State Route 80
Tully, NY 13159

Cost

$75.00 per person
(additional attendee $75.00 ea.)

At the Door
$75.00 per person

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: March 15, 2018

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Herd Manager School

March 15 - March 22, 2018


Herd Manager School will be offered as a 2-day program, held one week a part from each other. The School will include morning classroom sessions as well as afternoon hands-on, on-farm learning.

Topics: Transition Cow Health and Management
Transition Cow Facilities
Demonstration of Health Management Concepts
Antibiotic Stewardship and Protocols
Cull Cow Management
How to Use Your Local Vet
Body Condition Scoring During Transition Period
Case Studies on Antibiotic Residues

Speakers: Betsy Hicks, SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team
Rob Lynch, Cornell University PRO-Dairy
Lindsay Ferlito, NNY Regional Ag Team
Jerry Bertoldo, NWNY Regional Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team

Day 1 - Both AM and PM Portions, Venture Farms, Fabius, NY

Day 2 - AM Classroom Portion - Magro's, Telephone Rd, Cincinnatus, NY
     PM On-farm Portion- Riverside Dairy, Cincinnatus, NY


Herd Manager Training Flyer (PDF; 496KB)


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