Event Details

Date

August 2, 2018

Time

1-5:30 pm

Location

Cornell Vet School Teaching Dairy
225 Tulip Tree Drive
Ithaca, NY

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


Summer Social

August 2, 2018


There will be opportunities for farmers to:

 -Tour the Cornell Vet School Teaching Dairy
 -Learn about resources available to them
 -Enjoy Cornell Dairy Ice Cream
 -Learn about the Team and Campus Research Updates at the Dairy Breakout
 -Hear from NY FarmNet's farmer panel
 -Tour Stocking Hall, where Cornell Ice Cream is made from the Teaching Dairy's milk

Throughout the afternoon, kid's activities and a resource fair of agri-service organizations will be available. Parking at the Teaching Barn is free; parking passes/carpooling from the Teaching Dairy to Stocking Hall will be provided. For more information, contact Betsy Hicks at 607.391.2673 or bjh246@cornell.edu. Updates and schedule for the event can be found on the SCNY Team page at https://scnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/. Registration is requested by July 27th to make sure we have enough ice cream, but walk-ins are welcome! Feel free to come to whatever portion of the event you can make it to. Contact Steph at 607.391.2662 or sav66@cornell.edu to let us know you're coming.






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