Event Details

Date

January 8 - January 9, 2019

Time

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Location

Jan 8th = CCE Ont., 480 N Main St. Canandaigua, Jan 9th = Wyoming AgBus. Ctr, 36 Center St. Warsaw
CCE Ontario and/or Wyo Ag Business Center
Canandaigua and Warsaw, NY

Cost

At the Door
$5.00

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


Raising Beef Dairy Crosses

January 8 - January 9, 2019


Mike Baker, Cornell Beef Cattle Extension Specialist will be begin the evening with a background of the beef industry, including opportunities and challenges, markets and fluctuations, and pointers on raising these crossbreds. We will open up the rest of the meeting for discussion, and information sharing.
Cost to attend the meeting is $5 per person payable at the door. RSVP by January 7 to Libby Eiholzer (Ontario location) or Margaret Quaasdorff (Wyoming location). Light supper will be served.
Margaret Quaasdorff, maq27@cornell.edu or 585.405.2567
Libby Eiholzer, geg24@cornell.edu or 607.793.4847
Nancy Glazier, nig3@cornell.edu or 585.315.7746





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