Event Details

Date

March 6 - March 13, 2019

Time

9:30 Registration, 10am-3pm Training

Location

3/6 - Owego/Newark Valley, 3/16 - McMahon's E-Z Acres

Cost

$50.00 per person
(additional attendee $50.00 ea.)

At the Door
$50.00 per person

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


Dairy Managers Training

March 6 - March 13, 2019

Dairy Managers Training

Two-Day Training Session, March 6 and March 13

Cost $50 per person, covers lunch, training, and materials for both days

March 6: Owego/Newark Valley, NY Flemingville United Methodist Church, 540 W Creek Rd, Owego and visiting todd and Josie Spencer's Dairy Farm, 3657 West Creek Rd, Newark Valley, NY

Communication with People, Erica Leubner, NYFarmNet
Communication with Animals and Cattle Handling, Curt Pate, 1 hour in classroom, 2 hours in freestall

March 13:  McMahon's E-Z Acres, 5950 West Scott Rd, Homer, NY

Facility Management for Profitability
Heifer Management & Facilities, Steve Chuta, Zoetis
Partial Budgets
Farm Walkthrough of Heifer Facilities

RSVP to Shannon Myers: srm242@cornell.edu or (607) 391-2662
Questions to Betsy Hicks: bjh246@cornell.edu or (607) 391-2673


Dairy Managers Training Flyer (PDF; 590KB)


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