Event Details

Date

March 7 - March 14, 2019

Time

9:30 am Registration, 10 am- 3 pm Training

Location

3/7: CCE Wyoming County, 3/14 CCE Ontario County
CCE Wyo = 36 Center St.+ 3/14 CCE Ont =480 N Main

Cost

$50.00 per person
(additional attendee $50.00 ea.)
covers lunch, training, & materials for both days

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: March 1, 2019

Dairy Managers Training

March 7 - March 14, 2019

Dairy Managers Training

Two-day training with sessions on March 7th and March 14th
Cost: $50 per person, covers lunch, training and materials for both days.

March 7th:
Meet at CCE Wyoming County
36 Center St Suite B, Warsaw, NY 14569
Visiting Emerling Farm after lunch
2904 NY-246, Perry, NY 14530

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

March 14th:
Meet at CCE Ontario County
480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424
Visiting Bonna Terra Farm after lunch
8800 NY-5, Bloomfield, NY 14469

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


Registration via email/phone (for payment by cash or check) by March 1:
Libby Eiholzer, geg24@cornell.edu, 607-793-4847
Margaret Quaassdorff, maq27@cornell.edu, 585-405-2567

Registration open online (for payment by credit card) February 15- March 1 only.

Questions, contact: 
Libby Eiholzer, geg24@cornell.edu, 607-793-4847
Margaret Quaassdorff, maq27@cornell.edu, 585-405-2567


Dairy Managers Training Flyer (PDF; 549KB)


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