Event Details

Date

March 19, 2019

Time

6-8 pm

Location

CCE Madison County Extension Office
100 Eaton St
Morrisville, NY 13408

Cost

$10.00 First person
(additional attendee $10.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


3158667920

Pre-Registration Deadline: March 7, 2019

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Livestock Techniques Hands-on Workshop ~ Morrisville location

March 19, 2019


Come join Ashley McFarland, Area Livestock Specialist with the Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team, for a hands-on workshop focusing on management practices for livestock. She will be teaching participants the proper ways to administer vaccinations, ear tagging, ear notching, castration and proper restraint and safety while working with animals. 

When/Where: Tuesday, March 12
CCE Herkimer County Extension Office
5657 State Route 5, Herkimer 13350
or
Tuesday, March 19
CCE Madison County Extension Office
100 Eaton St, Morrisville 13408
or
Tuesday, March 26
CCE Chenango County Extension Office
99 N Broad St, Norwich 13815

Time: 6-8 pm (all locations)

Cost: $10 per person

Pay online with credit card with link above for Morrisville location only. Note: Your transaction may take up to 60 seconds to complete. To help avoid duplicate payments, please wait and do not click the "Register for Event" button more than once.

To register for the Herkimer location, go here https://cnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=838
To register for the Norwich location, go here https://cnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=840

Or fill out the registration form on the attached pdf and return it along with a check made payable to CCE to:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer County
5657 State Route 5
Herkimer, NY 13350.
Make checks payable to: Cornell Cooperative Extension

Please call 315.866.7920 if you have any questions.

Registration must be received in the office by Thursday, March 7, 2019.

Registration allows us to communicate any cancellations or changes in arrangements.

Note that if you receive a blank registration confirmation, please email herkimer@cornell.edu and we will forward you the correct confirmation. This has been a problem for some email servers such as Yahoo and Verizon.


Livestock Techniques Workshop (PDF; 322KB)


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