Cow Comfort Webinar Recordings
Alycia Drwencke, Dairy Management Specialist
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
Cow comfort is an important management tool that can influence the health and production of you herd. Improving cow comfort can influence the lying time, production, lameness, somatic cell count, and other aspects of your herd. To learn more about barn design or ventilation, watch these two webinars. To discuss cow comfort on your farm, reach out to the teams dairy management specialist, Alycia Drwencke.
- Tie stall barn design, Dan McFarland, Penn State Extension: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRcal7vSENw&t=1s
- Ventilation, Dave Balbian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmzI-Ba34Ks
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Soil Health Field Day
June 30, 2026
Farmersville, NY
Save the date! We're hosting a Soil Health Field Day at Nichols Farm in Farmersville on June 30th. Topics include soil health demonstrations, cover crop uses and benefits, and lunch is being provided. Call 716-699-2377 (ext.106) to RSVP.
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - CCE Erie County Pavilion (Orchard Park, NY)
June 30, 2026
Orchard Park, NY
Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension's Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be teaching a series of fecal egg count mobile workshops for those who are interested in the internal parasite challenges affecting sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
Dairy Grazing Pasture Walk
July 1, 2026
Bath, NY
FREE
0.75 DEC credits in CORE, 1a, 21 Available
Presentations from Steuben County Soil and Water and SWNY DLFC Team
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