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
Upcoming Events
WNY Pastureland Conversion & Soil Health Field Day
July 16, 2025
Middleport, NY
Join American Farmland Trust for the Western New York Soil Health Field Day on July 16, 2025, at Zeliff Farm in Middleport, NY, from 9:00 AM-3:15 PM. Learn about pasture conversion, soil health benchmarking, biochar in grazing systems, and best grazing practices. Plus, enjoy hands-on demos with the NY Soil Health Trailer, drones, and cover crops! Check out the attached agenda for more information about the field day and REGISTER HERE. Zeliff Farms is a regenerative beef operation who has recently partnered with AFT on outreach and education to farmers including learning circles and evaluating biochar effects on soil health.
IPM Strategies to Protect Corn and Soybean Seed in NY

July 30, 2025
Hamburg , NY
SWNYDLFC and Cornell IPM are hosting a grower meeting to discuss integrated pest management strategies for protecting corn and soybean seed in New York.
FAMACHA Training for Sheep and Goat producers in Woodhull NY
August 13, 2025 : FAMACHA Training in Woodhull
Woodhull, NY
Join us for a discussion and hands-on training for internal parasite integrated pest management in sheep and goats. Certification is available to all students participating in the workshop.
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