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
WEBINAR - Automated Milking Systems Efficiency: Balancing Focus on Individual Cows and System Optimization
May 8, 2024
Please join Cornell the SWNY team and MSU Extension for our talk with Dr. Pablo Silva BoloƱa on improving efficiency of Automated milking systems by focusing on milking settings for individual and group success.
Broiler Field Day at Sunny Cove Farm
June 6, 2024
Alfred Station, NY
Join us for a field day to explore broiler production, processing, and finances. Meghan Snyder of Sunny Cove Farm will be our host. She raises small batches of organic broilers, processing them on-farm under the 1,000 bird exemption.
Stockmanship and Stewardship 2024
October 25, 2024
Hamburg, NY
Save the date!! The event is one of 4 across the US and is a two-day educational experience featuring low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, Beef Quality Assurance educational sessions, facility design sessions, and industry updates.
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