New York Beef Producers' Association Regional Meetings Have Been Scheduled
Amy Barkley, Team Leader & Livestock Specialist
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
The New York Beef Producer's Association has scheduled their regional meetings. Meetings will include a lunch or dinner, business meeting, and presentations on timely beef industry topics. Membership in the NYBPA isn't required to attend the meetings.
Region 2: Saturday, March 14th - Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds Corporate Building at 6:00pm. The cost is is $30/adult, $15/youth. Reservations can be made by contacting Ted Card (716-664-3339 or lvg1259@netsync.net) or Amanda Dackowsky (716-432-9871 or ladack8489@gmail.com) by March 7th. More details can be found here: https://swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1127
Region 1: Monday, March 16th - Whistle Stop Inn, 1338 Exchange St., Alden at 6:00pm. The cost is $20/person. Reservations can be made by contacting Alana Welker (585-721-0677 or Alana.keppler@gmail.com) by March 8th. More details can be found here: https://swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1128
Region 4: Saturday, March 28th - Belmont American Legion, 29 Schuyler St., Belmont at 1:00pm. The cost is $10/adult, $5/youth Reservations can be made by contacting Barb Benjamin (585-610-6536 or lightenliz62@yahoo.com) by March 20th. More details can be found here: https://swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1129
Upcoming Events
2026 Multi-Species Pasture Walk at the Vanstrom Homestead
June 20, 2026 : 2026 Multi-Species Pasture Walk at the Vanstrom Homestead
Kennedy, NY
Our team is partnering with Chautauqua Co Soil and Water, WNY Crop Mangement, and the Vanstrom Homestead to bring you a pasture walk and hands-on workshop series. Topics include multi-species grazing, forage sampling/results interpretation, soil sampling/results interpretation, and a high tensile fence installment.
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - Cornell Lake Erie Research & Extension Laboratory (Portland, NY)
June 23, 2026
Portland, 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.
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026 - CCE Allegany County (Belmont, NY)
June 24, 2026
Belmont, 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.
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