One-day on-farm program offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY. Presented in English and Spanish.
This one-day program offered at regional sites beginning October 27 provides on-farm training for dairy farm employees and managers who want to learn more about and improve the feeding process. Each site features hands-on activities and demonstrations, presented in both English and Spanish. The program runs 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Registration opens at 9:30 AM. Cost is $50 and includes lunch. Thank you to program sponsors Alltech, Lallemand and Progressive Dairy Solutions.
Topics
- Economics and importance of feeding and feed management
- Dry matter and feeder math basics: how to measure DM and refusals, and adjust ration
- Feed consistency and TMR audits
- Troubleshooting mixer wagons
- Bunk silo management, map out bunk, packing density and preservation, and feed out
- Safety
Who Should Attend
- Currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of feeding activities
- Interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase knowledge of cow feeding
- Interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on farm
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