Dairy Farm Feeder School

Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY

October 24, 2022 Sarah S News Team DHIA, News 0

Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension

This one-day program provides on-farm training for dairy farm employees and managers who want to learn more about and improve the feeding process.  Each site will feature hands-on activities and demonstrations, presented in both English and Spanish.

Dairy cows in Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Dairy Barn.

Topics

  • Economics and Importance of feeder center analysis
  • Dry Matter and Feeder Math-basics, how to measure, work it into ratio, refusals, adjust ration based on DM, feed software
  • Feed Consistency-TMR audits
  • Trouble Shooting Mixer Wagons
  • Bunker Management, drone demonstration/map out bunk, bunk silo management, packing Density & Preservation
  • Safety

Dates and Locations

  • Northern New York
November 2 – Jefferson County
  • Central New York
November 3 – Herkimer County
  • South Central New York

November 4 – Cortland County

November 8 – Cayuga County

  • Northwest New York

November 10 – Wyoming County

November 11 – Ontario County

Registration

Cost: $50 per person

Contact your local regional CCE ag team to register.

More information about this event.

Contact Information

Kathy Barrett

Departments

PRO-DAIRY
Cornell Cooperative Extension

Animal Science

Sponsors

We appreciate the generous support of our industry sponsors.

  • Alltech
  • Lallemand





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