Cornell Cooperative Extension

Cayuga County
Dairy cattle in the Cornell Dairy Research Center in Harford, NY (Cornell University Photography).
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Dairy cattle in the Cornell Dairy Research Center

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Dairy Feeder School

  • Thursday, October 31, 2024, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM

This one day, on-farm training for dairy farm feeders will be offered in English and Spanish at each site.  There will be stations with hands-on activities/demonstrations.

Topics Covered Include:

  • 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

Fee

$50.00 includes lunch (addl attendee $50.00 ea.)

Learn More

https://scnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=2463

Register

Registration on-site at 9:30am

Contact

Kathy Barrett
Cornell PRO-DAIRY
kfb3@cornell.edu
607-229-4357

Location

Twin Birch Dairy
1872 Benson Rd
Skaneateles, New York 13152

Last updated October 9, 2024

 

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