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  • PRO-DAIRY
  • CCE
  • Dairy
  • Animal Science

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

Location:

Murcrest Farm
31721 NY-12
Copenhagen, NY 13626

Morning Session

Location:

Tally Ho Restaurant
156 Main Streeet
Richfield Springs, NY 13439

Afternoon Session

Location:

Woodlawn Dairy Farm
156 Main St
Richfield Springs, NY 13439

November 4

Location:

East River Dairy
4979 E River Crossing Rd.
Cortland, NY 13045

November 8

Location:

Oakwood Dairy
1290 Chamberlain Rd
Auburn, NY 13021

Location:

Karr Dairy Farm
1451 Dennis Rd
Hornell, NY 14843

November 10

Location:

Old Acres Farm
7863 Route 39
Perry, NY 14530

November 11

Location:

Bonna Terra Farm
2460 Cox Rd
West Bloomfield, NY 14469

Registration

Cost: $50 per person

Contact your local regional CCE ag team to register.

More information about this event.

Contact Information

Kathy Barrett

  • kfb3 [at] cornell.edu

Departments

PRO-DAIRY

Animal Science

Sponsors

We appreciate the generous support of our industry sponsors.

  • Alltech
  • Lallemand

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