Offered in English & Spanish at each site
Featuring stations with mostly hands-on activities and demonstrations
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
Topics covered
- 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
Date & Time
October 31, 2024 - November 14, 2024
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
More information about this event.
Contact Information
Kathy Barrett
- kfb3 [at] cornell.edu
Speaker
Departments
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