Whole farm efficiency webinar series

Topics and Speakers

Precision Feeding

• Margaret Quaassdorff, MS, Dairy Management Specialist, NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team; Betsy Hicks, MS  Dairy Management Specialist, SCNY  Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team; Joe Lawrence, MS, CCA, Dairy Forage Systems Management, Cornell PRO-DAIRY

Leading for Performance: How to get the very best from your team!

• Richard Stup, PhD, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development, The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

Designing Feeding Programs for Dairy Profitability

• Dr. Barry Bradford, Professor, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University

Building Efficiency and Effectiveness into Employee Onboarding

• Mary Kate MacKenzie, Dairy Farm Business Specialist, Cornell PRO-DAIRY

Managing for High Milk Quality 

• Dr. Paul Virkler, Quality Milk Production Services, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Managing Transition Cows 

• Thomas R. Overton, PhD, Professor and Chair, Director, PRO-DAIRY program, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University

Use of Colostrum to Maximize the Benefits for Your Farm 

• Dr. Sabine Mann, Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University,  College of Veterinary Medicine

Improving Dairy Herd Performance and Management with Targeted Reproductive Management Programs 

• Julio O. Giordano, DVM, MS, PhD, Associate Professor, Dairy Cattle Biology and Management, Cornell University

Managing Reproductive Programs

• Matias Stangaferro, DVM, MSc, PhD, Animal Health & Production Consultant, Dairy Health and Management Services, Lowville, NY

Managing Dairy Replacements 

• Margaret Quaassdorff, MS, Dairy Management Specialist, NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team. Betsy Hicks, MS, Dairy Management Specialist, SCNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team