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Events & Programs

Committed to excellence in educational programming

PRO-DAIRY is proud of its vital role in leading education and applied research in support of New York's dairy industry. We're committed to excellence in educational programming and offer industry conferences and events, regional programs and online programming and materials. These events and programs provide information, research results and training from industry leaders to dairy producers, agriservice professionals, veterinarians and extension employees across New York state.

Upcoming Events

grassland injection equipment

Workshop

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MANURE ROADSHOW
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Grassland Manure Injection Field Days Live manure application equipment demonstrations, grassland injection With site-specific focuses
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  • CCE
  • Dairy
Solids bedding on a dairy farms

Workshop

Optimizing Management of Manure Solids Bedding
An On-Farm Tour Offered by PRO-DAIRY, SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, NYFVI Showcasing practical knowledge from a recent NYFVI funded project “Evaluating the Sustainable Use of Manure Solids as Dairy Cattle Bedding”. Includes a tour of the farm's...
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • CCE
  • Dairy

Conferences

Conference

Operations Managers Conference

This event provides an opportunity for people responsible for day-to-day activities to increase their management and operations skills while interacting with other managers. 

 

Conference

Herd Health & Nutrition Conference

This annual conference provides an opportunity for dairy producers, veterinarians, feed industry representatives and agriservice personnel to increase their knowledge of current herd health and nutrition management techniques while interacting with other professionals.

Conference

Northeast Dairy Management Conference

This biennial conference offers high-quality programing targeted to progressive dairy farmers in the Northeast, with a mission to provide the latest information on current trends and topics in the dairy industry through dynamic and informative sessions designed to re-energize businesses and improve performance. 

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dairy cows in a freestall barn
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Training

Webinars

Educational materials presented live online and also posted as a recording.

Online courses

Dairy management related courses presented online by faculty and staff from Cornell University and PRO-DAIRY.

Regional programs

Programs presented around New York state that are a collaborative effort of PRO-DAIRY staff, faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension regional specialists.

Resources

Conference Proceedings and Recordings

Recent conference proceedings, virtual event recordings and other resources are available for purchase online.

e-Leader

A monthly newsletter to an email list of over 7,000 producers, agriservice and legislators. This list is also used for program, webinar and forage management updates.

The Manager

Through a useful combination of research updates, on-farm practices, economic analysis, how-to’s and action steps on every aspect of managing a dairy business, PRO-DAIRY uses The Manager to strengthen New York’s dairy industry and as a key method for PRO-DAIRY staff to share their expertise statewide.

Podcasts

Listen to podcasts on key aspects of dairy farm production

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