Calf Management On-Farm Tour
Event Details
Date
August 25, 2021
Time
12-2pm
Location
Grimshaw Dairy
9922 County Rte 152
Adams, NY 13605
Cost
Free Registration : Free
Host
North Country Regional Ag TeamLindsay Ferlito
607-592-0290
email Lindsay Ferlito
Grimshaw Dairy is proud to host a farm tour focusing on calf care, cow comfort, and transition cow facilities as it related to a NY Farm Viability Institute grant project over the last two years. CCE Regional Dairy Specialists will go over results and benchmarks from assessments of these areas from all 15 farms involved in the study, and Grimshaws will share areas they've worked to improve related to calf barn facilities and management, as well as give a farm tour and answer questions about their value-added operation. The tour is free to all participants, but registration is required.
Pizza and milk will be provided thanks to NYFVI grant funding.
* NON-VACCINATED ATTENDEES MUST WEAR A MASK AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE *
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