Feeder School 2022
Event Details
Date
November 3, 2022
Time
9:30am - 3pm
Location
Morning: Tally-Ho Restaurant. Afternoon: Woodlawn Dairy Farm
156 Main St
Richfield Springs, NY 13439
Cost
Registration : $50.00
(addl attendee $50.00 ea.)
Host
Central New York Dairy and Field CropsDave Balbian
518-312-3593
email Dave Balbian
Morning Session & Lunch: Tally-Ho Restaurant, 156 Main St., Richfield Springs, NY 13439
Afternoon Session: Woodlawn Dairy, 201 Dugan Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439 (Less than 10 minutes from Tally Ho)
Registration is $50 per person, and registration is due by October 31.
Who Should Attend:
- Those who are currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of what they're doing.
- Those who are interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase their knowledge of cow feeding.
- Anyone interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on their farm.
Topics Covered:
- Economic analysis and importance of the feeder
- 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
This event is sponsored by Alltech and Lallemand.
Other locations available:
- Nov 2: Jefferson County
- Nov 4: Cortland County, East River Dairy, 4979 East River Crossing Rd., Cortland, NY 13045. Contact Betsy Hicks at 607-391-2673 or bjh246@cornell.edu for more information.
- Nov 8: Cayuga County
- Nov 9: Allegheny or Cattaraugus County
- Nov 10: Wyoming County
- Nov 11: Ontario County
Each region will offer separate registrations for their program. Contact your local Regional Ag Team or Kathy Barrett, Cornell ProDairy at 607-229-4357 or kfb3@cornell.edu with any questions.
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