SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The Dairy Feeders Mini-School will be held Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 12:30pm – 3:00pm at Twin-Birch Dairy, 820 Lacy Road, Skaneateles, NY.
For the past 4 years Shop Meetings have been hosted by a local farm and held in their barns or heated workshops. Shop Meetings are an opportunity to hear from local farms and industry experts, to encourage conversation and sharing amongst the county’s farms.
We’ll start at the farm shop on Lacy Road and focus on critical control points on the most important piece of equipment on the farm-the TMR Mixer. Discussion will focus on levelness of mixer, mix fill, mix time, equipment wear and tear and how that impacts TMR consistency.
We can then move to dairy barn to examine feed consistency/TMR audit and cow feeding behavior. We can also look at feed center, location and loading of ingredients, bunk silo management, packing density & preservation.
Bring your camp chair and come out! Cornell Extension supplies coffee and donuts. No registration necessary
Upcoming Shop Meetings
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:30pm – 3:00pm
Fertilizer Efficiency and Value of Manure
Daly Farms 11032 State Route 34, Cato, NY
• What is the fertilizer replacement value of manure?
• 4R approach to maximizing fertilizer and nutrient efficiency
**DEC credits pending and **CCA Credits pending
Questions or directions contact Ron Kuck, 315-704-8810, rak76@cornell.edu
–Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County
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