ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension are offering regional Cow Comfort Workshops for freestall and tie stall barns. Cow Comfort Workshops are an educational program for farmers, employees and agriservice professionals who work directly with dairy cows. The workshops will cover economics of improving cow comfort, stall design and management, stocking density, heat abatement, and effects on production.
Two separate sessions will be held: one to focus on freestall cow comfort and one to focus on tie stall cow comfort. Each session will include an on-farm portion where attendees walk through and assess facilities.
Each Cow Comfort Workshop is a day-long program held from 9:30 am to 3 pm. The program will be held on farm with a combination of presentations, demonstrations, farm walk-throughs and discussion. Each site is managed independently and registration fees may apply. Contact the site coordinator for more information.
Freestall Cow Comfort Workshops
Featured Speaker
Rick Grant, PhD, President of Miner Institute
Dr. Grant is well-known for his research surrounding stocking density and time budgets for dairy cattle.
Dec 2 — NWNY
Mulligan Farms, 5403 Barber Rd, Avon
Registration or Questions:
Brandie Waite 585.343.3040 ext 138 bls238@cornell.edu
nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/events.php
Dec 3 — SCNY
Preble Hill Dairy,
6993 W Bennett Hollow Rd, Preble
Registration: Shannon Myers tlm92@cornell.edu | 607.391.2662
Questions: Betsy Hicks bjh246@cornell.edu
Dec 4 — CNY
Envision Dairy LLC, 568 Langley Rd, Amsterdam
Registration or Questions: herkimer@cornell.edu | 315.866.7920
Dec 6 — NNY
Scotty’s Diner, 1049 US-11, Moira
Registration or Questions:
Tatum Langworthy
tlm92@cornell.edu| | 315.788.8450 |reg.cce.cornell.edu/freestall2019_10512
Tie Stall Cow Comfort Workshops
Featured Speaker
Dan McFarland, Penn State
Dan McFarland is known for his research surrounding heat stress abatement techniques and stall, barn and ventilation design.
Dec 9 — NNY
203 N Hamilton St, Watertown
Registration or Questions:
Tatum Langworthy
tlm92@cornell.edu | 315.788.8450 reg.cce.cornell.edu/tiestall2019_10512
Dec 10 — NWNY
Daryl Martin’s Farm
2086 Havens Corners Rd, Penn Yan
Registration or Questions: Brandie Waite 585.343.3040 ext. 138 | bls238@cornell.edu
nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/events.php
Dec 12 — CNY
Ju-Vindale Holsteins, 2074 Ballina Rd, Cazenovia
Registration or Questions: herkimer@cornell.edu | 315.866.7920
Dec 13 — SCNY
Flemingville United Methodist Church,
540 W Creek Rd, Owego and visiting
Todd and Josie Spencer’s Dairy Farm, 3657 West Creek Rd, Newark Valley
Registration: Shannon Myers srm242@cornell.edu | 607.391.2662 reg.cce.cornell.edu/freestall2019_10512
Questions: Betsy Hicks bjh246@cornell.edu
Dec 2 — NWNY
Mulligan Farms, 5403 Barber Rd, Avon
Registration or Questions:
Brandie Waite 585.343.3040 ext 138 bls238@cornell.edu nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/events.php
PRO-DAIRY has been focused on enhancing New York’s dairy industry through education and applied research since 1988. Visit PRO-DAIRY online at prodairy.cals.cornell.edu.
–College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell University
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