WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension North Country Regional Ag Team is hosting their annual Dairy Day program virtually this year. This program will be live across 3 days (January 18-20th, 2022 from 12:00-2:15pm (EST). Each day will have one of the following overarching themes: Dairy Markets & Business, local NY Dairy Research Updates, and Animal Welfare and Industry Sustainability. Each session features excellent speakers who have cutting edge research and insights to share with participants. Please review the table above for specific speaker and topics areas. This virtual program is open to everyone– we encourage producers, industry consultants, extension specialists, and agribusinesses to attend.
All sessions will be offered online via Zoom. To register, please visit https://ncrat.cce.cornell.edu/event_preregistration_new.php?id=1751, or contact Tatum Langworthy (315-788-8450, tlm92@cornell.edu). Registration is now open and is FREE. This program is in part sponsored by Northern NY Agricultural Development Program grant funding. For more information please contact Tatum Langworthy.
Date | Speaker, Topic |
January 18, Dairy Markets & Business | Dr. Bob Ceglowski, Finding and Keeping Employees |
Dr. Chris Wolf, Dairy Market Update | |
Jason Karszes, NY Dairy Business Benchmarks | |
January 19, NY Dairy Research Updates | Tim Terry, NNYADP Calf Ventilation Update |
Casey Havekes, NNYADP Transition Cow Health Update | |
Lindsay Ferlito, NYFVI On-Farm Management Update | |
Dr. Kristan Reed, NYFVI Forage Variability Update | |
Dr. Rich Stup, NY Dairy Labor Update | |
Emily Freed, Heat Stress on NY Dairies Update | |
January 20, Animal Welfare & Industry Sustainability | Alycia Drwencke, Dehorning Best Management Practices |
Dr. Trevor DeVries, Transition Cow Welfare | |
Dr. Kristen Gaddis, Dairy Genetics Updates |
–Cornell Cooperative Extension North Country Regional Ag Team