To Keep or Not to Keep: Dairy Welfare and Profitability Considerations
Join Statewide Dairy Specialists and PRO-DAIRY for an insightful webinar series discussing various aspects of dairy cattle culling management.
To Keep or Not to Keep (PDF; 5528KB)
Event Details
Date
January 21, 2025
January 28, 2025
February 4, 2025
February 11, 2025
February 18, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 4, 2025
Time
12pm EST
Location
Zoom
Host
Regional Dairy Specialists and PRO-Dairy
Join Statewide Dairy Specialists and PRO-DAIRY every Tuesday at 12pm for an insightful webinar series discussing various aspects of dairy cattle culling management. Topics include:
January 21 Longevity- Dr. Kaitlyn Briggs, fairlife
January 28 Economics and Data for Culling- Dr. Miel Hostens, Cornell CALS
February 4 Transport Issues for Calves - Dr. Catie Cramer, Colorado State University
February 11 Calf and Heifer Welfare at Culling- Margaret Quaassdorff, CCE NWNY Team
February 18 Cow Welfare at Culling - Dr. Julia Herman, NCBA and Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell PRO-DAIRY
February 25 Managing Euthanasia - Dr. Jennifer Walker, Dairy Kind and Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz, CCE NWNY Team
March 4 Maximizing Harvest Value - Dr. Julia Herman, NCBA
To register visit: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3V8B_M-eTUam2K9603Vj6Q
Registration is free for the series due to the generous support of our sponsors:
Farm Credit East, Feed Works, Zoetis
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The NWNY Team is Hiring!
We are pleased to announce the Small Farms and Livestock Specialist position has been posted. The posting will close on Tuesday, September 30th.Please share this with your networks and potentially interested candidates.
The links to the posting are:
?€? Cornell Careers: http://tiny.cc/Farm_Livestock_54721
?€? Academic Jobs Online (AJO): https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30428
The applicants submit their application materials via AJO (Academic Jobs Online).