Event Details
Date
December 3, 2019
Time
9:30am - 3:00pm
Location
Preble Hill Farm
6993 W Bennett Hollow Rd
Preble, NY 13141
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
Pre-Registration Deadline: December 2, 2019
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Cow Comfort Program - Freestall
December 3, 2019
One day cow comfort program for freestall barns, featuring Dr Rick Grant from Miner Institute as guest speaker.
- Economics
- Stall design, bedding management
- Stocking density
- Heat abatement
- Assessment w/ host farm walkthrough
This program is open to all dairy farmers, employees or agriservice that want to learn more about improving cow comfort in freestall facilities. Participants will leave the class with a template for assessing cow comfort in other facilities.
REGISTRATION WILL BE CAPPED AT 20 PARTICIPANTS, SO SIGN UP EARLY!!
The program is FREE and includes lunch, thanks to generous sponsorship by Cargill.
Program is also generously supported by NY Farm Viability Institute.
Cow Comfort Flyer (PDF; 1159KB)
