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March 2016

Winter Dairy Management - Transition Cows: How to get Fresh Cows off to a Great Start

March 2, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Batavia, NY

In a low milk price environment, preventing disruptions in the most important period of a cow's productive life - the transition phase - is a wise way to help weather the storm.

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Pork Producer Informational Meeting

March 4, 2016
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Canandaigua, NY

Pork producers interested in learning more about a potential new market opportunity are invited to attend a Pork Producer Workshop.

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Producing Quality Beef: Adding Value to Feeder Cattle

March 10, 2016
5:30 p.m.
Portageville, NY

Prevention is key to beef herd health. Amy Cornwell, with Zoetis will talk about vaccines to consider in the development of an effective cow/calf operation and pre-conditioning (weaning) health program. Mike Baker, Cornell University Beef Cattle Extension Specialist will review Feeder Calf marketing pools and New York feeding trials to assess health and nutrition programs conducted this past fall. Lynn Bliven and Nancy Glazier will provide an update of where we are with feeder calf pools in WNY.

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April 2016

Precision Agriculture Day

April 4, 2016
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Batavia, NY

Have you mastered Precision Agriculture technology and want to take it to the next level?
Are you mystified by this advanced technology, but are ready to start learning?
Are you a student looking for different and exciting career options?
Join an international consultant and local experts as we discuss Precision Agricultural technology an how it impacts you!

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Hoof Health Solutions Course - Western Region Class

April 19 - April 20, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pavilion, NY

This course will focus on lameness detection and treating lame cows. Training your team to identify and treat lame cows is of utmost importance for animal welfare!

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CANCELED Footbath Treatment - Western Region

April 19, 2016
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Pavilion, NY

Discussion will focus on options for footbath treatments and will be targeted for farm owners/managers. Led by Chip Hendrickson

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CLASS FULL Hoof Health Solutions Course - Eastern Region Class

April 21 - April 22, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Newark, NY

This course will focus on lameness detection and treating lame cows. Training your team to identify and treat lame cows is of utmost importance for animal welfare!

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Footbath Treatment - Eastern Region

April 21, 2016
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Canandaigua, NY

Discussion will focus on options for footbath treatments and will be targeted for farm owners/managers. Led by Chip Hendrickson

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May 2016

Livestock Discussion Meeting

May 3, 2016
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Canandaigua, NY

This will be an informal meeting where Leith MacKenzie of Sweet Grass Meats will join us to speak about his 11 years of experience marketing locally raised livestock. This will be a great opportunity to hear directly from a producer about building their operation over time. There will be no charge for this group, but if you plan on attending, please register in advance.

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Webinar: Strategies for Nonpregnancy Diagnosis in Dairy Cows

May 9, 2016
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Warsaw, NY

Early identification of nonpregnant cows is key to any reproductive program. Presented by Paul Fricke from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Paul will discuss the latest data on traditional and emerging methods of nonpregnancy diagnosis and the best ways to incorporate these technologies to improve reproductive performance on your farm This webinar is sponsored by Hoard's Dairyman and Parnell.

Please RSVP by May 6 to: Zach Amey at 585-786-2251 x123 or zta3@cornell.edu

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