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earlier monthsNovember 2018
Farm Business Evaluation & Branching into New Business Opportunities
November 9 - November 16, 2018
Two-Part Course, November 9th & 16th, 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Penn Yan, NY
This two-part course will cover how to evaluate the profitability of your operation, effective bookkeeping for farms, and how to evaluate risk and profit potential of new or expanded enterprises to your farm.
December 2018
2018 Feed Dealer Seminar with guest speakers Dr. Tom Overton and Dr. Kristan Reed, Ph.D.
December 14, 2018
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. with lunch provided
Batavia, NY
The Feed Dealer Seminars are specifically targeted for nutritionists, veterinarians, crop and management consultants, extension educators, and dairy producers with specific interest in nutrition-oriented topics. They are designed to blend the latest concepts in feeding and other management aspects of dairies with field level application. They have been conducted annually as a road show with multiple sites in New York for many years with an additional Vermont location held during the past several years in collaboration with the Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance.
January 2019
Raising Beef Dairy Crosses
January 8 - January 9, 2019
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Canandaigua and Warsaw, NY
The NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team is planning two evening meetings to learn more about the opportunities and challenges with raising dairy crossbred calves.
Corn Congress - Batavia Location
January 9, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Batavia, NY
Please join the NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crop Program's team for our annual Corn Congress. DEC re-certification points and Certified Crop Adviser credits available, so bring your picture ID. Lunch is included. Hear from program-related professionals and visit with our sponsoring vendors. Register Now!
Corn Congress - Waterloo Location
January 10, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Waterloo, NY
Please join the NWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crop Program's team for our annual Corn Congress. DEC re-certification points and Certified Crop Adviser credits available, so bring your picture ID. Lunch is included. Hear from program-related professionals and visit with our sponsoring vendors. Register Now!
Becker Forum
January 14, 2019
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Liverpool, NY
Farm Labor: Farm Employment Practices, Planning for the Future
Federal labor policy, sexual harassment law compliance, employee housing management, financing and managing farm worker housing, updates from the NY Departments of Labor and Health, and more.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
January 17, 2019
8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. $25 includes lunch and a manual
WARSAW, NY
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This 8-hour training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to appropriate care. Register online here: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MentalHealthFirstAidTraining_10508 or email lma96@cornell.edu.
NYBPA Winter Management Meeting- "Dairy cross bred calf - opportunity for the dairy & beef industry"
January 18, 2019
9:45 a.m. Welcome - 5:00 p.m. Adjournment
East Syracuse, NY
On January 18, 2018 in Syracuse, the New York Beef Producer's Association is presenting a day-long session on the cross bred dairy calf. Speakers will include farmers and extension professionals with experience in this field. The keynote speaker will be from Wulf Genetics working with Genex to supply beef bulls of various breeds to use on Jersey and Holstein cows. To date they have raised and finished over 50,000 cross bred calves. Plan to spend the day and learn about how this enterprise may fit in your dairy operation to provide another source of cash flow. For more information, please contact Brenda Bippert, NYBPA Executive Secretary, nybeefproducers@aol.com, (716) 902-4305, or http://www.nybpa.org/abwc.htm
Labor Road Show II - Canandaigua ***CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER/TRAVEL ADVISORY** *
January 31, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Canandaigua, NY
If you have employees, then you need to be at the New York Labor Road Show II. Experts from farms, private industry and the university will focus on critical topics that affect all farm employers including: employee housing, onboarding, sexual harassment prevention, employee engagement , safety, wage and hour laws, and worker care.
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Upcoming Events
Cornell Cow Convos Podcast- Episode 8 Release
April 25, 2024
Cornell Cow Convos-Episode 8
Western NY Value-Added Dairy Discussion Group: Jess May- Farm Credit East Webinar
May 2, 2024 : Value-Added Dairy Discussion Group Webinar: Jess May- Farm Credit East
Western NY Value-Added Dairy Discussion Group: Eden Valley Creamery
May 3, 2024
South Dayton, NY
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