Margaret Quaassdorff
Dairy Management SpecialistCCE Genesee County
420 East Main Street
Batavia, NY 14020
cell 585-405-2567
email Margaret
Areas of Interest
Dairy Production and Nutrition Management, Precision Dairy, Value-Added Dairy, Beef x Dairy
Margaret has both practical experience and technical knowledge as a dairy herd manager, in research, and in industry. She began her career as a Herd Management Intern at the Miner Institute and in 2015, Margaret earned her MS in Dairy Science and Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She worked as a dairy nutritionist and management consultant for several years before managing a robotic teaching dairy in Iowa. She has served as a Dairy Management Specialist for the Cornell Cooperative Extension Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team since 2018, and her teaching and on-farm research efforts center around cow and calf health management and nutrition with a focus on dairy technology. She also has a passion for cow behavior, value-added dairy enterprises including beef x dairy, and agritourism.
Dairy
Livestock
Grazing
Forages
Grains
Upcoming Events
Hands-On Calving Training - Niagara County
October 10, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Niagara County (English)
Lockport, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.
October 10, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Niagara County (Spanish)
Lockport, NY
Larger Herd, Low-Overhead Dairy Grazing Field Day
October 10, 2024
Dansville, NY
Join us at the farm of Holly Burley Moore for a discussion on how she keeps her overhead costs low on her 550 head grazing dairy.
Hands-On Calving Training - Ontario County
October 16, 2024 : Hands-On Calving Training - Ontario County (English)
Canandaigua, NY
To assist or not to assist? That is (one of) the questions dairy farm personnel have while working in the maternity area on a farm.
This workshop will teach best calving management practices to minimize stillbirth rates and improve calf and cow health during and directly after the calving process.