Event Details

Date

March 21, 2014

Time

9 am - 3 pm

Location

SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY 13408

Cost

$18.00


Host

CCE Madison County

315-684-3001


Winter Dairy Management School

March 21, 2014


2014 Winter Dairy Management at Morrisville State College
Friday, March 21
Crawford Hall, Lecture Rm #103

9:30-Registration

10am-10:15-Welcome and program overview by local staff (15min)

10:15-11:00 am Business Planning for a Successful Project. The New York Dairy Acceleration Program
(45mins including Q&A)
Why Develop A Project Business Plan? A well thought out business plan allows you to organize your thoughts, seek input from key people and ask the hard questions to make sure the dream can become reality! Additionally, The New York Dairy Acceleration Program offers farmers assistance in developing business plans. This presentation will provide information on the value and key components of business plans and an overview of the Dairy Acceleration Program and what it can offer producers.
Presented by Betsey Howland, PRO-DAIRY Extension Support Specialist, Dairy Profit Monitor, ProDairy, Cornell University

11:00-12:00 - Low Cost Parlors- Options and Considerations (45min, 15min Q&A)
Remodeling or adding a low cost parlor requires good planning, design, and sometimes creative solutions to problems posed by the existing facility.
Presented by Dave Balbian, Dairy Specialist with the CNY Dairy & Field Crops Team

12:00-12:45pm Box Lunch

12:45-1:45 - Budgeting for a Dairy Modernization Capital Investment in a Realistic Way
(45min, 15 min Q&A) Being able to realistically budget for a dairy modernization project is crucial to making a sound decision and ensuring a successful implementation.
Presented by Dave Balbian, Dairy Specialist with the CNY Dairy & Field Crops Team

1:45-2:30- Parlors - Typical Intervals for Maintenance and Improved Numbers Game
(45min including Q&A) The major costs of operating a milking parlor lie in the capital investment of the parlor and the labor used to operate the parlor. One of the goals of the milking center is to milk a certain number of cows in a specific amount of time. Parlor efficiencies and equipment maintenance are two key components that keep the milking center operating on a routine schedule. Spreading out the costs of the parlor and the labor used to operate the parlor can be done by improving parlor efficiencies. Parlor efficiencies can be analyzed in terms of hundredweights shipped per milker, pounds of milk harvested per stall and cows milked per hour to name a few. Dr. Watters will address these important factors.
Presented by Dr. Rick Watters, DVM, PhD - Sr. Extension Veterinarian, Quality Milk Promotion Services

2:30-3:15pm-. Robotic Milking Systems-Different Management System (45min including Q&A)
There has been increasing interest in robotic milking systems in the last 5 years or so. Although still not the norm, there are more and more farmers installing them in our region. Consequently, we are gaining more information on when these systems are a good choice for producers and how they manage them.
Presented by Kathy Barrett, Senior Extension Associate, Dairy Management, Pro-Dairy, Cornell University

3:15-Wrap up-local staff

Program and lunch fee is $18 per person. Pre-registration is required by Thursday, March 13th. Either call (315) 684-3001 or register online at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/WDMMOrrisville_225.
Box lunches will be available between12:00-12:45pm the day of the event.

This program is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County in cooperation with PRO-DAIRY and Cornell University.


Program Description with Detail (PDF; 192KB)


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If you answered Yes to any question, The Northeast Region National Grazing Lands Coalition, the Cornell Cooperative Extension SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team, and Angus Glen Farm are teaming up to showcase The first ever Bale Grazing Winter Pasture Walk!

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Announcements

Farm Participants Needed for Bale Grazing Grant!

Information on the Project:  
  • Approximately 10 acres total needed to bale graze two different bale densities
  • "Core" farms will graze two winters, "Demo" farms will graze one winter.
  • Payments for both "Core" farms and "Demo" farms
  • Baseline soil sampling by bale grazing team
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  • Late season clipping if residual not trampled down by farm
Interested farms can enroll for this winter or next.

Looking for 2-3 dairy farms to enroll! If interested, please reach out to Betsy Hicks, 607.391.2673 or bjh246@cornell.edu 


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Dairy Acceleration Program Funds Available

Funds available for the
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Guidelines remain the same DAP covers 80% of the cost up to the value of the award and the farm is responsible for 20%.  Visit https://prodairy.cals.cornell.edu/dairy-acceleration/

2018 Drug Residue Prevention Manual

For more than 30 years, the U.S. dairy industry has focused educational efforts on the judicious use of antibiotics through the annual publication of a Best Practices Manual. The 2018 edition of the National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management? Milk and Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Manual is the primary educational tool for dairy farm managers throughout the country on the judicious and responsible use of antibiotics, including avoidance of drug residues in milk and meat.

The manual is a quick resource to review those antibiotics approved for dairy animals and can also be used as an educational tool and resource for farm managers as they develop on-farm best management practices necessary to avoid milk and meat residues. Visit the Manual and Form Library to download copies of this important tool!



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ProDairy Forage Management

Are you prepared to change your routine this spring?

By: Joe Lawrence, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and Ron Kuck, Cornell Cooperative Extension North Country Regional Ag Team


While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many "rites of spring," and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new seedings, planting corn and harvesting first cutting, and are often performed in this order.

We are optimistic that the upcoming turn in weather will allow these task to be accomplished in a timely manner, but at this point it is time to ask yourself: Are you willing to change your spring routine?

In addition to adverse weather it is no secret that everyone is facing extremely tight economic times, and dealing with forage inventories of poor digestibility forages from 2017. This combination of factors makes it more critical than ever to be ready to tackle the task that will have the most impact on your business at the proper time.

Recent reference articles on dealing with tough times:
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First Cutting
The number one focus should be on timely harvest of first cutting.
• Park the corn planter when a field of first cutting is ready for harvest.
o Monitoring 1st cut harvest timing
• Approach harvest by the acre, not by the field. Be ready to skip over a field that has passed its optimum harvest stage.
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o Strategic Forage Storage Planning
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Corn Planting
The window for planting for silage is generally wider than for grain, which is why first cutting can and should take priority over corn planting. However, in the event of extreme delays in planting corn, performance will diminish with late plantings. If corn planting progresses into late May or early June, begin to consider alternative options for those acres. Previous research from Cornell and Penn State suggest a 0.5 to 1 ton/acre per week decline in silage yield for planting after mid to late May.

Multi-Tasking
First and foremost during a time of year that can be very busy and stressful, taking every precaution to keep your team safe is critical.

The idea of fitting all of this work into a condensed time period, and still getting key tasks completed before critical deadlines can seem impossible, but year after year many find unique ways to get it all done. Consider working with neighbors, custom operators or renting equipment to accomplish these key tasks on time.

If you currently utilize custom operators, now is a good time to set up a time to meet with them and make sure you are on the same page to get tasks accomplished in the time-frame needed. Make sure that your expectations and goals are clearly defined. They will also be under stress to fit their work into a condensed period and meet their customers' expectations, so defining expectations and pre-planning how to most efficiently get the work accomplished when the custom operator arrives can go a long way to increase the chances for success.



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Energy Audit Options
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For more information and the NYSERDA Agriculture Energy Audit Program Application click here


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