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Automated Health Monitoring Systems for Dairy Workshop

Event Details

Date

October 24, 2025

Time

10am-2:30pm

Location

Cornell University Ruminant Center (CURC) Admin Building
100 Cornell Lane
Harford, NY 13053

Cost

Free Registration - English session : Free

Free registration - Spanish session : Free

Host

South Central New York Dairy & Field Crops

Presentation by Dr Julio Giordano, Cornell University

Learn about practical application for several types of Automated Health Monitoring Systems, including

SCR collars, Smaxtec boluses, Afi collars, Cattle Eye, Cainthu and more

Review of live CURC dairy farm data
See cow alerts on the computer, and
Assess health of the cow being alerted in the barn

Get your monitoring system questions answered by Dr Giordano!

** This workshop is also available in Spanish!! Please indicate in the registration if you'll want to attend the Spanish session! **

This workshop is open to all dairy farmers, those that have monitoring systems or those thinking about adapting a new system. The workshop is free to attend, but registration is REQUIRED.

Lunch is provided at no charge!

Dairy

Livestock

Grazing

Forages

Grains

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