• Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
  • Agriculture and Food Systems

Topics Covered During Feeder School: 

  • Economics and importance of feeding and feed management
  • Dry matter and feeder math basics: how to measure DM and refusals, and adjust ration
  • Feed consistency and TMR audits
  • Troubleshooting mixer wagons
  • Bunk silo management, map out bunk, packing density and preservation, and feed out
  • Safety

Who Should Attend: 

  • Currently feeding dairy cows and want to learn more about the how and why of feeding activities.
  • Interested in becoming a cow feeder and want to increase knowledge of cow feeding.
  • Interested in learning more about how to improve the feeding process on the farm.

Lunch included.  Presented in both English and Spanish.

Date & Time

November 3, 2026
9:30 am - 3:30 pm

More information about this event.

Contact Information

  • cnydlfc [at] cornell.edu

Cost

$50.00

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