COLUMBUS, Ohio As dairy farms become larger, dairy owners must hire more people to do more specialized jobs. If these new employees aren’t trained property, a farm’s milk quality and production levels could suffer, said Maurice East ridge, Ohio Slate University Ex tension dairy farm management specialist. “Someone new to dairy farming may not know how to recognize when cows have mastitis or when and how to treat them,” Eastridge said. “They may not know the im portance of sanitizing milk lines to keep milk quality high. Or, they may not realize that treating cows poorly ex' abruptly changing milk ing routines could affect produc tion.” To help train recently hired dairy farm employees and people pursuing work on a dairy farm, Ohio State University Extension and the Agricultural Technical In stitute will hold its first Dairy Farm Employee Short Course March 24-26 at ATI in Wooster. “The short course was devel oped specifically for dairy employees who are in the parlor milking or out in the bam or pas ture feeding cows. It’s not neces sarily a program for the farm own er,” Eastridge said. “It’s several days of focused training, not just a Thanks and Congratulations to ... 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Participants can choose to spend Wednesday learning about either milking management or feeding management Anatomy and physiology, sani tation, milk, quality, milking pro cedures, mastitis control, abnor mal and normal milk, and milking systems will be covered in the milking section. Feeding management topics will include digestive anatomy and physiology, dry matter intake. Total Mixed Ration (TMR) man agement feed types and charac teristics, feed storage, nutrition and herd health, and working with a feed salesperson. Feed is the greatest variable cost of producing milk, Eastridge said. If there is a feeding problem, milk production may respond dra matically and quickly. For example, higher moisture levels increase feed weight If the moisture content of forage in creases and feed radons are mixed solely by weight and not dry mat ter content a cow could receive the same pounds of feed, but not 250-Cow Capacity Loafing Barn Train Dairy Farm Employees the same amount of fiber and dry matter. A lack of dry matter and fiber can lower milk production and cause digestive problems, Eastridge said. “The programs will be very hands-on, with training at both ATl’s dairy center and the Krauss Dairy Center at the Ohio Agricul tural Research and Development Center,” Eastridge said. “We’ll do some practice milking and feed mixing.” On Thursday, farm safety and getting along with employers and other employees will be dis cussed. “We’re trying to make the short course more than just feeding and milking training by including other issues that are important to dairy farm employees,” Eastridge said. In addition to many Ohio State instructors, several dairy industry representatives will speak during the short course. “We like to team up with indus try people and draw upon their ex pertise when conducting these kinds of programs,” Eastridge said. People who complete the three day short course will receive a cer tificate verifying their completion of the program. The certificate may be helpful to people seeking employment on a dairy, he said. If the first-time program is success- Double 20 Swing Parlor (New Zealand style) with Milking Center Lancaster Fuming, Saturday, February 21, 1998-A29 ful, it will be offered on an annual basis. The registration deadline for the Dairy Farm Employee Short Course is Feb. 27. The S22S fee includes two lunches, refreshment breaks and course materials. Participants will need to make their own lodging reservations. 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