Dairy Feeder’s Training Workshops Announced UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Managing dairy feeding programs for optimum cow per formance is critically important and merits special attention to improve cow performance and health. Penn State cooperative extension will be helping produc ers design and implement sys tems to manage and control feed ing programs. Through a series of three hands-on workshops, dairy managers and feeders will receive a feeder’s kit to help them achieve optimum performance from their dairy rations. The first two workshops will be conducted at the Lebanon County extension office Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 with the third session planned for Meadow Wood Farms near Leba non on Oct. 9. Sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Penn State instructors will in clude: Tim Beck, Jud Heinrichs, Virginia Ishler, Dan McFarland, Richard Ship, and Gabriella Varga. 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The feeder’s kit in cludes: Optional items (must purchase or bring your own to workshop); • Microwave oven (add $80). • Digital gram scale (add $125). • Particle size separator (add $160). Included with $135 base regis tration fee: • pH paper. • Supply list to purchase addi tional items. • Flour sifter to separate con centrate feeds. • Sample pan. • Calculator. • TMR mix sheet spreadsheet. • Dry matter history spread sheet. • Feed cost control spread sheet. 1 * ■ la. - V ** * • Three-ring binder with dairy feeding publica tions. • “From Feed to Milk” video tape. • Silage preservation video tape. • CD including all materials in binder and software. Participants should bring a sample of all ensiled forages and a TMR sample to the program. They will have the opportunity to practice measuring forage dry matter, pH and particle size. Measuring, plotting, and analyz ing particle size data will also be featured. During the second day’s pro gram, participants will examine NDF intake for their herds and demonstrate their understanding of this fiber management tool. A hands-on computer lab will fea ture two spreadsheets that will help managers and feeders moni tor ration changes and help con trol TMR mixes. The afternoon segment will feature carbohy drate management in dairy ra tions. The final session at Meadow Wood Farms will begin with in struction on silage sampling and pH assessment in ensiled forages. Feed bunk observations, includ ing the particle size of the TMR, feed refusal, and cow observa tions will be featured. Feeding fa cility fundamentals will be taught including bunk issues and design, Rodman Lott & Son Farms • Rte. 414* Seneca Falls, NY AUG 7-9,2001 600 Exhibitors • 100 acres of agricultural displays Empire Farm Days is proudly sponsored by the Empire State Potato Growers, Inc. Empire Farm Days •PO Box 566 • Stanley, NY 14561 • to//free (877) 697-7837 fax (716) 526-6576 wwwempirefarmdays com AUGUST 7,8,9,200 1 Tuesday & Wednesday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. feeding area surfaces, and inter actions of nutrition and dairy fa cilities, including air quality, tem perature, cooling, cow comfort, and cud chewing time. The fee for additional partici pants from the same farm is $4O per person to cover meal and re freshment costs. The program is limited to 10 farms so that indi vidual assistance can be provided during the many hands-on activi ties planned. Registration is re quested by Aug. 31. Full payment Pa. Farm Bureau To Sponsor Web Conference On Biotechnology CAMP HILL (Cumberland Co.) Pennsylvania Farm Bu- reau, the state’s largest general farming organization, will host a free one-hour web conference on biotechnology and animal health, Friday, Aug. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. The program is designed to answer the concerns of farmers. This will be a live, interactive program, during which you will be able to submit questions via phone, fax or e-mail. Topics to be discussed are: The Latest Advances Regarding Bio tech Products, Handling and Safety Concerns, Protecting Your of the base registration fee on or before Aug. 31 entitles the farm to one free additional participant. To register for the sessions, contact the customer service desk at the York extension office at 112 Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402-9041. Please indicate if you will be purchasing the op tional items at the time of regis tration. Telephone (717) 840-7408, Fax (717) 755-5968, or e-mail Tim Beck at tbeck@psu.e du. Animals and Farms from Dis ease. Here’s what you need in ad vance of the program: 1. A computer with internet capability and speakers. 2. Real Player this is soft ware to view the video (download from the link on Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Website www.pfb.com). 3. To preregister for the confer ence, go to www.pfb.com. After registering, you will receive log on instructions and a password to access the program on Aug. 10, via e-mail.
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