Producers Getting A Handle On Cattle
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fed steers.
Producers also toured the
Outdoor Farm Show in Onta
rio, Canada, on September 10,
2002, where they met with
four cattle handling equip
ment manufacturers and ob
served demonstrations of
those handling systems. Six
farmers participated in this
tour.
As the producers began to
compile materials needed for
making handling facilities, it
became apparent that fence
posts were an item that the
group could purchase together
to reduce the individual cost
to each person. A tractor trail
er-load of posts was ordered
for seven different producers
at a substantial savings to the
group. A paid laborer was also
hired to help construct facili
ties.
Of the thirteen farms that
participate in the Seneca
County beef discussion group,
seven were directly involved
in improving their cattle han
dling systems. An additional
fifteen farms requested writ
ten materials on cattle han
dling systems, designs, and
layout. Two grant-purchased
reference books were sent to
those farms building a facility.
The Seneca County beef
discussion group gave input
into the original grant idea
and remained active through
out the project with meetings,
farm visits, and collaborative
efforts among its members.
Five producers gave an oral
evaluation to the larger Sene-
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ca County group regarding
the impact of this project on
their farms.
The discussion group con
cept worked very well because
producers were centrally lo
cated in an area that allowed
convenient local meetings.
Producers recommended cost
sharing of materials in future
projects and would like to see
other related components de
veloped, such as fencing and
water.
Walt Prouty, Seneca Coun
ty producer, said, “The meet
ings helped me very much in
developing my system and my
veterinarian likes working
here much more now,” Other
comments related to the value
of learning from other farmers
and gamering the shared
knowledge of the group.
As a result of the cattle han
dling systems project, eight
farms have made improve
ments to their cattle handling
systems, ranging from equip
ment modifications to im
prove cattle flow to building a
brand-new facility from
scratch. Five additional farms
are in the planning phase and
will build or renovate their
systems this coming spring. A
spring beef tour is planned to
tour the participating sites
and to talk with producers
about the improvements they
made.. There is considerable
ongoing interest by farmers in
cattle handling facilities.
Wright was very pleased
with the results of this project
and would like to continue her
efforts on an even larger scale.
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“I believe this project was
very successful in achieving
the desired outcomes, and this
project could serve as a model
for efforts across the state.
The key to success is the dis
cussion group format for
meetings, where producers en
courage each other in moving
forward on making plans and
setting up work days.”
As she moves forward,
Wright has identified what
has worked and what needs to
be improved for the future
success of her work. “The
challenges of this project in
clude the time limitations that
farmers face in making de
sired improvements and the
financial outlay for materi
als.”
Wright plans to continue
consulting with those produc
ers who are in the process of
building cattle handling facili
ties. She has been compiling
resources on cattle handling
and will continue to act as a
resource person for anyone in
terested in this topic. In the
future, Wright plans to apply
for additional grants to ex
pand this collaborative work
ing model across the state.
For more information on af
fordable cattle-handling sys
tems, contact Martha Wright
at NWNY CCE Dairy, Live
stock, and Field Crops Team,
(585) 394-3977 ext. 36, or
email maw32@cornell.edu.
For more information on the
CCE Grants Program for In
novative Small Farm Educa
tion, or for general small
farms information, visit
www.smallfarms.comell.edu.
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50 Cows, 50 Years
Of Success
Dan Deniable
Cornell Coop. Extension
Cortland County
January 13-18 was an excit
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Larry’s father bought the
family farm in 1929, the year
Larry was bom. At that time it
included both an apple or
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Larry studied horticulture at
the University of Massachu
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the apples, but, instead, his fa
ther turned over management
of the dairy to him after he
graduated.
After managing the dairy
operation as an employee of
his father for more than 10
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