Penn State's Extension Dairy Team in partnership with Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association will host a program on using precision technologies for maximum efficiency on dairy farms. With increasing competition and shrinking margins, new technology can save labor costs, improve animal performance and open opportunities for more effective herd management.
Topics include:
Cow Cooling and Ventilation
Solar Energy Options for Dairy Farms
Working with Hispanic Labor
Cow Bedding
Facilities Tour
The one-day Precision Dairy Technology Forum Summer Tour will be held on July 9th from 10 AM until 2:30 PM in Blair county. Registration is free, but must be done by July 2nd.
Dairy farm owners, herdsmen, and related industry personnel will learn the positives and negatives associated with various precision technologies and gain the ability to make an informed decision regarding the role of the technology on their dairy.
The program, facilities tour, lunch and ice cream will all be located on-farm at 811 Piney Creek Road, Martinsburg, PA.
Sponsors include: Advanced Comfort Technology, Delaval, Genex, Select Sires, Cowkuhlerz, Paradise Energy Solutions, Roast-A-Matic, Fisher & Thompson, Lancaster DHIA, SCR North America, Fulton Bank, Lancaster Dairy Farm Automation, Land O' Lakes, Susquehanna Bank. Ice cream and milk provided by Vale Wood Farms.
Registration can be done online at http://extension.psu.edu/dairy/courses/precision-dairy-technology-forum or call toll-free 888-373-7232 or by downloading a registration form and mailing to Penn State Extension Dairy Team, 324 Henning Bldg., University Park, PA 16802. Deadline is July 2nd.
For more information, call toll-free 888-373-7232 or contact Ximena del Campo, Extension Educator, http://xfd1@psu.edu Mat Haan, Extension Educator, mmh29@psu.edu.
6.9.2014