Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
The Livestock Mortality Workshop (Part 2) will be held at Wilkholm Farm located in Mexico, NY. Guest speaker will be be Jean Bonhotal, Senior Extension Associate and Director of the Cornell Waste Management Institute. Bonhotal will discuss how to properly manage and dispose of livestock mortalities when they occur on the farm. As part of this educational program, there will be an on-farm demonstration provided. There will also be plenty of time for questions, including some discussion about manure composting. Wilkholm Farm will also give a guided tour of their robotic dairy operation for attendees. The tour will be led by Darren Adsit, co-manager of Wilkholm Farm.
The first part, a Livestock Health Workshop, will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information and to register, please visit thatscooperativeextension.org/events/2024/05/23/livestock-health-workshop
Fee
This two-part series is free to attend, but registration is required.
Register
https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/livestockmortality_235
Contact
Joshua Vrooman
Agricultural Community Educator
jwv33@cornell.edu
315-963-7286 ext. 200
Location
Wilkholm Farm
105 Larobardiere Road
Mexico, NY 13114