Press release:
If you are thinking about adding a new profitable enterprise to your dairy or beef operation, dairy beef production could be a natural fit. If you would like to learn more about raising dairy beef, Cornell Cooperative Extension and JBS meat packers will be hosting this meeting at the Cooperative Extension Education Center in Albion to discuss the production and marketing of dairy beef.
Cornell University Beef Cattle Specialist, Dr. Mike Baker will discuss the beef cattle cycle, and rations that can be used when raising dairy beef. Livestock Specialist, Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, Tom Gallagher, will discuss vaccination programs for dairy steers and dairy beef quality assurance. Vice President for Cattle Procurement at JBS, Larry Rose, from Greely, Colo., will give an overview of JBS, including a feedlot leased by JBS in Nicholville, marketing dairy beef and risk management in regard to raising beef.
Please register for one of these programs below by Dec. 2 to give us an accurate lunch count. There will be no charge to attend these educational events but your timely registration guarantees a lunch.
Dec. 7, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Office Orleans County
12690 NY-31, Albion, NY 14411
Contact Cathy Wallace to register at 585-343-3040, ext. 138 or e-mailcfw6@cornell.edu.
Dec. 8, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tally Ho Restaurant
14 Main St., Richfield Springs, NY 14411
Contact Cathy Wallace to register at 585-343-3040, ext. 138 or e-mailcfw6@cornell.edu.
