Dairy producers and their employees have the opportunity to improve their calf raising skills at the upcoming Calf Health and Management Workshops presented by Penn State Dairy Alliance. This Calf Health and Management Workshop will focus on calf care for animals from birth through 6 months of age. Colostrum management, calf health, vaccines for calves and younger heifers, calf and weaned calf housing, and calf and weaned calf nutrition are among the topics to be explored. Animal well-being issues will also be discussed.
“These workshops are for managers or employees who manage, care and feed calves,” explains Dr. Jud Heinrichs, professor of dairy and animal science at Penn State, who will be one of the workshop instructors. “Calves are the future of a dairy farm and their health, growth, and well-being are important.”
Other instructors will include these Penn State Extension faculty and Extension educators: Dr. Ernest Hovingh, DVM; Dr. David Wolfgang, VMD; John Tyson, Extension engineer; and Dan McFarland, Extension engineer.
Each one-day workshop will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on these dates at the following sites:
• Mercer County: Feb. 17, Penn State Cooperative Extension Office in Mercer County, 463 North Perry Highway, Mercer
• Westmoreland County: Feb. 22, Penn State Cooperative Extension Office in Westmoreland County, 214 Donohoe Road, Suite E, Greensburg
• Franklin County: Feb. 24, The Lighthouse Restaurant, 4301 Philadelphia Road, Chambersburg
• Lancaster County: March 1, Shady Maple Smorgasbord, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl
• Bradford County: March 3, Edgewood Restaurant, 565 Elmira Street, Troy
Advance registration is required. Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, a registration discount of 50 percent is available to Pennsylvania dairy producers and their employees, who may attend for $10 per person. The fee is $20 for consultants and non-Pennsylvania dairy producers and dairy employees. Register online with your credit card. To register by phone or for more information, call (888) 373-7232. This workshop qualifies for two SmartStart credits through AgChoice Farm Credit. PD
—From Dairy Alliance news release
