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OMAFRA Precision Dairy Technology Workshop

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OMAFRA Precision Dairy Technology Workshop

Time: March 25, 2015 from 9:30am to 3pm
Location: Grand River Raceway
Street: 7445 County Road 21
City/Town: Elora, ON
Website or Map: http://www.http://grandriverr…
Phone: 1-877-424-1300
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Dairy Team
Latest Activity: Feb 13, 2015

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Plan to attend a 1-day workshop featuring the latest precision dairy technologies.  This workshop is intended for dairy farmers considering acquiring a new technology or to get more out of an existing technology.  The workshop will feature producer’s experiences and information on emerging and soon to be released technologies.  A range of technologies will be presented by dairy farmers and experts addressing in-line milk testing, on-farm use of activity monitoring data, real-time NIR analysis of feeds, assessing costs and benefits of a new technology, optimizing robotic calf feeders, automated body condition scoring, latest in environmental controls, role of your veterinarian at your advisory table, a producer’s perspective on Herd Navigator, and the Cow Manager technology.  

This Workshop has been designed to promote questions and discussion so attendance is limited and pre-registration is necessary at a cost of $20, lunch included.

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