Sarah E. Fessenden, Business Development Manager, Forage and Soils- Dairy One and Lynn Bliven, Ag & Natural Resources Issue Leader- CCE Allegany. The cost per ton or bale is not an indicator of value. Forage analysis will make it easier to match nutrient requirements for your horses. Join Sarah E. Fessenden and Lynn Bliven for a discussion on interpreting forage analysis reports and factors that impact evaluation of hay quality.

Are you a beginner wanting to learn more about kidding and lambing or a more experienced goat or sheep owner wanting to see how other people handle the birthing season? Either way this webinar/hands-on workshop pairing is aimed at you. The lambing and kidding webinar will feature Betsy Hodge, CCE St. Lawrence, and tatiana Stanton, Cornell University. Jesse Waltemyer, Cornell Flock Manager, will join us for the hands-on workshops. We’ll cover the basics of lambing and kidding starting with preparation and go on to cover the birthing process and what to do after the babies are born. We’ll talk about managing the birthing season efficiently and what to do when things don’t go as planned.

Northern NY livestock educators will be holding a 2-part BQA training on Friday, May 20th and Saturday, May 21st. Friday night will be a virtual Zoom meeting for level 1 certification or re-certification and Saturday will be level 2 certification.

Katharyn Mitchell, DVM, PhD, BVSc, ACVIM (LAIM), Assistant Professor, Section of Large Animal Internal Medicine presents for the Equine Seminar Series.

Ken Estes, Jr., Ag Program Leader- CCE Livingston. In this session we will explore the best management practices to provide and maintain forage for your livestock in this case horses in a pasture. With topics including soil health, plant selection, loading density, mowing, dragging, resting, fertilizing, and weed control. We will also look at new trends in pasture design with dry lots and track pastures.

Are you a beginner wanting to learn more about kidding and lambing or a more experienced goat or sheep owner wanting to see how other people handle the birthing season? Either way this webinar/hands-on workshop pairing is aimed at you. The lambing and kidding webinar will feature Betsy Hodge, CCE St. Lawrence, and tatiana Stanton, Cornell University. Jesse Waltemyer, Cornell Flock Manager, will join us for the hands-on workshops. We’ll cover the basics of lambing and kidding starting with preparation and go on to cover the birthing process and what to do after the babies are born. We’ll talk about managing the birthing season efficiently and what to do when things don’t go as planned.

Are you a beginner wanting to learn more about kidding and lambing or a more experienced goat or sheep owner wanting to see how other people handle the birthing season? Either way this webinar/hands-on workshop pairing is aimed at you. The lambing and kidding webinar will feature Betsy Hodge, CCE St. Lawrence, and tatiana Stanton, Cornell University. Jesse Waltemyer, Cornell Flock Manager, will join us for the hands-on workshops. We’ll cover the basics of lambing and kidding starting with preparation and go on to cover the birthing process and what to do after the babies are born. We’ll talk about managing the birthing season efficiently and what to do when things don’t go as planned.

A team of Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators and guest presenters will provide tools to assess your existing meat, fiber or other value-added processing business, and assistance in understanding options for business expansion or transfer.

A team of Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators and guest presenters will provide tools to assess your existing meat, fiber or other value-added processing business, and assistance in understanding options for business expansion or transfer.

Are you a beginner wanting to learn more about kidding and lambing or a more experienced goat or sheep owner wanting to see how other people handle the birthing season? Either way this webinar/hands-on workshop pairing is aimed at you. The lambing and kidding webinar will feature Betsy Hodge, CCE St. Lawrence, and tatiana Stanton, Cornell University. Jesse Waltemyer, Cornell Flock Manager, will join us for the hands-on workshops. We’ll cover the basics of lambing and kidding starting with preparation and go on to cover the birthing process and what to do after the babies are born. We’ll talk about managing the birthing season efficiently and what to do when things don’t go as planned.

A team of Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators and guest presenters will provide tools to assess your existing meat, fiber or other value-added processing business, and assistance in understanding options for business expansion or transfer.

Dr. Lindsay Goodale, Lecturer- Cornell CALS. Dr. Goodale will describe some common issues we encounter when feeding horses, including dealing with equine metabolic diseases, obesity, gastric ulcers, and other challenging scenarios. We'll also discuss some behavioral considerations that can influence our feeding approaches.

A team of Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators and guest presenters will provide tools to assess your existing meat, fiber or other value-added processing business, and assistance in understanding options for business expansion or transfer.

To help alpaca producers prepare for the upcoming shearing season, the Animal Fiber subgroup of the CCE Livestock Program Work Team is hosting a “Prepare for Shearing Day – Alpaca Edition” webinar scheduled for Tuesday April 5th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Zoom.

Main topics:

• Grazing plans

• Manage pasture trouble spots

• How to make high-quality baleage

Dr. Lindsay Goodale is an equine veterinarian who holds teaching and extension roles at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She teaches courses in equine biology and management, domestic animal behavior and animal welfare science.

Main topics:

• Grazing plans

• Manage pasture trouble spots

• How to make high-quality baleage

Whether you will be transporting your horse down the road or across the country, you should know and do a number of things in order to make the trip safe and rewarding.

Dr. Kelly Knickelbein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship in equine medicine and surgery at Rhinebeck Equine and a comparative ophthalmology internship at the University of California-Davis.

Feeding a balanced diet to beef females in the last trimester of pregnancy through the breeding season is critical.

To help fiber farmers prepare for the upcoming shearing season, the Animal Fiber subgroup of the CCE Livestock Program Work Team hosted a “Preparing for Shearing Day” webinar on Tuesday, February 1st from 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Zoom.