Calf and Heifer Workshops to be Held in February

A calf and heifer workshop will be offered at three locations this winter: Feb. 12 at Clarion Inn, Lewistown; Feb. 13 at Holiday Inn, Grantville, PA; Feb. 14 at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park, Martinsburg. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the program will last until 3:30 p.m.

Your calves and heifers are the future of your herd. In fact, the average heifer first freshens at 26 months of age and is a member of the milking herd for just 34 months. She spends about 44 percent of her life in the heifer barn. This workshop will provide information to help you get calves off to a great start, keep them growing, and get them in the milking string sooner. The same workshop will be offered at all three locations, join us at the one most convenient for you. Topics to be covered during this session include: Calf and Heifer Health; Baby Calf Feeding - What's New and What's Working Well; Fly Control In Replacement Heifers; Calf and Heifer Management - I Do It Everyday; Heifer Nutrition to Reduce Manure and Ammonia Production; and Heifer Nutrition for the Serious Heifer Grower. Also, everyone who attends will earn 1 Pesticide Education Credit.

Registration cost is $20/person. Further information and online registration are available at: https://estore.psu.edu/dairyalliance or by contacting Coleen Jones at cjones@psu.edu or (540) 997-5809. Registration deadline is January 29, 2007. Sponsors are also welcome to attend and display a table-top exhibit. Sponsor registration is $150/day; contact Coleen Jones to register.