Feed Management Planners Workshop

November 11, 2008
Holiday Inn at Grantville, Pa.
Hershey Exit 80 off Interstate 81

Hours: Noon to 5 p.m.
Fee: $30 per person

This program is approved for ARPAS Continuing Education credits

About the program:

As precision feeding gains more attention as a cost-effective way to manage nutrients on farm, cost share and incentive programs are becoming available. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering a program through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help dairy producers improve feed management. In order for a producer to be eligible for EQIP funds, it is necessary to have a feed management plan written. Only nutritionists and consultants who

are certified can develop a feed management plan.

 

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Program’s feed management team consisting of Penn State, Virginia Tech, and the University of Maryland is offering this training program for nutritionists and consultants. By

attending this half-day program, any ARPAS certified dairy nutritionist can take the feed management exam, which will be offered on November 11 and 12. Breakout sessions have been included at the Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Conference that are pertinent to nutritionists currently certified as feed management planners.

 

Additional workshops will be offered through 2009 as continuing education programs dealing with specifics on writing and implementing feed management plans and updates on regulations, manure sampling and nutrients.

 

Instructors:

• Dr. Sarah Dinh, Penn State Cooperative Extension

• Dr. Joe Harrison, Washington State University

• Ms. Virginia Ishler, Penn State Dairy Alliance

• Dr. Rick Kohn, University of Maryland

• Ms. Jana Malot, NRCS

• Dr. Charles Stallings, Virginia Tech

• Ms. Becca White, Washington State University

 

This Program Works:

Of the 53 certified feed management planners in the United States, 48 are in the Mid-Atlantic Region and

received their certification by successfully completing this workshop. (From the American Registry of
Professional Animal Scientists website: www.arpas.org)

Sponsors:

•  Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Program
•  Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Registration:

This workshop is offered in conjunction with the Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Conference. To register, visit the conference website at: www.das.psu.edu/das/dairy/dairy-nutrition/continuing-education/workshop

 

 

For more information:

Contact Virginia Ishler, Penn State Dairy Alliance, at 888-373-7232 or vishler@psu.edu.