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NY Feeder's Conference & NYBPA Winter Management Meeting

Jan. 23 & 24th, 2009

Waterloo Holiday Inn

Waterloo, NY

Registration Form

Membership Renewal Form

The annual meeting and the feeders/winter management are right around the corner – January 23 – 25 in Waterloo, NY at the Holiday Inn. Registration materials are attached and will also soon be in the mail. Please register as soon as you can and note that the hotel this year is asking that rooms be reserved by January 5 to receive the group rate. If you have any questions, please let me know. We had an exceptional turn out last year and a I hope to see many of you at this year’s event as well!

To make hotel reservations, please call the Holiday Inn Waterloo at 315-539-5011 and refer to the booking group “BEEF” to received the block rate of $89/night plus tax. Also, they notified me today that the group rate will only be valid until January 5, so please make your reservations soon!

Please contact Megan Galloway, NYBPA for more details, 607-965-8282 or nybpa@aol.com.

 

NY Farm Show

Feb. 26, 27, & 28, 2009

NYS Fairgrounds

Syracuse, NY

http://www.newyorkfarmshow.com

DNA Testing Focus of January Beef Farmers Meetings

New technologies are constantly appearing in the agricultural business sector. For beef farmers some of the latest technology is DNA testing for genes that contribute to a particular trait of interest. These traits may include meat tenderness, feed efficiency, and others. The Seneca County Beef Farmers Discussion Group would like to invite farmers from the beef community to two upcoming January meetings, Thursday January 8th and 15th. The group will be hosting a representative from Bovigen the first night and Igenity the second, two companies responsible for some of the DNA testing currently going on in the marketplace. These representatives will be presenting and discussing with the group the products available to the farmer as well as how to interpret the results these products offer. It is recommended to those interested in attending that a few minutes be spent at the company websites in advance of the meetings. Not to worry if you are unable to do so as this is not mandatory for participation. Farmers may attend one or both of the meetings. Visit the websites at www.bovigen.com and www.igenity.com.

The first meeting will take place January 8, 2009 at 6:00 PM, The Ovid Barn, Anne St, Ovid, NY. This is a green and white pole barn on the edge of the Village of Ovid. This is a dinner meeting and those attending must bring a dish to pass. The main course will be provided. Mandatory pre-registration can be done by calling Julia at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County (315) 539 9251. This is important so that accommodations can be made for everyone. Reservation deadline is January 7th, 2009.
The second meeting will take place on January 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM same location as the first. There will be a $5 registration fee to offset a pizza and sides dinner cost. Again pre-registration is a must in order to ensure food and materials for all those in attendance. Reservation deadline is January 14th, 2009. See contact information above. Any questions outside of registration please contact Mike Dennis at the number above.

Directions to The Ovid Barn: From NYS Thruway Exit 41. Follow Route 414 south to Route 96/414; follow this south into the Village of Ovid. At the four corners continue south (straight) on Route 96A/414 south into the village. Make a right turn (west) onto County Rd 132 (South Street), at the edge of the village, and take the first right (north) onto Ann Street. The Ovid Barn will be on your left.

Come join the Seneca Beef Producers Discussion Group and see if DNA testing may be a useful tool on your farm.

Winter Green-up Grass Fed Beef Conference

Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County will be hosting a one-day conference on the production and marketing of grass-fed beef. The Winter Green-up Grass-fed Beef Conference will be held January 31, 2009 from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm at The Century House in Latham NY.

Three nationally known experts in the area of grass-fed beef production will be speaking on topics such as; genetic selection, least cost management systems, reproductive efficiency, marketing, how to manage a forage only production model year round and the meat science of grass-fed beef. The speakers will be Kit Pharo- Colorado rancher, Dr. Allen Williams- Chief Operating Officer, Tallgrass Beef Company, Bill Hodge- Georgia Cattleman, and University of Georgia Extension Beef Specialist, and Kathleen Harris- Director of Northeast Livestock Processing Service Company.

Thanks to the support of our sponsors and trade show vendors, we have been able to price this conference very reasonably at $40.00 per person early registration before December 20, 2008. After December 20, 2008, the price will be $60.00 per person. If you would like to participate as a sponsor/vendor, the cost is $150.00 per table.

If you need overnight accommodations we have discounted rooms set aside at The Clarion Hotel at The Century House 518-785-0931 and The La Quinta Inn and Suites 518-640-2200. Please mention the conference when you call. Reservations must be made before January 9, 2009.

For further information, contact Tom Gallagher at Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County at 518-765-3500, tjg3@cornell.edu or Morgan Hartman, Black Queen Angus by email at blackqueenangus@yahoo.com.

Family Farming Conference on January 31, 2009

Family Farming Conference Flyer

Ulf Kintzel
White Clover Sheep Farm
683 Bagley Road
Rushville, New York 14544
www.whitecloversheepfarm.com
PH & FAX: (585) 554 - 3313