2020 MAC Regional Extension In-Service Training Agenda
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When: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
7:50 AM – 5:30 PM EDT -
Where: Online via Zoom
This year, the two-day in-person training will be moved to a one-day online program through zoom with the theme of: Extension in Unprecedented Times, Helping Producers Maintain Their Farms and Managing Stress and Anxiety.
Wednesday 5/27
Time | Topic |
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Session I |
Helping Clients Challenged with Feeding Forages |
7:50 – 7:55am |
Welcome Bob Peters, University of Maryland |
8:00 – 8:50am |
Feeding the Right Quality Forage Tara Felix, Pennsylvania State University |
8:50 – 9:40am |
Understanding Measures of Forage Quality Sarah Fessenden, Business Development Manager, Dairy One |
9:40 – 10:10am |
Break |
10:10 – 11:00am |
Hay Storage Options for Optimal Forage Quality Amanda Grev, University of Maryland |
11:00 – 11:50am |
Economics of Various Pasture Systems Ed Rayburn, West Virginia University |
11:50am – 12:40pm |
Lunch |
Session II |
Stress on the Farm |
12:40 – 1:40pm |
Care of Your Mental Health, Recognizing Signs of Stress and Talking about Stress and Anxiety Kate Downes, NY FarmNet, Cornell University |
Session III |
Helping Producers Navigate COVID19 Fallout This session will address the most current information available at the time of the program. The program will stick to these general topic areas; however, the details of each talk may shift as new information becomes available. |
1:40 – 2:30pm |
Food Processing Systems: Disruptions, Challenges and Opportunities Jonathan Campbell, Pennsylvania State University and James Munn, Black River Valley Naturals |
2:30 – 3:00pm |
Break |
3:00 – 3:50pm |
Labor Management Richard Stup, Cornell University |
3:50 – 4:40pm |
Milk Production Strategies to Address Market Disruptions Tom Overton, PRO-DAIRY, Cornell University |
4:40 – 5:30pm |
Livestock Market Update – Price and Supply Disconnect Between the Grower and Consumer Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State |
5:30pm | Adjourn |