UConn Dairy Farm Technology Tour: Robots and Beyond

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1 UConn Dairy Farm Technology Tour: Robots and Beyond We are pleased to announce that the University of Connecticut will host a dairy farm technology tour. This tour will bring us through MA, VT and NH touring dairy farms that have adopted robotic milking systems, energy generation, and cow health monitoring technologies, e.g., rumination collars. We will travel by commercial bus visiting 7 farms over 2 days and have speakers addressing the specific nutritional and reproductive management needs of herds with voluntary milking systems. We will be staying overnight in Burlington, VT and enjoy a group dinner. Dates: Thursday, August 6- Friday, August 7, We will meet at the UConn Kellogg Dairy Center at 7AM and travel by commercial bus on Thursday August, 6 and return at 8 PM on Friday August 7. Space is limited: Due to limitations for transportation and farm tours we must limit the participants to 40. Please register early to ensure a space! You can register and pay by check anytime and the online credit card registration will be up by July 10. Contact: Dr. Sheila Andrew, Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, University of Connecticut 3636 Horsebarn Road Extension, Unit 4040 Storrs, CT Sheila.andrew@uconn.edu phone: Registration Costs: $50.00 for a shared room $ for a private room This registration fee covers all costs: bus, hotel and meals. Registration form: Please fill out the attached registration form and either or mail to Dr. Sheila Andrew An Equal Opportunity Employer and Program Provider Issued by the Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, The university is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to persons who have challenges accessing University services and facilities because of a disability. Please ask for reasonable accommodations by contacting the office 14 days prior to the activity.

2 SPONSORS College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 3636 HORSEBARN ROAD EXTENSION, UNIT 4040 STORRS, CT PHONE FAX

3 Thursday, August 6 7:00 Meet at UCONN UConn Dairy Farm Technology Tour: Robots and Beyond Tour Itinerary 9:00-11:00 Barstow s Longview Farm Anaerobic digester, Robotic milking, Green procedures 172 Hockanum Rd. Hadley, MA :00-3:00 Tullando Farm Lunch and Tour (Nate Tullar) Lunch Presentation: Dr. Adam Rabinowitz, UConn Dept. of Agricultural Resource Economics, Update on Dairy MPP program Newly installed Lely robots, 450 cows, manure separation, and cow brushes 193 NH-10, Orford, NH :30-4:30 Jennifer and Jesse Lambert Grazing Organic Robotic milking herd 437 Lambert Road, Graniteville, VT :00 Hotel and Dinner in Montpelier, VT Hotel Comfort Inn & Suites at Maplewood Group dinner at Applebees Friday, August 7 6:30-7:30 Breakfast, full breakfast provided by hotel 8:45-10:00 L and L Farms Delaval Robotic milking 961 Fitzgerald Rd, Morrisville, VT :45-12:00 Sweet Farms (Kelly Sweet) Lely robotic milking, Juno automatic feed pushers, Sand and Flush System, cow brushes 100 Half Moon Pond Rd. East Fairfield, VT 05448

4 12:45-2:15 Lunch and Feeding and Nutrition with Robotic Milking presentation, Lely headquarters VT Route 105 Enosburgh, VT :30-3:30 Kane s Scenic River Farm, Tom, Nancy, Aaron, and Ashley Anaerobic digester, cow power member 5893 VT Route 105 Enosburgh Falls, VT :15 Arrive at UCONN

5 UConn Dairy Farm Technology Tour: Robots and Beyond REGISTRATION FORM Name: Farm name or Organization: Address: Contact information: Phone: Cell phone: address: Please indicate room choice Shared room $50.00 If shared: please provide name of person you are sharing with: or Private room $ Please indicate evening meal choice: Meat (pork): Fish (Salmon): Vegetarian: Please indicate any special dietary considerations: Payment can be by check or online credit card. For payment by check, please make the check out to University of Connecticut and mail to Dr. Sheila Andrew at the above address. There will also be an online registration that will be for credit card payment only. The secure link for credit card payment is: Go to UConn Dairy Farm Technology Tour 2015 on upper right side of page under Online Registrations. Please or mail this form to: Sheila M. Andrew University of Connecticut 3636 Horsebarn Road Extension, Unit 4040 Storrs, CT phone: