2009 Northern Tier Dairy Day

Northern Tier Dairy Day-Managing Change

Northern Tier Dairy Day will be held this year on February 16, 2009 at the Towanda High School. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. with the program beginning at 10:30 a.m., and concluding at 2:15 p.m., lunch will be provided. A vendor trade show will take place in the high school gymnasium.
Richard Brock of Brock Associates will provide a perspective on the tremendous change in the Ag. markets during the last year. He writes a monthly column for two agricultural magazines and appears regularly on both Ag. Day television show and US Farm Report. The other speaker for the day is Dennis Buffington PhD, a professor of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at Penn State University. He focuses his research on energy strategies for agricultural production, food processing systems, and residential housing. The overall objective of his extension and research program activities is to document and communicate the optimal use of energy for production and processing operations in order to increase profitability and cash flow.
There will be other programs in addition to the speakers listed above.
These include; Crop Pest Update with Mark Madden, PSU (1 core/1 category)
9:45 a.m.- 10:15 a.m. and 12:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

4-H activities for youth in attendance

Pie Auction
2:45 p.m. (to benefit the 4-H Dairy Program and local Dairy Princess Program)

Door prizes will be given throughout the day and the Bradford Co. dairy princess royalty will be providing milk, cheese, and ice cream. Please RSVP by February 10th, by calling the Extension Office at (570)265-2896.