Best milking practices focus of upcoming Pa. workshops

Want to improve your milking practices and on-farm culturing? Then plan to attend one of several upcoming Penn State Extension programs.

Here are the dates and locations for the upcoming “Best Milking Practices” program:  

February 27, 2013: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT/EST.) at the Penn State Cooperative Extension Office, Chambersburg, Pa.

March 1, 2013: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT/EST.) at the Country Cupboard Restaurant, Lewisburg, Pa.

March 5, 2013: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT/EST.) at the Shady Maple Smorgasbord, East Earl, Pa.

March 6, 2013: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT/EST.) at the Dutch Way Farm Market Restaurant, Gap, Pa.

Registration fee is $35 per person. However, Pennsylvania producers and their dairy employees receive 50 percent off the regular registration fee, thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.  

Get registration information here.

Here is the date and location for the upcoming “Best Milking Practices: On-Farm Culturing” program:  

March 8, 2013: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (EDT/EST.) at The Park at Morrison's Cove, Martinsburg, Pa. 

Registration fee is $50 per person. However, Pennsylvania producers and their dairy employees receive 50 percent off the regular registration fee, thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.  

Get registration information here.

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