A free workshop on pasture management with automatic milking systems will occur June 28 at the W. K. Kellogg Biological Station.
Experts from MSU and the University of Sydney, Australia, will explain AMS’s and how they are applied on Midwestern farms.
Cameron Clark from the University of Sydney will discuss plans for increasing homegrown feed for grazing within an automatic milking system.
Clark’s colleague, Nicolas Lyons, will talk about cow grazing behavior. He will also review milk production and milking intervals.
Santiago Utsumi of the Michigan State University Department of Animal Science will share his recent research findings. He is studying milk production and fodder utilization at the Kellogg Biological Station Farm and Pasture Dairy.
The free workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. Registration is required by June 24 and lunch will be available for $7.
Contact Misty Klotz at klotzmis@msu.edu or (269) 671-2402. To learn more about the KBS Dairy, visit pasturedairy.kbs.msu.edu.