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Bilingual Newborn Calf Care Training Agri-Service and Ag Workforce Development hold bilingual training for dairy farmers and employees. Teaching is in English and Spanish, and includes hands-on training. For more information, and to learn about future training sessions, contact Ron Gumpf or Richard Stup. Richard Stup Phone: 570-939-5081 Email: [email protected] Ron Gumpf Phone: 717-729-2070 Email: [email protected] Join us for this training session to learn how to care for newborn calves! This one-day event includes a classroom session and hands-on training. Teaching is in English and Spanish, and native speakers of both languages are invited. Date: August 8 Burk-Lea Farms, 2962 Grand Point Rd., Chambersburg, PA 17202 Date: August 9 Brubaker Farms, 493 Musser Rd, Mount Joy, PA 17552 Instructors: Ernest Hovingh, DVM, PhD, Penn State Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Marcela Martinez, MS, Milk Quality/Herd Management Specialist, Agri-Service LLC This event is organized by Agri-Service LLC and Ag Workforce Development. SCHEDULE 9:30 Registration 10:00 a.m. Presentations Importance of healthy, living calves • Causes of newborn calf deaths • Evaluating newborn calf health • Reviving newborn calves after difficult calving • Colostrum management • Sanitation NOON LUNCH Hands-On Activities Evaluating calf health scoring • Reviving a Calf • Fecal sampling • Colostrum testing and feeding • Using the esophageal feeder • Use of electrolytes to hydrate sick calves • Evaluating newborn calf environment 2:30 pm Adjourn To register, call 301-223-6877. $100 per person. SPONSORS Sporting Valley Feeds Franklin Feed & Supply Co.

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Bilingual Newborn Calf Care Training

Agri-Service and Ag Workforce Development hold bilingual training for dairy farmers and employees. Teaching is in English and Spanish, and includes hands-on training. For more information, and to learn about future training sessions, contact Ron Gumpf or Richard Stup.

Richard StupPhone: 570-939-5081Email: [email protected]

Ron GumpfPhone: 717-729-2070Email: [email protected]

Join us for this training session to learn how to care for newborn calves! This one-day event includes a classroom session and hands-on training. Teaching is in English and Spanish, and native speakers of both languages are invited.

Date: August 8Burk-Lea Farms, 2962 Grand Point Rd., Chambersburg, PA 17202

Date: August 9Brubaker Farms, 493 Musser Rd, Mount Joy, PA 17552Instructors:Ernest Hovingh, DVM, PhD, Penn State Department of Veterinary and Biomedical SciencesMarcela Martinez, MS, Milk Quality/Herd Management Specialist, Agri-Service LLCThis event is organized by Agri-Service LLC and Ag Workforce Development.

SCHEDULE9:30 Registration10:00 a.m. Presentations Importance of healthy, living calves • Causes of newborn calf deaths • Evaluating newborn calf health • Reviving newborn calves after difficult calving • Colostrum management • SanitationNOON LUNCH Hands-On Activities Evaluating calf health scoring • Reviving a Calf • Fecal sampling • Colostrum testing and feeding • Using the esophageal feeder • Use of electrolytes to hydrate sick calves • Evaluating newborn calf environment2:30 pm Adjourn

To register, call 301-223-6877. $100 per person.