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Winter Green-Up 2022 via Zoom

• Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
• Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, it has become necessary to change the format of Winter Green-Up 2022.

Winter Green-Up 2022 will be presented entirely online, via Zoom, on two dates, January 25 and February 1, 2022, from 1:00 to 4:00pm.

January 25, 2022 Winter Green-Up Speakers

Pricing for Profit: An Introduction to the Cornell Meat Price Calculator

Matt LeRoux, Extension Associate at Cornell University

Matt LeRoux has 20 years’ experience serving farms through Cornell Cooperative Extension, non-profits, and consulting, working with produce and livestock farmers and food businesses. He developed the Marketing Channel Assessment Tool for produce growers and the Cornell Meat Price & Yield Calculator.

How to Navigate Cattle Markets and Sales

Stacylyn Himelright, Cattle Procurement Lead, Cargill Beef Plant, Pennsylvania

Stacylyn Himelright is the Cattle Procurement Lead/Head Buyer at the Cargill Beef plant in Wyalusing, PA, and was a cattle buyer in Eastern/Central NY state for nine years. She will lead a presentation on navigating cattle markets, answering questions about selling cattle.

February 1, 2022 Winter Green-Up Speakers

Why Grazing Matters: Insuring Beneficial Animal Impact

Judith D. Schwartz, Author

https://www.judithdschwartz.com/

Judith D. Schwartz is an author whose work explores the ecological role of animals in the landscape. She lives and works on the side of a mountain in southwestern Vermont. She is the author of Cows Save the Planet, Water In Plain Sight and The Reindeer Chronicles.

Meat Quality from a Butcher’s Perspective

Michael Lapi, Chef-Instructor, SUNY Cobleskill

An instructor of Culinary Arts and Meat Processing at SUNY Cobleskill, Michael provides a platform for the promotion of locally sourced foods through Farm to Table and Whole Animal Butchery classes.

Questions may be directed to:

Ashley, 518-649-0267/arp253@cornell.edu

Tom, 518-577-0958/tjg3@cornell.edu

Fee

$45 per person (lunch included)

Learn More

https://blogs.cornell.edu/capitalareaagandhortprogram/2021/12/13/january-29-2022-fourteenth-annual-winter-green-up-grazing-conference/

Register

https://caahp.ccext.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=151

Location

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Last updated January 14, 2022