SUNY Morrisville to share info on agriculture with Spring on the Farm event Saturday

MORRISVILLE — Did you recognize that SUNY Morrisville’s herd of roughly 160 milking cows produces 95 kilos of milk per cow, per day, a few of which is utilized in the school’s cheese curds?

Or {that a} dairy cow chews a mean of fifty instances per minute?

Learn extra about cows, agriculture, SUNY Morrisville’s educational packages, and its dairy complicated throughout Spring on the Farm on Saturday. The event, which is free and open to the public, is from noon-4 p.m. at the school’s Arnold R. Fisher Dairy Complex, 3555 Eaton St.  

“The focus of Spring on the Farm is to get the campus community to visit our facilities and learn more about agriculture,” mentioned Ashley Marshall, assistant professor of dairy science.

Visitors can cease by the showmanship barn to discuss to collaborating alumni about their careers and be taught extra about trendy dairy and agricultural manufacturing at numerous stations. 

Students from the school’s agricultural enterprise, dairy and agricultural science packages, and dairy membership will reply questions and lead excursions of the facility, together with the calf barn, milking parlor, freestall barn, and livestock/showmanship barn. Visitors are inspired to put on closed-toe sneakers.

In addition, the Nelson Farms show will show an array of merchandise produced by agricultural enterprise college students in the school’s distribution and advertising class.