Bertoldo, Gerald R.
Senior Extension Associateresearch
primary investigator of
research areas
- adult and extension education | collaborative research area (CALS)
- animal science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- dairy science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- disease control | collaborative research area (CALS)
- veterinary medicine | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Dairy Discussion Groups: Modern Operators of Progressive and Expanding Dairies (MOPED) of Ontario County | 2007 Impact statement
- Calf Specialist Workshops | 2006 Impact statement
- Maximizing the Feed Management Program | 2005 Impact statement
affiliations
academic staff in
- Animal Science (AN SC) | Cornell department
teaching
teaching focus
Dairy producers need practical and focused instruction for themselves and particularly employees. Presentations must be conveniently schedules by season and delivered in a sensible time frame. Resource material must be concise, easy to read and inclusive of checklists and SOP`s.
service
outreach focus
The increased number of venues and agribusinesses vying for the attention of the dairy producer leads to the need to collaborate with agriservice and commercial entities working in the industry. ||Funding limitations are best overcome by trading extension infrastructure and objectivity for support dollars.||Utilizing direct mailing, newsletters, press releases, email notification and person to person communication is all necessary to attract the attention of our audience.
Keywords: animal health, dairy replacement management, dairy science, disease control, employee training, hispanic training, nutrition, reproduction, transition cow health