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Chautauqua County
The event will take place at Phillips Family Farm, Inc. in North Collins, NY from 10am – 12pm on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The event is free, and registration is required. Please register at https://tinyurl.com/AnimalComposting2025 or by contacting Kelly Torrey at 585-268-7644 ext 10.

The event will take place at Phillips Family Farm, Inc. in North Collins, NY.

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Animal Mortality Composting Demonstration Scheduled for November 6th in Erie County

SOUTHWEST, NEW YORK (October 23rd, 2025) – Cornell Cooperative Extension is partnering with the Cornell Waste Management Institute, Western NY Crop Management, local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Pro-Dairy to bring an interactive learning tour of an on-farm mortality composting demonstration to farmers and farm service providers. The event is designed to bring practical tips on how to build and maintain a mortality composting site as well as keying folks into local and state regulations. The topics we will be covering include:

  • Properly sitting and designing a pad
  • Selecting the proper materials to construct a bioactive pile
  • How to properly add livestock to a pile
  • Evaluating pile success
  • Identifying common pitfalls to proper composting
  • Sharing what financial and technical opportunities are available to help construct and maintain a pile on your farm.

    • The event will take place at Phillips Family Farm, Inc. in North Collins, NY from 10am – 12pm on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The event is free, and registration is required. Please register at https://tinyurl.com/AnimalComposting2025 or by contacting Kelly Torrey at 585-268-7644 ext 10.

    SWNYDLFC is a partnership between Cornell University and the CCE Associations of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Steuben counties. Their team includes Amy Barkley, Livestock Management Specialist and Team Leader (716-640-0844); Kate McDonald Polakiewicz, Farm Business Management Specialist (716-640-0522); Katelyn Miller, Field Crops and Forage Specialist (716-640-2047); and Katie Callero, Dairy Management Specialist (607-422-6788). Cornell is an equal opportunity employer. For more information click here.

    For more information about Cornell Cooperative Extension, contact your county’s Association Executive Director. Allegany County – Laura Hunsberger, lkh47@cornell.edu or 585-268-7644. Cattaraugus County – Kelly McDonald, kmm525@cornell.edu or 716-699-2377. Chautauqua County – Emily Reynolds, eck47@cornell.edu or 716-664-9502. Erie County – Diane Held, dbh24@cornell.edu or 716-652-5400. Steuben County – Tess McKinley, tsm223@cornell.edu, or 607-664-2301. 

    Contact

    Amy Barkley
    Livestock Specialist
    amb544@cornell.edu
    cell 716-640-0844

    Last updated October 27, 2025

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