In this second episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Northwest New York Team Dairy Specialists, Margaret Quaassdorff and Kaitlyn Lutz, interview Jimena Godoy, Animal Welfare Specialist and manager at Aurora Organic Dairy, to discuss preventative health care for cows, the importance of technology and training, and compassion for both employees and cows on both conventional and organic dairy farms.

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More Resources:

Aurora Organic Dairy: https://www.auroraorganic.com/about-us/

Aurora Organic Dairy named a 2022 National Top Workplace: https://www.auroraorganic.com/news-updates/aurora-organic-dairy-named-a-2022-national-top-workplace/

Understanding and Improving Cow Lying Behavior: https://nydairyadmin.cce.cornell.edu/uploads/doc_403.pdf

Economic Benefits of Improved Cow Comfort: https://www.dairychallenge.org/pdfs/2016_National/Economic_Benefit_Cow_Comfort_Rick_Grant.pdf

Technology Tuesdays webinars https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBMGyzTr13dtddjCtjc3nnyWtMUpOdhJS

Cornell’s Agriculture Workforce Development: https://agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/

Training Techniques: Plan, Conduct, Evaluate: https://cornell.app.box.com/file/705025206146?s=pi3zvgcgrkfjivtn2u0vqkgti3epy9ue