4-H Friday Focus
Cornell Cooperative Extension Chenango County
4-H Friday Focus
April 10, 2015 Volume 5, Issue 22
Inside Today’s Focus
Dairy Day Cow Painting Contest
4-H Projects & Events
2
4-H Opportunities
3
4-H Photo Finish
4
Help promote Dairy Day by painting a cow. We are looking for 20 groups of individuals to join a new contest and paint plywood cows to be displayed throughout the county before Dairy Day (June 20, 2015)! Cows will be ready for pick up beginning May 4th and would need to be submitted to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County by May 26th Cows will be judged based on creativity, design, and use of color Both sides of the cow will need to be painted
Prizes will be awarded:
1st: $30 2nd: $20 3rd: $10
Families, friends, clubs, youth groups, 4-H clubs, FFA clubs, organizations or classrooms can all participate in this event. Please contact Emily Anderson or stop in to 99 North Broad Street in Norwich to learn more or sign up to participate. Emily Jane Anderson [email protected] 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13733 607-334-5841 x. 17 facebook.com/dairyday http://chenango.cce.cornell.edu/agriculture/dairy-day
Volume 5, Issue 22
4-H Projects & Events
Page 2
Dairy and Equine 101 June 5 & 6, 2015 Morrisville State College This two-day, one night 4-H Equine or Dairy Camp which will be held at Morrisville State College. 4-H youth ages 13-19 years of age are eligible to participate in this camp/college experience. Equine interested youth will be able to select from two tracts in which they have the opportunity to learn more about English, Western, Racing, & Draft & Driving equine areas. All youth will participate in sessions on breeding and nutrition. Quality Milk and Processing is the theme for dairy participants. The camp will include an extensive tour of the Morrisville College Foundation Equine Rehabilitation Center. All sessions will be taught by Morrisville State College faculty and other professionals in the field of equine & dairy. The cost is $100 per youth participant and includes food & lodging. Chaperone cost is $75 Registration deadline is May 22. Click Here for more information.
Hummingbirds The Ruby Throated Hummingbird is New York’s sole hummingbird. These beautiful birds winter in Central America and return to New York State in late April. Cool Facts The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second. The extremely short legs of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird prevent it from walking or hopping. The best it can do is shuffle along a perch. Nevertheless, it scratches its head and neck by raising its foot up and over its wing. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds prefer to feed on red or orange flowers (though it's not necessary to color the sugar water you put in a hummingbird feeder). Like many birds, hummingbirds have good color vision and can see into the ultraviolet spectrum, which humans can’t see. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are eastern North America’s only breeding hummingbird. But in terms of area, this species occupies the largest breeding range of any North American hummingbird. http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZ6v57Z9n8 http://www.growandmake.com/homemade-hummingbird-feeder
4-H Opportunities
Volume 5, Issue 22
Cornell Vet School House—April 11th
Open
May 5th 6:00pm CCE
NYS Horse Bowl—April 18th
New 4-H Member Fair Meeting—May 7th 6pm Fairgrounds
Animal Crackers tion—April 22nd
4-H Forestry Weekend—May 810 @ Camp Shankitunk
Registra-
NYS Dairy Bowl—April 25th 4th Annual Livestock Judging Clinic—April 25th Livestock Judging and Fitting Clinic—April 25-26 May Day Tag Sale—Support the Chenango County Junior Holstein Club May 1-3, 2015 at Guilford Hill Farm Leaders Association Lawn Sale May 2nd at Case Building. Donations encouraged. Animal Crackers—May 2nd Leaders Association Meeting
Page 3
Career Explorations June 30July 2nd
Farmsafe For Kidz Poster Contest—July 9-12 Junior Show
State Public Presentation @ Cornell—May 16th
Farmers Museum Junior Livestock Show—July 12-14th http://www.farmersmuseum.or g/jls
Livestock Ownership Papers due by June 1st
State Fair Horse Show Qualifier– July 10th
Pollorum Testing and Poultry Clinic—June 8th 6pm
Leaders Association Meeting an Pre Fair Picnic July 14th 6:00pm at Case Building
CNY Dairy Tour—June 29thCortland County
Chenango County Fair gust 11-16, 2015
Au-
NYS Fair September 7th
27-
August
99 N. Broad St. Norwich, NY 13815
Thanks for catching up with the Chenango County 4-H Program. Hope to see you soon! Janet Pfromm 4-H Coordinator
Building Strong and Vibrant New York Communities Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.
Morgan reading to an elementary classroom during Ag Literacy Week
To submit your photo, send a clear, up-close shot of your 4-H club/family activity to: Richard Turrell, [email protected]
We’re on the web: www.cce.cornell.edu/chenango or become a Friend on Facebook!
4-H Friday Focus
April 10, 2015 Volume 5, Issue 22
Inside Today’s Focus
Dairy Day Cow Painting Contest
4-H Projects & Events
2
4-H Opportunities
3
4-H Photo Finish
4
Help promote Dairy Day by painting a cow. We are looking for 20 groups of individuals to join a new contest and paint plywood cows to be displayed throughout the county before Dairy Day (June 20, 2015)! Cows will be ready for pick up beginning May 4th and would need to be submitted to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County by May 26th Cows will be judged based on creativity, design, and use of color Both sides of the cow will need to be painted
Prizes will be awarded:
1st: $30 2nd: $20 3rd: $10
Families, friends, clubs, youth groups, 4-H clubs, FFA clubs, organizations or classrooms can all participate in this event. Please contact Emily Anderson or stop in to 99 North Broad Street in Norwich to learn more or sign up to participate. Emily Jane Anderson [email protected] 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13733 607-334-5841 x. 17 facebook.com/dairyday http://chenango.cce.cornell.edu/agriculture/dairy-day
Volume 5, Issue 22
4-H Projects & Events
Page 2
Dairy and Equine 101 June 5 & 6, 2015 Morrisville State College This two-day, one night 4-H Equine or Dairy Camp which will be held at Morrisville State College. 4-H youth ages 13-19 years of age are eligible to participate in this camp/college experience. Equine interested youth will be able to select from two tracts in which they have the opportunity to learn more about English, Western, Racing, & Draft & Driving equine areas. All youth will participate in sessions on breeding and nutrition. Quality Milk and Processing is the theme for dairy participants. The camp will include an extensive tour of the Morrisville College Foundation Equine Rehabilitation Center. All sessions will be taught by Morrisville State College faculty and other professionals in the field of equine & dairy. The cost is $100 per youth participant and includes food & lodging. Chaperone cost is $75 Registration deadline is May 22. Click Here for more information.
Hummingbirds The Ruby Throated Hummingbird is New York’s sole hummingbird. These beautiful birds winter in Central America and return to New York State in late April. Cool Facts The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second. The extremely short legs of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird prevent it from walking or hopping. The best it can do is shuffle along a perch. Nevertheless, it scratches its head and neck by raising its foot up and over its wing. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds prefer to feed on red or orange flowers (though it's not necessary to color the sugar water you put in a hummingbird feeder). Like many birds, hummingbirds have good color vision and can see into the ultraviolet spectrum, which humans can’t see. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are eastern North America’s only breeding hummingbird. But in terms of area, this species occupies the largest breeding range of any North American hummingbird. http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZ6v57Z9n8 http://www.growandmake.com/homemade-hummingbird-feeder
4-H Opportunities
Volume 5, Issue 22
Cornell Vet School House—April 11th
Open
May 5th 6:00pm CCE
NYS Horse Bowl—April 18th
New 4-H Member Fair Meeting—May 7th 6pm Fairgrounds
Animal Crackers tion—April 22nd
4-H Forestry Weekend—May 810 @ Camp Shankitunk
Registra-
NYS Dairy Bowl—April 25th 4th Annual Livestock Judging Clinic—April 25th Livestock Judging and Fitting Clinic—April 25-26 May Day Tag Sale—Support the Chenango County Junior Holstein Club May 1-3, 2015 at Guilford Hill Farm Leaders Association Lawn Sale May 2nd at Case Building. Donations encouraged. Animal Crackers—May 2nd Leaders Association Meeting
Page 3
Career Explorations June 30July 2nd
Farmsafe For Kidz Poster Contest—July 9-12 Junior Show
State Public Presentation @ Cornell—May 16th
Farmers Museum Junior Livestock Show—July 12-14th http://www.farmersmuseum.or g/jls
Livestock Ownership Papers due by June 1st
State Fair Horse Show Qualifier– July 10th
Pollorum Testing and Poultry Clinic—June 8th 6pm
Leaders Association Meeting an Pre Fair Picnic July 14th 6:00pm at Case Building
CNY Dairy Tour—June 29thCortland County
Chenango County Fair gust 11-16, 2015
Au-
NYS Fair September 7th
27-
August
99 N. Broad St. Norwich, NY 13815
Thanks for catching up with the Chenango County 4-H Program. Hope to see you soon! Janet Pfromm 4-H Coordinator
Building Strong and Vibrant New York Communities Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.
Morgan reading to an elementary classroom during Ag Literacy Week
To submit your photo, send a clear, up-close shot of your 4-H club/family activity to: Richard Turrell, [email protected]
We’re on the web: www.cce.cornell.edu/chenango or become a Friend on Facebook!
