April 2017
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County
IMPACT REPORT April 2017
The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work.
Ag. Report Submitted by Alicia Luhrrsen, Ag. Subject Educator The Madison County Crop Congress took place on March 22nd from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event was postponed from the original date of March 15th due to the weather which left much of Central NY under 30+ inches of snow. Luckily, the rescheduled event was a success and took place at Empire Tractor on Route 20 in Cazenovia. Despite the change of date, the event had around forty farmers that filled Empire Tractor. (24 farmers received credits) They had the opportunity to listen to various speakers while jointly receiving credit that was counted towards their farmers NYS Pesticide Applicator certification. Speaker Don Nelson from NYSDEC discussed certification processes and updates. Mike Hunter of NNY Regional Ag Team – Field Crops Specialist of CCE and Julie Hansen from Cornell’s Forage Breeding Project discussed several different types of pest management and breeding processes for pest resistance in the regional area. Joe Lawrence from Dairy Forage Systems Specialist at Cornell’s Pro Dairy discussed corn variations and trial results while Michael Dennis from Growmark FS, LLC, discussed different methods and intensities of soil samplings.
Inside this report
March Crop Congress at Empire Tractor on March 22nd.
Agriculture
1
4H Youth Development
2&3
AED
3
Upcoming Events
4
Page 2
Impact Report
4-H Youth Development Submitted by Alycia Schick and Chelsea Jones, 4-H Educators On Saturday March 04, 2017 Madison County 4-H held Horse Bonanza. This contest provides a unique opportunity to assess and develop equine knowledge. In the morning 4-H members participated in Horse Bowl, a quiz contest made up of questions pertaining to equine topics. Pairs of four-person teams competed against each other responding to questions asked by a contest moderator. The team with the highest score at the end of the contest was declared the winner. In the afternoon 4-H members participated in Hippology, an activity where 4-H members exhibit their knowledge and understanding of equine science in a competitive setting. Participants were able to demonstrate their experience and knowledge gained in horse judging, quiz bowl, speeches, and hands-on equine management. There were a total of 25 participants from Madison, Oneida and Onondaga County. We would like to congratulate all 4-H members; they did an amazing job with a variety of equine related topics. We would like to send a special thank you to all the volunteers, families and friends that took the time to help the 4-H youth with their success. Horse Bowl results for the top ten individuals of Madison County: In the novice division McKenzie Cordell received third place, Aryana Schneeman received fourth place, Makenna Walrath received fifth place, and Declan Young received sixth place. In the junior division Grace Young received first place. In the senior division Kav Young received fourth place. Hippology results for the top ten individuals of Madison County: In the novice division McKenzie Cordell received second place, Declan Young received fifth place, Aryanna Schneerman received sixth place, and Makenna Walrath received seventh place. In the junior division Grace Young received third place. In the senior division Kav Young received second place. We are so proud of the young talent demonstrated and the number of equine enthusiasts. On Saturday, March 11, 2017, Madison County 4-H Members participated in the District 4-H Dairy Bowl Competition at South Lewis High School in Turin, NY. The competition had a total of 17 teams from Madison, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, and Oneida County 4-H Youth Development Programs. Madison County 4-H had one novice team, one junior team, and one senior team compete. 4-H Dairy Bowl provides youth a unique and fun opportunity to develop dairy industry knowledge. The contest is made up of questions pertaining to dairy topics ranging from dairy cattle health to farm business management. Pairs of four-person or three-person teams competed against each other responding to questions asked by a contest moderator. Organizers of the contest would like to congratulate all the 4-H members for a great competition. They would also like to express a big “Thank You” to all the volunteers, families, and friends that took the time to help 4-H Youth. In the team divisions, Madison County had the first place Novice Team with team
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4-H Youth Development Continued from page 2 members, Julianna Tomcho, Logan Mills, and Eliza McCaulley. The team will go on to represent the District at the New York State Novice Dairy Bowl Competition at the New York State Fair on August 24, 2017. The Junior Team, comprised with members Andrew CurtisSzalach, Kim Marris, Lilly Mills, and Joshua Tomcho, and the Senior Team comprised with members Dylan Anderson, Kayla McCaulley, and Erin Curtis-Szalach, both placed third in their respective divisions.
"The Grapes Grow Sweet" is the book selection for 2017 Ag Literacy Week, March 20-24th. The mission of Ag Literacy is to foster awareness, understanding, andSpecial appreciation of how produce points of we interest: food and fiber, what we eat, and how we live, by helping educators, students, and their communities aboutenrollment and engage171 with agri learn Funded culture and food systems. We had volunteers read to 54 classrooms Total enrollment 200 in Madison County. The following elementary schools participated: Three program options: DeRuyter, Stockbridge, Cazenovia, Hamilton, Madison, Morrisville Elementary, Canastota, Durhamville, and Morrisville State College Center-Based Children’s Center. This is a 20% increase from last year.
Combination Child Care Partnership Five centers & 1 partnerAED Submitted by Jennifer Farwell, AED Specialist ship sites, Open Farm Day is in full swing! We have over 30 registrations andall arelocations, still waitingli-for 2013—2104 the straggling ones to come in the mail. We are very excited tocensed have another successful year by New York State Program Year with some new farm faces participating this year! We are working at tryingduring to secure 205 diligently families served our sponsors for the event, as they are the most imperative part! We cannot have Open Farm the program year. Day without the maps, websites, and advertising.
One exciting project that is a collaborative effort with Debbie Seguin in our office is the inclusion of benefit programs into the farmers markets and farm stands. We hosted a meeting in March that included farmers, market managers, farm stand owners and government employees in order to start the discussions on how to increase the use of the benefits such as FMNP and WIC at the markets. We were pleasantly surprised by the positive attitudes at the meeting and will be doing a follow up meeting in the upcoming weeks. We will pilot a project this summer to use the benefits at a local market in Madison County. There were two farm meetings this month to discuss proprietary ideas on new business ventures for farms. These meetings were very productive and the farmers now have a clear understanding of the resources here in Madison County and New York State, such as the Ag Revolving Loan Fund. The Ag Revolving Loan Fund (ARLF) is a loan that is disbursed here at the county level. This loan fund is focused on value added production and expansion projects and has no job creation requirements to acquire it. The loan is at a rate of prime minus one, and therefore very attractive to small business owners. For more information on the Ag Revolving Loan Fund, contact Jenn Farwell.
Impact Report
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Upcoming Events 4/1 4/1 4/3 4/8 4/10
Scholarship Applications Due Tractor Safety Driving Course Exam at Madison Central School Tractor Safety Concludes State Horse Bowl National Volunteer Week Begins
4/15 4/22 4/21 - 23 4/26 4/30 5/3 5/19 - 20 6/11
State Horse Judging at Morrisville College The Art and Science of Honey - at Morrisville College STARR Teen Retreat District Horse Communications Colgate Community Garden -- Seeding and Transplanting Women in Ag: Strategizing for the Summer Dairy & Equine 101—at Morrisville Collage Colgate Community Garden -- Scouting and Integrated Pest Management
7/6-9
Madison County Fair 7/6 Ag Appreciation Breakfast 7/8 Youth Day at the Fair 7/9 Ag Day at Madison County Fair Women in Ag: Madison County Fair Meetup Madison County Open Farm Day Women in Ag: New York State Fair Meetup Women in Ag: Empire Farm Day Meetup CCG -- FSMA and Post-Harvest Handling
7/9 7/29 8/2 8/9 8/27
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County Cooperative Extension is a nationwide system of educational programs that are jointly funded by federal, state and county governments. The U. S. Department of Agriculture is the federal partner while land grant universities are state partners. The passage of two laws by the U. S. Congress made this nationwide system possible. The Morrill Act passed in 1862 established the land grant universities and the Smith-Lever Act in 1914 funded the federal portion of Cooperative Extension. Contact Information: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County PO Box 1209 100 Eaton Street Morrisville, NY 13408 315-684-3001 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.
IMPACT REPORT April 2017
The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work.
Ag. Report Submitted by Alicia Luhrrsen, Ag. Subject Educator The Madison County Crop Congress took place on March 22nd from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event was postponed from the original date of March 15th due to the weather which left much of Central NY under 30+ inches of snow. Luckily, the rescheduled event was a success and took place at Empire Tractor on Route 20 in Cazenovia. Despite the change of date, the event had around forty farmers that filled Empire Tractor. (24 farmers received credits) They had the opportunity to listen to various speakers while jointly receiving credit that was counted towards their farmers NYS Pesticide Applicator certification. Speaker Don Nelson from NYSDEC discussed certification processes and updates. Mike Hunter of NNY Regional Ag Team – Field Crops Specialist of CCE and Julie Hansen from Cornell’s Forage Breeding Project discussed several different types of pest management and breeding processes for pest resistance in the regional area. Joe Lawrence from Dairy Forage Systems Specialist at Cornell’s Pro Dairy discussed corn variations and trial results while Michael Dennis from Growmark FS, LLC, discussed different methods and intensities of soil samplings.
Inside this report
March Crop Congress at Empire Tractor on March 22nd.
Agriculture
1
4H Youth Development
2&3
AED
3
Upcoming Events
4
Page 2
Impact Report
4-H Youth Development Submitted by Alycia Schick and Chelsea Jones, 4-H Educators On Saturday March 04, 2017 Madison County 4-H held Horse Bonanza. This contest provides a unique opportunity to assess and develop equine knowledge. In the morning 4-H members participated in Horse Bowl, a quiz contest made up of questions pertaining to equine topics. Pairs of four-person teams competed against each other responding to questions asked by a contest moderator. The team with the highest score at the end of the contest was declared the winner. In the afternoon 4-H members participated in Hippology, an activity where 4-H members exhibit their knowledge and understanding of equine science in a competitive setting. Participants were able to demonstrate their experience and knowledge gained in horse judging, quiz bowl, speeches, and hands-on equine management. There were a total of 25 participants from Madison, Oneida and Onondaga County. We would like to congratulate all 4-H members; they did an amazing job with a variety of equine related topics. We would like to send a special thank you to all the volunteers, families and friends that took the time to help the 4-H youth with their success. Horse Bowl results for the top ten individuals of Madison County: In the novice division McKenzie Cordell received third place, Aryana Schneeman received fourth place, Makenna Walrath received fifth place, and Declan Young received sixth place. In the junior division Grace Young received first place. In the senior division Kav Young received fourth place. Hippology results for the top ten individuals of Madison County: In the novice division McKenzie Cordell received second place, Declan Young received fifth place, Aryanna Schneerman received sixth place, and Makenna Walrath received seventh place. In the junior division Grace Young received third place. In the senior division Kav Young received second place. We are so proud of the young talent demonstrated and the number of equine enthusiasts. On Saturday, March 11, 2017, Madison County 4-H Members participated in the District 4-H Dairy Bowl Competition at South Lewis High School in Turin, NY. The competition had a total of 17 teams from Madison, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, and Oneida County 4-H Youth Development Programs. Madison County 4-H had one novice team, one junior team, and one senior team compete. 4-H Dairy Bowl provides youth a unique and fun opportunity to develop dairy industry knowledge. The contest is made up of questions pertaining to dairy topics ranging from dairy cattle health to farm business management. Pairs of four-person or three-person teams competed against each other responding to questions asked by a contest moderator. Organizers of the contest would like to congratulate all the 4-H members for a great competition. They would also like to express a big “Thank You” to all the volunteers, families, and friends that took the time to help 4-H Youth. In the team divisions, Madison County had the first place Novice Team with team
Page 3
4-H Youth Development Continued from page 2 members, Julianna Tomcho, Logan Mills, and Eliza McCaulley. The team will go on to represent the District at the New York State Novice Dairy Bowl Competition at the New York State Fair on August 24, 2017. The Junior Team, comprised with members Andrew CurtisSzalach, Kim Marris, Lilly Mills, and Joshua Tomcho, and the Senior Team comprised with members Dylan Anderson, Kayla McCaulley, and Erin Curtis-Szalach, both placed third in their respective divisions.
"The Grapes Grow Sweet" is the book selection for 2017 Ag Literacy Week, March 20-24th. The mission of Ag Literacy is to foster awareness, understanding, andSpecial appreciation of how produce points of we interest: food and fiber, what we eat, and how we live, by helping educators, students, and their communities aboutenrollment and engage171 with agri learn Funded culture and food systems. We had volunteers read to 54 classrooms Total enrollment 200 in Madison County. The following elementary schools participated: Three program options: DeRuyter, Stockbridge, Cazenovia, Hamilton, Madison, Morrisville Elementary, Canastota, Durhamville, and Morrisville State College Center-Based Children’s Center. This is a 20% increase from last year.
Combination Child Care Partnership Five centers & 1 partnerAED Submitted by Jennifer Farwell, AED Specialist ship sites, Open Farm Day is in full swing! We have over 30 registrations andall arelocations, still waitingli-for 2013—2104 the straggling ones to come in the mail. We are very excited tocensed have another successful year by New York State Program Year with some new farm faces participating this year! We are working at tryingduring to secure 205 diligently families served our sponsors for the event, as they are the most imperative part! We cannot have Open Farm the program year. Day without the maps, websites, and advertising.
One exciting project that is a collaborative effort with Debbie Seguin in our office is the inclusion of benefit programs into the farmers markets and farm stands. We hosted a meeting in March that included farmers, market managers, farm stand owners and government employees in order to start the discussions on how to increase the use of the benefits such as FMNP and WIC at the markets. We were pleasantly surprised by the positive attitudes at the meeting and will be doing a follow up meeting in the upcoming weeks. We will pilot a project this summer to use the benefits at a local market in Madison County. There were two farm meetings this month to discuss proprietary ideas on new business ventures for farms. These meetings were very productive and the farmers now have a clear understanding of the resources here in Madison County and New York State, such as the Ag Revolving Loan Fund. The Ag Revolving Loan Fund (ARLF) is a loan that is disbursed here at the county level. This loan fund is focused on value added production and expansion projects and has no job creation requirements to acquire it. The loan is at a rate of prime minus one, and therefore very attractive to small business owners. For more information on the Ag Revolving Loan Fund, contact Jenn Farwell.
Impact Report
Page 4
Upcoming Events 4/1 4/1 4/3 4/8 4/10
Scholarship Applications Due Tractor Safety Driving Course Exam at Madison Central School Tractor Safety Concludes State Horse Bowl National Volunteer Week Begins
4/15 4/22 4/21 - 23 4/26 4/30 5/3 5/19 - 20 6/11
State Horse Judging at Morrisville College The Art and Science of Honey - at Morrisville College STARR Teen Retreat District Horse Communications Colgate Community Garden -- Seeding and Transplanting Women in Ag: Strategizing for the Summer Dairy & Equine 101—at Morrisville Collage Colgate Community Garden -- Scouting and Integrated Pest Management
7/6-9
Madison County Fair 7/6 Ag Appreciation Breakfast 7/8 Youth Day at the Fair 7/9 Ag Day at Madison County Fair Women in Ag: Madison County Fair Meetup Madison County Open Farm Day Women in Ag: New York State Fair Meetup Women in Ag: Empire Farm Day Meetup CCG -- FSMA and Post-Harvest Handling
7/9 7/29 8/2 8/9 8/27
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County Cooperative Extension is a nationwide system of educational programs that are jointly funded by federal, state and county governments. The U. S. Department of Agriculture is the federal partner while land grant universities are state partners. The passage of two laws by the U. S. Congress made this nationwide system possible. The Morrill Act passed in 1862 established the land grant universities and the Smith-Lever Act in 1914 funded the federal portion of Cooperative Extension. Contact Information: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County PO Box 1209 100 Eaton Street Morrisville, NY 13408 315-684-3001 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.
