Integrated Parasite Management for Goats & Sheep Workshop
Includes FAMACHA Training/Certification and How to do Fecal Egg Identification/Counting 
When:              Saturday, February 16, 2019 (snow date February 23)
                        9 am - 2 pm 
Where:            CCE Chenango County
                        99 Broad St., Norwich 13815 
Cost:                $30 first person, $15 each additional from same farm/family (includes lunch and FAMACHA card)
Register:         Online at the link below or mail your check with the form below. Registration must be received by Wednesday, February 13
Speakers:        Dr. Tatiana L. Stanton, Cornell Sheep & Goat State Extension Specialist and Janice Liotta, manager Dwight Bowman Parasitology Lab at Cornell Vet School 

December is a busy month for all of us. We rush around shopping for gifts, venturing out to parties, and hectically traveling from one place to the next. When the dust settles and we arrive safely at our destinations, we embrace the opportunity to slow down, relax, and enjoy the company of close family and friends.

Attached is the 2018 Fonda Fair 4-H Exhibitor's Handbook. There are a number of updates and additions. If you have any questions, give the office a call at 518-853-2135.

Please note: ALL Entries are due to the 4-H Office by 4pm on August 1, 2018. Any entries that are mailed, must be postmarked by July 27, 2018.

We welcome Nicole Tommell as the agricultural business management specialist on the Central New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops team.  Nicole will provide leadership for planning and developing programing that emphasizes business management and profitability.  Thanks to the CCE associations in the region and Cornell for expanding our team’s capacity to meet the educational needs of the ag industry in Chenango, Fulton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Otsego, Saratoga and Schoharie Counties.

Nicole received her Bachelor of Technology degree from SUNY Cobleskill in Agricultural Business. She also holds a Masters in Agricultural Education from North Carolina State University.  Before joining the team, Nicole was a Visiting Instructor at SUNY Cobleskill teaching courses ranging from agricultural business to animal science.  She has also managed a diversified cattle operation she owns with her husband.

Her primary goal will be to provide business analysis, planning and development support for agricultural businesses in the region.  Please welcome Nicole to the team.

Twice a year Tractor Suplly generously partners with 4-H for the Paper Clover Campaign. The 4-H youth developement program in Fulton and Montgomery Counties benefits from this wonderful fundraiser. Show your support by volunteering at either the Gloversville or Amsterdam store between April 11-22. Please let the office know what store and what dates you will be participating.

                Costs and Benefits for Farms in New York State

  This questionnaire for farmers is coordinated by Cornell University as part of the New York State Soil Health Initiative, funded by New York State Ag & Markets. The initiative is focused on soil health, farm sustainability, environmental quality, and resilience of agriculture to extreme weather events. Completion of this questionnaire is voluntary and anonymous.