How to Avoid Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases Thursday, April 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County (99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815) April 25th • 7pm • No CostTicks and tick borne diseases are on the increase in the Northeast. Tick borne diseases include lyme, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and powassan. All of which can be debilitating and in the case of powassan, even deadly. The focus of this program will be to help the attendees better understand how to avoid ticks and tick borne diseases.Registration Deadline is April 22nd, please keep in mind there is a limit to this class.Please pre-register with Ashley at (607) 334-5841 ext. 16 or at anr72@cornell.edu. Ashley Russell, anr72@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1116 ========================================= 4-H Leaders Association Scholarship Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:15 am - 4:00 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County (99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815) Every year the Chenango County 4-H Leaders Association offer a college scholarship to graduating seniors that are enrolled in Chenango County 4-H.  All application are due to the 4-H Office by May 1st.4-H Leaders Association Scholarship Application Richard Turrell, rlt229@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1115 ========================================= Agriculture Development Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, May 7, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Please join us for our ADC meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00PM!MissionThe Agriculture Development Council will explore, nurture and assist the development of new and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic growth in Chenango County and the surrounding region. The Council will lead, coordinate, evaluate and pursue Agricultural activities that are diversified, profitable and environmentally responsible. Ken Smith, kas294@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1119 ========================================= Cake Decorating Class Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:00 am - 11:00 am May 11, 9:00-11:00Learn simple cake decorating techniques, how to make icing, put your cake together, and how to enter cake projects in the fair.Contact Christina by May 8th register: clh262@cornell.edu or 607-334-5841 ex 14Link to more information. ========================================= Canceled - Shiitake Mushroom Workshop Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County (99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815) Due to illness we have had to cancel this workshop. We are hoping to reschedule in the future! Keep your eyes open for our upcoming programs! We apologize for any inconvenience.Sat., May 18, 1-4pm • Bob Miller Residence. 190 Geiss Road, Greene, NY (GPS address Harpusville) • Cost: $10In this workshop, we will learn about some of the different methods of growing shiitake mushrooms in order to start a small woodlot-oriented business. Participants will go home with a copy of the Cornell Mushroom Handbook, and a "bolt" of wood that is inoculated with mushroom spores.Please pre-register with Ashley at (607) 334-5841 ext. 16 or at anr72@cornell.edu $10.00 Ashley Russell, anr72@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1116 ========================================= Chenango County CCE Board Meeting Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Join us at 7:00PM on the 3rd Tuesday of each Month for out Board meeting!We would love to see you here!CCE-Chenango is delighted to have active and diverse Board of Directors and Program Committees, which are key to achieving strong and meaningful community impacts! If, as you read more about how we are governed, you believe you have a contribution to make to our programming as a volunteer, please get in touch! We welcome your input and ideas! ========================================= 4-H Survival Skills Challenge Saturday, June 1, 2019 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Millbrook Park (Nate Park Lane New Berlin, New York 13411) Imagine you’re lost in the woods—what will you eat, how will you prepare a shelter, how will you stay warm?Join us June 1st, 2019, 9 AM at Millbrook Park for the second 4-H Survival Skills Challenge!Join in for the second year of the 4-H Survival Skills Challenge to see if you have what it takes to survive in the wilderness! You and your team will be put to the ultimate test in challenges involving shelter building, kayaking, navigation, foraging, fire starting, and first aid using only your brain and the resources in your pack! Open to 4-H youth ages 10 and up.Get started on registration here with these links: Complete the paper registration here!Make sure all team members are enrolled 4-H members, if not already (Paperwork here)Make sure your coach is a Chenango County 4-H volunteer, if not already (Paperwork here)Send or drop off the registration and/or registration fee to the 4-H office at 99 N. Broad St. Norwich, NY 13815 Event Schedule:9:00-10:00 AM • Registration and Orientation (for those wanting to tour the course and learn more about the equipment and tasks)10:00 AM-1:00 PM • Skills Challenge1:00-1:45 PM • Provided Lunch and Calculations 1:45-2:00 PM • AwardsGuidelines: Teams will be made up of four youth, each team having their own adult coach. Participants MUST be enrolled in 4-H by time of registration to participate. Coaches must be enrolled volunteers with Chenango County 4-H and be at least 21 years of age. Individuals without a four person team can register to be placed on a teamYouth must be at least 10 years of age to participate, maximum 18 years old. Cost to register by May 16th is $5 a person. Late registrations before May 30th is $10. Monies can be mailed to or dropped off to Chenango County CCE at 99 North Broad St Norwich, NY 13815 at time of registration. Checks can be made payable to CCE Chenango.A limited number of teams can participate. First come, first serve. Extra teams will be wait listedQuestions can be directed to Christina Hall at 607-334-5841 x1114 or clh262@cornell.eduMillbrook Park • Nate Park Lane • New Berlin, New York 13411Sponsored by: Christina Hall, clh262@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1114 ========================================= Agriculture Development Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, June 4, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Please join us for our ADC meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00PM!MissionThe Agriculture Development Council will explore, nurture and assist the development of new and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic growth in Chenango County and the surrounding region. The Council will lead, coordinate, evaluate and pursue Agricultural activities that are diversified, profitable and environmentally responsible. Ken Smith, kas294@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1119 ========================================= Chenango County Dairy Day Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Chenango County Fairgrounds (168 East Main Street Norwich, NY 13815) Come check out the new aspects of this years Dairy Day!• Horse Drawn Carriage Rides• Dan the Snake Man • A NEW Parade Route!Dairy Day Parade Registration FormFind more forms and Information here: http://ccechenango.org/agriculture/dairy-dayDairy Day has now become an annual tradition and we are proud to announce that the planning of our Eighteenth Annual Dairy Day is underway! As in the past, a committee consisting of dairy farmers, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Farm Bureau members, USDA employees, and local Chenango County businesses are planning a fun-filled and exciting Dairy Day.The 2019 Dairy Day celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. Similar to previous years, we are planning to begin the day at 10:00AM with a parade in the City of Norwich leading to the Fairgrounds. This years parade has a NEW ROUTE!! Beginning at the CWS/Acheive parking lot and proceeding down Maydole Street to the Fair grounds!!! Family activities and educational exhibits celebrating Chenango County’s agricultural heritage and the importance of the dairy industry, its past, present, and future will be present. Ashley Russell, anr72@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1116 ========================================= Chenango County CCE Board Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Join us at 7:00PM on the 3rd Tuesday of each Month for out Board meeting!We would love to see you here!CCE-Chenango is delighted to have active and diverse Board of Directors and Program Committees, which are key to achieving strong and meaningful community impacts! If, as you read more about how we are governed, you believe you have a contribution to make to our programming as a volunteer, please get in touch! We welcome your input and ideas! ========================================= Agriculture Development Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, July 2, 2019 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Please join us for our ADC meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00PM!MissionThe Agriculture Development Council will explore, nurture and assist the development of new and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic growth in Chenango County and the surrounding region. The Council will lead, coordinate, evaluate and pursue Agricultural activities that are diversified, profitable and environmentally responsible. Ken Smith, kas294@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1119 ========================================= CLOSED for Labor Day Monday, September 2, 2019 8:00 am - 4:30 pm The Chenango County CCE office will be closed Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day.  ========================================= Agriculture Development Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, September 3, 2019 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Please join us for our ADC meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00PM!MissionThe Agriculture Development Council will explore, nurture and assist the development of new and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic growth in Chenango County and the surrounding region. The Council will lead, coordinate, evaluate and pursue Agricultural activities that are diversified, profitable and environmentally responsible. Ken Smith, kas294@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1119 ========================================= Chenango County CCE Board Meeting Tuesday, September 17, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Join us at 7:00PM on the 3rd Tuesday of each Month for out Board meeting!We would love to see you here!CCE-Chenango is delighted to have active and diverse Board of Directors and Program Committees, which are key to achieving strong and meaningful community impacts! If, as you read more about how we are governed, you believe you have a contribution to make to our programming as a volunteer, please get in touch! We welcome your input and ideas! ========================================= Agriculture Development Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, October 1, 2019 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Please join us for our ADC meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00PM!MissionThe Agriculture Development Council will explore, nurture and assist the development of new and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic growth in Chenango County and the surrounding region. The Council will lead, coordinate, evaluate and pursue Agricultural activities that are diversified, profitable and environmentally responsible. Ken Smith, kas294@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1119 ========================================= Chenango County CCE Board Meeting Tuesday, October 15, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Join us at 7:00PM on the 3rd Tuesday of each Month for out Board meeting!We would love to see you here!CCE-Chenango is delighted to have active and diverse Board of Directors and Program Committees, which are key to achieving strong and meaningful community impacts! If, as you read more about how we are governed, you believe you have a contribution to make to our programming as a volunteer, please get in touch! We welcome your input and ideas! ========================================= Agriculture Development Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, November 5, 2019 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Please join us for our ADC meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00PM!MissionThe Agriculture Development Council will explore, nurture and assist the development of new and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic and traditional practices in Agriculture for economic growth in Chenango County and the surrounding region. The Council will lead, coordinate, evaluate and pursue Agricultural activities that are diversified, profitable and environmentally responsible. Ken Smith, kas294@cornell.edu, (607) 334-5841 ext. 1119 ========================================= Chenango County CCE Board Meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 99 North Broad Street Norwich, NY 13815 Join us at 7:00PM on the 3rd Tuesday of each Month for out Board meeting!We would love to see you here!CCE-Chenango is delighted to have active and diverse Board of Directors and Program Committees, which are key to achieving strong and meaningful community impacts! If, as you read more about how we are governed, you believe you have a contribution to make to our programming as a volunteer, please get in touch! We welcome your input and ideas! =========================================