Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The CCE SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops and SCNY Dairy and Field Crops teams are excited to offer a grazing series with an emphasis on dairy herds, but all grazers are welcome! Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists, Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks, would like to invite all graziers with an emphasis towards dairy producers to join a series of 6 webinars focused on “Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program”. Each week will have an hour long presentation or discussion followed by ample time for questions. One-time registration is required by visiting https://tinyurl.com/dairygrazing - this registration is good for the entire series. There is a $25 registration fee which will cover access to all webinars, presented materials, and recordings.This series will be offered every Tuesday, starting March 2, 2021 at Noon EST. Our last session on April 6, 2021 will be a panel discussion at 7:00pm with our series presenters. Presenters will include Betsy Hicks, Alycia Drwencke, and Mary-Kate Wheeler with CCE, Troy Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Regional Grassland Conservation Professional, Sam Corcoran with UMass Extension, Jeff Wheeler and Dr. George Dawson with Diamond V, and Don Burkhard with Cows Come First. DATES/TOPICS: March 2, 2021: Considerations for 2021 Spring Green UpMarch 9, 2021: Nutrition & Grazing Through the SeasonMarch 16, 2021: Incorporating Annual Forages to the Grazing PlanMarch 23, 2021: Examining Lameness on Grazing DairiesMarch 30, 2021: Maximizing Pasture InvestmentApril 6, 2021: Expert Panel Discussion with Series Speakers  Cost: $25 person. This fee gives you access to all 6 sessions and presentation files ahead of the meetings and recordings to be shared after. ========================================= ​Start Growing Sprouts Workshop Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Registration is required by Sunday, February 21  in order to receive workshop materials in time if you chose to have them mailed out. Registration will be open until the day of, if you chose to pick up your supplies at our office. In order to pick up your supplies at the office, you will need to call ahead of time to make an appointment due to Covid and staff availability. We are at the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays while Monday and Friday staff works remotely.Register online at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/growingsprouts_245.We all know it can be hard to get fresh, nutritious, local greens in the wintertime, so why not start growing your own sprouts at home? All you need are some seeds to sprout, a glass jar, mesh lid, water, and some simple instructions. In as little as 3 days you can have sprouts to eat! Vegetable sprouts are rich in vitamins that help your immune system fight through those common springtime colds, plus they taste great. Sprouts are delicious added to salads, sandwiches, and stir fries.Participants will receive instructions, seeds, and mesh lid prior to class to be able to follow along and grow their own sprouts. All you will need is a glass mason jar and clean water. Our food and nutrition educators will walk you through starting your sprouts, discuss the nutritional benefits of different kinds of spouts, answer your questions, and share ways to enjoy eating your sprouts.After this workshop you should know: How to grow sprouts safely in your homeNutritional and medicinal properties of different sprouts How to harvest your sprouts Different delicious recipes that incorporate your homegrown sproutsPlease contact the CCE Seneca office at 315-539- 9251 if you have any special needs. $10 per person. Participants will receive instructions, seeds, and mesh lid prior to class to be able to follow along and grow their own sprouts. Moira Tidball, mmt65@cornell.edu, 315-539-9251 ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - ​Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Mushrooms are an emerging niche crop and can easily be grown. This course trains new and experienced farmers in the background, techniques, marketing and economics of farm scale indoor commercial production.ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - Grazing Management Thursday, March 4, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Grazing is more than simply turning livestock out onto a green pasture and hoping for the best. With sound grazing management, you can reduce workload, keep animals happier and healthier, and improve the overall productivity and profitability of your farm. ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= 4-H Mighty Monday: Alpacas and Fiber Arts Monday, March 8, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 4-H Mighty Monday: Alpacas and Fiber Arts in Collaboration with Monroe County 4-H and Cabin View AlpacasJoin us for a fiber arts experience with Special Guest, Robin Houseworth, CCE Seneca 4-H Educator and Alpaca Farmer with Cabin View Alpacas.In this Mighty Monday, we will learn about alpacas and what is involved in the daily life of an alpaca farmer! We will begin to create two types of weaving projects together and you will finish them on your own.Fiber art kits will be available for pick up the week prior to the event at 2 locations: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County Office (2449 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, NY 14617)Cornell Cooperative Extension Office of Seneca County (308 Main Street Shop Centre, Waterloo, NY 13165) Kits picked up at the Seneca County Office are funded by the Sharon Nelson Fund.These kits will contain materials needed for the weaving creations. In addition to a fiber arts kit, participants will need tape and scissors on hand. ========================================= Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program Tuesday, March 9, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The CCE SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops and SCNY Dairy and Field Crops teams are excited to offer a grazing series with an emphasis on dairy herds, but all grazers are welcome! Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists, Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks, would like to invite all graziers with an emphasis towards dairy producers to join a series of 6 webinars focused on “Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program”. Each week will have an hour long presentation or discussion followed by ample time for questions. One-time registration is required by visiting https://tinyurl.com/dairygrazing - this registration is good for the entire series. There is a $25 registration fee which will cover access to all webinars, presented materials, and recordings.This series will be offered every Tuesday, starting March 2, 2021 at Noon EST. Our last session on April 6, 2021 will be a panel discussion at 7:00pm with our series presenters. Presenters will include Betsy Hicks, Alycia Drwencke, and Mary-Kate Wheeler with CCE, Troy Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Regional Grassland Conservation Professional, Sam Corcoran with UMass Extension, Jeff Wheeler and Dr. George Dawson with Diamond V, and Don Burkhard with Cows Come First. DATES/TOPICS: March 2, 2021: Considerations for 2021 Spring Green UpMarch 9, 2021: Nutrition & Grazing Through the SeasonMarch 16, 2021: Incorporating Annual Forages to the Grazing PlanMarch 23, 2021: Examining Lameness on Grazing DairiesMarch 30, 2021: Maximizing Pasture InvestmentApril 6, 2021: Expert Panel Discussion with Series Speakers  Cost: $25 person. This fee gives you access to all 6 sessions and presentation files ahead of the meetings and recordings to be shared after. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - ​Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production Tuesday, March 9, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Mushrooms are an emerging niche crop and can easily be grown. This course trains new and experienced farmers in the background, techniques, marketing and economics of farm scale indoor commercial production.ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= ​Starting a Livestock Farm Workshop Series Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Registration is required by Wednesday, February 17, 2021.To REGISTER, go to: https://nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/, or call Team Administrative Assistant, Brandie Waite in Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County office at (585) 343-3040 x138 or email with your full contact information to bls238@cornell.edu.There are many aspects to consider when starting a livestock farm, such as land, what to sell, and how to sell it. Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Specialists Nancy Glazier and Joan Sinclair Petzen are offering a beginning farmer educational series via Zoom.The two sessions will cover resource assessment, business planning, basic bookkeeping, and budgeting. Time will be available each evening for discussion. Follow-up sessions will be held biweekly if enough interest. The goal of workshops is to provide livestock farms the right tools to get started.For workshop questions please call Nancy Glazier at (585) 315-7746 or email nig3@cornell.edu.  The cost of the workshops is $20 per person or farm couple. ========================================= Virtual Forage Congress 2021 Thursday, March 11, 2021 10:00 am - 12:15 pm Registration is required. REGISTER HEREDue to the ongoing uncertainty related to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team has decided to transition the 2021 Forage Congress into a virtual conference.Sponsorship opportunities are also available.AGENDA10:00 - 10:30am - The Economic Costs of Loading & Mixing, Jason Karszes, PRO-DAIRY, Cornell University10:35 - 11:05am - Improving Harvest Management, Joe Lawrence, PRO-DAIRY, Cornell University & Tom Kilcer, Advanced Ag Solutions (recording)11:10 - 11:40am - Nutritive Value and Yield of Reduced-Lignin Alfalfa Cultivars in Monoculture & Binary Mixtures with Perennial Grass, Dr. Jerry Cherney, Cornell University11:45 - 12:15pm - Cover Crop Adoption on Dairy Farms, Dr. Virginia Moore, Cornell University $25 per person. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - Grazing Management Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Grazing is more than simply turning livestock out onto a green pasture and hoping for the best. With sound grazing management, you can reduce workload, keep animals happier and healthier, and improve the overall productivity and profitability of your farm. ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The CCE SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops and SCNY Dairy and Field Crops teams are excited to offer a grazing series with an emphasis on dairy herds, but all grazers are welcome! Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists, Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks, would like to invite all graziers with an emphasis towards dairy producers to join a series of 6 webinars focused on “Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program”. Each week will have an hour long presentation or discussion followed by ample time for questions. One-time registration is required by visiting https://tinyurl.com/dairygrazing - this registration is good for the entire series. There is a $25 registration fee which will cover access to all webinars, presented materials, and recordings.This series will be offered every Tuesday, starting March 2, 2021 at Noon EST. Our last session on April 6, 2021 will be a panel discussion at 7:00pm with our series presenters. Presenters will include Betsy Hicks, Alycia Drwencke, and Mary-Kate Wheeler with CCE, Troy Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Regional Grassland Conservation Professional, Sam Corcoran with UMass Extension, Jeff Wheeler and Dr. George Dawson with Diamond V, and Don Burkhard with Cows Come First. DATES/TOPICS: March 2, 2021: Considerations for 2021 Spring Green UpMarch 9, 2021: Nutrition & Grazing Through the SeasonMarch 16, 2021: Incorporating Annual Forages to the Grazing PlanMarch 23, 2021: Examining Lameness on Grazing DairiesMarch 30, 2021: Maximizing Pasture InvestmentApril 6, 2021: Expert Panel Discussion with Series Speakers  Cost: $25 person. This fee gives you access to all 6 sessions and presentation files ahead of the meetings and recordings to be shared after. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - ​Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production Tuesday, March 16, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Mushrooms are an emerging niche crop and can easily be grown. This course trains new and experienced farmers in the background, techniques, marketing and economics of farm scale indoor commercial production.ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - Grazing Management Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Grazing is more than simply turning livestock out onto a green pasture and hoping for the best. With sound grazing management, you can reduce workload, keep animals happier and healthier, and improve the overall productivity and profitability of your farm. ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= Pheasant Chick Ordering Program Friday, March 19, 2021 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Interested Seneca County individuals should contact Nate Kennedy at Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension at 315-539-9251 or email nk623@cornell.edu to sign up to participate with a minimum of 50 chicks by Friday, March 19, 2021.___________________________________________________________________________________Program RequirementsThe rearing and release of pheasants does require a great deal of responsibility by both 4-H youth and adults with substantial time commitment. Daily care is necessary to monitor the health of the birds to ensure there is adequate feed and water for the rapidly growing chicks. The birds are brooded until six weeks old and then moved to an outdoor flight pen where they continue to grow and develop their brilliant adult plumage before being released. Release needs to be before the end of the pheasant hunting season. Management StrategiesParticipants may choose to integrate other wildlife management strategies such as banding and releasing at different ages and on different site areas to monitor mortality and survival. This varies for different regions of the state. Assistance from organizations such as Pheasants Forever is available to help improve habitat along with cooperative ventures between local sportsman’s clubs and participants. For the past 10 years Seneca County has been one of the top three counties with the number of birds raised and released.Ring-necked PheasantsRing-necked Pheasants stride across open fields and weedy roadsides in the United States, southern Canada and the Finger Lakes area of New York State. They have graced our landscape since 1892 when they were successfully established on Gardiner’s Island, near the eastern end of Long Island. By the1920s they were successfully established across the state. Today more than 50,000 hunters in New York State pursue pheasants annually and harvest approximately 100,000 birds compared to 272,000 in the late 60’s. The population of these birds has declined since the heyday of the late 60’s and early 70’s. Factors that have contributed to this decline are the loss of fallow grasslands for nesting and brood–rearing, decline in grain farming, and commercial and residential development. Hunting remains very popular and is strongly supported by sportsmen and women. Support stems from the state pheasant propagation program. This program started 100+ years ago in Sherburne. Now they are propagated at the Richard E. Reynolds Game Farm located near Ithaca. In 2010, The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation adopted a “Management Plan for Ring-necked Pheasants in New York State”. This updated plan consists of four goals, sixteen objectives, and thirty-three actions to be implemented through 2020 and assumes the current level of staff and fiscal resources for pheasant propagation and management will continue. Support and momentum for increasing the pheasant population is due to your average citizen programs such as the Day Old Pheasant Chick Program and Adult Pheasant Release Program.Male pheasants sport iridescent copper-and-gold plumage, a red face, and a crisp white collar; their rooster-like crowing can be heard from up to a mile away. The brown females blend in with their field habitat. Introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the 1880s, pheasants quickly became one of North America’s most popular upland game birds. Watch for them along roads or bursting into flight from brushy cover. To help assist with the re-population of this colorful bird, citizens can help by participating in the raising and releasing. Why would someone want to participate you may ask? The rearing is enjoyable, challenging, and teaches youth responsible behavior. Released pheasants offer fall hunting opportunities by providing sportsmen and women the opportunity to enjoy an open field hunting opportunity that is gradually disappearing. Many across the state own and care for gun dogs that are specially trained to hunt and retrieve pheasants or other game birds. The number one reason is that people enjoy seeing and hearing pheasants. Nate Kennedy, nk623@cornell.edu, (315) 539-9251 ========================================= Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program Tuesday, March 23, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The CCE SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops and SCNY Dairy and Field Crops teams are excited to offer a grazing series with an emphasis on dairy herds, but all grazers are welcome! Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists, Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks, would like to invite all graziers with an emphasis towards dairy producers to join a series of 6 webinars focused on “Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program”. Each week will have an hour long presentation or discussion followed by ample time for questions. One-time registration is required by visiting https://tinyurl.com/dairygrazing - this registration is good for the entire series. There is a $25 registration fee which will cover access to all webinars, presented materials, and recordings.This series will be offered every Tuesday, starting March 2, 2021 at Noon EST. Our last session on April 6, 2021 will be a panel discussion at 7:00pm with our series presenters. Presenters will include Betsy Hicks, Alycia Drwencke, and Mary-Kate Wheeler with CCE, Troy Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Regional Grassland Conservation Professional, Sam Corcoran with UMass Extension, Jeff Wheeler and Dr. George Dawson with Diamond V, and Don Burkhard with Cows Come First. DATES/TOPICS: March 2, 2021: Considerations for 2021 Spring Green UpMarch 9, 2021: Nutrition & Grazing Through the SeasonMarch 16, 2021: Incorporating Annual Forages to the Grazing PlanMarch 23, 2021: Examining Lameness on Grazing DairiesMarch 30, 2021: Maximizing Pasture InvestmentApril 6, 2021: Expert Panel Discussion with Series Speakers  Cost: $25 person. This fee gives you access to all 6 sessions and presentation files ahead of the meetings and recordings to be shared after. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - ​Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production Tuesday, March 23, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Mushrooms are an emerging niche crop and can easily be grown. This course trains new and experienced farmers in the background, techniques, marketing and economics of farm scale indoor commercial production.ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - Grazing Management Thursday, March 25, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Grazing is more than simply turning livestock out onto a green pasture and hoping for the best. With sound grazing management, you can reduce workload, keep animals happier and healthier, and improve the overall productivity and profitability of your farm. ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= 4-H Public Presentations 2021 Friday, March 26, 2021 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Registration is required. Deadline to register is Sunday, March 21, 2021 Register online at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/PP2021_245 (If you are unable to access the internet, please call CCE Seneca at 315-539-9251) 4-H Public Presentations is a program in which youth learn to create a presentation and develop the skills needed to present it before an audience. They learn about the research process and the steps needed to organize information into an interesting and creative presentation. For details on formulating a Public Presentation, please see: Public Presentation Guidelines Evaluation Forms Cloverbud Evaluation Form   Illustrated Talk/Demonstration Evaluation Form Impromptu Evaluation Form Interview Evaluation Form Recitation/Dramatic Interpretation Evaluation Form Speech Evaluation FormIN PERSONDATE: Friday, March 26, 2021LOCATION: CCE Seneca Office, WaterlooTIME: (choose 1 slot) Only 2 people per slot is available5:00pm-5:30pm5:30pm-6:00pm6:00pm-6:30pm6:30pm-7:00pm7:00pm-7:30pmDATE: Saturday, March, 27, 2021LOCATION: CCE Seneca Office, WaterlooTIME: (choose 1 slot) Only 2 people per slot is available9:00am-9:30am9:30am-10:00am10:00am-10:30am10:30am-11:00am11:00am-11:30am11:30am-12:00pm12:00pm-12:30pm12:30pm-1:00pmVIRTUAL via ZOOM Will receive email with evaluation time after registeringVIDEO SUBMISSION Submit no later than Monday, March 29, 2021 to this link/folder: https://cornell.box.com/s/900f0r2wmozmnl6fycfc7dur14yp7ycl (click on link, upload video, done!) Rachel Williams, rrw33@cornell.edu, 315-539-9251 ========================================= 4-H Public Presentations 2021 Saturday, March 27, 2021 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Registration is required. Deadline to register is Sunday, March 21, 2021 Register online at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/PP2021_245 (If you are unable to access the internet, please call CCE Seneca at 315-539-9251) 4-H Public Presentations is a program in which youth learn to create a presentation and develop the skills needed to present it before an audience. They learn about the research process and the steps needed to organize information into an interesting and creative presentation. For details on formulating a Public Presentation, please see: Public Presentation Guidelines Evaluation Forms Cloverbud Evaluation Form   Illustrated Talk/Demonstration Evaluation Form Impromptu Evaluation Form Interview Evaluation Form Recitation/Dramatic Interpretation Evaluation Form Speech Evaluation FormIN PERSONDATE: Friday, March 26, 2021LOCATION: CCE Seneca Office, WaterlooTIME: (choose 1 slot) Only 2 people per slot is available5:00pm-5:30pm5:30pm-6:00pm6:00pm-6:30pm6:30pm-7:00pm7:00pm-7:30pmDATE: Saturday, March, 27, 2021LOCATION: CCE Seneca Office, WaterlooTIME: (choose 1 slot) Only 2 people per slot is available9:00am-9:30am9:30am-10:00am10:00am-10:30am10:30am-11:00am11:00am-11:30am11:30am-12:00pm12:00pm-12:30pm12:30pm-1:00pmVIRTUAL via ZOOM Will receive email with evaluation time after registeringVIDEO SUBMISSION Submit no later than Monday, March 29, 2021 to this link/folder: https://cornell.box.com/s/900f0r2wmozmnl6fycfc7dur14yp7ycl (click on link, upload video, done!) Rachel Williams, rrw33@cornell.edu, 315-539-9251 ========================================= Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program Tuesday, March 30, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The CCE SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops and SCNY Dairy and Field Crops teams are excited to offer a grazing series with an emphasis on dairy herds, but all grazers are welcome! Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists, Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks, would like to invite all graziers with an emphasis towards dairy producers to join a series of 6 webinars focused on “Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program”. Each week will have an hour long presentation or discussion followed by ample time for questions. One-time registration is required by visiting https://tinyurl.com/dairygrazing - this registration is good for the entire series. There is a $25 registration fee which will cover access to all webinars, presented materials, and recordings.This series will be offered every Tuesday, starting March 2, 2021 at Noon EST. Our last session on April 6, 2021 will be a panel discussion at 7:00pm with our series presenters. Presenters will include Betsy Hicks, Alycia Drwencke, and Mary-Kate Wheeler with CCE, Troy Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Regional Grassland Conservation Professional, Sam Corcoran with UMass Extension, Jeff Wheeler and Dr. George Dawson with Diamond V, and Don Burkhard with Cows Come First. DATES/TOPICS: March 2, 2021: Considerations for 2021 Spring Green UpMarch 9, 2021: Nutrition & Grazing Through the SeasonMarch 16, 2021: Incorporating Annual Forages to the Grazing PlanMarch 23, 2021: Examining Lameness on Grazing DairiesMarch 30, 2021: Maximizing Pasture InvestmentApril 6, 2021: Expert Panel Discussion with Series Speakers  Cost: $25 person. This fee gives you access to all 6 sessions and presentation files ahead of the meetings and recordings to be shared after. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - ​Indoor Specialty Mushroom Production Tuesday, March 30, 2021 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Mushrooms are an emerging niche crop and can easily be grown. This course trains new and experienced farmers in the background, techniques, marketing and economics of farm scale indoor commercial production.ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= Cornell Small Farms Online Course - Grazing Management Thursday, April 1, 2021 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm For more information and to register, go to: https://cornell-small-farms-program.teachable.com/...Grazing is more than simply turning livestock out onto a green pasture and hoping for the best. With sound grazing management, you can reduce workload, keep animals happier and healthier, and improve the overall productivity and profitability of your farm. ABOUT CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM SEASON OF ONLINE COURSESJoin the Cornell Small Farms Program’s season of online courses, starting at the end of February.With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, and mushroom production, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins!Cornell Small Farms suite of online courses is offered on a user-friendly platform, which grants registrants permanent access to their course content. Also, courses have tiered pricing based on household size and income, to make the courses more affordable and equitable for everyone.Registration is open for all courses, with live content starting in February. ========================================= Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The CCE SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops and SCNY Dairy and Field Crops teams are excited to offer a grazing series with an emphasis on dairy herds, but all grazers are welcome! Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists, Alycia Drwencke and Betsy Hicks, would like to invite all graziers with an emphasis towards dairy producers to join a series of 6 webinars focused on “Pasture Prep: Virtual Ruminations for your 2021 Grazing Program”. Each week will have an hour long presentation or discussion followed by ample time for questions. One-time registration is required by visiting https://tinyurl.com/dairygrazing - this registration is good for the entire series. There is a $25 registration fee which will cover access to all webinars, presented materials, and recordings.This series will be offered every Tuesday, starting March 2, 2021 at Noon EST. Our last session on April 6, 2021 will be a panel discussion at 7:00pm with our series presenters. Presenters will include Betsy Hicks, Alycia Drwencke, and Mary-Kate Wheeler with CCE, Troy Bishop, Upper Susquehanna Coalition Regional Grassland Conservation Professional, Sam Corcoran with UMass Extension, Jeff Wheeler and Dr. George Dawson with Diamond V, and Don Burkhard with Cows Come First. DATES/TOPICS: March 2, 2021: Considerations for 2021 Spring Green UpMarch 9, 2021: Nutrition & Grazing Through the SeasonMarch 16, 2021: Incorporating Annual Forages to the Grazing PlanMarch 23, 2021: Examining Lameness on Grazing DairiesMarch 30, 2021: Maximizing Pasture InvestmentApril 6, 2021: Expert Panel Discussion with Series Speakers  Cost: $25 person. This fee gives you access to all 6 sessions and presentation files ahead of the meetings and recordings to be shared after. ========================================= 2021 Finger Lakes Beverage Conference Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:00 am - 5:00 pm For more information and registration, go to: https://www.flxcraftbevcon.com/The 2021 Finger Lakes Beverage Conference (formerly known as the Finger Lakes Craft Beverage Conference) invites beer, wine, cider, mead and spirits producers to join us for education, networking and fun - virtually!Learn from experts during this two-day conference that will focus on recovering from the pandemic.CONFERENCE SCHEDULECheck back for more information as the conference agenda is under development. Stay tuned! ========================================= 2021 Finger Lakes Beverage Conference Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:00 am - 5:00 pm For more information and registration, go to: https://www.flxcraftbevcon.com/The 2021 Finger Lakes Beverage Conference (formerly known as the Finger Lakes Craft Beverage Conference) invites beer, wine, cider, mead and spirits producers to join us for education, networking and fun - virtually!Learn from experts during this two-day conference that will focus on recovering from the pandemic.CONFERENCE SCHEDULECheck back for more information as the conference agenda is under development. Stay tuned! =========================================