Tools for Growing Resilience Conference
23RD ANNUAL MAKING HEALTHFUL DECISIONS CONFERENCE Tools for Growing Resilience DECEMBER 8 & 9, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM 1:00 – 2:30 PM Keynote: Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse lewis choose love foundation Conference Purpose Presenters will explain...
Registration for 4-H Camp Shankitunk Delayed
Dear Camp Community, We were fortunate to be able to bring on a small crew this summer and accomplish some innovative alternative programming and some much needed maintenance projects. We are grateful for these silver linings amidst one of the most challenging...
Summer 2020 Reimagined
Camp is more than a place; it’s a state of mind, and an experience that many youth look forward to all year. Despite a closed facility during the Covid-19 pandemic, 4-H Camp Shankitunk was ready willing and able to adapt this summer with an innovative Camp in the Box...
Are you a dairy producer in NYS?
The usage of beef on dairy has steadily grown over the last few years, and we are working towards understanding the trends and markets of this strategy in NYS. Has your farm used beef sires as a part of your breeding strategy? Even if you have not used beef sires in...
4-H Camp Shankitunk is Reimagining Summer 2020 through Camp in a Box
Although 4-H Camp Shankitunk has postponed their regularly scheduled camping programs for summer 2020 due to COVID-19; summer is here! Thanks to the generosity and support of The Community Foundation for South Central New York, 4-H Camp Shankitunk is ready to send...
Some Thoughts about Haymaking for Beef, Sheep, and Goat Farmers
At this time of the year, farmers are prepping their haymaking equipment and are planning their haymaking strategies. The goal for dairy farmers is to start making hay as early as possible (in Delaware County, this is mid-May) to capture the highest possible quality...
CCE Delaware County releases Re-opening Plan
Our offices remain closed to the public at this time. This document serves as the written safety plan outlining how Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County (CCE) will aid in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 during recovery and re-opening. The...
Dennis Family takes on the NYS 4-H Mask Task
Local Delaware County 4-H members Nate & Leah Dennis put their sewing skills to good use producing face coverings for their community and extras for the statewide effort known as the NYS 4-H Mask Task. They are truly embodying the 4-H pledge using their heads and...
1…2…3 Blades Go! Or Wait! Grazing Tips from the Point of View of the Grass and Weather
Every year it’s a game of hurry up and wait. In March, the pastures started to green up and thoughts of an early spring and early grazing turn out came to mind. However, by the end of April we had dipped back to being chilly, snow blanketed parts of the county, and 3...
4-H Camp Shankitunk to remain closed for summer 2020
Dear Camp Community, It is with a heavy heart that 4-H Camp Shankitunk announces we will not open our facility for summer 2020. Trying to decide if camp should open or remain closed is not a decision we have taken lightly and has been a difficult process. In the end,...