4-H Fair Books, Fair Entry Forms

NOTICE TO ALL ANIMAL ENTRANTS:

Any animal that is determined to be unfit for exhibition by the Department Superintendent MUST be removed from the Fair and will NOT be juded or receive premiums.

All Fair Books and forms are available on separate tab “4-H Fair Info”, which is accessible from our homepage. Go there to download fair books and fair forms you need.

Link to NEW YORK STATE FAIR FORMS on the Cornell Animal Science Site

Still have questions? Contact the 4-H office at 483-7403.

Late Blight has been spotted in the Region

You have probably heard about it on the local news stations about Late Blight. For more details click on our “News” page to find out how wide-spread, pictures so you can determine whether you have it in your garden and recommendations on how to handle infected plants.

Niche Meat Processor Case Studies

With the growing interest in direct marketing livestock products, and challenges or ‘bottlenecks’ in the slaughtering and processing end of things, folks around the country are finding creative ways to overcome these challenges. Visit the e-Extension site for more details around Niche Meat Processor Case Studies.

4-H Photo Gallery

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4-H Newsletters

Emerald Gazette is now available to download online!

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EatSmart Recipes

Feel Free to Download any of our collection of recipes to use with your family. We will add more recipes over the course of the year so be sure to check back for more options.

Main Dishes
Corny Chili

Desserts
Rainbow Fruit Salad

Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

EatSmart & EvenStart Communities & People Served

Update on how the Franklin County EatSmart Nutrition Program is growing…

People Served:

  • 127 Families
  • 3 Breastfeeding Moms
  • 84 Head Start Children
  • 21 Youth
  • 10 Seniors

Communities Served:

  • Malone
  • Akewsasne
  • Saranac Lake
  • Tupper Lake
  • Chateaugay
  • Brainardsville
  • Bombay

Update on the Family Impact of the EvenStart Program
Click on document title to download a pdf version of our impact statement.
Family Impact Summer 2007

Collaborating Agencies For EatSmart & Even Start Programs
We would not be able to do what we do and have the impact we have without our community partners and collaborating Agencies.

Here is a list of the Agencies that help us have the success in our community that we do.

  • Head Start – JCEO & Awkesasne
  • OneWorkSource
  • WIC
  • Catholic Charities
  • Wead Library
  • Families-R-Us
  • Community Schools
  • Early Intervention
  • Literacy Volunteers
  • Franklin, Essex, Hamilton BOCES
  • Cerebral Palsy of the North Country
  • Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club
  • Community Intervention Partnership of Franklin County
  • Malone Adult Center

Check out this Powerpoint Presentation of the EatSmart & Even Start Programs. The link below opens in MicroSoft Powerpoint program

Even Start & EatSmart Programs

News

Franklin County Agricultural District Annual Opt-In Period Coming in March!

Calling All Landowners!
The annual Opt-in Period for the Franklin County Agricultural District is March 1-30th annually. Cornell Cooperative Extension on behalf of the Franklin County Agriculture & Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) is now accepting opt-in worksheets for inclusion in the Franklin County Ag District.

This year we are providing farmers with the option of submitting their information through an online form. Getting Ready: Before your start, be certain you have the correct tax parcel identification numbers for land you own, rent to or from other landowners you would like to include in the agricultural district.

Click on Franklin County Ag District Online Form to start filing in your information now.

If you would rather fill in the form by hand and mail a copy to us, we have provided a pdf copy of the electronic form below. Please note that the form is double sided so, please print out BOTH pages and staple together if your printer cannot duplex. Franklin County Ag District Worksheet

As well you can pick up a hard copy of the form from the CCE office in the Franklin County Courthouse.


Consumer Education
New York Organic Milk for New York’s Consumers

Project 36 is a consumer education initiative that evolved out of farmer and consumer concern over an influx of milk entering New York grocery stores from thousands of miles away. Part of the Organic mandate is to reduce our carbon footprint.

To find out more visit the Organic Dairy Initiative on the Cornell Website.

The Annual Custom Rates sheet is now available at CCE Franklin County

This sheet offers farmers and landowners a guide for custom rates to charge or to expect for work being done on their land. If you would like to download your own copy click here to do so Custom rates & Fees 2008


Meat Yield Calculator

University of Vermont has a great resource for those who are direct marketing their livestock products and trying to figure out the final retail yield you would get from a live animal. The yield calculator is good for your beef, sheep, and hogs using an Excel spreadsheet. You will need the animal’s live weight (or an estimate of it), the dressing percentage, and cutting yield. The spreadsheet has some default values, but you can refine them using the information in the article Did the Locker Plant Steal Some of My Meat?.

Click on Meat Yield Calculator to go to the University of Vermont Website to download the calculator.

EatSmart Photo Gallery

Take a moment to check out some of the activities folks have taken part in this past year!

Making Fruit Pizza with the Boys & Girls Club!
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