Bill VanLoo MS(fp) Sr Extension Educator
Cornell University CE SL County

Scrap metal is worth money. Removing it will help make our environment cleaner and safer. The Farmland Protection Board of St Lawrence County has identified that a clean up would put money in your pocket as well as beautify the countryside, attract tourism and increase property values.

If you have scrap metal sitting around now would be a good time to consider a clean up. The price will depend on the region, How far does it need to travel to get to market?; form of the metal, Is it crushed?; purity, Is it sorted?; quantity, Does it fill a load?; and of course current market conditions.

Prices are quite high and I have listed the prices as seen on Monday, August 21, 2006.
These prices are what are being offered on the metal exchange at Globalscrap exchange. Prices change as they do on any exchange. http://www.globalscrap.com/MetalPrices/PrimaryMetals/tabid/150/default.aspx

Scrap Metal Table

If we convert these values on a ton basis the price for copper is at $6,770 per ton. Aluminum is at $2,248. Iron is at $212 per ton. You must recognize that these prices are what is being offered for specific forms and quantity as well as being pure. If we relate these prices to the value as delivered to a scrap dealer we could expect about half of these values The metals would however need to be sorted and pure.

Following are some scrap dealers that you can contact. This is by no means a full listing.
Massena Metals Inc. 315-769-3846 Massena
Waste Stream 315-265-3860 Potsdam
Vance Savage 315-389-4005 Brasher Falls, Winthrop
J&E Enterprises 315-465-3323 Pierrepont Manor
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp 613-933-1119 Cornwall
Kimco CDN Scrap 613-267-0912 Kingston

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call us at 379-9192 extension 233.

Questions? Contact Bill VanLoo.

Tags: Scrap Metal

Below is the listing of our Staff and the program areas they work in. If you would like to contact any staff member directly click on their name to email them or contact our office 518-483-7403. All staff members extensions are listed under their names.

Executive Director/
Ag Educator on Dairy and Ag Issues
Carl Tillinghast ext. 303

Bookkeeper/ Assistant to the Director
Christine Mueller ext. 304

Agriculture Program

Ag Team Coordinator/ Rural & Ag Economic Development Specialist
& Co-Director, New Strategies; Enhancing Profitability on North Country Farms,
a project of NY Farm Viability Institute
Bernadette Logozar ext. 312

Ag Educator on Dairy and Ag Issues
Carl Tillinghast ext. 303

Farm Business Management Educator
Jessica Prosper ext. 310

Franklin & St. Lawrence County Agronomist
Stephen Canner

Ag Program Assistant (Horticulture and Natural Resources)
Richard Gast ext. 313

Ag Administrative Assistant
Denise Lavoie ext. 302

4-H Youth Development Program

4-H Community Educator
Jody Maneely ext. 307

4-H Program Assistants
Diane Dumont ext. 308
Patricia Banker

4-H Camp Overlook

4-H Camp Overlook Manager
Bill Gonio ext. 314

4-H Camp Overlook Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant
Bernadette Gonyea ext. 309

4-H Camp Registrar - 518-483-4769
Denise Lavoie

EatSmart Program
To reach the EatSmart Program Educators contact CCE Main Office at 518-483-7403

Eat Smart Nutrition Educator
Vanetta Conn ext. 300

EatSmart Nutrition Program Educator
Bonnie Brockway ext. 316

EatSmart Nutrition Program Educator
Laura Brunelle ext. 316

EatSmart Nutrition Program Educator
Karen Parnapy ext. 316

EatSmart Administrative Assistant
Beverly Brady ext. 315

Cornell Cooperative Extension is working to strengthen, assist and sustain NY’s small farms. Locally in Franklin County we work with farmers, educators, agencies and local government to keep the agricultural industry strong and vibrant.

One of the ways is to provide a link to resources and expertise to help small farms do what they do best–to keep farming.

Here are some resources that will help you.

Cornell’s Small Farm Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

Some Certifying Programs

Certified Naturally Grown
Certified Humanely Raised and Handled
Certified Organic – National Listing

Below are some helpful websites that have information and resources for production, animal health and regulations. Click on the website address to visit these sites.

• Extension-NAIS Resource Center http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/extension/
• Total Dairy Management Site (Cornell University) http://www.ansci.cornell.edu
• Forage – Livestock Systems (Cornell University) http://www.css.cornell.edu/forage/forage.html
• Forage Information (Cornell University) http://www.forages.org
• Quality Milk Promotion Services (Cornell University) http://www.qmps.vet.cornell.edu
• Sheep Program (Cornell University) http://www.sheep.cornell.edu
• Small Ruminant – Net Vet http://netvet.wustl.edu
• New York FarmNet http://www.nyfarmnet.org
• New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health http://www.nycamh.com
• New York State Department of Agriculture http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us
• United States Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov
• New York Farm Bureau http://www.nyfb.org
• Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance http://www.organicmilk.org
• DairyOne http://www.dairyone.com
• Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS-USDA) http://www.aphis.usda.gov
• National Weather Service (NOAA) http://www.erl.noaa.gov
• National Sustainable Ag Information http://www.attra.org
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation http://www.dec.state.ny.us
• Weekly Dairy Market Outlook http://dairyoutlook.aers.psu.edu

<a href=”http://www.nnyagdev.org” Northern New York Agriculture Development Program www.nnyagdev.org

The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is a farmer-driven agricultural research, education and outreach program that funds projects, the results of which can be practically applied to farms across NNY in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

Looking for Medical Release Forms, Code of Conduct Forms etc. then this is where you need to be!

Click on the form titles below to download the forms you need. These forms are available in MS Word and pdf formats. The MS word documents can be saved on your own computer and updated in future years as needed. pdf can be printed out, filled in by hand and faxed, mailed or dropped off at the 4-H office. All forms whether downloaded in pdf or word format MUST have a SIGNATURE to be fully completed. Please do not change these forms from their original format. Thank you.

Code of Conduct and Medical Release Forms
This form must be printed off and submitted to our office
Code of Conduct pdf format

Medical Release and Permission Form word format
Medical and Permission Release Form pdf format

Animal Risk Form
Horse Risk Form
Cloverbud Risk Form

CHAPERONE GUIDELINES

Help Furnish the Great Hall
It’s time to begin furnishing the Great Hall, and we are offering an amazing deal. You can buy a chair for $50 or a table for $400, and we will place a sticker on the item saying, “In Honor of …” or “In Memory of…” This is an excellent way to preserve the memory of a loved one. If you choose to make a contribution, thank you in advance!! Checks can be made payable to 4-H Camp Overlook Capital Campaign, and mailed to 4-H Camp Overlook, 355 West Main Street, Suite 150, Malone, NY 12953

4-H Camp Overlook
Over 60 years and still growing! Offering a variety of residential camping experiences, exciting wilderness outings, and programs in team building, environmental education and outdoor life skills. To learn more about what 4-H Camp Overlook offers to youth in Franklin & St. Lawrence counties please visit our website at www.4hcampoverlook.org

Phase 2 of the Great Hall Project at 4-H Camp Overlook is complete!

This past autumn, the exterior superstructure of the Great Hall was built by the Texas Baptist Men (TBM), a group of retired construction volunteers. The TBM and their wives lived in RVs at Camp Overlook for 6 weeks in September and October, and put up the framing, walls, roofing, doors, and windows of the new building.

Phase 3 of the Great Hall project will begin in late 2007 / early 2008, and includes the installation of the electrical work, heating, and plumbing. The Great Hall is scheduled to open in 2008. The existing Main Lodge, one of the camp’s original buildings, will continue to function as a classroom and overflow conference area.

Once completed, the fully-weatherized Great Hall will function as a learning center, conference area, kitchen, and dining hall. The new building will enable 4-H Camp Overlook to move from the current 3-season programming to a year-round facility.

We have now made our Agriculture Program Newsletters available online to download to your home computer. Click on the links below to access these newsletters. These will open in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2009
January February 2009

2008
November-December 2008
September-October 2008
August 2008 Fair Edition
June-July 2008
April-May 2008
AgNews! February March 2008

2007
AgNews! December 07- January 08
Ag News October November
AgNews August September
AgNews June July
AgNews April May
AgNews February March

AgNews December 2005
AgNews November 2005
AgNews October 2005
AgNews September 2005

Don’t have Adobe Acrobat Reader? Download it here.

As we travel the roads with our farm equipment, it is important to keep in mind the regulations that have been made to keep ourselves and our fellow travelers safe. I recently spoke to a DOT Trooper in charge of vehicle regulations in our region. He sent me a copy of the traffic law that pertains to farm equipment. In the article below, I’ve tried to interpret the law in a more readable format.

Regulations pertaining to farm equipment
1. At minimum, all tractors and implements must have a slow moving vehicle sign. These signs fade with ime, it is recommended to replace them every 2-3 years. REMINDER: SMV signs are ONLY for vehicles traveling under 25 MPH and are not meant for any other purpose (i.e. driveway, or mailbox markers).

2. If on a public highway after dark or when visibility is less than 1000 ft. due to bad weather, requirements include:
- 2 white headlights on front of tractor.
- 1 red tail lamp at hte farthest end (tractor or implement) and as far to the left as practical
- 2 amber combined hazard warning and turn signal lamps at least 42 inches high, visible from front and rear. If just a tractor these lights can be on the cab. If traveling with an implement, these lights need to be mounted on the rear of the implement.
- 2 red reflectors at the rear of the implement.

IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS:
If the width of the tractor/implement combination is between 12 – 17 feet, you can NOT travel on public roads after dark. When traveling during the daylight, red or orange fluorescent flacts not smaller than 18 square inches and reflectors needx to be placed at the extreme corners of the load. In addition, 2 flashing amber lights or hazard lights visible from the read of the load must be flashing. If the vehicle or implement extends beyond the center line or is traveling during inclimate weather, the implement should be preceded by an escort vehicle with a warning sign and flashing lights.

Every animal drawn vehicle MUST display on the rear
1. A slow moving vehicle sign
2. A lighted latern with a red lens at least 4 inches in diameter, mounted 42 inches above the ground, and at least 72 square inches of high quality white or whitish-gray reflective tape.

To obtain copies of the regulations or for other questions regarding farm traffic rules, contact your local State Trooper headquarters and ask for the Traffic Sergeant or Traffic Section. To find phone numbers of the troop that covers your area visit: http://www.troopers.state.ny.us

USDA-NRCS Tillage Calculation
Are you interested in knowing how much tillage is costing you? How you can reduce these costs? USDA-NRCS has a website that will calculated and compare costs of conventional tillage vs. mulch tillage vs. ridge tillage vs. no till. All that is needed is a zipcode and the number of acres you are tilling. All prices are based on soil type and crop grown.

NNY Farm Environmental Management Research Update
New research updates on how to improve farm profitability while protecting the environment are now available online. A Cornell research team working with NNY farmers has issued annual reports on “Best Management Practices for Dairy Manure Management: Towards Calibration of Phosphorus Runoff Index in NNY” Check out the NNY Ag Development Program website for more information. www.nnyagdev.org

Franklin County has a very active 4-H Teen Council and invites anyone aged 13 – 19 to join them. They meet on the second Saturday of each month and attend a variety of leadership opportunities throughout the year. Call 483-7403 for more information.

In April 2008, 4-H Teen Council members attended STARR (State Teen Action Representative Retreat) at the Syracuse State Fairgrounds. They participated in a variety of programs and fun activities over the weekend with the highlight being the formal dinner dance on Saturday evening. Franklin County has been attending this event for 5 years and interest continues to grow among the teens. For more information go to: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/events/STARR.php

Other teen opportunities include:

Career Exploration trip to Cornell University – This year this event takes place on July 1st. through 3rd. Teens choose a specific area of interest (career opportunity) and then visit with Cornell departments to get a hands on experience about that career. This trip allows the teens to experience college life first hand as they sleep in the dorms and eat in the school cafeteria. For more information go to: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/events/CareerEx.php

Capital Days – This event takes place in the beginning of March. Teens apply to attend this trip and two are awarded the opportunity based upon their active role in 4-H. Participants visit the Capital and tour a variety of departments. For more information go to: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/CapitalDays.php

New York State Fair – There are many opportunities at the State Fair for our Teens. This year the Community Educator will be going to the fair from August 21st. through the 24th. as a teen coordinator for those teens working in the 4-H youth building. Any 4-H teen interested in helping during this time may call the 4-H office. For more information about State Fair go to: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/events/statefair.php

County Retreats: Once a year surrounding counties try to gather for a teen retreat at 4-H Camp Overlook. In the past we have also had a retreat in Lake Placid. Franklin County Teens are looking forward to a fall retreat with Clinton, Essex and St. Lawrence Counties.

To learn about other teen opportunities provided by New York State 4-H go to:
http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/events/TeenEventLinks.php