Farm Financial Management Tuesdays Online Farm Business Education Tuesday, January 19, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm January 12, 19 & 26, 2021Online via ZoomAll programs 12:30 PM-1:30 PM ESTCost: $5 per program, includes a link to the recorded webinar if you cannot join the program live.See the link for each program for more information and to register.Cornell Cooperative Extension ag business educators offer short, farm financial education programs this winter. This series is supported by ag business management specialists from the following Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell University programs: the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, the Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team, the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, and NY FarmNet.January 12, 2021, Assessing and Using Credit in Your Agricultural Business Dayton Maxwell, Jr. Capital District Horticulture Team For more information and to register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1488 Not all debt is created equal. Some loans leverage other people’s money to help you make money. Some loans just dig you further in a hole. Can you tell the difference? Join CCE CAAHP Ag Business Educator, Dayton Maxwell, for a one-hour program, Assessing and Using Credit in Your Agricultural Business. Dayton is a former Farm Credit East loan officer and now serves as the Farm Business Management specialist for the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program. He will provide insight into how lenders look at borrowers; what you, as a borrower, should look for in a loan, and how to position yourself to get good loans that can help you grow your business.January 19, 2021, Knowing Input Costs to Maximize Profits Nicole Tommell, Central NY Dairy and Field Crops and Gabe Gurley, FarmNet For more information and to register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1490 Although "it takes money to make money", not all your business’ expenses create value. On the other hand, underinvestment in your business, including cutting costs that undermine the quality of your product or market; that are detrimental to safety, your quality of life or your values, can shoot you in the foot in the long run. Knowing how to assess where to cut expenses to enhance profitability is an art form. Join CCE Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Ag Business Educator, Nicole Tommell and NY FarmNet Business Specialist Gabe Gurley, for a one-hour program Knowing Input Costs to Maximize Profits.January 26, 2021, Cash Flow Management and the Annual Operating Cycle Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team For more information and to register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1491 "If your business is a body, cash is the oxygen." Without a constant influx of cash, no business can stay afloat, no matter how solid its starting idea or willing its market. Does your farm business have enough cash coming in to pay your bills and cover your daily operating expenses? Can you access affordable cash through other means to keep the business afloat during those times of the year when you don't have a crop coming in or a product to sell? Join CCE ENYCH Ag Business Educator, Elizabeth Higgins, to learn some tips and strategies for Cash Flow Management and the Annual Operating Cycle. ========================================= Protecting Birds from Window Collisions, Back to Home Basics Winter Series Tuesday, January 19, 2021 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm Bird to window collisions accounts for roughly 1 billion bird fatalities in North America every year. The good news is that there are several simple actions that start at home and can help bring this number down! Join local experts on this issue and our guest presenters the Audubon Society of the Capital Region to learn more about this problem and how you can make a difference! This webinar is a must-attend for anyone experiencing and/or concerned by bird to window collisions. Learn everything you need to know from the root of this problem to its many solutions. Hosted by Josh Pulito, CCE Educator and presented by the Audubon Society of the Capital RegionPlease register through the following link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IGyeXdCuT-Wy7I9ti0ka_gAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ========================================= Farm Financial Management Tuesdays Online Farm Business Education Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm January 12, 19 & 26, 2021Online via ZoomAll programs 12:30 PM-1:30 PM ESTCost: $5 per program, includes a link to the recorded webinar if you cannot join the program live.See the link for each program for more information and to register.Cornell Cooperative Extension ag business educators offer short, farm financial education programs this winter. This series is supported by ag business management specialists from the following Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell University programs: the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, the Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team, the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, and NY FarmNet.January 12, 2021, Assessing and Using Credit in Your Agricultural Business Dayton Maxwell, Jr. Capital District Horticulture Team For more information and to register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1488 Not all debt is created equal. Some loans leverage other people’s money to help you make money. Some loans just dig you further in a hole. Can you tell the difference? Join CCE CAAHP Ag Business Educator, Dayton Maxwell, for a one-hour program, Assessing and Using Credit in Your Agricultural Business. Dayton is a former Farm Credit East loan officer and now serves as the Farm Business Management specialist for the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program. He will provide insight into how lenders look at borrowers; what you, as a borrower, should look for in a loan, and how to position yourself to get good loans that can help you grow your business.January 19, 2021, Knowing Input Costs to Maximize Profits Nicole Tommell, Central NY Dairy and Field Crops and Gabe Gurley, FarmNet For more information and to register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1490 Although "it takes money to make money", not all your business’ expenses create value. On the other hand, underinvestment in your business, including cutting costs that undermine the quality of your product or market; that are detrimental to safety, your quality of life or your values, can shoot you in the foot in the long run. Knowing how to assess where to cut expenses to enhance profitability is an art form. Join CCE Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Ag Business Educator, Nicole Tommell and NY FarmNet Business Specialist Gabe Gurley, for a one-hour program Knowing Input Costs to Maximize Profits.January 26, 2021, Cash Flow Management and the Annual Operating Cycle Elizabeth Higgins, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team For more information and to register: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1491 "If your business is a body, cash is the oxygen." Without a constant influx of cash, no business can stay afloat, no matter how solid its starting idea or willing its market. Does your farm business have enough cash coming in to pay your bills and cover your daily operating expenses? Can you access affordable cash through other means to keep the business afloat during those times of the year when you don't have a crop coming in or a product to sell? Join CCE ENYCH Ag Business Educator, Elizabeth Higgins, to learn some tips and strategies for Cash Flow Management and the Annual Operating Cycle. ========================================= Building Status Friday, March 20, 2020 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm Due to guidance on COVID-19 by USDA, NYSDOH and RCDOH, all are required to make an appointment before coming into our office.Additionally, you will only be able to enter our office if you can answer NO to the following questions:1.Have you or someone living in your household, you have been in close or frequent contact with, or someone you are caring for been diagnosed with COVID-19?2.In the last 14 days, have you or someone living in your household, you have been in close or frequent contact withor someone you are caring for returned from or made a travel connection through a CDC Level 3 or Level 2 country or State Department Level 3 or Level 4 Country?3.Do you currently have, or have you had within the last 24 hours any cold or flu symptoms with a fever higher than 100.4 or acute respiratory distress (shortness of breath/coughing)?To make an appointment please call our office at 518-272-4210.Please know due to public health guidance the majority of our staff are working remotely.To reach out directly to our staff, please go to our staff page  staff contact informationThank you for your patience as we work through the COVID-19 threat together! ========================================= 30 Hour Training Course for Pesticide Applicators 2021 via Zoom Monday, February 1, 2021 9:00 am - 12:15 pm February 1,2,3,4, 5,8,9,10,11, 12,, 2021  from 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM each day for a total of 30 hours of training. Classes will be held via Zoom.  This course is offered as part of the training requirements needed for people seeking to become certified as pesticide technicians in category 3a OR certified as a private applicator in category 25 by the NYSDEC. When you successfully attend this entire class, you should be eligible to take the NYSDEC exams. The program fee is $400.00 per person. The registration fee does not include manuals.  The program deadline is January 27, 2021 or when the class is filled. Attendees must purchase manuals directly from the Cornell Book Store, see brochure for full details. Click here for full brochure Marcie Vohnoutka, mmp74@cornell.edu, (518) 272-4210 ext 111 ========================================= Pesticide Re-certification Credits for NYSDEC Categories 3a, 3b, 10 and 25 via Zoom Monday, February 1, 2021 9:00 am - 12:15 pm Attend one or more of our on-line Zoom sessions for our “30 Hour Training Course” and earn pesticide credits from your home or office.If you are currently a certified pesticide applicator in New York State, you may earn pesticide credits by attending one or more days of our “30 Hour Training Course.”This course will follow the familiar “core” and “category” manuals. The topics discussed and the number of credits offered each day will vary, so check the schedule on the reverse side of this page carefully.How Are We Doing This? This class will be offered using Zoom, the cloud-based video communications app. You will need access to a computer with internet, Zoom, sound, and camera capabilities. That means we will need to be able to see you and hear you through your computer or device. We will need to see you and your identification (such as a driver’s license) at the start of each day via video. We will also ask a series of questions during each class session, which you will have to answer so that we know you are present, and we can therefore give you credit for attending the class. Find the full brochure hereBefore you attend, make sure you have the free Zoom app. Visit:https://zoom.us/Never used Zoom? It’s easy! Check out the tutorials on the Zoom App:https://support.zoom.usIf after reading the brochure you have any questions please reach out to us at 518-272-4210 ========================================= Turfgrass Basics: Thursdays on Zoom! Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:00 am - 10:15 am We hope you can attend Turfgrass Basics:Thursdays On Zoom! You may attend one, two, or all three of these sessions. Complete details found hereThese sessions are intended for those new to the green industry or those wanting a review of the basics.Content will pertain to people interested in the following areas:* Lawn and landscape maintenance * Golf course maintenance * School and institutional grounds maintenance * Corporate grounds maintenance * Enthusiastic lawn lovers and homeownersIf you have any questions after reading this brochure, please call David Chinery or Marcie Vohnoutka at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County at (518) 272-4210 or email dhc3@cornell.edu ========================================= Turfgrass Basics: Thursdays on Zoom! Thursday, March 4, 2021 9:00 am - 10:15 am We hope you can attend Turfgrass Basics:Thursdays On Zoom! You may attend one, two, or all three of these sessions. Complete details found hereThese sessions are intended for those new to the green industry or those wanting a review of the basics.Content will pertain to people interested in the following areas:* Lawn and landscape maintenance * Golf course maintenance * School and institutional grounds maintenance * Corporate grounds maintenance * Enthusiastic lawn lovers and homeownersIf you have any questions after reading this brochure, please call David Chinery or Marcie Vohnoutka at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County at (518) 272-4210 or email dhc3@cornell.edu ========================================= Turfgrass Basics: Thursdays on Zoom! Thursday, March 11, 2021 9:00 am - 10:15 am We hope you can attend Turfgrass Basics:Thursdays On Zoom! You may attend one, two, or all three of these sessions. Complete details found hereThese sessions are intended for those new to the green industry or those wanting a review of the basics.Content will pertain to people interested in the following areas:* Lawn and landscape maintenance * Golf course maintenance * School and institutional grounds maintenance * Corporate grounds maintenance * Enthusiastic lawn lovers and homeownersIf you have any questions after reading this brochure, please call David Chinery or Marcie Vohnoutka at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County at (518) 272-4210 or email dhc3@cornell.edu =========================================