Beef Quality Assurance Workshop Thursday, October 24, 2019 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cambridge Valley Livestock Market, 2147 NY 22, Cambridge, NY 12816 Beef Quality Assurance is a nationwide certification program to help ensure a safe, wholesome and quality beef product for consumers. Topics covered include cattle nutrition, handling, and vaccine protocols. The workshop will cover requirements 1-3 below. To be certified, producers must: 1. Attend a BQA classroom training or complete a self-study and satisfactorily pass a written test. 2. Attend a chute-side training. 3. Sign a BQA Contract. Schedule: 5:00 pm Light Dinner; hamburgers and hotdogs 5:30 - 7:00 pm Classroom Presentation 7:00 - 7:30 pm Chuteside Training 7:30 - 8:00 pm Complete all paperwork Chuteside Training Tom Gallagher, BQA trainer, Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County Animal HandlingManagement of the environment and healthHandling and care of pharmaceuticalsExtra label useVeterinary Client Patient RelationshipSelection of Needle SizeRecords to keepLocation and mode of application (IM, SQ, IV, Pour-on, implant) $15.00/person or $25.00/farm (unlimited people) - pay online or send a check made out to CCE Albany County to: CCE Albany County, ATTN: Tove Ford / 24 Martin Road / Voorheesville, NY 12186 Register online: https://tinyurl.com/BQA2019or call (518)765-3518.Questions: Ashley Pierce at 518-649-0267/arp253@cornell.edu or Tom Gallagher at 518-577-0958/ tjg3@cornell.edu ========================================= Second Annual Fall Round-Up Grazier Meeting Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Lime Kiln Farm, 523 Lime Kiln Rd., West Coxsackie, NY 121921:00 - 4:00 PM, October 29, 2019Sheep, goats, and beef cattle are raised, value-added and retailed at Lime Kiln Farm, owned by Brent Zimmerman and Alessandro Voglino. They will share the history of their farm and the lessons they learned as they achieved success.CAAHP Livestock Educator Ashley Pierce will discuss culling decisions to make efficient use of winter feed and labor. CAAHP Agronomy Educator Aaron Gabriel will demonstrate the benefits of healthy soils and how to improve your soils.Cost: $10.00 per person. Register: https://tinyurl.com/2ndFallRoundup or send checks to: Fall Round-Up, CCE Albany County, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186.For assistance with registration, email cce-caahp@cornell.edu or call 518-765-3518.For program questions, contact Aaron Gabriel, 518-380-1496, adg12@cornell.edu or Ashley Pierce, 518-649-0267, arp253@cornell.edu. ========================================= Small Ruminant Management & Fiber Conference Saturday, November 9, 2019 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Morrison Hall, Cornell University, 507 Tower Rd., Ithaca, NY Mary Smith, DVM., discusses setting up a flock/herd health management program and specifics on coping with foot and skin issues in small ruminants.Dr. Tatiana Stanton will give a talk on innovations in parasite managementWini Labrecque presents an introduction to cashmere, mohair and wool.Practice livestock skills, including hay evaluation, coping with kidding/lambing issues, hoof care and a practical demonstration of evaluating cashmere goats under the guidance of trained professionals.Presentations on cashmere genetics, genetics for color in fiber goats and sheep, and nutrition for follicle development and fiber production in small ruminants.Hands-on labs evaluating cashmere, mohair and wool, and presentations on designing and marketing fiber products.Dr. Nora Kravis, DVM of Chianti Cashmere, Italy discusses proactive farm management to improve livestock/predator coexistence and farm/wildlife habitat.Directions, Details on Transportation/Parking, Sponsorships, Tradeshow, Youth Discounts and Scholarships: https://tinyurl.com/y2ycwd6n. For information on being a sponsor and/or tradeshow participation, please contact Pamela Haendle at hermitpond@gmail.com. Information on youth discounts and limited scholarships is available through Christine McBrearty-Hulse at cmcbreartyhulse@gmail.com.Lodging: We have blocked rooms at the Clarion Inn (phone: 607-257-3100, 2310 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850) on November 8, 9 and/or 10, 2019, for $129.99/night. Reservations must be made by October 18thand must specify either Cashmere Goat Association or “CGA” to get this rate. Blocked rooms include doubles and kings. Parking is free. Registration: Online at https://tinyurl.com/y6sgfafv. Cost: Both days, $80 for non-members of the Cashmere Goat Association (CGA), $65 for members of CGA. The fee to attend a single day is $50 for both CGA members and non-members. If interested in joining CGA, please go to https://tinyurl.com/y64p2f23. ========================================= 2019 Annual Meeting and Dinner Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm Come join us for our Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County’s Annual Meeting and Dinner! On Thursday, November 14th at the Brunswick Greens located at 1004 Hoosick Street, Troy. Doors will open at 6:15 PM, formal annual meeting will commence at 6:45 PM followed by dinner at 7 PM. During our Annual Meeting portion of the evening we will be announcing the results or our 2020 elections. Following dinner we will be recognizing departing Board and Committee members and presenting our annual Golden Shovel Awards to volunteers, supporters, organizations/businesses that have gone above and beyond to help CCE increase our local impact.If you are interested in attending please contact our office to RSVP. If you are 18 years or older and a resident of Rensselaer County and would like to obtain a ballot, please contact our office located at 61 State Street, Troy, NY, phone 518-272-4210. Ballots and dinner reservations are due November 8th to our office. ========================================= Tarping for Reduced Tillage Workshop Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension, 24 Martin Rd., Voorheesville, NY 121869:00 AM to 4:00 PMRegister Cost to participate is $35 per person with lunch and refreshments provided.Scholarships are available for active duty U.S. armed forces or military veterans in NY, covering up to $100 for travel costs and registration with support from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. To apply, contact Dean Koyanagi at drk5@cornell.edu or (607) 255-9911.For questions on registration and workshops, contact Ryan Maher at rmm325@cornell.edu.Are you a vegetable farmer already using tarps? Or are you wondering if and how tarps could work best on your farm?The Cornell Small Farms Program is excited to announce a series of workshops on tarping for reduced tillage in small-scale vegetable systems, to be held in Maine and New York this fall. The Reduced Tillage (RT) project of the Cornell Small Farms Program supports farmers in adopting scale-appropriate RT practices that can lead to healthy, productive soils and greater profitability. Through the evaluation of novel tools and methods using systems-based field research and on-farm trials, the project helps farmers learn about the approaches that can work for their farm. This work is accomplished in collaboration with the University of Maine, and with support from Northeast SARE.Tarping has emerged as a new practice for small farms — a tool being used to suppress weeds, manage soils, and reduce tillage. Join a full-day intensive farmer-to-farmer workshop to talk about how we can use tarps to advance reduced and no-till vegetable production. During the workshops we’ll discuss tillage, weeds, and how to combine tarps with other soil building practices — like compost, mulches, and cover crops. You will learn from farmers as they share their successes and failures with tarps being used on their farm. You will also hear research results from five years of tarping trials in Maine and New York, which test no-till practices side-by-side with conventional management.Join us and share your own tarping experiences and walk away with a plan to use tarps with less tillage on your farm. This is participatory workshop designed for farmers to learn from other farmers. Come prepared to dig-in, share your practices and struggles, and bring your questions as you consider adopting, changing, or expanding tarping practices on your farm. ========================================= Twelfth Annual Winter Green-Up Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00 am - 4:15 pm The Century House • 997 New Loudon Road • Latham • NY 12210Come join us at our twelfth Winter Green-Up, the Capital District’s original grazing conference! Hear talks from grazing experts, get to know other farmers and enjoy a buffet luncheon featuring local, grass-fed meats.Speakers for Winter Green-Up 2020 include Mike Baker (Cornell), Lexie Hain (Executive Director for the American Solar Grazing Association), Abe Collins (grazier, consultant and cofounder of LandStream, Inc.), Ashley Bridge (homestead farmer with a few extra enterprises up her sleeve that support her farm0, and Diana Rodgers, RD, LDN (“real food” Licensed Registered Dietitian Nutritionist living on a working organic farm).Cost: $80.00/person for adults, $60/person for ages 12-18 if registered and paid in advance. $100/person for adults, $70/person for ages 12-18 at the door. To help us plan for refreshments and the luncheon buffet, please register in advance. Register: https://tinyurl.com/WGU2020. For assistance with registration, email cce-caahp@cornell.edu or call 518-765-3518.Questions: Tom, 518-577-0958/tjg3@cornell.edu, Ashley, 518-765-3519/arp253@cornell.edu =========================================