Showing posts with label north country farming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label north country farming. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Sharps Containers Free to North Country Farmers
From the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center:
The Veterinary Practices class at the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center in Glenfield is once again giving away free sharps containers to area farmers.
This is a continuation of the program that began last year with 60 sharps containers distributed to farms that requested them.
Sharps containers are containers that are used to dispose medical supplies properly as opposed to simply throwing them out and creating an environmental and safety hazard.
The containers can then be dropped off at a certified disposal facility. They include Rome Hospital, Lewis County General Hospital and both the Lowville and Croghan Transfer Stations.
As part of a SkillsUSA project last year, the sharps containers were purchased through fundraising efforts by Jefferson-Lewis BOCES students and then distributed. Two vet practices students decided to continue the program this year. They are Kali Smith (junior, South Lewis) and Sadie Buckingham (junior, Adirondack).
The two students, along with instructor Blake Place, are hoping to bring more attention to the program.
The students have been fundraising through pet grooming, doughnut sales, and the sale of drug awareness bracelets that they designed to purchase more sharps containers.
Farmers who would like a free container are asked to contact Blake Place at (315) 377-7345. There will be a limited supply.
The Veterinary Practices class at the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center in Glenfield is once again giving away free sharps containers to area farmers.
This is a continuation of the program that began last year with 60 sharps containers distributed to farms that requested them.
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The containers can then be dropped off at a certified disposal facility. They include Rome Hospital, Lewis County General Hospital and both the Lowville and Croghan Transfer Stations.
As part of a SkillsUSA project last year, the sharps containers were purchased through fundraising efforts by Jefferson-Lewis BOCES students and then distributed. Two vet practices students decided to continue the program this year. They are Kali Smith (junior, South Lewis) and Sadie Buckingham (junior, Adirondack).
The two students, along with instructor Blake Place, are hoping to bring more attention to the program.
The students have been fundraising through pet grooming, doughnut sales, and the sale of drug awareness bracelets that they designed to purchase more sharps containers.
Farmers who would like a free container are asked to contact Blake Place at (315) 377-7345. There will be a limited supply.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
North Country Crop Congresses Set for February
From the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program
The 2017 North Country Crop Congresses will feature updates on research projects funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program.
The program provides small grants for on-farm research and technical assistance projects in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.
The Crop Congresses Feb. 1 in Chazy and Feb. 2 in Canton will include presentations on Northern New York Development Program-funded research evaluating ways to manage the crop pests corn rootworm, alfalfa snout beetle and western bean cutworm, and on field trials with forage sorghum.
The Feb. 1 Crop Congress at the Burke Education and Research Center at Miner Institute in Chazy will also include an update on Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded tile drainage research by Miner Institute, and other Miner Institute research updates.
This event is free to attend. Pre-registration is encouraged by calling (518) 846-7121 ext. 117.
The Feb. 2 Crop Congress at the Best Western University Inn, 90 E. Main St. in Canton, will also include a presentation on Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded field trials of late summer-planted oats as a forage option.
Weed control management, neonicotinoid seed treatment restrictions, and crop insurance presentations are also on the agenda. There is a fee to attend this event; call (315) 788-8450 or (315) 854-1218.
More than 100 regional farmers serve on the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program committee that identifies and prioritizes research and technical assistance projects for attention in the six northernmost counties of New York state.
Project leaders receiving funding from the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program in 2016 included Cornell University and State University of New York faculty, and personnel with Cornell Cooperative Extension; the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm, Willsboro, Essex County; W. H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, Clinton County; and Uihlein Maple Research Forest, Lake Placid, NY.
Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State and administered by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. Project results are posted online at the following link www.nnyagdev.org
The 2017 North Country Crop Congresses will feature updates on research projects funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program.
The program provides small grants for on-farm research and technical assistance projects in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.
The Crop Congresses Feb. 1 in Chazy and Feb. 2 in Canton will include presentations on Northern New York Development Program-funded research evaluating ways to manage the crop pests corn rootworm, alfalfa snout beetle and western bean cutworm, and on field trials with forage sorghum.
The Feb. 1 Crop Congress at the Burke Education and Research Center at Miner Institute in Chazy will also include an update on Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded tile drainage research by Miner Institute, and other Miner Institute research updates.
This event is free to attend. Pre-registration is encouraged by calling (518) 846-7121 ext. 117.
The Feb. 2 Crop Congress at the Best Western University Inn, 90 E. Main St. in Canton, will also include a presentation on Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded field trials of late summer-planted oats as a forage option.
Weed control management, neonicotinoid seed treatment restrictions, and crop insurance presentations are also on the agenda. There is a fee to attend this event; call (315) 788-8450 or (315) 854-1218.
More than 100 regional farmers serve on the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program committee that identifies and prioritizes research and technical assistance projects for attention in the six northernmost counties of New York state.
Project leaders receiving funding from the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program in 2016 included Cornell University and State University of New York faculty, and personnel with Cornell Cooperative Extension; the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm, Willsboro, Essex County; W. H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, Clinton County; and Uihlein Maple Research Forest, Lake Placid, NY.
Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State and administered by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. Project results are posted online at the following link www.nnyagdev.org
Friday, October 28, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016
North Country Amish Boy Killed in Farm Accident
Go to http://www.abay.com/alexandriabaynynews3307.htm for information and a story.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
North Country Farmer Breeds Better Beef
Nice story about a North Country farmer.
Go to http://countryfolks.com/breeding-better-beef/ to see it.
Go to http://countryfolks.com/breeding-better-beef/ to see it.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
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