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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s
Extension Connection
February 2021
Volume 6 - Issue 2
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County Staff Contact
Information
IN THIS ISSUE Emily Reynolds
CCE Executive Director
eck47@cornell.edu
Board and Association News 3 716-664-9502 ext. 201
Darcy Cramer
Finance Associate
Agriculture 4-11 dlc284@cornell.edu
716-664-9502 ext. 208
Lucia Conti
Chautauqua County Soil & Association Administrative Assistant
12-14 lpc33@cornell.edu
Water Conservation District 716-664-9502 ext. 209
Lisa Kempisty
Dairy/Livestock Community Educator
ljk4@cornell.edu
4-H/Youth Development 15-20 716-664-9502 ext. 203
Kate Ewer
4-H Community Educator
kde32@cornell.edu
EFNEP 21 716-664-9502 ext. 212
Molly Brown
(Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program 4-H Community Educator
mrb287@cornell.edu
SNAP-ED New York 22-23 716-664-9512 ext. 216
(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Lisette Cabrera
4-H Administrative Assistant
lmc323@cornell.edu
COVER PHOTO: Dairy cows at the Miller Dairy Family 716-664-9502 ext. 214
Molly Howell
Farm, located in Cherry Creek, NY. Owned and operated SNAP Ed
by Jeff & Jennifer Miller. mmh273@cornell.edu
716– 664-9502 ext. 208
Heather Gregory
EFNEP Nutrition Educator
hlg65@cornell.edu
716-664-9502 ext. 221
Trish Dragoo
EFNEP Nutrition Educator
tmr97@cornell.edu
716-664-9502 ext. 215
SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program
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525 Falconer St. PO Box 20
Jamestown, NY 14702
716-640-0522
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Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
6592 W. Main Road
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Association News
Board of Directors From the Office of the Executive Director
Shelly Wells, Ashville, President It is almost hard to remember back to the early
Andy Joy, Fredonia months of 2020, we were planning for a full
Anna Emke-Walker, South Dayton summer of livestock shows, events and outside
Chad Buck , Kennedy
Danielle Dewey, Dewittville programming, and enjoying good friends and food
George Haffenden, Bemus Point at the Annual Green Tie Affair. We were poised to
Pat Walker, Kennedy introduce over 1,800 elementary children to learn
Alyssa Porter, Chautauqua about agriculture through Ag Literacy week and we
Mark McConnon, Portland
Jeff Miller, Cherry Creek
had over 50 instructors and judges contracted to teach classes, judge
Ron Almeter, Westfield shows and mentor the youth in Chautauqua County.
Kimberly Witherow, Mayville
Dan Heitzenrater, County Executive Rep 2020 was certainly a year of turmoil, disruption, and unexpected
John Hemmer, County Legislator changes. But under different perception 2020 was an amazing year of
Mark Sullenberger, Master Gardener Rep growth, resilience, innovation, and opportunity. The staff at CCE
Dan Pavlock, Cassadaga
Joe Osborne, Panama Chautauqua embraced the opportunity to redefine and improve our
offerings. From virtual and hybrid programming to sanitizer distribution
Agriculture Program Committee
to video editing 2020, at CCE Chautauqua may have looked very
Derek Yerico, Dunkirk
Rosemary Joy, Fredonia different but sometimes the more things seem to change the more they
Mike Wilson, Dunkirk really stay the same. The only constant is change itself. In the last 2
Ron Almeter, Westfield years our staff have moved offices, from the Ag Center to JCC, and from
Jeff Miller, Cherry Creek
Jessica Brehm, Falconer JCC to their homes, but we continue to provide valuable low cost, high
Kaitlyn Bentley, Jamestown quality programming to the residents of Chautauqua County. I invite you
Ben Nickerson, Sherman all to read more and see our impacts from 2020 in our Annual report,
4-H Program Committee now posted to our website. Thanks to Heather Gregory, CCE nutrition
Fred DeGolier, Ellicott educator, our annual report includes some in-depth biographies of our
Kathy Freeman, Stockton staff and board president. We hope you enjoy it.
Linda Jarvis, Fredonia
Mary Jantzi, Clymer
Joe Osborne, Panama
Dana Overend, Falconer
Beth Southworth, Bemus Point
Kimberly Witherow, Sherman
4-H Program Advisory Chairpersons
Joyce Edwards Clothing and Textiles
Dan Crowell Dairy
Jeff O’Brien Goat
Roxanne Young Dog
David Schauman Beef,Meat Animal Sale
Kasey Fanara Horse
Nannette Knappenberger Snack Bar
Julie Covert Poultry
Rebecca King Rabbit
Ken Styers Hog
Mark Woolley Sheep
Wayne McGuire Sheep
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Chautauqua County Agricultural News Value Added Producer Grant Program Wednesdays on February 3, 17, and March 3, 2021 6:00-7:30 pm each day over Zoom, No Charge Are you interested in learning about Value Added Producer Grants through the USDA? Join CCE Educators for a 3 session program brought to you by CCE Madison County, CCE Oneida County, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team, and Central NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team Wednesday, February 3rd - What is VAPG? Have you ever thought about applying for a Value Added Producer Grant through the USDA? Did you know that you could get up to $75,000 to pay for planning costs or up to $250,000 in capital costs associated with expanding value added products on your farm? This session will explain the basics of what the Value Added Producer Grant is, how it works, and what types of information you will need to fill out the extensive application form. Wednesday, February 17th - How do I apply for VAPG? Now you have decided to apply for a Value Added Producer Grant. How do you fill out the application? How do you make your application as appealing as possible to the person who will review it? This session will outline the process of writing and submitting the Value Added Producer Grant. Our team of experts will walk through the application and make suggestions on how to make your application as strong as possible. Wednesday, March 3rd - How are VAPG applications selected for funding? Your application is ready but you want to be sure that you have included all the right information. What is that information? What will the person that is reviewing your grant application be looking for and how is that application scored? This session will be led by someone who has reviewed VAPG applications and can give some insight on what types of applications get funded. We will also discuss what the funding process looks like. To register for this program, please go to https://cnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1486 or contact Nicole Tommell, Ag Business Management Specialist/Team Leader, CCE Herkimer County, phone 315-866-7920 X230 or cell 315-867-6001. Extension Connection - February 2021 4
Utility Scale Solar - What you should know
By Timothy X. Terry
Farm Strategic Planning Specialist – Pro-Dairy
In March of 2020, Gov. Cuomo announced in his State of is a solar easement on the surrounding acreage which
the State address an ambitious goal of 70% of the state’s means you can’t do anything that might interrupt the
electricity needs would be generated via renewable flow of sunlight. So that means no tower silos, large grain
means by 2030. Under this Green New Deal the mandate bins, tree plantings, etc. upstream of the incoming
increases to 100% by 2040. As a result coal-fired plants sunlight. Unlike the gas lease there are no royalties or
will be idled while more wind and solar projects will be subsurface rights.
initiated. For you, as a holder of large tracts of open land, The tenant (solar company) has some unique needs to
that may mean that you will be visited by landmen understand. The structures have greater requirements
seeking to lease all or a portion of that land to use for for access, maintenance, and transmission than other
constructing a solar array. Understand, this is not a utility operations. The income stream from the
couple dozen panels up on the barn roof generating a few structures is used as collateral to obtain financing, and
kilowatts, but acres of panels on the ground generating the tenant’s ability to continue operations on your land
several megawatts of electricity. This is not necessarily a cannot be interfered with by anyone holding a superior
bad thing as it reduces carbon emissions and may provide interest in the land (i.e. -mortgage). You may need to
a secondary income stream for you, especially if it is subordinate superior liens. All lease documents will be
placed on marginal land or land not currently in recorded with your deed.
productive use. That said, in order for this to be a benefit
and not a detriment you need to go into it with your head Go into this with the understanding that this is a
up and your eyes open. long-term (>40 years) business relationship. The
structures mentioned above may be sold multiple times.
Therefore, Basic Information The tenant has the ability to assign (transfer) the lease
Understand that this is an industry in its infancy, and without your approval, and this is non-negotiable. Given
lease documents are not battle tested so don’t sign any this, there is likely to be several tenant changes over the
landman’s forms as is. There is potential for many life of the lease. (Likewise, there could be landowner
unrealistic provisions and expectations, and almost changes, too.) The presence of a solar array may also
everything is fair game for negotiation with few, if any, affect the marketability of your property which could
“deal breakers”. You will need professional legal counsel. impact your heirs.
You may be able to educate yourself on understanding The property tax liability should be a shared responsibility
the broad strokes of a commercial lease, but here the with the tenant paying for the increase in the
devil is in the details and is why you need an attorney. assessment. You will need to make sure the tenant
This transaction is a commercial lease, but it’s a lease on maintains liability insurance and names you as a
steroids and may be 50 – 70 pages long. It is at a higher co-insured. This is for your protection. They should also
level of sophistication than any ag tenant lease, utility furnish you with a Certificate of Insurance (COI) each
easement, or right of way (ROW). There will be year, as well as indemnify you for any costs, losses,
permanent structures built that do not become fixtures liabilities, etc. that arise from their activities. This must be
owned by you the landlord. Part and parcel of the lease all encompassing. (continued on page 6)
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At some point in time the agreement and the array will It’s a rarity, however, that any have successfully
reach its end of life. The structures age, are superseded by negotiated a commercial agreement as intricate as a solar
a new technology, you or your heirs do not wish to renew, lease. This is why you need to secure professional legal
whatever. The decommissioning, or removal and help. Start with your own attorney. If they’re not
restoration, of the site is important and must be comfortable with it ask them who’d they least like to go up
negotiated and established in detail upfront even though it against in court. Look for someone experienced with real
may not occur for decades. You may not even be dealing estate contracts, land acquisition, or better yet, oil and gas
with the same people that originally signed the lease. A leases.
Decommissioning or Performance Bond is one way of Even though your attorney may do all the talking there are
making sure there is funding available to get the job done some things you need to know or at least consider:
to the satisfaction of the specifications originally 1. Understand your bargaining position - They have to
negotiated. The exact nature of the bond is hard to have the land, and until you sign an agreement you have
determine, but this is where it makes sense to consult an all the leverage. Unfortunately, you have little or none
attorney. after signing so get it up front. It’s best to think about this
The Agreement in the long term – not just the immediate benefit.
The agreement comes in two parts: the Option Agreement The lease will often be presented with a sense of urgency,
and the Lease agreement, but even before that you may perhaps even as a crisis. This is nothing more than a
be presented with a Preliminary Letter of Intent. This one marketing technique. Landmen / leasing agents want to
page document is basically a non-disclosure agreement or make the sale. The first offer is not their best offer.
confidentiality clause so that future terms, especially the (Negotiation 101 – Never begin a negotiation from a point
financial compensation, are not disclosed to others. you can’t immediately abandon.) Ask yourself, “Is this the
Sometimes these letters omit that disclosure is allowed to only offer I will get?” “If one developer is interested will
attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, family etc. -- so there be others?” “Can I walk away?” “Which terms are
make sure that is in there. flexible, which are not?” Offers may range from X to 10X
The Option Agreement (10-12 pages) locks in the land for a and is likely due to the number of middle men the lease
due diligence period of 1-5 years while the solar company may have to go through. Proximity to existing
decides if they want to develop the site. You will receive infrastructure – high voltage power lines, substations,
some payments during the period to secure their facilities to be built – may also be a factor. Cost to
development rights, access to the site, and your construct a substation is considerable, so if you’re located
confidentiality. This gives them time to do a more less than two miles from one your site may garner a
thorough feasibility study including a title search, legal premium.
survey, distance to grid connection, and neighboring land You may be thinking, “Why don’t I just develop this
availability. They are trying to determine the viability of myself?” According to the Pennsylvania Dept. of
development – financial and otherwise. No ground will be Environmental Protection a solar array requires an average
broken at this time, except for some soil borings, and they investment of $1.13M per megawatt for utility scale solar.
will bear all the costs. You may still farm the land during Think about that for a minute.
this period, but no development. In other words, no new There is a deadline and offers due get retracted, so be
home site, heifer barn, satellite manure storage, etc. on deliberate but don’t dawdle.
the optioned property
2. Determine what you want and/or what you want to
The Lease Agreement – a.k.a. Ground Lease (50-70 pages) prevent. Do this before seeing your attorney as it will
– shows up when the solar company decides to develop help them help you. Think: What will this look like when
the site. You will be sent a copy of the agreement to sign it’s operational and over the next 40 years? What’s
within a specified period. You have no chance to important to me? Thought through the finances? What
renegotiate at this time so don’t sign the option will and won’t you allow? Do you want to protect natural
agreement without also negotiating the entire lease structures – pond, lakes, creeks, etc.? Are there places you
agreement. don’t want solar panels and /or ROW’s? Do you want to
Negotiating grow or do something under or between the rows of
Some of us are good at animal husbandry, others are good panels? Every property is unique. Describe specifically
at crop production, and still others excel at ag engineering. what you want to go into the option. (Continued on page 7)
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Many leases don’t specifically state 40 - 50 years, instead amend it after you sign. They may option all of your land,
they are written for 10 or 20 years plus a series of 5 year but only use a portion of it. You may be able to push this
options. with the solar company, i.e. – they have to use a minimum
Option period payments tend to be small because it’s a percentage or release the remaining acreage.
period of highest risk for the developer. Can you get more 6. Know how to modify your lease. Step 1 – find an
money? Try bargaining for more money or less time to attorney (see #1) Legal contracts require legal help.
develop – real money is when it’s operational. Answer the long term questions upfront. Get what you
Critical in any long term leasing agreement is to build in an want in writing before signing the lease as changes are not
escalator – dollars have to keep pace with inflation. What possible afterward. Shorten the option period and/or
initially looked like the gravy train could, over time, only increase the option money. You may unknowingly be
buy you a cup of coffee. Use the government inflation agreeing to a Warranty of Title thereby indemnifying the
statistics as the escalator. This is typical of commercial solar company. As landowner you are guaranteeing that
rental agreements so you shouldn’t get any push-back you have perfect, blemish free ownership of the property,
from the developer. but that is not usually the case as there may be other
leases, originated generations ago, that are still in effect
3. Don’t assume you can do things that are not written in today, such as utility ROW’s, conservation easements,
the lease agreement. Include in the initial negotiation or FSA/NRCS administered programs, subsurface rights (oil,
via addendum. The guy who sits down on the back deck gas), etc. There may be some long hidden environmental
and tells you all the nice money you’re going to make and hazards that come to light during installation. If you
what a wonderful person you are and how this is going to indemnify the solar company you are essentially giving
be a great thing -- once you sign the lease you’ll never see them a blank check. Curtail this as much as possible. Lease
him again. Instead, you’ll be dealing with someone who offers usually have some flexibility.
has the company’s best interest in mind and, quite
possibly, an attitude, too. It doesn’t matter if it wasn’t 7. Be clear on when, where, and how you will be paid.
written down. It is a bitter pill to swallow, but realize that After you’ve done your due diligence and have settled on
while you still own the land you won’t be able to use the an offer be clear that you are not giving them anything for
land. The chain link fence and barbed wire sends the free. Even water used for cleaning and maintaining the
message that no one, not even the landowner, is welcome panels. Get paid for any access they will be restricting.
in there. Grazing cattle, growing crops, setbacks, even Getting paid for ALL acres used including access and
placement of panels and control units need to be ROW’s not just the solar field itself. Be sure that they will
delineated up front. You will need to specify continued maintain any ROW’s – keeping brush and noxious weeds
access to the back 40, pastures, water sources, or the trimmed. You’ll want the payment terms to be clear and
secret fishing hole. concise. There are many different arrangements on the
options. Sometimes payment is upfront, sometimes there
4. Understand the duration of the lease. Basic math here: is a modest upfront plus annual payments. You need to
Option + Construction + Operations + Renewals = Duration specify defined dates, i.e. - “Need to have a check for this
of the Lease. The option period may be as long as 4-5 amount on this date or solar company is in default.”
years with very little money coming in. There is usually Define what happens if payment(s) are missed – are you
little or no breakdown of the various categories in the free and clear from the lease, how will back payments be
lease except maybe renewals. Options periods range from recouped?
30 – 60 months, and it may be in your best interest to
push for lower – the sooner they start paying you the real 8. Things that are written count, things that are spoken
money the better. A Memorandum of Lease document don’t. Once you sign the option you will never see the
will be recorded on your deed in courthouse. landman that originated the lease option again. You will
likely be dealing with an entirely different person and/or
5. The option agreement is their option not your option. entity, or even their attorneys. Avoid falling for “that
They can pull out at any time so don’t spend the lease doesn’t need to be in there”, or “Everybody knows that’s
money before you have it. However, don’t think you’re ok” statements. Get all the promises in writing. If it’s
going to get out of it if you change your mind. Depending important to you it has to be in the agreement. Even down
on how it’s written, by signing the option agreement you to minute details – such as herbicide use especially on an
are also signing the lease agreement – this is where your organic operation.
attorney earns his/her keep. You may not have your land (continued on page 8)
developed after you sign a lease. You can’t get out of it or
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These leases are so new there is no track record and Parting Thoughts
procedures have not been standardized. Define who, Site plans may/ may not be required. These are usually not
when, and how the site will be maintained. What happens a condition of the option but may be required for the
if a water line or drain tile is cut during construction – who lease.
pays? How will it be repaired? There may be shared farm
lanes, but who will maintain them? Get it in writing! Decommissioning and land recovery – bargain for the
maximum amount of clean-up and removal, and remedies
9. Things your neighbors may not like. Fences limit if they don’t. This is often addressed by a performance
hunting. Arrays may detract from their views. Local zoning bond secured at, or prior to, signing of the agreement.
may exercise some limitations. You may have already
leased out part of that land for another ag enterprise, this Determine the remedies and disposition of the lease if the
should be recorded on the lease. What will happen to solar company is liquidated. You don’t want or need the
these things following construction? For instance, will the responsibility of remediating the site. Sure, much of the
array interfere with maple sap harvesting? Will part of the galvanized steel structure may look pretty appealing, but
sugarbush be removed to accommodate the array? Will the panels may be considered hazardous waste requiring
there be light intrusions from security lights? How will the special disposal and a hefty tipping fee. Plus it needs to be
grounds around the facility be maintained vis-à-vis weeds, properly disconnected from the grid.
grass, litter caught in the security fence, etc? What visual This may affect Land Trust easements and or any “clean
screening will be provided around the site? The last thing and green” status. Often if 50% or more of the power
you need is to be regarded as a slum-lord and/or someone generated is used internally it is not a problem, however,
who sold out the charm of the community for a few bucks. this is not likely for an industrial sized project. Any roll
10. Not all info on the internet is good info. Some is very back taxes should fall to developer.
good, some is conspiratorial, most is somewhere in As stated earlier, securing legal services is a must not an
between. option. Figure on 10 – 12 billable hours, or more,
depending on how complex the lease may be.
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SHARE YOUR BEEF STORY
Join New York Beef Council for a
Virtual Beef Spokesperson Development Series
How it Works: Throughout the month of February a series of weekly webinars will
assist participants in developing their knowledge and confidence in advocating for beef.
Who Should Participate: Beef Farmers, Industry Representatives, or Youth over 16
years old interested in gaining new skills and confidence in promoting beef
Weekly trainings will be held from 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM via ZOOM
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Tuesday February 16: Communicating the 2 Cs attend all four
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Annie's Project: Risk Management for Farm Women
February 1 - March 11, 2021
CCE Broome County Presents:
Annie's Project: Risk Management for Farm Women
Are you a woman engaged in farming in NYS? Would you like to learn and network with other farm women, and learn
how to strengthen your farming operation? Join Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Allegany, Broome, Oneida, Steuben,
and Seneca counties, along with the Central NY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops team, for our first virtual Annie's Project
this winter!
Annie's Project is a six-week online experience designed especially for farm women to help them develop their man-
agement and decision-making skills for their farms. Annie's Project is designed for farm women who have been in
farming, or agri-business, or part of the food system for three to five years, and want to develop their understanding,
interpretation, and opportunities in sustainable agriculture. Annie's Project gives farm women the opportunity to learn
from female agricultural professionals and network with other women in similar situations.
Annie's Project provides education in production, price or market, financial, institutional and legal, and human and
personal risk. At the end of six weeks, participants will:
Understand personality types to communicate better with business partners
Put family living expenses together with other costs of doing business on the farm
Identify production risks on-farm and prioritize risk management strategies to minimize losses
Design & Interpret balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow projections to make business decisions
Review labor laws, requirements, and their implications
Develop an inventory of current Human Capitol & make a plan to address any weaknesses and contingency plan if a
'position' becomes open
Understand farm family labor vs off farm labor. how to offer benefits & when it's time to hire outside help
Communicating and expectations of family vs hired labor
Insurances to cover HR
Payroll taxes
Understand how assets are titled and learn about estate planning tools
Consider available marketing opportunities
Understand tools and resources for stress management & farm equipment needs specific to farm women
The cost is $45 for the series and includes a portfolio, access to an online learning platform and access to all
presentations and worksheets, access to financial and legal advice, and support from a variety of community partners.
The series will take place on Mondays &Thursdays, February 1st-March 12th, 7:00-8:15pm via Zoom. This year we are
waiving the fee for women veterans interested in getting into agriculture. For more information on this, please contact
Nina Saeli at ns963@cornell.edu .
To register or for more information on the curriculum and program logistics, please contact Laura Biasillo at
lw257@cornell.edu, (607) 584-5007 www.ccebroomecounty.com.
Meetings will be recorded and will be made available to registered participants.
Extension Connection - February 2021 10“Udder Comfort works!
We use it for all of our fresh cows...”
— Matt Nealy
NEALAND FARMS, NEWVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
The Nealy family, MDVA 2020 Producer of the Year
400 cows: 90 lbs/cow/day, 100 - 130,000 SCC
“We tried knock-offs, but they don’t work. “This is something we don’t cut when times
Udder Comfort™ works! We use it for all of are tough. Getting swelling out fast means
our fresh cows for fast removal of swelling better milkouts earlier and higher quality
and to lower SCC. We try to make sure every milk. We also see success on cows with
fresh cow gets it 2x/day for 6 days after elevated SCC.”
calving. We have been more routine about it
since getting the Udder Comfort Spray Gun
in 2018, making it easy to grab the gun in
the parlor and spray it on after milking,” Quality Udders Make Quality Milk
says Matt Nealy, ‘cow guy’ and part of the
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With either the new Udder Comfort Backpack
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Matt confirm 30 to 50% less spray used per For external application to the udder only,
after milking,
application, with a gallon of Udder Comfort as an
doing 40 to 50 cows/heifers for all 14 essential
component
pre- and/or post-calving applications. of udder
management.
“Using Udder Comfort routinely for our fresh Always wash and
dry teats
cows gives us the best results for consistently thoroughly before
lower SCCs and savings at the same time. milking.Chautauqua County Soil &Water Conservation District
Newsletter
Northcrest Business Center, 220 Fluvanna Ave, Chautauqua County SWCD Staff:
Suite 600, Jamestown, NY 14701 David Spann, District Field Manager
Phone (716) 664-2351 Ext 5 Cassandra Pinkoski, Grant Specialist
Email: chaut-co@soilwater.org Greg Kolenda, District Field Technician
Please be advised that our office is currently closed Melissa Mee, Secretary/Assistant Treasurer
to the public. NRCS Jamestown Field Office:
Board of Directors: Fred Croscut, Jay Gould, Robert Nothdurft, Resource Conservationist
Bruce Kidder, Allen Peterson, Lisa Vanstrom Anna Emke-Walker, Soil Conservationist
Stocking Triploid Grass Carp to Control Aquatic Vegetation in New York Waters
Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) were introduced after each stocking to see the results to achieve maximal
into New York State in the 1980s when it became legal to control. Continue to add small increments of additional
stock a sterile hybrid to control submerged aquatic Grass Carp at two-year intervals until total plant
vegetation. Grass Carp tolerate a wide range of populations are reduced to the 20-30% threshold.
environmental conditions and prefer ponds or slack- Patience is key, as aquatic vegetation control with
water areas with dense vegetation. There have been no Triploid Grass Carp is a slow process. However, once the
reports of natural reproduction of sterile fish. appropriate number of Triploid Grass Carp is found to
maintain optimum control of a pond is achieved, control
Aquatic Plant Preferences of Triploid Grass Carp:
will last a number of years. If more rapid control is
Triploid grass carp have distinct feeding preferences,
desired, other plant control methods such as mechanical
preferring tender, succulent plant species over those
harvesting or advised chemical applications can be
that are tough and fibrous. Triploid grass carp do not
integrated with Triploid Grass Carp use.
prefer emergent species such as cattail or bulrush or
floating leaved species such as water shield or water lily. Recommended Initial Triploid Grass Carp Stocking
Selectivity and consumption rate vary widely according Rates: Low Plant Density = 5 Fish Per Acre; Medium Plant
to a vast array of factors including water temperature, Density = 10 Fish Per Acre; High Plant Density = 15 Fish
dissolved oxygen and presence or absence of attached Per Acre
algae.
It is ideal if Triploid Grass Carp can be added to the pond
Triploid Grass Carp Stocking Rates: Triploid grass carp in the fall when the water is cool, however, results will
are extremely potent plant consumers. Triploid Grass likely not be seen until the following year.
Carp are capable of eradicating all plants from a pond for
periods exceeding 10 years if a pond is overstocked with Be advised that the high-water temperature combined
Triploid Grass Carp. with a low dissolved oxygen typically found in weedy
ponds in the late summer can result in a substantial loss
Besides the obvious impact such complete plant removal of grass carp. Visit the DEC’s website to learn how to
will have on vegetation-dependent fish and wildlife, total acquire a Grass Carp Permit for your pond at:
de-vegetation of a pond can also result in the https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/25024.html
development of severe algae blooms, foul smells, and an
overall decline in water clarity. To minimize or prevent
such adverse impacts Triploid Grass Carp should be
introduced in incremental amounts to try to achieve the Please be advised that Grass Carp Permits are required for
all Triploid Grass Carp purchases from our office in
targeted goal of 20-30% coverage of vegetation of the
accordance with New York State law. Please email chaut-
pond's surface area, as it is impossible to precisely
co@soilwater.org to be added to our spring and fall fish sale
predict the exact number of fish. An incremental order form mailing list. Order forms will be mailed out in
approach will involve waiting a two-year waiting period May for the spring sale and again in August for the fall sale.
Information pertaining to Triploid Grass Carp is courtesy of
DEC: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7973.html Extension Connection – February 2021Chautauqua County Soil &Water Conservation District
Newsletter
Northcrest Business Center, 220 Fluvanna Ave, Chautauqua County SWCD Staff:
Suite 600, Jamestown, NY 14701 David Spann, District Field Manager
Phone (716) 664-2351 Ext 5 Cassandra Pinkoski, Grant Specialist
Email: chaut-co@soilwater.org Greg Kolenda, District Field Technician
Please be advised that our office is currently closed Melissa Mee, Secretary/Assistant Treasurer
to the public. NRCS Jamestown Field Office:
Board of Directors: Fred Croscut, Jay Gould, Robert Nothdurft, Resource Conservationist
Bruce Kidder, Allen Peterson, Lisa Vanstrom Anna Emke-Walker, Soil Conservationist
Barley Straw Pond Kits
Even though barley straw cannot remove algae as fast as and your fish are suffering, opting for a mechanical or
other treatments, it has been shown to work as a great chemical treatment to resolve the problem, and then using
long-term control method and can help stop algae from barley as a preventive method is usually the best way
coming back in the future. Here is a brief breakdown of moving forward. Contact the office by phone to purchase
the complicated chemical reaction. a kit prior to the District’s annual tree and shrub sale.
After barley straw is placed in the pond, it slowly begins If you plan to apply barley straw to a pond, follow these
to decompose. During decomposition, the cellular general recommendations:
structure of the barley begins to break down, and the rate 1. Apply barley straw to a pond as soon as ice is
of breakdown is dependent on water temperature and gone. The algae control properties of barley
oxygen content. Beneficial bacteria will work faster in straw take several weeks to begin.
warmer temperatures and well-aerated conditions, so 2. Determine your pond’s size in acres, then plan to
you’ll see faster results from barley in summer compared apply 4-5 bales of barley straw per acre. One acre
to winter. After a few weeks in the pond, decomposition is 43,560 square feet (roughly 208 feet by 208 feet).
changes from being bacteria dominant to fungi dominant, 3. When you get the bales, break them up and fluff up
leading to “rotting”. the stems so they make a big, loose pile. Stuff the
barley straw into the onion sacks. Insert a buoyant
As fungi eat away at the remains of the barley material, object into the bag. The assembly should be able to
humic acid is produced, which is the first major step float at the surface of the pond.
towards algae control. As the humic acids leech into the 4. Place the sack on the pond surface & anchor it to
surrounding water it reacts with oxygen and sunlight, stay in place, the sacks should be spaced evenly
becoming more and more unstable which leads to around the pond to assure even coverage. Barley
hydrogen peroxide. straw should not be anchored near the edge of the
pond, except near an in-flowing water course.
Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful algaecide, but when
produced from correctly dosed barley it is in a low enough
concentration to be safe for fish and still work as an algae
deterrent. The US Environmental Protection Agency does
not classify barley straw as a legal algaecide; however,
homeowners can apply it to their ponds with the caution
it might not always work as expected.
The effectiveness of barley straw will depend on the
amount of algae you have, the type of algae, and how
quickly you want it gone. As with many natural methods
Visit www.soilwater.org to download the District’s 2021
of control, the timeframe to see results is often much
Tree & Shrub Catalog. The deadline to order fruit trees is
slower in comparison to mechanical and chemical
March 12th and the deadline for the remainder of the
treatments. If you have a major algae bloom in your pond,
catalog is April 1st.
1: Taken from the article “A Guide to Pond Barley Straw & How it Works for Clear Pond Water” that was published by PondInformer.com; November 29,
2017; https://pondinformer.com/how-to-use-pond-barley-straw/
Extension Connection – February 2021Chautauqua County Soil &Water Conservation District Newsletter
Northcrest Business Center, 220 Fluvanna Ave, Suite Chautauqua County SWCD Staff:
600, Jamestown, NY 14701 David Spann, District Field Manager
Phone (716) 664-2351 Ext 5 Cassandra Pinkoski, Grant Specialist
Email: chaut-co@soilwater.org Greg Kolenda, District Field Technician
Please be advised that our office is currently closed Melissa Mee, Secretary/Assistant Treasurer
to the public. NRCS Jamestown Field Office:
Board of Directors: Fred Croscut, Jay Gould, Bruce Robert Nothdurft, Resource Conservationist
Kidder, Allen Peterson, Lisa Vanstrom Anna Emke-Walker, Soil Conservationist
Feed Management
Phosphorus and nitrogen are key elements in feed When cattle are fed too much phosphorus and nitrogen, it
management; crops and cattle both need them to perform can pose resource concerns and can also effect your
at their best. Unfortunately, they’re very volatile bottom line. Implementing practices like Nutrient
elements from a water quality and air quality standpoint Management and Feed Management can assist in keeping
and are continually monitored and regulated to assure we those key element levels in check. Contact your local
have uncontaminated resources. So, what’s the best way NRCS office for further assistance.
to manage phosphorus and nitrogen? Phone (716) 664-2351 Ext 5
Conservation practices like better use of fertilizer, cover
crops, crop rotation and efficient manure application are
good starts to managing elements in the field, but an
alternative way to manage them is through the diet and
manure content.
Phosphorus is one of the most easily over fed feedstuffs in
rations. Slightly over feeding phosphorus does not have a
negative effect on cattle, but can contribute to higher
phosphorus levels in manure that is being land applied.
The key is finding the “sweet spot” between phosphorus
deficiencies and over feeding.
Nitrogen is a building block of protein on a farm; protein
drives production in cattle. When the protein to energy
relationship is not balanced properly, there is potential for
an increase in urea excretion. An increase in urea
excretion poses a threat for greenhouse gas emissions, as
well as an increase in the potential for nitrogen loses in
crop fields.
Your farm is a beautiful cycle of nutrients. Your fields are
supplied with nutrients from soils, manure and fertilizer
then crops take up those nutrients, your cattle eventually
eat those crops, and excrete nutrients through manure,
and the manure makes its way back on your fields, and the
cycle continues. The key is formulating the ration to meet
your cattle’s needs, without going over the needs of your
crop fields.
Extension Connection - February 2021 14Upcoming 4-H Events
February
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Goat Committee Exhibition and
6:30pm Market Poultry
JCC 10:30am
Zoom
7 8 9 10 11 Rabbit Project 12 13
Goat Project Horse Committee 6:30pm
6:30pm 6:30pm JCC
JCC JCC Beef Committee
7:00pm
JCC
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Hog Committee
Office Closed 6:30pm
JCC
4-H Program
Committee
6:30pm JCC
21 22 23 Hog Project 24 25 26 27
Dog Project and 6:30pm Sheep Committee
Committee JCC & via Zoom 7:00pm
Stanley Hose Co. Horse Project JCC
2:00pm 6:30pm
JCC
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March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Rabbit Committee LEAF Junior: Pheasant Sheep Project
7:00pm JCC Rearing 7:00pm
6:30pm JCC
Audubon Community
Nature Center
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Goat Committee Horse Committee Public Presentations Beef Committee
6:30pm 6:30pm 5:00pm 7:00pm
JCC JCC JCC JCC
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Goat Project 4-H Program Rabbit Project Exhibition Poultry
6:30pm Committee 6:30pm 6:30pm
JCC 7:00pm JCC JCC Theater
JCC
21 22 23 Hog Project 24 25 26 27
Dog Project and 6:30pm Beef Project
Committee JCC 7:00pm
Stanley Hose Co. Horse Project JCC
2:00pm 6:30pm
JCC
28 29 30 31
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Extension Connection - February 2021Cloverleaf Express
Public Presentation Day
March 6, 2021 9:00am-2:00pm via Zoom
March 10, 2021 5:00pm-8:00pm in person at JCC and via Zoom
Presentation day is going virtual in 2021! Youth will still have the opportunity to share their presentation in front of
evaluators. Two evaluators, a room host, and two to three youth will share a Zoom breakout room. Youth will give
their presentation and will receive feedback from evaluators. Youth will then receive their evaluation forms in the
mail from their evaluators. In-person and virtual presentations will take place on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from
5:00pm-8:00pm.
The top presenters will move forward to the Western District competition.
Nervous about a virtual presentation? Need more information about public presentation day? Contact the 4-H
Office at 716-664-9502 ext. 212.
We will be having a virtual presentation practice session on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:00pm. Visit our
website : chautauqua.cce.cornell.edu/4-H for more information.
Register by February 26, 2021 online
https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/presentation_206
TERENCE J. CENTNER AGRICULTURAL Clothing Evaluation Day and
AND ENVIRONMENTAL 4-H SCHOLARSHIP FUND Fashion Revue Information
This fund is established in memory of Harry E. and Mary Ellen Clothing Evaluation will be held Saturday, April 24th at
Centner to honor their dedication and hard work on their family JCC from 8:30am-11:00am. Youth who have completed a
farm in the Town of Dunkirk and their leadership activities in the sewing project may bring their item for evaluation. Youth
Chautauqua County 4-H Program. will also practice modeling for the Fashion Revue. Please
Application Process bring a draft of your commentary which should outline
1. Interested students should submit the following to the the project, fabric, any new skills or challenges, and
Guidance Department: a completed application, two letters of where the youth might wear the project. Make up day
recommendation and the essay by April 1st. will be Wednesday, April 28th from 4:30pm-6:00pm at
2. Student must meet eligibility requirements. JCC.
3. The Guidance Department should forward all applications Fashion Revue will be held Friday, May 7th at 7:00pm,
received to the Scholarship Fund Committee at the NCCF by April tentatively at Kennedy First United Methodist Church
15th. located at 3594 Church St, Kennedy, NY 14747. Country
Who is Eligible to Apply? Critters 4-H Club will be hosting the Revue.
1. Graduating seniors from Brocton, Dunkirk, Forestville, Registration information will be available soon.
Fredonia, Ripley, Silver Creek, or Westfield.
Donations Needed for Fashion Revue
2. Participating members of the 4-H Program for 3 years with an
Please consider making a monetary or sewing-related
outstanding agricultural or environmental project involving
product donation towards Senior and Junior awards.
gardening, horticulture, raising food animals, conservation,
Awards are due on April 24th at Clothing Evaluation Day.
forestry, environmental activities or other related projects.
If you are donating gift cards, please consider donating
3. Students accepted to a four-year college or university.
multiple cards in small amounts of $5.00-$10.00 so that
Contact the 4-H Office or your guidance office
your gift can reach more youth. For more information,
for an application.
please contact Debbie Caruso at:
debbiecaruso99@gmail.com
Extension Connection - February 2021 16Drive Thru
CHICKEN-N-BISCUIT
DINNER
By 3 C’s Catering
Friday,
February 26, 2021
4:00 —7:00 pm
Pick up at Harley Davidson parking lot,
just off I-86, Exit 13 Falconer
$12 per ticket
Presale encouraged. Limited at door
purchases will be available.
Presale ticket sales end February 16, 2021
Also includes mashed potatoes,
vegetables and dessert.
To support Chautauqua County 4-H!Animal Project News
Goat Project Hog Project Horse Project
Project Meetings Project Meetings
Project Meetings
February 23, 2021; 6:30pm JCC
February 8, 2021; 6:30pm
Committee Meetings February 23, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC and via Zoom
March 15, 2021; 6:30pm
February 16, 2021; 6:30pm JCC Contact Aimee Rogers
Committee Meetings
April 6, 2021; 6:30pm JCC to get Zoom link at 716-870-5087
February 1, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC
March 8, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC March 23, 2021: 6:30pm at JCC and Zoom
Committee Chair: Jeff O’Brien Poultry Project Committee Meetings
cfsjeff32@gmail.com February 9, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC
March 9, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC
Exhibition and Market Poultry Project Meeting April 13, 2021; 6:30pm
Dog Project February 6, 2021; 10:30am via Zoom
Think about scheduling your Coggins and
Project and Committee Meetings Exhibition Poultry Project Meetings Rabies!
Meetings held at Stanley Hose Company in March 18, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC Theater Committee Chair: Kasey Fanara
Sherman April 14, 2021; 6:30pm JCC blondieshort24@yahoo.com
February 21, 2021; 2:00pm
Location Stanley Hose Co. Committee Chair: Julie Covert
March 21, 2021; 2:00pm jcoverts@windstream.net
Super Dog Saturday
April 17, 2021; more info TBA
Committee Chair: Roxanne Young
Rabbit Project
roxy6825@windstream.net
Project Meetings
February 11, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC
March 17, 2021; 6:30pm at JCC
Beef Project April 27, 2021; 6:30pm
Project Meetings Sheep Project
Committee Meetings
March 25, 2021; 7:00pm at JCC Project Meetings March 1, 2021; 7:00pm at JCC
April 28, 2021; 7:00pm at JCC March 4, 2021; 7:00pm at JCC
Committee Meetings April 4, 2021; Woolley Farm Watch for updates on the Spring Show!
February 11, 2021; 7:00pm at JCC
Committee Meetings Committee Chair: Becky King
March 11, 2021; 7:00pm at JCC
April 15, 2021 7:00pm at JCC
February 25, 2021; 7:00pm at JCC redeyeking@yahoo.com
Committee Chair: Dave Schauman Committee Chair: Mark Woolley
janschauman@gmail.com woolsheep@rwmonuments.com
LEAF Junior
Pheasant Chick Rearing
In partnership with the Audubon Community Nature Center and the NYS DEC
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 6:30pm
Audubon Community Nature Center located at 1600 Riverside Road Jamestown, NY
Each year the NYS DEC gives away free pheasant chicks to interested conservationists to raise for eight weeks and
release. Learn the fun, and relatively simple, method of raising pheasant chicks for release. After attending the course,
you can decide how many chicks you would like to order. Chick pickup is the first or second week of June. Don’t worry,
we will share the delivery date and time as soon as we receive the details from the DEC. When you bring your chicks
home, you’ll have the help of the DEC pheasant rearing guide as well as staff and volunteers to answer any questions
you may have along the way. The project wraps up eight weeks later with a release party in August (date and details to
be determined based on chick delivery).
Register online at cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua or by calling 716-664-9502 ext. 212. The course costs $10 for 4-H mem-
bers and $15 for youth in the community.
If you are an adult who has ordered chicks from the DEC through Cooperative Extension,
you must contact the DEC directly at 716-372-0645 by March 25th.
We currently can only order chicks for youth programs.
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Extension Connection - February 2021Animal Crackers Virtual Dairy Bowl
At this time, we will not be offering in-person Dairy Bowl
Animal Crackers 2021 “All Creatures Great and Small” to
meetings, however you are encouraged to participate in
take place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings during the month of May. There will be 8 the upcoming Statewide 4-H Dairy Committee Virtual
Dairy Bowl practices.
sessions. Each session will begin at 6:00 pm and will last
approximately 45-60 minutes. This year’s program will Time: 7:00 pm over Zoom
highlight the following species: dairy, sheep, goat, rabbit/ Thursday, February 4th : Digestive System/Nutrition
cavy, poultry, equine, swine, and dog/cat. presented by Janet Pfromm
The program is geared to 4-H members involved in animal Thursday, February 18th : Mastitis/Udder Health
science projects. Youth are strongly encouraged to attend presented by Rick Watters
with their parents or chaperones. Suggested age range is Friday, March 5th : Reproduction presented by Ashley
9-12, however, all youth 9 and up are welcome. Marshall
This is a unique opportunity for youth to experience hands Friday, March 19th : Hoof Health
-on activities, explore career options in animal science, Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/
and expand their knowledge through scientific inquiry. register/tJYsdeGgpjoqGtOsnKp2Oz2MxqJlIqJor99w
Explore the session topics at https://4h.ansci.cornell.edu/
Each Session will end with Dairy Bowl Questions through
events-2/animal-crackers/. The cost is $20.00 for
Kahoot.
Chautauqua County 4-H youth who register by Monday, Each family must register through the link above to
March 29, 2021. participate.
Trick Dog Contest Please contact Lisa Kempisty if you’re planning to
participate so that our Chautauqua County 4-H office and
In an effort to keep our 4-H dog handlers challenged as we dairy committee knows who is involved.
enter months of cold & snow, we would like to offer a Register today to participate in these Dairy Bowl practices!
Winter Trick Dog Class similar to the American Kennel Club Contact Lisa Kempisty with questions at 716-664-9502 ext.
(AKC) program now in place. https://www.akc.org/sports/ 203 or ljk4@cornell.edu.
trick-dog/
Virtual Horse Bowl Practices
Starting on January 1st, 2021, the 4-H Dog Program will be
The North Central District is welcoming all 4-Hers to
offering Trick Dog Certificates to all qualifying dog/handler
attend virtual horse bowl via Zoom.
teams. All tricks will be at the AKC Novice Trick Dog Level.
Upcoming Practices
If you have already received an AKC Trick Dog Novice Title
February 9: Farrier
you can apply for the 4-H certificate in that class & move
February 23: Breeds & Colors
up to the next class simply by submitting a copy of the AKC
Register at https://cornelll.zoom.us/meeting/register/
Certificate.
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For more information visit cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua/4-
Hour of Code
H-youth.
Are you interested in computer science, specifically
4-H Fly By coding?
Virtual Zoom series on Ornithology, the study of birds. Join CCE Orange educator, Kat Leo, for her monthly hour
Each short 45 minute session will be jam-packed with of code via Zoom! This program is geared for youth ages
educational fun. Coordinated by Cornell University Youth 7-12 but all are welcome to join.
Nature and Outdoor Education Program Work Team. Contact Kat at kal64@cornell.edu for more information
This is for all 4-H youth and volunteers. about the series.
Remaining Sessions
February 3, 2021: 6:30pm Gamebirds and Waterfowl
February 10, 2021: Avian Citizen Science Projects
Register at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/4HFlyBy_235
19 Extension Connection - February 20214-H Dairy Members Share Their Stories
The 4-H Dairy Advisory Committee recently encouraged our 4-H dairy youth to share their stories on how they are
“continuing to learn by working with their 4-H dairy project cattle” throughout this past unusual year. We will be
sharing the stories the youth contributed over the next few months in our Extension Connection for all to enjoy. Thank
you to all the 4-H dairy youth who submitted their experiences!
This month’s featured 4-H dairy youth is Tyler Crowell, to stay at my Godmother’s house because she lives close
son of Dan and Anna Crowell from South Dayton, NY. to that fair and I got to go with her kids that showed there
too.
“My name is Tyler Crowell. I am 8 years old and am a 4-H
DairyBud. My mom is helping me type this, but I am telling On the way home from the fair, I begged my Dad to drive
her what to say. My cow Ava had a calf in March 2020. I Emma to my house so I could show her around our yard
kept watching her and begged my mom to pick me up and eat some grass. It was fun. Then we put her back on
from school if she started to calve when the trailer and took her back to the barn.
I was at school. She didn’t have to I gave her some grain as a treat. I have
though because she was born at 2 am clipped her a few times for practice and
and I went with my Dad to help her. I took her out and walked her.
named her Emma. My dad sprayed her I also had my calf that I showed last year
naval with iodine and I fed her named Annabelle that is now a heifer.
colostrum and gave her a First Defense She is super friendly. Dr. Leo checked her,
pill and dried her off with a towel the and she is going to have a bull. I was
best I could and put her in a calf warmer super sad because I was expecting a
until she was totally dry. When she was heifer because I bred her to
dry, I put a calf jacket on her to keep her Unstopabull-Red sexed semen. I was
warm and moved her to the calf barn. I super disappointed. I might raise her bull
told everyone at school about her and calf to be sold as a breeding bull. After
made my mom send pictures to my she was pregnant, I asked my dad to
teacher so I could show all my friends. I move her to the pasture across the road
fed her milk with a bottle for 5 days. Five days after she from our house. I gave her a treat every day and if I forgot
was on a bottle, we trained her to a pail. Once she was she would stand by the fence and feed bunk and beller
trained on a pail, she was fed milk for 10 weeks and then until I gave her a treat. If I called her name she would
we weaned her and moved her into a group pen. After she come to the fence because she was super friendly.
moved out of the calf barn, I put her in a special pen and My cow Ava that I
fed her hay and grain and a little tiny bit of silage. I have showed 2 years
clipped my calf for practice a few times and have been ago is super
petting and loving my calf all year. friendly too. When
I took my friends in
While Emma was in the calf barn, I trained her to lead. I
the barn to see
went and played with her, pet her, and babied her and
her, she didn’t
made her so friendly that I had to bait her to get her off even get up in the
me. I was very sad when the Chautauqua County Fair was stall and everyone
canceled because I had worked so hard to get Emma ready got to pet her and
to show. But I kept working with her and my mom said she never moved.
that there was a show at another fair and I could go there. She is pregnant and going to have a calf in March. Dr. Leo
I was so excited to go to a show and see my friends. We said that she is going to have a heifer, so I hope to be able
played and snuggled with our calves and got to show. It to show her calf. I am still thinking about what I want to
was fun but I was a little sad because it was only 2 days name her. I can’t wait for our next county fair!”
and there were no rides. But it was super fun because I got
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Extension Connection - February 2021EFNEP Newsletter
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Released
Follow these three healthy eating ideas:
1. Meet your nutrition needs mainly from nutrient dense food and
beverages—items that have lots of vitamins, minerals and fiber and
that are low in saturated fat and sodium.
2. Choose lots of options from each food group. Change what you eat and
drink every day and choose lots of different colored vegetables and
fruit.
3. Pay attention to portion size. Eating large portions of even healthy foods
can lead to weight gain.
The newly revised MyPlate.gov is your one stop for
up to date, research based nutrition information.
Learn about healthy eating at every age, explore
MyPlate food groups, access healthy recipes from The EFNEP program
MyPlate Kitchen, learn about the Start Simple with provides nutrition
education to low
MyPlate app and get a personalized MyPlate Plan to help you meet your income families and
healthy eating goals. children in counties
Broccoli Cheddar Frittata throughout New York
Visit www.myplate.gov today! Serving Size: 1/6th of frittata Servings per recipe: 6 State.
Ingredients:
A series of 8 classes is
1 package (10-oz) frozen chopped broccoli offered to adults in a
variety of settings.
1 small carrot, diced
Workshop series
Visit your local library and 1/4 cup water include: Family
check out “How Did That 8 eggs Nutrition Education
Get in My Lunchbox? The 1/4 cup nonfat or low-fat milk Curriculum Finding A
Balance - Diabetes
Story of Food” by Christine 2 teaspoons prepared mustard Healthy Cents
Butterworth. When you get 1 teaspoon seasoned salt Breastfeeding.
home, tune into this read-a-long 1/8 teaspoon pepper A series of 6 classes is
offered to youth aged
by Ashley Weingart. You can find 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese 8-12 in school and at
after school locations.
the read-a-long here: https:// 1 tablespoon chopped green onion
Workshop series
youtu.be/W0gd5fufZ-A. With nonstick cooking spray include: Choose Health:
your child, follow the read-a- Food, Fun and Fitness;
Directions: Teen Cuisine
long. When you finish, ask your 1. Combine broccoli, carrot and water in 10-inch nonstick skillet. If you or your
child what was their favorite Cook over medium heat until tender, stirring occasionally to organization is
part of the story and why. break up broccoli, about 10 minutes; drain well. interested in
scheduling classes,
Nutrition Facts: Serving Size – 1/6th of 2. Beat eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper in large bowl until please call your local
frittata, 160 Calories, 8g Total Fat, 72 blended. Add broccoli mixture, cheese and green onion; mix nutrition educator:
calories from fat, 45% calories from Fat, well. Heather Gregory
3.5g Saturated Fat, 0g Trans Fat, 257mg 716-664-9502 X 221
3. Coat same skillet with cooking spray; pour egg and broccoli
Cholesterol, 470mg Sodium, 3g Total Trish Dragoo
Carbohydrate, 1g Dietary Fiber, 2g Sug-
mixture into skillet and heat over medium heat until eggs are 716-664-9502 X 215
ars, 0g Added Sugars, 13g Protein, almost set, 8 to 10 minutes.
This material was
193mg Calcium, 1mcg Vitamin D, 1mg 4. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand until eggs are funded by the USDA’s
Iron, 184mg Potassium completely set and no visible liquid egg remains, 8 to 10 Expanded Food and
Source: MyPlate.gov MyPlate Kitchen Nutrition Education
minutes. Cut into wedges. Program.
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