4-H Steubenite a Publication of Cornell Cooperative Extension – Steuben County
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4-H Steubenite A Publication of Cornell Cooperative Extension – Steuben County www.putknowledgetowork.org January/February/March 2017 Steuben County 4-H Member Excels in A National Dairy Judging Contest! Paige Demun, 11th year Dairy Dreamers 4-H member, earned a spot on the 2016 NYS 4-H Dairy Judging Team that placed 3rd overall against 28 other state teams at the National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest in Madison, WI in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo. Paige placed 5th individual overall out of approximately 110 contestants. She earned her spot on this team by placing 3rd overall at the 2016 NYS Fair 4-H Dairy Judging Contest. The national contest consisted of classes of Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey cattle. Dairy cattle judging contributes to developing and growing 4-H members to become leaders in the dairy industry. Dairy cattle judging requires participants to understand the concepts of dairy cow conformation and provide sets of oral reasons for choosing one cow over another. Learning to judge dairy cattle helps develop confidence in one’s ability to make and defend good decisions. They learn careful observation, thoughtful evaluation, intelligent decision making and justification of the decision, which equals organized thinking. Dairy cattle judging is an excellent opportunity for youth to learn about dairy cattle and the dairy industry and develop skills to face the future challenges of the dairy industry and life. Upcoming Events January TBA – Dairy Quiz Bowl Practices Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Ownership 2 3 4 5 6 7 Deadline for Office Tractor & Market: Beef Re-enrollment Machinery Steer & Small Closed Deadline Operation Course Frame Beef Steer, Registration Due Beef Heifer, Dairy Steer 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rabbit/Poultry Market Beef 4-H Small Animal 4-H Livestock Class 1-3 Civil Steer, Small 6 p.m. CCE Office Advisory Meeting Defense Building Frame Beef Steer, 7 p.m. G1 Horse Market Heifer, & 4-H Livestock Bowl/Hippology Dairy Steer ID’s Advisory Meeting 3:30-5:00 CCE with Quality 7 p.m. South Office Assurance form Conference Due 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Horse CCE OFFICE 4-H Robotics 4-H Program Bowl/Hippology CLOSED Howard Advisory 3:30-5:00 CCE Tractor & Community Committee Office Machinery Course Building 6-7:30 Meeting 6 p.m. Livestock 7-9 p.m. Civil p.m. Skillathon Defense Center, Registration is Practice 6 p.m. Bath due for Livestock Havens Stocking Skillathon on Feb. Creek Morgans, 4 in Belmont Bath 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Horse Tractor & 4-H Robotics Cloverbud Day Bowl/Hippology Machinery Course Howard Career Ex 10:00-11:30 3:30-5:00 CCE 7-9 p.m. Civil Community Focus Assistant Civil Defense Bldg Office Defense Center, Building 6-7:30 Applications Public Bath p.m. Due Online Presentation Workshop 10:00-11:30 4-H Office 29 30 31 Horse Tractor & NYS Ayrshire Calf Bowl/Hippology Machinery Course Scholarship 3:30-5:00 CCE 7-9 p.m. Civil Applications Due Office Defense Center, Bath The Cornell Cooperative Extension Office is located on the first floor of the Steuben County Office Building, 3 East Pulteney Square, Bath, NY 14810 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday Phone: 607-664-2300 4-H Program Committee Rachael Draper…………………………………………………….Hammondsport Jennifer Hammond……………………………………………………...…Bath Julie Lawson……………………………………………………………Addison Nicole Luckenbach……………………………………………………………Bath Tracey McCaig…………………………………………………………….Jasper Christine Towner……………………………………………………Cohocton Donna Walker……………………………………………………………Piffard Legislative Representatives: Hilda Lando……………………………………………………..Corning Robert Nichols…………………………………………………..Addison 4-H Program Staff Jenny Groen, 4-H Subject Educator Kimberly S. Randall, 4-H Subject Educator Loree Symonds, 4-H Subject Educator 2 February TBA – Dairy Quiz Bowl Practices TBA - Dairy Judging Practices, Cow Colleges some Saturdays 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. TBA Dog Obedience classes at Hillside Children’s Center, Snell Farm, Bath some Thursdays 6-8 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 County and Livestock National Swine Skillathon at Picture Judging Belmont CTC entries Due Center 9:30 a.m. 5 6 Tractor & 7 8 9 10 11 Horse Machinery Course Bowl/Hippology 7-9 p.m. Civil 3:30-5:00 CCE Defense Center, Office Bath 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rabbit/Poultry Tractor & Public Class 1-3 Civil Machinery National Presentation Defense Course 7-9 p.m. Beekeeping Essay Registration Due Horse Civil Defense Contest Due to CCE Office Bowl/Hippology Center, Bath Backyard Bird 3:30-5:00 CCE Count 17-20 Office 19 20 OFFICE 21 22 23 24 25 Public Horse CLOSED 4-H Robotics Presentations Bowl/Hippology Tractor & Howard 9a.m.-12p.m.; 3:30-5:00 CCE Machinery Community 1-3 p.m.; Office Course 7-9 p.m. Building 6-7:30 Horse Civil Defense p.m. Communications Center, Bath 1-3 p.m. 26 27 28 Horse Tractor & 4-H Robotics Bowl/Hippology Machinery Howard 3:30-5:00 CCE Course 7-9 p.m. Community Office Civil Defense Building 6-7:30 Center, Bath p.m. March TBA Dog Obedience classes at Hillside Children’s Center, Snell Farm, Bath some Thursdays 6-8 p.m. TBA - Dairy Judging Practices, Cow Colleges some Saturdays 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 NYS Guernsey Regional Horse NY Holstein Calf Award Extravaganza & Association Inc, Application Due District Dairy Calf Scholarship Bowl @ Midlakes Application Due School 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Tractor & Tractor & March Dog Machinery Course Machinery Course Madness Driving Test Written Test Registration & 1-4 p.m. Location 7-9 p.m. Civil Payment Due TBA Defense Center, Bath 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 March Dog Madness @ Cornell University Maple Weekend 19 20 21 22 23 Hoard’s 24 Dairy 25 Dairy Maple Weekend Pheasant Chick Dairyman Discovery @ Discovery @ National Ag Day Order Due to Judging Contest Cornell Cornell CCE Office Agriculture Literacy Week Deadline University University (Tentative) (Tentative) Maple Weekend 26 27 28 29 30 31 Market Chick Orders due to Maple Weekend CCE office with payment Garden Meeting Registration Due 3 April TBA Dog Obedience classes at Hillside Children’s Center, Snell Farm, Bath some Thursdays 6-8 p.m. TBA - Dairy Judging Practices, Cow Colleges some Saturdays 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 District Presentations & Regional Horse Communication @ Midlakes Cornell Vet School Open House 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clothing Spring Garden Evaluations @ N. Meeting 2-3 p.m. Cohocton Civil Defense Methodist Church Building, Route 3 – 5 p.m. 54, Bath, NY 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Animal Crackers Registration Due 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Clothing Earth Day NYS Dairy Bowl Evaluations @ Contest @ Cornell CCE Office 3-5 p.m NYS 4-H STARR STARR 4/21-4/23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 STARR 30 May TBA Dog Obedience classes at Hillside Children’s Center, Snell Farm, Bath some Thursdays 6-8 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 NEW MEMBER 4-H Clothing Animal Crackers DEADLINE to Revue, Avoca @ Cornell Exhibit at 2016 School 7:30 p.m. University Steuben County Fair First Day to get Animal Health Certs for all NYS Fairs including Steuben County 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NYS 4-H 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 NYS 4-H Capital Days Albany, NY 28 29 30 31 OFFICE CLOSED Memorial Day 4 Please check www.putknowledgetowork.org or https://www.facebook.com/steuben4H/ for the most current dates and information or any changes that may occur. Checking the Web! Please Note 4-H Office Policy!!!! It is very important that everyone is checking the web site, Any items, Achievement Night items, www.putknowledgetowork.org Banquet items, Fair items, etc., left in the 4- and then click on 4 - H Youth Office News H Office over 60 days from the date you are Development on a weekly basis notified will be disposed of as the 4-H Staff deems reasonable. You will receive one as new items are appearing on the web site daily. We will keep you phone call or email notification. It will be informed of upcoming events and noted on each item the date that you were changes by posting them on the notified. Please make sure items are picked web site as soon as we get them. up, for you or your club, in a timely manner. 4-H Livestock Advisory Committee (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Meat Goats and Dairy Goats) Master Showmanship CHANGES The Steuben County 4-H Livestock Advisory Starting with the 2017 Steuben County Fair Committee will be held on Thursday, January 12 previous winners of the Master Showmanship at 7 p.m. at the Steuben County Office Building, classes have the option to show in the Master Bath, downstairs in the G1 Conference room. This Showmanship Class for consecutive years. Master meeting will include review of Market Beef Steer, Showmanship entries are due with county fair Small Frame Beef Steer, Market Heifer and Dairy entries. Steer Identifications turned in by January 9, 2017 and proposed Dairy Goat Fairbook Changes. Anyone interested in being a member of the 4-H Livestock Ownership deadline CHANGE for Meat Advisory Committee is invited to attend this Goat & Dairy Feeder Steer meeting. All CCE volunteers including Advisory New for 2017 Dairy Feeder Steer Committee members will need to be an approved 4-H Dairy Feeder Steers can be born September 1, current volunteer including having a current 2016 – June 1, 2017.