Pesticide Applicator Exam Prep Course - Earlville Friday, March 29, 2024 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Poolville Community Center , 7484 Willey Road , Earlville, NY 13332 Interested in taking the NYS DEC Pesticide Applicator's exam? In this course we will be joined by a NYS DEC representative who will go over the process of applying for and taking the exam, and will stay for a Q+A session to answer all of your questions about how to obtain and maintain your license. Afterward, CCE educators will cover the basic material of the Core exam, practice exam questions, test-taking tips, and provide take-home study materials.While not required for this prep course, you must purchase both the Core Manual and the appropriate Category Manual prior to taking the exam, and you are strongly encouraged to purchase and familiarize yourself with these manuals before attending this session. Manuals may be purchased from the Cornell Store: (800) 624-4080 or store@cornell.edu or by clicking here.This is NOT a two day course, this is the same course offered at two different locations.If you are interested in taking the exam 2 weeks later at a nearby location (likely, our CCE Madison office in Morrisville), please indicate this in your registration so that we can schedule an exam if there is enough interest.Lunch will be provided. $40.00 per person Erik Smith , Eas56@cornell.edu, 315-219-7786 Registration: https://cnydfc.cce.cornell.edu/event_preregistration_new.php?id=2340 ========================================= 4-H Explorers Night Monday, April 1, 2024 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 4-H Explorers will be learning about the upcoming eclipse with the Cornell SPIF Team member, Zoe!The Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility (SPIF) has been in operation for 42 years, currently sponsored by the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science and located on Cornell's main Ithaca campus in the Space Sciences Building. SPIF also supports the Cornell Department of Astronomy in undergraduate education, student research, NASA mission science operations, PreK-12 educational support, and community outreach. Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/APRILExplorersAndHorse24_225 ========================================= 4-H Horse Club Monday, April 1, 2024 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm Madison County 4-H Horse Club with Miss Aimee Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/APRILExplorersAndHorse24_225 ========================================= 4-H District Public Presentations and Horse Communications Saturday, April 6, 2024 9:00 am - 1:00 pm The ability to clearly communicate an idea to others is a powerful tool. It is a necessary skill that will help you reach many goals in life. Mastering this skill during your 4-H career will give you the advantages needed to succeed in college, business and making positive change in your community.2024 District Presentations will be held in Madison County at Morrisville-Eaton Middle/High School on April 6, 2024. More information to come... ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Tuesday, April 9, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Notice of Board MeetingsBOD_Meeting_Dates2024.docx ========================================= Mad Ideas with Chris Scalzo (FREE) Thursday, April 11, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hamilton Public Library, 13 Broad Street , Hamilton , NY 13346 MAD Ideas brings top thinkers to Madison County from universities and colleges around Central New York to share their “Mad Ideas” and research topics. The lecture series spans a wide variety of topics, including agriculture, youth development, health & ecological sustainability.About Chris Scalzo: Hello, I am Dr. Christopher M. Scalzo, a professor at SUNY Morrisville. I have been teaching for over 20 years in accounting, management and entrepreneurship. Before starting my career in teaching, I worked 16 years in the private sector for large and small firms such as a comptroller, credit auditor, accountant, budget analyst and credit analyst. I hold a Doctorate of Business Administration (D.B.A.) from University of Phoenix, an M.B.A. in Finance at St. John Fisher College and a B.S. in Finance/Economics from SUNY Brockport.While teaching at SUNY Morrisville, I have had the chance to complete a number of volunteer consulting overseas with four organization that worked on the Farmer-to-Farmer program for the USAID that included:- Working with dairy farmers in Honduras in accounting and financial analysis;- Completing strategic analysis and an accounting system upgrade in Kenya for a food producer;- Doing accounting, financial analysis and strategic planning with organic food value chain members in Lebanon;- Performing value chain analysis of green bean farming in Kenya for Fortune Sacco,a financial and savings firm;- Completing statistical analysis for a financial institution in Malawi; and- Working with staff, faculty and administration of Kabba College of Agriculture on training and creating a strategic plan.I am married and have three children. My oldest daughter is married with a Master’s degree. My middle daughter is working on her PhD in Chemistry. My son graduated with a BBA in Business Administration and is working on his M.B.A. with a focus on public accounting so he can achieve is C.P.A. My wife and I like to travel, workout and see new places. We have visited Western Europe, Central Europe, Ireland, Scotland, Canada and Alaska. FREE Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=Mad-Ideas-ChrisScalzo_225 ========================================= Self-Watering Planters Wednesday, April 24, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Madison County 4-H and the Madison County Master Gardener Volunteer Program are partnering to make self-watering planters with/for the Madison County Seed to Supper program participants! Please join us in the barn on April 24th from 5:00-7:00pm to make planters. (100 Eaton Street, Morrisville, NY 13408)This is a great opportunity for 4-H youth to learn about how to make a planter that can be used in any living situation. If you live in a house, an apartment, in the country, or the city - we can all grow food at home! Youth will have the opportunity to make their own self-watering planter from 5:00-6:00pm. We will provide pizza from 6:00-6:30, and then youth will have the opportunity to demonstrate how to make the planters to the Seed to Supper Participants from 6:30-7:00pm. This project also counts as a youth service project, if you participate in all three sessions. The first is Seed Sowing on 3/15, the second is Self Watering Planters on 4/24, and the third is Garden Snacks @ the Seed to Supper Graduation on 5/16. Look for registrations for all three sessions! Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/SWPlanters24_225 ========================================= Tractor Safety Course 2024 Monday, April 22, 2024 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm April 22, 23, and 25MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON ========================================= MAD Ideas Presents: Angela Odoms-Young (FREE) Thursday, May 2, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hamilton Public Library, 13 Broad Street , Hamilton , NY 13346 MAD Ideas brings top thinkers to Madison County from universities and colleges around Central New York to share their “Mad Ideas” and research topics. The lecture series spans a wide variety of topics, including agriculture, youth development, health & ecological sustainability.Dr. Angela Odoms-Young is the Nancy Schlegel Meinig Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, Director of the Food and Nutrition Education in Communities Program (FNEC) and New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Dr. Odoms-Young’s research explores the social and structural determinants of dietary behaviors and related health outcomes in low-income populations and black, Indigenous, and people of color. Her work also centers on developing culturally responsive programs and policies that promote health equity, food justice, and community resilience. FREE Registration: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=Mad-Ideas-AngelaOdomsYoung_225 ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Tuesday, May 7, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Notice of Board MeetingsBOD_Meeting_Dates2024.docx ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Tuesday, June 11, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Notice of Board MeetingsBOD_Meeting_Dates2024.docx ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Tuesday, July 9, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Notice of Board MeetingsBOD_Meeting_Dates2024.docx ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Tuesday, September 10, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Notice of Board MeetingsBOD_Meeting_Dates2024.docx ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Notice of Board MeetingsBOD_Meeting_Dates2024.docx ========================================= Board of Directors Meetings Tuesday, November 12, 2024 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Public Notice of Board MeetingsBOD_Meeting_Dates2024.docx =========================================