2016 News

Updated weekly with articles published in local newspapers. These are PDF versions, which open to be read online.  See what is happening at CCE and learn new things with CCE Franklin and Cornell University's connection. 

August 6, 2016

• Hops Specialist Comes to Town  - Rick LeVitre
• Waterfront takes Center Stage at 4-H Camp Overlook  - Mackenzie Spillane
• Purple Paint on Ponies  - Pat Banker

June 25, 2016

• Bike Education is Fun  - Vanetta Conn
• Beef Clinics  - Diane DuMont
• 2016 Dairy of Distinction  - Diane DuMont & Harry Fefee

June 18, 2016

• CONGRATULATIONS Sundaes of the Farm Success  - Rick LeVitre
• June Safety Month  - Vanetta Conn
• Enjoy the Adirondack Harvest  - Richard Gast

June 11, 2016

• Local Foods Changing the View on Farming  - Rick LeVitre
• The Rich Heritage of 4-H Dairy Camp  - Diane DuMont

June 4, 2016

• June Dairy Month  - Vanetta Conn
• Spring Adventures at 4-H Camp  - Casey Sukeforth
• Parade & Farm Tour Celebrate Dairy Month  - Richard Gast

May 28, 2016

• Reestablishing Hops in the North Country  - Rick LeVitre
• Summer & Safe Grilling  - Vanetta Conn
• 4-H Horse Camp, A Family Tradition  - Pat Banker
• Introducing Children to Gardening   - Richard Gast
• Ear to the Ground  - Kitty O'Neil
• 5-23-16 North Country 1st Cut Alfalfa Height Monitoring  - Kitty O'Neil

May 21, 2016

• Building A Balance  - Vanetta Conn
• Biofuel Rocket Stove  - Connie Gerow
• First Blooms-Juneberries  - Paul Hetzler

May 14, 2016

• June Dairy Month Activities Scheduled  - Steve McDonald
• Move More In May  - Vanetta Conn
• Time to Check the Progress of Your First Cutting  - Kitty O'Neil
• 5-2-16 North Country 1st Cut Alfalfa Height Monitoring  - Kitty O'Neil
• STARR Retreat  - Diane Tremblay

May 7, 2016

• National Women's Health Week  - Vanetta Conn
• Spring A Leek - Richard Gast
• Perserving Privacy When Using Mobile Payments  - Consumer Federation of America

April 30, 2016

• University Extension Programs Keep Farmers on the Farm  - Rick LeVitre
• Shopping Advice  - Vanetta Conn
• Gooey Slimers - Connie Gerow
• 4-H Horse Camp - Pat Banker
• NNY Research Program Receives State Funding  - Kara Dunn

April 23, 2016

• Cuisine Trails Planned for North Country  - Rick LeVitre
• Zucchini Bread Day  - Vanetta Conn 
• Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe  - Cooking Up Fun
• Enabling Gardening Lecture    - Richard Gast
• Wild Edibles Workshop  - Pat Banker

April 16, 2016

• Reducing Added Sugars in our Diets - Vanetta Conn
• Black Flies Bite, Spiders Burn  - Paul Hetzler

April 9, 2016

• 2015 Annual Report Available  - Rick LeVitre
• Stress Awareness Month  - Vanetta Conn
• Forest Harvesting Regenerization   - Richard Gast
• Look Before You Leap Into Rabbits  - Connie Gerow
• 4-H Frenzy Event  - Abby Langdon

April 2, 2016

• Canning101  - Pat Banker
• National Walking Day  - Vanetta Conn
• Pruning 2016  - Paul Hetzler
• Dog Club Visits 4-H Mentoring  - Connie Gerow
• Panther Hour Pictures  - Abby Langdon

March 26, 2016

• Ag in the Classroom 2016  - Rick LeVitre
• NYS Ag & Markets Farmers' Market Program Training Webinars  - Vanetta Conn
• Pruning Apple Trees  - Richard Gast 
• This Week at CCE-Franklin  - Vanetta Conn

March 19, 2016

• Ag Economic Development Opportunity  - Rick LeVitre
• Diabetes Alert Day  - Vanetta Conn
• Tupper Lake Youth visit ECHO Center  - Lorna Barton

March 12, 2016

• Dairy Calf Scholarship  - Connie Gerow
• Take a Sugarbush Tour Maple Weekend - Richard Gast
• Growing Stronger Update  - Vanetta Conn
• Summer Day Camp  - Abby Langdon
• #1 Way to Improve Crop Yield  - Kara Lynn Dunn

March 5, 2016

• The Dilemma of Program Need   - Rick LeVitre
• March National Nutrition Month - Vanetta Conn
• Bats & White Nose Syndrome  - Paul Hetzler
• Order Biocontrol Nematodes  - Kara Lynn Dunn

February 27, 2016

• CCE Responds to Growing Needs - Rick LeVitre
• Maple Syrup Season Programs   - Richard Gast
• Strawberry Day - Vanetta Conn
• Jemison Visits 4-H Tribal Mentoring Program  - Connie Gerow
•  New Corn & Soybean Herbicides for 2016 - Mike Hunter

February 20, 2016

• Great Backyard Bird Count  - Steve McDonald
• National Pancake Week  - Vanetta Conn
• El Nino Impact on Crops  - Mike Hunter
• Spring Beef Week Programs

February 13, 2016

• CCE Expands Regional Programs  - Rick LeVitre
• Cabbage Day  - Vanetta Conn
• 2016 Sugaring Season Starts Early  - Richard Gast
• Keep It Together, Saving Trees  - Paul Hetzler 

February 6, 2016

• Panther Hour - Abby Langdon
• National Donor Day  - Vanetta Conn
• Love Our Family Pasta Bash  - Connie Gerow

January 30, 2016

• Planning a Vegetable Garden? - Richard Gast
• Beef Production Meeting  - Diane DuMont
• Wear Red Day  - Vanetta Conn
• North Country Corn Congress
• Small Dairy Farms  - Richard Kimmich

January 23, 2016

• Get A Pulse   - Paul Hetzler
• Eggs & Life Hacks  - Vanetta Conn

January 16, 2016

• Protecting the Adirondacks  - Richard Gast
• 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines  - Vanetta Conn
• Favorite Whole Grain  - Vanetta Conn
• 4-H Camp Overlook Scholarship  - Casey Sukeforth
• February Programs

January 9, 2016

• Off & Running in the New Year  - Rick LeVitre
• Winter Horse & Dog Symposium  - Pat Banker
• Adirondack Harvest Meeting  - Richard Gast
• Seed Catalogs & Pretty Pictures  - Paul Hetzler

January 2, 2016

• Harry's Back  - Rick LeVitre
• Feeding Feathered Friends  - Richard Gast
• Self Esteem  - Vanetta Conn
• Late Season Ticks  - Paul Hetzler
• Harry's Pest Management Award

Last updated May 29, 2019