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Empower Your Leadership: Apply for the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Certificate Program Scholarship

Successful dairy farms need leaders who have effective skills with people. The Agricultural Supervisory Leadership (ASL) Certificate Program offered by Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a great way to learn those skills. Dairy managers, supervisors, and everyone aspiring to learn leadership should take advantage of an exciting scholarship opportunity to help pay for the ASL courses. Six online courses are offered in the ASL Program. Each course is made up of six weeks of instruction on topics aimed at building your leadership and management skills.

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CCE Cattaraugus leading a NY Celebration of table Beets in NY State

CCE Cattaraugus will be hosting workshops throughout the month of October to celebrate New York being the largest producer of table Beets (by acre) in the United States with their 2023 harvest. Growers and producers expect this trend to continue. If you are curious about this new number one status, love to eat beets or want to find out more, there are a lot of opportunities to celebrate.

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It’s Time – End of the Year Tax Planning

The sun is still shining, crops are still growing, and farmers’ minds are probably the farthest they possibly can be from tax planning. But – Fall is a great time to focus on tax planning and managing tax liabilities. By creating a tax strategy BEFORE January 1st, it’s easier to avoid those (always fun) December 31st equipment purchases and (less fun) stress and headaches.

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New Master Gardener Graduates Announced

CCE Welcomes new Master Gardener Volunteers

-by Kelly McDonald, Executive Director

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A Great Time at the 2024 F.N.Dinner

Dinner at the 2024 Farmer-Neighbor Dinner

"Thanks" to almost 400 attendees for packing the West Valley Fire Hall

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Announcing the 12th Annual Farmer Neighbor Dinner

The Cattaraugus County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, along with the Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism, the Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau and the Cattaraugus County Soil and Water Conservation District will host the 12th Annual Cattaraugus County Farmer-Neighbor Dinner on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at the West Valley Fire Hall, 9091 Route 240, West Valley, NY.

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Notice of Annual 30-Day Period to Request Inclusion of Agricultural Land

Include your Property in an Ag District. Submit a Request Between January 2 to January 31, 2024

Landowners seeking inclusion into a certified agricultural district have from Jan. 2 to Jan. 31, 2024

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SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans Available Due to Secretary of Agriculture Declaration for Frost and Freeze

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in New York for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations affected by the frost and freeze that occurred on May 14-25, 2023. This declaration includes Cattaraugus County.

New York State Grown & Certified Program

New York State Grown & Certified Program was created to strengthen consumer confidence in NY products and assist farmers so they can take advantage of the growing market for locally grown foods. Producers are required to adhere to high standards of food safety and environmental stewardship. Consumers are able to quickly identify local, safely handled and environmentally responsible agricultural products. This program is voluntary and is a cooperative effort among producers, processors, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, and the NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets.

NYS FFA Convention held in May

Students from three schools in Cattaraugus County attended the annual NYS FFA Convention at the Buffalo Convention Center in May. For three days students from all over New York converged in their blue corduroy jackets to participate in contests known as Career Development Events (CDE) and Leadership Development Events (LDE), elect the 2023 state officer team and celebrate agriculture.