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  • Emerald Ash Borer Detected in Buffalo
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced an infestation of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was found in the City of Buffalo’s South Park. This is the first EAB infestation to be detected in Erie County. EAB is a small but destructive beetle that infests and kills North American ash tree species, including green, white, black and blue ash.
    / June 2011

  • 2011 4-H Tractor Contest
    The annual 4-H Tractor and Compact Tractor Operators Contest was held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Lamb and Webster in North Java, NY. Rainy weather did not stop the 17 contestants from completing their tasks outside that day.
    / May 2011

  • 2011 Wyoming County 4-H Clothing Revue
    The stage was set on Friday evening, May 13th at the Warsaw Central High School for the annual Wyoming County 4-H Clothing Revue.  This year’s theme was “Fashion Forward”. 
    / May 2011

  • Upcoming Dairy Skills Training Classes
    The Wyoming County Dairy Institute and the NWNY team are offering more educational programs in their continuing series of Dairy Skills Training coming up after Memorial Day – Animal Well-Being & Cow Comfort and Herd Health & Herdsmanship.
    / May 2011

  • Garden Day 2011
    The Wyoming County Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, are sponsoring their 6th annual Garden Day on Saturday, May 7th from 9:00am until 1:00pm, outside the Cornell Cooperative Extension building, 401 North Main Street, Warsaw.
    / April 2011

  • New "Ask An Expert" Gardening Tool
    Cornell Cooperative Extension offices around New York State are launching a trial evaluation of a new tool to help answer lawn and garden questions for residents of New York State. The program, part of the “Ask an Expert” system designed by the national eXtension Initiative (www.extension.org), aims to make it easier for consumers to ask gardening questions and get timely and accurate answers.
    / April 2011

  • Soil pH Testing at CCE
    Come in to the Cornell Cooperative Extension office to have your soil tested. Soil pH testing can be done here by Don Gasiewicz, our Agriculture Program Assistant, and by our Wyoming County Master Gardeners. This is a free service for Cooperative Extension enrollees (Click here for more information about enrolling) and $2.00 for non-enrollees.
    / April 2011

  • 2011 Spring Paper Clover Promotion
    Don’t forget that the Spring Paper Clover Promotion at Tractor Supply Company stores goes from April 15 through April 25.
    / April 2011

  • 2011 4-H Cookie Sale
    The purpose of the sale is to provide 4-H’ers with the opportunity to sell cookies to earn a campership to Wyomoco 4-H Camp in Varysburg this summer. If they choose not to attend camp, then they will receive an incentive prize in place of the campership. The profits from the sale go towards camperships, incentive prizes, send 4-H’ers on award trips, pay for all the 4-H project materials used by the leaders and members, provide teaching materials for the clubs, support awards for the National 4-H Week Contests, purchase 4-H member and leader pins, and send 4-H leaders to leader training forums.
    / March 2011

  • Maple Weekend 2011
    March 19 & 20 and March 26 & 27 --The 16th Annual New York Maple Weekend kicked off on Saturday March 19th, offering a mouth-watering variety of maple syrup and maple products, set in an atmosphere of family fun with a bit of education thrown in.
    / March 2011

  • Pesticide Applicator Training and Credit Course
    A pesticide applicator training session and recertification course was held on Monday, March 28, 2011 from 8:15AM to 12:15 PM at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Warsaw. This session is geared for individuals planning to take the Core and Category Pesticide Certification Exam specific to the focus of their work. This course is open to those seeking Private or Commercial Category Pesticide Applicator Certification.
    / March 2011

  • Wyoming County 4-H Members Compete in Dairy Bowl Competition
    On Saturday, January 29th, the annual Wyoming County 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest was held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center in Warsaw. 66 juniors on 19 teams and 27 seniors on 8 teams competed in an event that tests knowledge of the dairy industry.
    / February 2011

  • Nominate A Farm or Business Today!
    Nominate your neighbor across the street or across the county, who exemplifies the kind of good neighbors people in the agricultural community can be. Farms, individuals and businesses can be recipients! Deadline: February 15, 2011
    / February 2011

  • Winter Dairy Management 2011
    Held February 1, 2011 in Warsaw. This will be a very useful seminar looking at a practical approach to reproduction on the dairy farm. There will be two case farm representatives telling their stories on getting cows bred successfully with other valuable talks by various individuals as well.
    / January 2011

  • WNY Maple School 2011
    The WNY Maple School and Trade Show Conference will be held on Saturday January 15, 2011, at the Letchworth Central High School in Gainesville, NY. This popular event will feature speaker David J. Colligan, Esq., a landowner rights specialist and NYS maple producer, who will make the keynote presentation: “What A Sugarbush Owner Needs to Know About Rights and Responsibilities.”
    / December 2010

  • 2011 4-H Small Engines, Tractor & Certification School
    The Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Program of Wyoming County is again offering tractor safety programs for 2011. Tractor and machinery safety, equipment maintenance and how engines run are just some of the subjects emphasized.
    / December 2010

  • Regional Income Tax Schools
    Cornell University Cooperative Extension is sponsoring two Regional Farm and Small Business One-Day Income Tax Schools in WNY in December.
    / November 2010

  • Free Cornell Maple Webinar
    A free Cornell Maple Program Webinar on “Improving Maple Grading,” presented by Brian Chabot, will be held on Thursday, December 2 at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 401 N. Main St., Warsaw from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. Archived webinar will be available online.
    / November 2010

  • 2010 4-H Recognition Night
    On Thursday, November 11th, Wyoming County 4-H members and volunteers were recognized for their outstanding achievements.
    / November 2010

  • Maple Tubing Workshop
    Including: Small-Scale Woodlot Management & Low Impact Harvesting Saturday, October 30, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Workshop will be held at 4632 W. Lake Road, Silver Springs
    / September 2010

  • Wyoming County Teens Attended 4-H Career Exploration Conference
    Sixteen Wyoming County 4-H teens attended this year's 4-H Career Exploration Conference 2010 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, June 29th - July 1st.
    / July 2010

  • New York Maple Syrup Sold At Wegmans
    First Major Retailer in State to Carry New "New York Maple - Taste the Tradition" Logo
    / June 2010

  • Marcellus Shale Workshop - June 17
    In order to provide Wyoming County landowners with information and feedback regarding negotiations with drilling companies, leases and drilling Marcellus shale on their own properties, a workshop has been scheduled.
    / May 2010

  • Wyoming County Dairy Fest Planned for June 4
    The 2010 Wyoming County Dairy Fest will be held on Friday, June 4th at the Perry Village Park/Firemen's Grounds, Lake Street, Perry from 5:00 to 8:00 PM.
    / May 2010

  • Wyoming County 4-H Clothing Revue Results
    Fashion shows are always equal measures of pageantry, entertainment, and of course, style!! Wyoming County 4-H held its annual clothing revue on Friday evening, May 7th at the Warsaw Central High School. This year's theme was "Fashion in Living Color".
    / May 2010

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County Welcomes Debra Welch
    We are pleased to announce that Debra Welch has joined our Agriculture Department as a Temporary Agriculture Program Educator. She will be assisting with data collection and processing as well as farm visits for the Dairy Farm Business Summaries.
    / April 2010

  • Wyoming County 4-H Members Excel at District Dairy Bowl Contest
    On Saturday, March 13, twenty 4-H members from Wyoming County participated in the Western District 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest in Sinclairville, NY. The contest included seventy-seven youth representing Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, and Wyoming Counties.
    / March 2010

  • Wyoming County 4-H Youth Get Boost from National Paper Clover Campaign, Tractor Supply Company
    The Tractor Supply Company (TSC) stores in Arcade and Warsaw joined 4-H in support of local youth with the TSC Paper Clover Campaign, a national in-store fundraising effort to benefit state and local 4 H programming in each of the communities where a Tractor Supply Company store is located.
    / March 2010

  • Wyoming County 4‑H Members Compete in Dairy Bowl Competitions
    On Saturday, February 6, the annual Wyoming County 4‑H Junior Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest was held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center in Warsaw. 67 youth aged 8 through 18 represented 20 teams in an event that tests knowledge of the dairy industry.
    / February 2010

  • NY Center For Dairy Excellence Offers Free Risk Management Workshop for Dairy Farmers
    "Managing the Margin" is a day-long educational workshop focusing on understanding the world around us, global commodity markets and various price management tools and strategies available for our use when managing the risk of declining milk prices and the risk of increasing feed costs," said John Berry, Agricultural Marketing Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, who will be conducting each of the seminars.
    / February 2010

  • COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS MAPLE PRODUCERS on the Future of Maple in New York State
    On Saturday January 16, 2010, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker will be the keynote speaker for the WNY Maple School held at Letchworth Central High School, Gainesville, NY.
    / January 2010

  • Wyoming County 4‑H Members Recognized for Achievements
    On Saturday, November 14, Wyoming County 4‑H members were recognized for their outstanding achievements.
    / November 2009

  • Karen Duboy of Warsaw selected as 2009 Wyoming County 4‑H Leader of the Year
    The 2009 Wyoming County 4‑H Leaders of the Year Award was presented at the Wyoming County 4‑H Recognition Banquet on November 14th.
    / November 2009

  • Wyoming County Friends of 4‑H Are Recognized
    The 2009 Harold Upton Memorial Friend of 4‑H Awards were announced at the Wyoming County 4‑H Recognition Banquet on November 14th.
    / November 2009

  • Wyoming County 4-H Leaders Receive Recognition
    The 2009 Wyoming County 4-H Leaders Yearly Recognition Awards were presented at the Wyoming County 4-H Recognition Banquet on November 14th.
    / November 2009

  • What's Cooking in 4-H?
    The Wyoming County 4-H Produced in NY State Food Contest was held on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center in Warsaw.
    / October 2009

  • Local Buyers Support 2009 Wyoming County 4-H Meat Animal Auctions
    This year 4-H members sold 107 hogs, 30 lambs, 9 dairy steers and 8 beef steers during the 41st Annual Wyoming County 4-H Meat Animal Auctions in Pike, NY. The two auctions combined grossed more than $135,000 total in animal sales.
    / August 2009

  • Home Gardeners -- Check your garden for Late Blight on tomatoes and potatoes!
    Home gardeners need to be on the lookout for Late Blight - a very destructive and very infectious disease that's killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial farms in the eastern U.S.
    / August 2009

  • Wyoming County Reality Check Teens Join Commissioner Daines in NYC to Call for Smoke-Free Movies for Youth
    On June 1st, Wyoming County teens from Attica and Warsaw High School helped represent the Buffalo Area as members of Reality Check, an anti-tobacco youth action grant program sponsored by the New York State Department of Health, at the Reality Check Statewide Summit in NYC.
    / June 2009

  • Wyoming County Youth Excel at New York 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl
    On Saturday, April 25, the New York State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest took place at Cornell University in Ithaca. 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl is a jeopardy-like activity organized and held on a local, regional and state level for youth from ages 8 to 19 who have an interest in learning about the dairy industry.
    / April 2009

  • Mike Emerling Named 2009 Pride of Agriculture Good Neighbor
    Announcement of Mike Emerling as the 2009 Pride of Agriculture Good Neighbor highlighted the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Pride of Agriculture dinner on Saturday, March 28th.
    / March 2009

  • 2009 Agriculture and Home Gardening Enrollment
    For 95 years, Cornell University Cooperative Extension Wyoming County has been proactively developing agricultural and horticultural educational programs to address the needs of the county’s citizens.
    / January 2009

  • Reality Check Youth Work With Local Business Owner to Remove Tobacco Advertising
    Realty Check youth from Perry School worked with local business owner, Steve Smyder, from the Perry Market Place to remove the exterior tobacco advertising at his store.
    / Summer 2008

  • Dairy Initiative Aims to Improve Profitability
    By Matt Surtel, The Daily News, 12/22/07
    Dairy farmers are experts when it comes to production. Their skill and knowledge has helped make Wyoming County the state's top dairy region. But profitability can be a challenge, where price per hundredweight is notoriously shaky.
    / December 2007

  • Wyoming County Dairy Institute
    Wyoming County can boast of the fact that it ranks first in the Empire State in dairy production. The average herd size of our dairy operations is ever increasing. This larger herd size brings with it the demand for a skilled and dedicated work force. ‘To keep the existing work force abreast of the ever changing technologies while simultaneously attracting an emerging local work force’ was identified as a barrier to the future success of our dairy operations in the county.
    / September 2007

  • Wyoming County 4-H'ers Learn Leadership, Civic Process at Citizenship Washington Focus
    Wesley Cox of Perry and Nichole Dylag of Attica experienced the nation's capital and governmental processes first hand, July 8th - July 14th, as part of Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), a 4-H summer civic education and leadership program for high school youth held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md.
    / July 2007
  • Wyoming Initiative for School Health
    The WISH (Wyoming Initiative for School Health) is well on its way to reaching many Wyoming County school-aged children to teach them the importance of eating healthy and exercising.
    / July 2007

  • Wyoming County Dairy Fest 2007
    The dairy fest this year was a great success.
    / June 2007

  • 4-H Dressage Show Results
    The Wyoming County 4-H Dressage Show was held on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at the 4-H Drill Team Arena in Warsaw.
    / June 2007

  • Art In The Garden Celebration
    The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Wyoming County, are sponsoring Art in the Garden, a Home Grown garden celebration, on Saturday, May 12th from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Legion Hall in the Warsaw Village Park. The event is free and open to the public.
    / May 2007

  • From the Director's Desk
    Excerpts taken from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County Annual Report 2006. To view the entire Annual Report, click here.
    / January 2007

  • Help Support 4-H at the Movies!
    For every ticket purchased for Paramount Pictures and Walden Media's production of Charlotte's Web through www.fourhcouncil.edu, Hollywood Movie Money will make a $1 donation to 4-H to help support your state's 4-H program.
    / December 2006

  • Emergency Forage Exchange
    Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Cornell Cooperative Extension and the New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education, Inc. in launching an Emergency Forage Exchange and a Feed and Forage Transportation Fund to provide feed and cash assistance for farmers in New York State who have been severely impacted by the recent flooding. The website will be active through December 2006 at which point continuation will be reconsidered based on need.
    / July 2006

  • It's Farmers' Market Time
    June is the month most local farmers’ markets come alive with fresh produce. The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program is a federally funded program that provides coupon books to WIC families to use at their local farmers’ market or farm stand. The coupons can be used to buy locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables.
    / June 2006

  • 2006 Tractor and Compact Tractor Contest Results
    The annual 4-H Tractor & Compact Tractor Operators Contest was held on Saturday, May 27, 2006, at the Letchworth Central School grounds in Gainesville, NY. These contests test the 4-H'ers mechanical knowledge, safety skills and driving skills.
    / May 2006

  • 4-H Clothing Revue Results
    The sewing machines have been humming!! Wyoming County 4-H held its annual clothing revue on Friday evening, May 5th at the Warsaw Central High School. This year's theme was "Go Wild With Fashion".
    / May 2006

  • 4-H Farm Safety Day
     The 2006 Wyoming County 4-H Farm Safety Day was held Saturday, April 29 at the Synergy and Tillotson Farms, located on Lemley Road, just east of the village of Wyoming.
    / May 2006

  • 4-H'ers Visit State Capital
    On March 6th and 7th, 2006, a group of 4-Hers from Wyoming and Livingston counties went to Albany for the "4-H Capital Days" award trip. Wesley Cox and Amanda Ciurzynski from Wyoming County, and Chris Ciufo and Kelsey Minnich from Livingston County, traveled to Albany to learn about the New York State Government.
    /     March 2006

  • Regional Horse Bowl Contest
    A four county regional 4-H horse knowledge contest known as “horse bowl” was held on Saturday, March 11th in Ellicottville, NY.
    / March 2006

  • Take Action With TobaccoFreeKids.Org
    Do you want to take action against big tobacco? You can, just log onto www.tobaccofreekids.org and click on the icon on the left hand side that says "take action." This will allow you to sign up to be an E-Champion, you will get email updates that allow you to take action against the tobacco industry.
    /     January 2006

  • Executive Director, Barb Boyer, To Retire
    Barb has served as the association's executive director since 1999. She has also been the association's Family and Consumer Sciences Program Leader, a position she has held since joining CCE in April of 1998.
    /     November 2005

  • Staff Changes and Additions
    Educator Vacancies Filled in the Agriculture Department and
    New Nutrition Coordinator for Wyoming and Livingston County.
    /     October 2005

  • Welcome To Our New Web Site
    Welcome to the new Cornell Cooperative Extension - Wyoming County website. With our new website, we will be able to provide you with more news and events going on here and around Wyoming County. We will be able to provide more frequent updates. So, please check back often for news, events, and publications.