March 2025 | Vol. 17 Issue 3 | |
Stay Tuned...
The Southern Tier Women's Financial Conference aims to empower and educate women about financial matters by providing a platform for learning and sharing experiences. This one-day annual event, founded in 2014 by local financial planner Amy Irvine, addresses key topics such as budgeting, credit, investing, retirement, and identity theft. Professional women lead sessions, and the conference also includes health and nutrition exhibits, networking opportunities, and valuable takeaways like materials and door prizes.
Open to women of all ages and economic backgrounds, the conference encourages women to take charge of their financial futures. Due to its success, it has become an annual event, with new topics introduced each year. The conference is a collaboration between Cornell Cooperative Extension, ServU Federal Credit Union, and local businesses, and it continues to grow, having nearly filled the room in its early years.
This past year marked the 10th Annual Women’s Financial Conference, and while attendance was lower than usual, it prompted the conference committee to reassess the needs of our communities. After careful consideration, we’ve decided to make some changes to better serve women across Steuben County. Starting in 2025, we will be hosting quarterly conferences at different locations throughout the county. These events will offer a similar experience to the full-day conference but in a more condensed format—just a few hours on a weekday. We believe this new structure will better accommodate women at all stages of life. We’re excited to begin this new chapter for the Women’s Financial Conference and hope you’ll join us on this journey!
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National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme, “Food Connects Us,” highlights the many ways food brings us together. One powerful way to connect with food is by preparing your own meals and snacks and learning how the ingredients you eat were grown or raised and where they came from. Preparing your own meals makes it easier to control the ingredients and their amounts. This is helpful whether you have a health condition or just want to make changes in how you eat and can help your kids build healthy eating habits for life. A second way to connect with food includes learning about new cultures and traditions or history. Understanding why and how certain dishes are prepared can provide a richer, more rewarding experience. Finally, nourishing your body with wholesome foods—like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat or fat-free dairy—is the best way to meet your nutrition needs naturally, rather than relying on supplements. If you’re looking to try something new, explore delicious recipes from cultures around the world such as Chicken Vegetable Creole, Hearty Mexican Soup or Brazilian Rice from our SNAPEdNY.org website.
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County Enrollment, Subscription, and Support |
The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program with Cornell Cooperative Extension offers educational programming and research based information to agricultural producers, growers, and agribusinesses in the five county region of Southwestern New York.
Our specialists work with Cornell Faculty and Extension Educators statewide to address the issues that impact the agricultural industry and provide services to farms of all sizes and production techniques. The educational programming and support that we offer ranges from workshops to on-farm events, and includes one-on-one consultations. Our program is designed to meet the rapidly changing needs of our region's diverse agricultural community.
Please support CCE Steuben by signing up for their enrollment programs.
Reach out to CCE-Steuben at 607-664-2300 and ask about enrollment.
The enrollment form can be found online, here.
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The Cornell Vegetable Program works with Cornell faculty and Extension educators to address the issues that impact the New York vegetable industry. The team offers educational programs and information to growers, processors, and agribusiness professionals in pest management, variety evaluation, cultural practices, market development, and farm food safety.
Cornell Vegetable Program Specialists expertise includes processing vegetables, fresh market vegetables, weed science, soil health, food safety, organic, marketing, greenhouses and high tunnels.
Learn more about the specialists HERE.
To enroll click here.
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The Finger Lakes Grape Program (FLGP) is a regional extension program of Cornell Cooperative Extension serving the grape and wine industry of the Finger Lakes.
The staff of the Finger Lakes Grape Program is committed to providing grape growers in the Finger Lakes and beyond with cutting edge, research-based information to help them improve the productivity and sustainability of their vineyards and the quality of the fruit that they produce. We work with researchers and extension staff from Cornell and other institutions to create informative extension materials and programs that help to keep grape growing a viable and profitable industry that enhances the communities of the Finger Lakes and upstate New York.
Learn more about the specialist HERE.
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