November 2025 | Vol. 17 Issue 11 | | One of the 15 stops for Steuben County Farm Trail Day was Ryan Vineyards in Pulteney, NY where participants learned about grape vine pruning and made wreaths from grape leaves. | | Join us for dinner, trivia, awards, and our annual dessert auction! | | We've extended the deadline for our E News subscribers! You can still RSVP by emailing jh3238@cornell.edu or by purchasing tickets online using the link below until 11:45 pm Sunday, November 2. | | |
4-H Achievement Night
The celebration, held at Friends of Howard Community Building on October 18, 2025, brought together 4-H members, families, volunteers, and community supporters for an evening of recognition, gratitude, and celebration.
Achievement Night marks the culmination of a year filled with learning, leadership, and community service. This special event honored 4-H members for their accomplishments in a wide variety of project areas, including animal science, STEM, creative arts, agriculture, and civic engagement.
Youth were recognized for their record-keeping, participation at the Steuben County 4-H Summer Showcase, and leadership in club, county, regional, state and national activities.
See the full list of youth awards here
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Ag in the Classroom Educator Development Workshop
On Friday, October 10, the Steuben County Agriculture in the Classroom program hosted an educator development workshop in collaboration with New York State Dairy in the Classroom, HP Hood, and Lismore Dairy. This event, which drew 28 educators from across the region, was aimed at educating local teachers about the dairy industry and giving them ideas for how to incorporate dairy and agriculture education in their classrooms.
They started with a tour of the HP Hood dairy processing plant in Arkport, NY where those in attendance were able to see how Heluva Good! Dip is made. Later, the workshop continued with a tour of Lismore Dairy that took the teachers through the farm’s operations including a look at their 100-cow rotary parlor.
The second half of the day was spent working in hands-on milk labs making dairy products including cottage cheese, butter, buttermilk, and sour cream. The educators also took part in a mac and cheese challenge where they created their own macaroni and cheese recipe and designed marketing materials to promote their mac and cheese product.
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4-H T-Shirt & Hoodie Orders
We're doing another order of t-shirts & hoodies - just in time for gift giving season! Order due with payment by December 1st! Shirts will be available in time for Christmas!
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| | Two 4-H Makers Markets on Nov 22! | | That’s a Wrap! The 2025 Veggie Van Season in Steuben County | |
The 2025 Veggie Van season has officially wrapped up here in Steuben County! This year, the Veggie Van made stops at seven sites across six towns, including Prattsburgh, Bath, Corning, Addison, Hornell, and Canisteo, bringing fresh, local produce right to our neighbors.
Throughout the season, the Veggie Van sold approximately $16,595 in fresh produce! Nearly half (49%) of those sales came from Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks, which are coupons that help local seniors buy healthy, farm-fresh foods. Thanks to the Veggie Van, CCE Steuben, and our amazing local farmers, we were able to bring the farmers’ market experience directly to our seniors, making it easier than ever to enjoy fresh, local produce.
These numbers show just how much our community values healthy eating and supporting local farms.
A big thank-you goes out to the incredible farmers who made this all possible: Lowery Family Farms, Habee Farms, and Bluebird Trail Farm. Your hard work and dedication help keep our community strong, healthy, and well-fed.
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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.
For more information, contact any of the specialists.
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 specialists HERE.
To enroll click here.
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