January 9, 2008
Contact: Anita Deming, 518-962-4810
Dates Changed for Jefferson-Lewis County PRO-Dairy Program
Watertown, NY � Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension
educators have changed the dates for the Jefferson-Lewis County edition
of the three-part Managing for Success series. The 10 am to 3 pm program
will begin January 15 at the First Pioneer Farm Credit office in
Burrville, east of Watertown. The second session will be January 22; the
third session that will feature Dr. Patricia Frishkoff, will be February
26.
Those interested can attend a single program for $20, or sign up for the
series through Extension for $50. Participants will receive a workbook
of practical resources, worksheets and presentation materials, and
qualify for Farm Service Agency Borrower Training credits.
The January 15 program will feature John Conway of the Cornell PRO-DAIRY
Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County Farm Business
Management Educator Molly Ames and Dairy and Livestock Educator Ron Kuck,
and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County Agriculture and
Natural Resources Program Leader Anita Deming.
The January 22 program will feature Kuck; Lori Shipman, a financial
consultant with the NY FarmNet and FarmLink programs at Cornell; Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County Farm Business Management
Educator Peggy Murray; and Steve Hadcock, a specialist in dairy cattle
management and farm business management with Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Columbia County.
Dr. Patricia Frishkoff, who grew up on a dairy farm in Western New York
and later founded Leadership in Family Enterprise, LLC, is the featured
speaker for the February 26 program. She will speak on �10 Critical
Decisions for Your Farm.� Dr. Frishkoff will cover such topics as
minimizing risk by anticipating worst possible case situations, what
non-family employees need to do their jobs on the farm, and how to
develop the next generation for the farm.
Series coordinator John Conway says, �The Managing for Success series
has a proven track record with helping New York dairy producers not only
to meet their short-term needs, but to develop long-term plans and the
necessary implementation actions to bring those plans to completion.�
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County Farm Business
Management Educator Molly Ames says, �You and your farm need a plan for
the future. The plan you develop as part of this course will serve as an
excellent communication tool to keep on the track to success � whether
it be to increase milk production, decrease treatment cow numbers,
develop new products, or improve working relationships.�
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County Agriculture and Natural
Resources Program Leader Anita Deming adds, �The farmers participating
in this practical course will be given the tools needed to conduct an
in-depth evaluation of their farm or agri-business. Worksheets will help
implement practices and projects from start to finish. The hands-on
homework helps identify what you want or need to do, who should do it,
and the action steps and timetable needed to complete the work
step-by-step.�
Call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County at 788-8450 to
register. The New York Farm Viability Institute, the Northeast Center
for Risk Management Education, the PRO-Dairy Program at Cornell
University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the Northern New York
Agricultural Development Program are supporting this education
opportunity for New York farmers. # # #
