Unraveling the Alphabet Soup of Medicare Monday, October 26, 2020 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Unraveling the Alphabet Soup of MedicareParts A, B, C, & DMedicare will be re-introducing you to an old time favorite soup – alphabet soup. This time around it may not be as fun to eat, because now it’s served to you by the government. You may start to wonder what all the letters mean and if you can make sense of it. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County can help you navigate the all-too-confusing and complicated Medicare system in their workshop, Unraveling the Alphabet Soup of Medicare: Parts A, B, C & D to be presented online on two upcoming dates: Monday, October 26 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, November 16 from 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Lynda Tull, Associate Advisor with John G. Ullman and Associates, Inc. will give a brief overview of what Medicare is, what your options may be, and a few essential things to know.Please send any questions prior to attending the workshop to TullL@jgva.com and indicate which date you are attending. Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 ========================================= Achievement Night Changes Monday, October 26, 2020 12:30 am - 11:45 pm 4-Hers are hard at work upholding the 4-H mission of growing into competent, caring and contributing members of society.Throughout late 2019 and 2020 4-Hers have been working on various projects, learning through many different classes and caring for animals.Even with covid19 – 4-Hers continue to learn and take action in order to support the Steuben County community. There will be no Achievement Night this year due to NYS social distancing restrictions – however 4-Hers will be honored for more than one evening.4-H staff are asking for sponsors in order to present all 4-Hers with yard signs, in order to recognize their accomplishments.As we have over 400 4-Hers and signs are $5 a piece, we need your help!Please consider sponsoring a 4-H yard sign in order to help us celebrate all of the hard work 4-Hers have completed throughout the year. Please reach out with any questions to Ainsley Robbins at ar935@cornell.edu or at (607) 664-2571. Thank you for your continued support of our county 4-H youth. Sincerely, Ainsley Owens 4-H Program Coordinator (function(w, d, s, id){var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = "https://secure.qgiv.com/resources/core/js/embed.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);})(window, document, 'script', 'qgiv-embedjs'); (function(w, d, s, id){var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = "https://secure.qgiv.com/resources/core/js/embed.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);})(window, document, 'script', 'qgiv-embedjs'); Ainsley Owens, ar935@cornell.edu, 607-664-2571 ========================================= Five Critical Estate Documents Workshop -online Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Do you have the Five Critical Estate Planning Documents...and five more you may want to consider? Is your estate plan a comprehensive estate plan which includes all of the five critical documents? Do you know what could happen if you don’t have one or more of these documents in place?Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County is offering a free workshop to answer these questions: Patrick Roth, Elder Law Attorney, CPA from Corning, will lead both workshops and discuss such topics as: What can happen if you never get around to completing your plan?What do each of these documents do and what happens if you don’t have them.Learn how to prevent disaster from striking you and your loved ones. Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 ========================================= Master Money Mentor Training Tuesday, October 27, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm These are tough economic times so the Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Money Mentor program has been developed to assist people with their personal finances. Similar to the Extension Master Gardener program, Master Money Mentors seek to help families with low to moderate income who are struggling financially.Volunteer mentors receive approximately 10 hours of intensive training in basic money management, strategies for dealing with financial problems, credit and debt management, saving, mentoring techniques and connecting to community resources. Following the training, each volunteer is required to provide financial mentoring, financial education, or community outreach event for at least 10 hours within one year of completion of training.The Master Money Mentor program is a coordinated referral network designed to match mentors with people needing assistance around financial issues and promoting positive financial practices. Participants in the program receive on-on-one assistance in developing spending plans, organizing financial records, understanding credit, and planning for the future.Volunteers do not need any prior experience to become a Master Money Mentor. Their training is provided at no cost and includes topics on ethics and confidentiality and techniques that can help facilitate a session with a mentee. . An interview, application and background check is required before being accepted into the training program. Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 ========================================= Virtual Fall Maple Workshop Series Wednesday, October 28, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Cornell Maple Program is offering six online workshops this fall. Each course features a selection of self-guided materials including narrated presentations, videos and articles, followed by a live question and answer session. Learn at your own pace from the safety of home, then dial in for the discussion with Cornell experts and fellow sugar makers. Upon registering you will be directed to a website for downloading course materials. These materials will be made available 2 weeks prior to the question and answer sessions.Assessing your sugarbush and maintaining forest health – Register hereLive discussion – September 23 @ 7pmMaple confections and new product opportunities – Register here(Rescheduled) Live discussion September 30 @ 7pmSetting up a maple tubing system – Register hereLive discussion – October 14 @ 7pmStrategies for regenerating a healthy sugarbush – Register hereLive discussion – October 28 @ 7pm Tips for top quality, high flavor syrup – Register hereLive discussion – November 11 @ 7pmMaximizing production in your sap collection system – Register hereLive discussion – November 24 @ 7pmFor more information visit the Cornell Maple Program website ========================================= Design Your Succession Plan Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm “Empowering families to start their succession plan.”October Online Zoom Series Coming to NYS!How will your family farm operate in the future when the owner retires or passes? Are you currently working with another generation who may be questioning their role in the future of the farm, or are you yourself questioning your current role?More than 80 percent of farm families hope to pass the family farm on to the next generation, but research shows only 30 percent of family farms survive to the second generation, and only 12 percent survive to the third generation. A successful transition to the next generation takes careful planning.New York State farm families now can participate in Design Your Succession Plan, a newly designed program that provides the tools and resources to begin the farm succession planning process. This program is a working collaboration among Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Workforce Development Institute, and NY FarmNet.Participants will have an opportunity to open lines of communication with their family to create a shared vision for the family business. They also will learn to choose and work with professional attorneys, accountants, lenders, insurance agents, and tax experts to construct a plan and documents that put the family's vision into action."The program will prepare you to envision, communicate, plan, write, and shape the legacy of your family farm or ranch business, as well as save hundreds of dollars by completing these crucial planning steps before visiting with professionals," said Bonnie Collins, Farm Business Management Educator, CCE Oneida County.This program is being offered via Zoom. The cost is $60 per farm family and includes a workbook valued at $20. Pre-registration is required. Registration opens on Tuesday, September 1 and closes on Thursday, September 30 to ensure on-time delivery of the program workbook. In NYS, the program will be offered as a four-evening remote course via Zoom in conjunction with an online learning platform used between meetings. The program will run from 6:30-8:00 p.m., October 8, 15, 22. and 29. CCE Steuben will also be adding local professionals to the programming to present and discuss financial and legal topics on succession planning, facilitated by Ariel Kirk and Nancy Reigelsperger, Financial Educator.Questions? Please contact Ariel Kirk, CCE Steuben’s Agriculture Educator: adk39@cornell.edu or 607-664-2574.Thank you to all the local facilitators across New York State:Laura Biasillo (lw257@cornell.edu); Bonnie Collins (bsc33@cornell.edu); David Cox (dgc23@cornell.edu); Janice Degni (jgd3@cornell.edu); Liz Higgins (emh56@cornell.edu); Ariel Kirk (adk39@cornell.edu); Dayton Maxwell, Jr (dtm4@cornell.edu); Nicole Tommell (nt375@cornell.edu); Katelyn Walley-Stoll (kaw249@cornell.edu); Mary Kate Wheeler (mkw87@cornell.edu)Thank you to our sponsors: $60 Ariel Kirk, adk39@cornell.edu, 607-664-2574 ========================================= Online Feeder School Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Cornell PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension are partnering to offer a two-day Online Feeder School that will be taught in English and Spanish. The program is free thanks to generous sponsors and pre-registration will be required. Online Feeder School will be offered in English from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EDT on November 3 and 5 and in Spanish from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EDT on November 10 and 12. The program will be held online only and feature a combination of video demonstrations, presentations, and discussion. The same program will be offered in the English and Spanish sessions. Bill Stone, DVM, Diamond V, will lead the school along with CCE regional dairy specialists and members of Cornell PRO-DAIRY. Dr. Stone has helped a multitude of dairy farmers feed their herds and will offer his expertise in troubleshooting mixer wagons and answer questions live during discussion. The Online Feeder School is targeted to farmers, employees, and agriservice professionals who work as or with the feeder – the person responsible for mixing TMR, maintaining bunk silos, and communicating feed issues with other farm staff. The school will cover monitoring dry matter, feed bunk management, bunk face management, and troubleshooting mixer wagons. ========================================= ​Price Risk Management for Dairy Farmers Tuesday, November 3, 2020 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm When: November 3 and 10, 2020 | 7:00 to 9:00 PM EDT Where: Online via Zoom Registration: $10.00 per farm for both sessions Register for Price Risk Management for Dairy Farmers online Following the abrupt downturn in milk markets during the spring and summer of 2020, and nearly an entire year of lower-than-expected milk prices resulting from the global pandemic, dairy farmers have a renewed interest in managing the price side of the business. Join CCE Capital Area Ag & Hort Program’s Farm Business Management Educator Dayton Maxwell, FSA Executive Director David Holck, Crop Growers Insurance's Tristan Peterson and Cornell University's Dr. Chris Wolf, for an informative, fun, and educational program. Program activities are supported by and coordinated with Cornell PRO-DAIRY and NY Farm Net. November 3, 2020 Dairy Margin Coverage – David Holck, Farm Service Agency Forward Contracting and Such, Part 1 – Dr. Chris Wolf, Cornell University Determining if Risk Management is Right for My Farm – Dayton Maxwell, CCE CAAHP November 10, 2020 Dairy Revenue Protection – Tristan Peterson, Crop Growers Insurance Forward Contracting and Such, Part 2 – Dr. Chris Wolf, Cornell University Forward Contracting Dairy Farmer Experience – Dan Sheldon, Woody Hill Farms, Salem, NY ========================================= Online Feeder School Thursday, November 5, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Cornell PRO-DAIRY and Cornell Cooperative Extension are partnering to offer a two-day Online Feeder School that will be taught in English and Spanish. The program is free thanks to generous sponsors and pre-registration will be required. Online Feeder School will be offered in English from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EDT on November 3 and 5 and in Spanish from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EDT on November 10 and 12. The program will be held online only and feature a combination of video demonstrations, presentations, and discussion. The same program will be offered in the English and Spanish sessions. Bill Stone, DVM, Diamond V, will lead the school along with CCE regional dairy specialists and members of Cornell PRO-DAIRY. Dr. Stone has helped a multitude of dairy farmers feed their herds and will offer his expertise in troubleshooting mixer wagons and answer questions live during discussion. The Online Feeder School is targeted to farmers, employees, and agriservice professionals who work as or with the feeder – the person responsible for mixing TMR, maintaining bunk silos, and communicating feed issues with other farm staff. The school will cover monitoring dry matter, feed bunk management, bunk face management, and troubleshooting mixer wagons. ========================================= Let’s Talk Succession Planning Thursday, November 5, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Do you have a business you want to pass on when you retire? Perhaps you have a hunting cabin and land you’d like to keep in the family? Please join CCE Steuben and local professionals Sarah Collier, JD (John G. Ullman and Associates) and Patrick Roth, Esq. (Roth Elder Law) as we discuss the importance of succession planning. Bring your questions and hear the common issues associated with laying the framework to pass down your property or business. Ariel Kirk, adk39@cornell.edu, 607-664-2574 ========================================= ​Price Risk Management for Dairy Farmers Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm When: November 3 and 10, 2020 | 7:00 to 9:00 PM EDT Where: Online via Zoom Registration: $10.00 per farm for both sessions Register for Price Risk Management for Dairy Farmers online Following the abrupt downturn in milk markets during the spring and summer of 2020, and nearly an entire year of lower-than-expected milk prices resulting from the global pandemic, dairy farmers have a renewed interest in managing the price side of the business. Join CCE Capital Area Ag & Hort Program’s Farm Business Management Educator Dayton Maxwell, FSA Executive Director David Holck, Crop Growers Insurance's Tristan Peterson and Cornell University's Dr. Chris Wolf, for an informative, fun, and educational program. Program activities are supported by and coordinated with Cornell PRO-DAIRY and NY Farm Net. November 3, 2020 Dairy Margin Coverage – David Holck, Farm Service Agency Forward Contracting and Such, Part 1 – Dr. Chris Wolf, Cornell University Determining if Risk Management is Right for My Farm – Dayton Maxwell, CCE CAAHP November 10, 2020 Dairy Revenue Protection – Tristan Peterson, Crop Growers Insurance Forward Contracting and Such, Part 2 – Dr. Chris Wolf, Cornell University Forward Contracting Dairy Farmer Experience – Dan Sheldon, Woody Hill Farms, Salem, NY ========================================= Wills versus Trusts Wednesday, November 11, 2020 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Estate planning today is more complicated than it has ever been. Often, mistakes in a plan are not discovered until someone has passed on. Unfortunately, then it is too late. Join us for an informational look at planning with Revocable Living Trusts in a free workshop called Wills versus Trusts.Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County again partners with Patrick Roth, Elder Law Attorney, CPA from Corning, to lead this workshop. He will present such information as: How can a Revocable Living Trust based estate plan help protect you and secure your family's future?Do you know the unknown truths about planning with a Revocable Living Trust?Discover the 16 situations in which a Trust can have legal advantages over a Will.Learn the truth about the hidden costs of a Will based estate plan that no one talks about. Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 ========================================= Virtual Fall Maple Workshop Series Wednesday, November 11, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Cornell Maple Program is offering six online workshops this fall. Each course features a selection of self-guided materials including narrated presentations, videos and articles, followed by a live question and answer session. Learn at your own pace from the safety of home, then dial in for the discussion with Cornell experts and fellow sugar makers. Upon registering you will be directed to a website for downloading course materials. These materials will be made available 2 weeks prior to the question and answer sessions.Assessing your sugarbush and maintaining forest health – Register hereLive discussion – September 23 @ 7pmMaple confections and new product opportunities – Register here(Rescheduled) Live discussion September 30 @ 7pmSetting up a maple tubing system – Register hereLive discussion – October 14 @ 7pmStrategies for regenerating a healthy sugarbush – Register hereLive discussion – October 28 @ 7pm Tips for top quality, high flavor syrup – Register hereLive discussion – November 11 @ 7pmMaximizing production in your sap collection system – Register hereLive discussion – November 24 @ 7pmFor more information visit the Cornell Maple Program website ========================================= Online Shopping: The In's and Out's Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Global e-retail sales are estimated to grow to $4.8 trillion by 2021. So we have developed a presentation to explore the in's and out's out online shopping.From the way we get our news to the way we network with friends, we are moving to an online world, and shopping is not exception. Maybe you’re a frequent flyer online or maybe considering trying it out, but we invite you to join us for a presentation where we explore the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online. It is important to understand the risks and how to protect yourself and things to look for so you can be a wise shopper. Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 ========================================= FLXGives 2020 Friday, November 13, 2020 12:15 am - 11:45 pm Help us make history!FLXGives, the 24-hour giving movement in our community, is only 43 days away! CCE-Steuben is participating in this one day celebration and we need your help to make a difference! Your contributions can make an enormous impact for our Steuben County youth who work so hard at the Steuben County Fair with their projects.Our 4-H youth currently have to walk all the way across the fairgrounds to use a small, outdated, and inaccessible bathroom while they stay overnight to care for their animal projects. Funding is already underway to construct a new modern facility that is fully accessible directly behind the cow barn where the kids spend most of their fair time. Please join our campaign and help us reach our goal of $12,000 to get to the next step of making this facility a reality!Won't you join us in this effort?Get ready to give! On Nov. 13th starting at 12:00 a.m. by visiting our fundraising page and making a donation. You will have 24 hours to make your donation. All giving ends at 11:59 p.m. on Nov 13.Visit our fundraising page and show your support by sharing it with your friends and family on social media. Post, tweet, and share your love for our 4-H community!Everyone loves a champion, including us! We really need fundraising champions to help drive people to our FLXGives profile on Nov. 13th. Contact us here for more information on how to become a fundraising champion.We are so excited to be a part of #flxgives! You can support our campaign by visiting our fundraising page and donating on Nov. 13th. You will have 24 hours (one day) to give where your heart is! Carla Dawejko, crd24@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2577 ========================================= Unraveling the Alphabet Soup of Medicare Monday, November 16, 2020 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Unraveling the Alphabet Soup of MedicareParts A, B, C, & DMedicare will be re-introducing you to an old time favorite soup – alphabet soup. This time around it may not be as fun to eat, because now it’s served to you by the government. You may start to wonder what all the letters mean and if you can make sense of it. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County can help you navigate the all-too-confusing and complicated Medicare system in their workshop, Unraveling the Alphabet Soup of Medicare: Parts A, B, C & D to be presented online on two upcoming dates: Monday, October 26 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, November 16 from 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Lynda Tull, Associate Advisor with John G. Ullman and Associates, Inc. will give a brief overview of what Medicare is, what your options may be, and a few essential things to know.Please send any questions prior to attending the workshop to TullL@jgva.com and indicate which date you are attending. Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 ========================================= Virtual Fall Maple Workshop Series Tuesday, November 24, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Cornell Maple Program is offering six online workshops this fall. Each course features a selection of self-guided materials including narrated presentations, videos and articles, followed by a live question and answer session. Learn at your own pace from the safety of home, then dial in for the discussion with Cornell experts and fellow sugar makers. Upon registering you will be directed to a website for downloading course materials. These materials will be made available 2 weeks prior to the question and answer sessions.Assessing your sugarbush and maintaining forest health – Register hereLive discussion – September 23 @ 7pmMaple confections and new product opportunities – Register here(Rescheduled) Live discussion September 30 @ 7pmSetting up a maple tubing system – Register hereLive discussion – October 14 @ 7pmStrategies for regenerating a healthy sugarbush – Register hereLive discussion – October 28 @ 7pm Tips for top quality, high flavor syrup – Register hereLive discussion – November 11 @ 7pmMaximizing production in your sap collection system – Register hereLive discussion – November 24 @ 7pmFor more information visit the Cornell Maple Program website ========================================= Long Term Care Planning Tuesday, December 8, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm It is an aging society, so there are some important facts everyone should know to begin planning for long term care for your loved ones. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County offers a free workshop, Long Term Care Planning, to help sort through the options.The workshop will be led by Patrick J. Roth, Elder Law Attorney, CPA from Corning. He will explain what Medicare covers, veteran options, Medicaid eligibility for a nursing home, long term care insurances, and planning options for you and your family. The session will include:Discover the four parts of Medicare and what is covered by each part.Learn about financial benefits that you may be eligible for if you (or your spouse) are a veteran.Discover the Medicaid eligibility rules surrounding long term care.Learn how to plan for your future long term care costs.The workshop is free, but registration is required.  Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 ========================================= The Estate Administration Survival Guide - The Probate Process -online Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The loss of a loved one is always difficult. If you are named as the Executor of the decedent’s estate, your legal duties compound the difficulty and could leave you feeling lost. If you want to know what needs to be done after the death of a loved one, join us in a free informational workshop called The Estate Administration Survival Guide: The Probate Process.Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County again partners with Patrick Roth, Elder Law Attorney, CPA from Corning, to lead this workshop. He will help you:Learn about various types of estate administration and when each is used.Discover the steps that occur in every estate administration.Learn the three “T’s” of estate administration (Taxes, Time and Tolls).Discover what you can do now to make the process easier for your loved ones after you pass away.The workshop is free, but registration is required.  Nancy Reigelsperger, nmr23@cornell.edu, (607) 664-2573 =========================================