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CCE Ulster, in partnership with @ClimateSmartCU, is offering a free webinar about climate change. The guest speaker for this webinar is Dr. Jennifer Phillips, Assistant Professor at Bard College Center for Environmental Policy and the owner of Gansvoort Farm in Clermont, NY. Dr. Phillips will present on the background of climate change (i.e. what is climate change?), what climate change means for growers in the Hudson Valley (and eastern New York State), and how she is workin...g to be more climate-resilient on her own farm. Dr. Jennifer Phillips is a professor of science at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy and teaches in the MS in Climate Science and Policy degree program. Phillips owns and operates a sustainable livestock operation in Clermont, NY, and teaches a tutorial to Bard undergraduates on livestock farming and sustainable agriculture. Professor Phillips holds a B.S. from Hunter College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Soil, Crop, and Atmosphere Science from Cornell University. Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County Ulster County Government Ulster County Climate Smart Task Force

Join the Ulster 4-H Team to discover what the Livestock Auction program has to offer! Learn about the requirements and opportunities that are involved with raising a livestock project for a sale. Open to any 4-Her interested in raising one or more of the following projects: Ducks, Chickens, Geese, Sheep, Goats, Pigs, and Cattle!

Just found out about some big news from our friends at Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union! Stay tuned to their Facebook page for their announcement and enter below to win $250 cash from them! Enter to win $250 cash here: https://a.pgtb.me/dpctX6

Passing down the family farm to the next generation is not as commonplace as many people likely believe. Brenda O’Brien, a family consultant with NY FarmNet said in a recent webinar, Family Communication for Farm Succession, that nationwide, only 30% of family-owned businesses survive the transition from first-generation ownership to next-generation ownership. Read the article at in Lancaster Farming titled 'Family Communication Vital for Farm Succession Planning'