Cornell Cooperative Extension

Columbia and Greene Counties

4-H Agriculture

CCE's Animal Science Program offers educational activities to youth throughout Columbia and Greene Counties. The 4-H Animal Science Program is designed to engage and excite young people in the STEM-based field of animal science while developing life skills such as leadership, responsibility, caring, record keeping and good sportsmanship.  Download the 4-H Animal Science brochure for more information.  

Dairy Bowl

Dairy

Abundant natural rainfall and a great tradition of dairy farming makes the Northeast an important dairy-producing area of the country.

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poultry

Poultry

Find research and links to reliable information for a variety of poultry topics and 4-H poultry programs here.

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4-H at the fair

Sheep & Goats

Find resources from Cornell and elsewhere on sheet and goat management, as well as 4-H programs on these species.

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Horses

Equine Resources

Find useful information and resources from Cornell's Equine Program, and other land grant universities, here on our website.

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Beef

Raising Beef

Beef cattle comprise an important agricultural sector. Our links and resources can help to support your beef cattle operation.

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Swine

Raising Pigs

We've compiled information and resources to help you get started raising pigs, or to improve your livestock operation, here on our website.

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Contact

Linda Tripp
Issue Leader, 4-H Youth Development
lke2@cornell.edu
(518) 828-3346 ext. 210

Last updated June 16, 2020

4-H Agriculture

Upcoming 4-H Livestock Clinics in July

CCE is hosting three livestock clinics.  Click on each link to download the fliers.

Beef, Sheep, Swine Clinic --July 1

Goat Clinic--July 8

Rabbit, Poultry Clinic--July 9

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