Be Aware on the Farm is a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia County's 4-H Youth Development program. For more information about all of our programs, please visit our website at: http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/columbia/.


Pre-registration is required. Follow this link to our online registration form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dF8zM1A2bjlVODNNSzBVbU82S3pESGc6MA

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Updated Schedule for April 17

9AM Farm First Aid Participants Arrive/Class Begins
10:15 All Other Participants Arrive
10:30 Safety Expo Begins (Rotation Between Demos and Mini-Tours)

Demos/MiniTours
A. Farm Equipment Emergencies - Gary Seymour, Hudson River Tractor
B. Farm Hazard MiniTour (Livestock Handling & More) - Steve Hadcock, CCE
C. PTO's, Reaction Time, and You - Dave Tetor, NYCAMH
D. Take The Lawn Mower Challenge - Bill Martin, Farm Credit East

Noon -- Drawing for Door Prizes Provided by Hudson River Tractor and Farm Credit East
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Schedule for Saturday, April 17

9AM to Noon
Wil-Roc Farm, Stuyvesant

Demos and MiniTours:
PTOs***ATVs***Livestock Safety
Reaction Time******Tractor Accidents

Special Presentation:
Handling Farm Equipment Emergencies by Gary Seymour, Hudson River Tractor

For Youth in Grades 5-12 and their parents:
Farm First Aid, Instructor: Paramedic Jo-Ann Sheehey
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