Executive Director Craig Cashman, Watershed Agricultural Council, interview TV News Channel 34 Binghamton
 
 
 
Trotta EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FEATURED ON LOCAL NEWS: Jim Ehmke, producer for Binghamton TV News Channel 34, interviewed Council Executive Director, Craig Cashman on December 11.
 
 
 
 
 
Catskill Regional Dairy, Livestock & Grazing Conference, January 14, 2010
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REGIONAL CONFERENCE, JANUARY 14:Co-sponsored by the Council and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County, this annual gathering is scheduled for Thursday, January 14, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at SUNY-Delhi's Sanford Hall. This year's topics cover dairy management, livestock processing, and alternative energy for the farm. Registration includes three workshops/panel sessions and a banquet luncheon of local foods. Contact Kim Holden at (607) 865-7090, ext. 241 for more information and to register.
Watershed Agricultural Council conservation easements keep farmland as working landscapes protecting water quality.CEsCONSERVATION EASEMENTS: Over 90 regional landowners have partnered with the Council on conservation easements, often referred to as CEs. Roughly 17,000 acres in the watershed are currently protected through WAC CEs. Landowners voluntarily enter this legally binding agreement in order to protect their farmland and keep it as a working landscape. The Council regularly posts its CE policies and guidelines online such as these Forest Harvest Guidelines.
MembersMEMBERS & PARTICIPANTS: Dirie Dairy, Hawley's Tree Farm and the Lennox Model Forest were recently featured in this article, "Holiday Traditions" in the Catskill Mountain Region Guide, December 2009 issue.
Wilken Fruit & Fir Farm featured on Regis & Kelly Morning ShowWilkens Fruit & Fir Farm was recently profiled on the Regis & Kelly morning show. Former board member Barbara Wlikens owns the farm that her daughter, Tricia, and brother-in-law operate. The farm is both a WAC pilot farm and Forestry Program participant.
Read the Pure Catskills blog for photos and updates on recent outings such as the Beef Marketing Tour.
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1/14  11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Catskill Regional Dairy, Livestock & Grazing Conference, SUNY-Delhi (registration)
 
1/21, 2/4, 2/18, 3/2 Noon - 3 p.m.
Calf Health and Nutrition Short Course, Hamden Town Hall
Cost $10
Kim Holden, CCEDC(607) 865-7090
 
1/27  1-3 p.m.
Farmers' Income Tax School
Cost $5
FMI: Judy Morse, CCEDC (607) 865-6531
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