Annual Report 2012 Cornell Cooperative Extension

www.cceontario.org

To The Residents of Ontario County:

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County was established as an educational

system that enables people to improve their lives and communities through partner-

ships that put experience and research knowledge to work. This mission statement

still holds true today one hundred years after Extension was established statewide.

While the foundations of Extension have not shifted, the world around us is changing

dramatically. The explosion of technology along with fewer financial and staffing re-

sources has introduced new opportunities and a host of challenges for Extension. We

expand our programming and interface with county residents in more ways than ever

before: through our workshops and collaborations, our website (www.cceontario.org),

social media, electronic newsletters, printed materials and one to one discussions, just

to name a few. Partnerships have taken on a new importance in a time when every-

one is charged with doing more with less. Cooperative arrangements with govern-

ment, business and other county extensions help Cornell Cooperative Extension of On-

tario County bring more programs with more depth on topics that are important to our

county residents. Research based information gained through Cornell University and

the other Land Grant Colleges in the United Stated is integrated into our programming.

Our outreach in the community depends not only on our staff, but on the commitment

and knowledge of our trusted volunteers including the Master Gardeners, Budget Edu-

cators, 4-H Leaders, Committee Members and our Board of Directors. We are grateful

for their involvement and the value they add to lives of our county residents.

We invite you to read about the educational programming that Ontario County citizens

rely on and to contact us with your comments and questions. .

Patricia Pavelsky Phillip Munson

Executive Director President, Board of Directors 2012

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County 480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424-1049

t. 585 394-3977 f. 585 394-0377 Ontario@cornell.edu www.cce.cornell.edu/ontario

Annual Report 2012

Agriculture and Natural Resources Key programs in agriculture and natural resources include production agriculture, business planning, conservation of natural resources like woodlots and water, specialized crops, opening and expanding markets, using technology and marketing a business. In 2012 a local foods component was added that has resulted in more information and education for consumers about local foods through our website, as well as programs on preservation and food selection conducted throughout the county. Between October 2011 and September 2012, a sample of program topics covered a wide range:

Building A Great Farm Website and Social Network

Farm Market Management and Regulation

Foresters Introduction to Mushroom Cultivation

Juneberry Production Twilight Meeting

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) School

Beginner Maple Producer Workshop

Backyard Poultry Workshop IPM for Schools and Municipalities Season Extension Low Tunnel

Workshop Berry Crop Nutrition and Soil Health

Management Practices Conservation Field Days Pesticide Training Program Farm Disaster Preparation Certification

Training How to Buy Local Meats

Agriculture Economic Development operates under a business plan with guidance from an Advisory committee. Members of the committee are local farmers and growers, along with other community stakeholders. Ontario County Master Gardeners are a critical

component in extending knowledge on

consumer horticulture within our county. There

are currently 64 Master Gardeners in Ontario

County. After completing a multi-month

training, Master Gardeners sign on for a

minimum of 100 hours of community service.

The majority of this service involves teaching

youth adults on horticulture and environmental

conservation, serving over 900 people. Each

February, Master Gardeners sponsor a Spring

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County

Symposium for gardeners throughout the area

and each May hold a Plant Sale. Some

proceeds from that sale now fund camper

scholarships for 4-H Camp Bristol Hills. The

Inside Dirt subscription newsletter is packed

each month with articles on home gardening

and rural property.

Further, staff assist county residents every day

on ways to effectively manage and implement

sound practices on county properties. Over

1400 people received plant and soil

identification information, as well as on-site

lawn and garden consultations through

telephone, email and in person discussions.

Ontario County also dedicates staff resources

(97 hours in 2012) to assisting with community

and demonstration gardens.

Staff: Jim Ochterski, Agriculture and Natural

Resources Issue Leader; Russell Welser, Senior

Resource Educator; Hope Silver Galens,

Community Educator in Local Foods; and Nancy

Anderson, Senior Administrative Assistant.

Total Programs: 176

Total Program Hours: 501

Volunteer Hours: 1691

to address current or anticipated problems.

For example, one of the meetings held in

Ontario County this year focused on how vines

would respond after a significant hail event in

July, and how crop insurance can be used to

mitigate growers’ risks from such events in the

future.

The FLGP held two tailgate meetings in Ontario

County in 2012 – one in Naples and one in

South Bristol - drawing a total of 24 growers

and industry representatives. Surveys returned

by growers who attended these meetings

indicated that they found them very useful.

Most of the growers reported that they heard

something at the meetings that they would

bring back to their farm to implement.

Staff: Patricia Pavelsky, Families and

Consumers Issue Leader; Mary Beth Anderson,

Administrative Assistant.

Program Hours: 43

Volunteer Hours: 30

The Finger Lakes Grape Program serves the

grape and wine industry in Ontario, Schuyler,

Seneca, Steuben and Yates Counties. The

program is staffed by Viticulture Educators

Hans Walter-Peterson and Mike Colizzi. The

program provides unbiased, research-based

information to the region’s grape growers in

areas including vineyard and pest management

practices, new vineyard establishment, farm

business management, marketing and business

development and more as a means of

supporting the industry’s growth and long-term

sustainability.

In an effort to bring more information directly

to growers in Ontario County and throughout

the Finger Lakes, the FLGP held “tailgate

meetings” every two weeks during the growing

season. These meetings were hosted at grape

growers’ farms around the region, and were

designed to be an informal place for growers

and FLGP staff to discuss what had been

happening in vineyards, along with relevant

research and information that could be helpful

Finger Lakes Grape Program

Annual Report 2012

Northwest New York

Dairy, Livestock & Field

Crops Program

Ontario County is a member of a multi-county

team that emphasizes farm business

management, sustainable resource

management and workforce development for

dairy, livestock and field crops farmers. The

team covers the counties of Genesee,

Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans,

Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties

in the Finger Lakes and Western regions of New

York State.

In 2012, the team’s work in Field Crops

included: Soybean TAgTeams for Dairies; Tile

Drainage Field Day; Cover Crop Twilight Tours;

Soybean and Small Grain Congresses; Corn

Congresses; and Crop Issues: Common

Armyworm Attack. Dairy programs covered:

Hoof Health and Lameness; Employee Training

in Spanish; Artificial Insemination and

Reproduction; Quality Forage Production;

Group-Housed Calf Systems; and Precision

Feed Management Workshop. A sample of

Small Farms and Livestock programs included:

Northeastern Silvopasture Conference; Step It

Up Grazing Conference; and Direct Marketing

Grass Finished Beef. Farm business owners

also benefited from the team’s work to develop

economic analyses that helped growers to

make decisions about the business of farming.

Team members and their specialty areas are:

Mike Stanyard, Administrative Lead and Field

Crops & Integrated Pest Management; Jerry

Bertoldo and Jackson Wright, Dairy; Libby

Gaige, Bilingual Dairy; Nancy Glazier, Small

Farms & Livestock; John Hanchar and Joan

Sinclair Petzen, Economics & Management;

and Cathy Wallace, Administrative Assistant.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County

Cornell

Vegetable Program

The Cornell Vegetable Team serves commercial

vegetable, greenhouse, potato and dry bean

industries. The team of specialists provides

research based information through

workshops, on-site visits and trials, a monthly

and summer-weekly newsletter and a cutting

edge website (cvp.cce.cornell) on the topics of

pests, soil health, greenhouse and tunnels,

organic, food safety and business. Subscribers

to the team can have field pests and diseases

diagnosed via the website and questions

answered rapidly via email and telephone.

Ontario County is one of eleven counties that

participates in this regional team along with

the following counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus,

Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario,

Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates. Over the

course of a year, members of this team

conduct over 1500 farm visits and

consultations and conducts dozens of

educational meetings with over 2000 attendees

each year.

Team members with their specialty areas and

crops are: Julie Kikkert, Processing vegetables;

Carol MacNeil, Potatoes, dry beans, and soil

health; Robert Hadad, Food safety & quality,

organic, business, marketing and Western

region fresh market vegetables; Christy

Hoepting, onions, cabbage and pesticide

management; Judson Reid, Greenhouse

production, small farming operations and

Eastern region fresh market vegetables; Megan

Fenton, regional agriculture economic

development; John Gibbons, Field Technician;

Katie Klotzbach, Program Assistant; Elizabeth

Buck, Field Technician; Nelson Hoover,

Greenhouse Assistant; and Angela Parr,

Administrative Assistant.

Annual Report 2012

Families and Consumers

Information and programs are offered that can

assist families improve their life skills and

family interactions. In 2012 all programs

offered by Families and Consumers were

without cost to participants as residents of

Ontario County.

A biweekly column in the Finger Lakes Times

features a range of information on money

management issues. This column is researched

and authored by Pat Pavelsky.

The Family Budget Education program

matches trained community volunteers with

adults of all ages who live in Ontario County.

The program has two goals: 1)helping clients

to track their spending; and 2)assisting with

establishing a workable budget for the client

and his or her family. The program accepts

applications on an ongoing basis.

Parenting Skills Workshop Series is an eight

workshop series where parents and

grandparents learn five basic skills to help them

deal more effectively with difficult parent/child

situations. Workshop Facilitators Anne Lahr,

Dawn Dufresne and Robert McCarthy provide

the instruction for a total of three series during

the year. The programs are held in Geneva and

Canandaigua. The program is free to all

parents in Ontario County and childcare is

provided. The Ontario County Department of

Social Services provides funding for this

program.

Quick Start Cooking for Men and Women was

held in March 2012 under a grant from the

Ontario County Office for the Aging. This five

part workshop is targeted to older county

residents to help them stay independent and

healthy. Food safety, nutrition and cooking

demonstrations are components of this series.

Judy Price, Retired Extension Educator, teaches

this class.

Staff: Patricia Pavelsky, Families and

Consumers Issue Leader; Mary Beth Anderson,

Administrative Assistant.

Program Hours: 43

Volunteer Hours: 30

4-H Youth Development

The mission of Cornell Cooperative Extension

Youth Development is to create supportive

learning environments in which diverse youth

and adults reach their fullest potential as

capable, competent, caring citizens. Youth in

4-H programs range from five to nineteen years

of age. In Ontario County the 4-H program

priorities are Science, Technology, Engineering

and Math (STEM); Workforce Development;

and Positive Youth Development. There is a

full range of delivery methods that includes:

traditional 4-H clubs; a 4-H camp; after school

programs in Geneva; school enrichment

through Conservation Field Days and

community outreach through workshops like

Tractor Safety.

In Ontario County, there are currently 92

traditional 4-H clubs with 259 members. In

2012, 4-H youth projects involved horticulture,

food and nutrition, geospatial science, clothing

and textiles, shooting sports, robotics, rocketry,

wood working and animal science. The 4-H

Robotics Club was recognized for its

participation in a national competition in St.

Louis, Missouri. Hallmark programs of 4-H

clubs are Harvest Food Fest, Public

Presentations, the Ontario County Fair and the

New York State Fair.

The Geneva After School Programs are actual

4-H clubs in a school setting. Held at both the

North and West Street Schools, these programs

offer 4-H opportunities to a diverse audience of

grade school youth. Evidence indicates that

students in these programs have improved

academic success, as well as positive behavioral

changes.

4-H Camp Bristol Hills offers an outdoor

camping experience integrated with top rated

educational programming. Summer camp

extends several choices for camper

participation that includes: day, progression,

sprout, resident, and counselor-in-training

camps. In 2012 the choices for classes

broadened so that youth could select four

programs each day or dedicate each morning

to a master class. The shorter classes included

programs in outdoor adventure; nature and

science; sports and creative arts. Master

classes were available in mountain biking;

drama; photography; STEM (science,

technology, engineering and math); or mixed

media.

Specialty camps during 2012 grew in

popularity. Young Women’s Adventure Camp,

open to girls going into seventh or eighth

grade, uses traditional camp activities to form a

basis of sharing and support for the special

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County

issues facing

this age group.

Teens with

Autism Camp,

in a second year

of collaboration

with ARC of

Ontario County,

welcomed 32

teens into the

camp

experiences

with a goal of

participating in camp activities. The Equine

Careers Camp was run during the first week of

camp for youth who are pursuing lifelong

opportunities working with horses. Food

Science Camp was a partnership with the

Department of Food Science at Cornell

University where both department and camp

staff led hands-on sessions related to food

science and food safety. The Adventure

Program, which uses a challenge by choice

philosophy through a series of challenges

ranging from lawn activities through a low

ropes course that culminates in the high ropes,

is part of summer camp and is also available

throughout the shoulder seasons of fall and

spring.

The camp facility is the site of many community

and 4-H events. Camp and rental fees, grants,

contracts and scholarships underwrite the

costs of operating the facility for six months

each year. Nearly seventy staff, working as

counselors, program specialists, kitchen and

facilities personnel, are employed seasonally by

4-H Camp Bristol Hills.

Staffing: Tim Davis, 4-H Youth Issue Leader/

Camp Administrator; Jim Hooper, Resource

Educator/ Camp Administrator; Jennifer

Jensen, Resource Educator; Amy Morrisey,

Program Educator; Ellen Martin,

Administrative Assistant Camp; Susan Carney,

Administrative Assistant; Maddy Brooks,

North Street School 4-H Coordinator; Pat

Blakeslee, West Street School 4-H Coordinator;

Gina Holsopple and Matthew Wood, Summer

Camp Directors.

Total 4-H Members: 361

Number of youth in Geneva After School

Programs: 102

Number of youth participating in 4-H Camp

Bristol Hills Summer 2012: 1043

Number of

Program Hours:

3425

Number of

Volunteer

Hours: 16,068

Annual Report 2012

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County

Board Committees Finance & Facilities

Ed Ninestine, Chair; David DeCourcey, Jerry Killigrew, Gregory Woodworth

People & Programs Lisa Grefrath, Chair; Deborah Brown, Joanne Patnode, Margaret Haining, Deborah Palumbo-Sanders Nominating Committee

Sandra Ansley, chair; Jim Eve, Casey Kunes, George Mueller, Robert Taylor Agriculture Economic Development Advisory Team

George Ayres, Sam Casella, Andy Fellenz, Brian Ferguson, Tom Grefrath, Eric Hansen, Fred Lightfoote, Jim Peck, Maria Rudzinski, Jill Stackpole, Jeanne Totman

Master Gardeners Carol Altemus Barbara Beniamino Sharon Best Amanda Bielski Sandra Bierbrauer Pat Blakeslee Don Blauvelt Vaughn Buchholz Beverly Burrall Dawn Carter Kathy Chapman Kim Chute Jane Sheetz Clark Natalie Clark Lynn Cronise Nicole Dennis Diane Dolan Judi Ferman Jane Ferraina

Judith Fulmer Gerald Gibbs Christen Groeling Sylvia Hagerman Bob Haggett Laura Hampton Kenneth Harbison Stephanie Hastings Karen Johnson Rhonda Kreft Scarlet Lamphier Margaret Laurier William Lutz Mary Clare Lyons Lindy Luce-Metcalf Lauralee Maas Julie Macko Robert Mase John Norvell Helen Pellett Sue Perkins Tom Poplasky Carol Reissig Rita Reissig Candace Roat Robin Rohrer Debbie Palumbo-Sanders Marge Shanahan Susan Sharp Cathy Simpson Candi Smith Nancy Stelnyk David Stewart Judi Stewart Diane Stillman Pamela Tichenor Virginia Torruella Jeanne Totman Stacey Van Denburgh Shelley Van Lare Roger Van Nostrand Sandra Voigt Susan Welch Patricia Wojdyla Steve Wyckoff

Master Forest Owners Dean Faklis Ronald Gay Harry Heuer Dale Schaefer Jeff Thompson

4-H Leaders & Volunteers Allyson Adam-Anderson Kay Aman Jim Ballerstein Scott Benedict Sandra Bierbrauer Stephen Villings Megan Biolotta Pat Blakeslee Mary Boerjan Sue Boerjan Kelly Bolton DVM Maddy Brooks Calvin Brown Debbie Brown Krista Brown Jessica Brown Bonnie Cazer Susan Clickner Mary D’Amico Kimberly Davis Tim Davis Sue Demkowicz Dawn Dennis Kathleen Draper Jeff Eddy Judy Fulmer Kerry Gaffney Katharine Giordano Kathy Gutberlet Marsha Mason Katie Harris-Maxwell Nancy Herendeen Shana Jo Hilton James Hooper Elizabeth Hoven Morgan Hoven Lynda Iler Natalie Jensen

Advisory Committees & Volunteers

Annual Report 2012

Melinda Kinnear Casey Kunes Scarlet Lamphier Richard Langkamp Carolyn Lawson Therese Lawson Ann Lill Tonya Luna Jenny Mann Ellen Martin Julie Maslyn Joyce Miller Sally Mueller Amber Murphy Sharon Mumby Tanya Olsen Elin Orman Laura Owen Dave Parson Jenny Perron Cathy Pestle Dave Phillips Suzanne Pohorence Tara Pratt Diane Roberts Candace Roe Joanne Roe Debbie Sanders Kelley Sacchitella Christie Schram Lucy Schram Gracie Seeley Michael Shaughnessy Sue Shively Sande Shoemaker Bill Skellett Rose Smith Jessica Spence Diane Stillman Jean Storie Allison Strub Kimberly Stryker Undersheriff David Tillman Sherry Thompson Jennifer VanHouten

Leigh Vallone Danielle Washburn Joseph Washburn Russell Welser Janet Wheeler Mary Ann Whipple Darrell Whitbeck Family Budget Educators Jacquelyn Bell Rita Canavan David DeCourcey Loretta Henrie Marilyn Sanchez David Saur Thomas Sullivan

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County

1420 WACK Radio Agraquest Ag & Markets – Dave Phillips Agricultural Consulting Services Agricultural Experiment Station Alfred University Amberg’s Nursery, Inc. American Camp Assoc American Red Cross Arbor Hill Artic Refrigeration BASF Bayer Crop Science Bejo Seeds Begin Again Rescue Farm Bioworks Birdseye Foods Bloomfield Central School Blowers Agra Services Inc. B.O.C.E.S. Boomtown K9 Center Borglum’s Iris Farm Bristol’s Garden Center Calexis Livestock Farm Canandaigua Chrysler Dodge/Jeep Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Cargill Casella Farms Canandaigua City Schools Canandaigua Kiwanis Canandaigua Watershed Alliance Cargill Foods Center for Dispute Settlement Chamberlain D’Amanda Cheshire Ridge Farm, LLC Cindy’s Pies Clearview Farms Clifton Springs Methodist Church CCE Equine CCE Counties: Cayuga, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Wayne, Yates Community Bank NA Constellation Wines Corwin Press Coryn Farm Supply Country Corners Nursery Country Max CUAES Cornell Agriculture, Food &

Technology Park Cornell Reduce Tillage – Vegetables Team Cornell Soil Health Team Cornell University Dept. of Food Science Cornell University Dept. of Horticulture Science Cornell University Dept. of Textile Sciences Cornell Vegetable Program Work Team Country Corners Nursery Custom Trophy DuBois Agrinovation DuPont Crop Protection ESL ESRI, Inc. Empire State Potato Growers Epsilon Sigma Phi Equicenter Therapeutic Center Farm & Country Insurance Farm Credit East Farm Fresh First & Seneca Foods Farmers Market Geneva, Victor, Canandaigua, VA Medical Ctr. Farmington Historical Society Felt Lay Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters Fisher Hill Farm Five Star Bank FLCC Association Inc. FLCC Child Care Ctr. FL Outreach Agency Ties FL Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task

Force Finger Lakes Adoption Program Finger Lakes Community College Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange Finger Lakes Radio Group Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program Finger Lakes Visitors Connection Finger Lakes Workforce Development Firefly Farms Fish Farm Market Franjo Farms Frantz’s Christmas Trees Fresh Ayr Farm Market Furman Foods

Gale-Wyn Farm Gallea’s Tropical Greenhouse Genesee County Ameri Corps Genesee Valley Bean Geneva Chamber of Commerce Geneva General Hospital Child Care Ctr Geneva Middle School Gorham Library Granger Homestead Ground Water Systems Grow mark FS 4-H Support Committee Michael A. Hannen Ed Hansen Farms Harris Seeds Hemdale Farms Helena Chemical Hidden Horse Stable Hill Cumorah Pageant Hobart William Smith Colleges Hollow Creek Farms Inc. Honeoye School Hornings Greenhouse Hospeace House Imagine Moore Indigo Earth James Gray Agency Jerome’s U Pick JoAnn Fabrics Johnny’s Seeds K-Ventures Transportation King Cole Bean Co Lakeland Equipment Lakeview Mental Health Ledgewood Veterinary Clinic Legacy at Fairways Legal Assistance of WNY Liberty Stables Lighthouse Gardens Lightland Farms Lilies of the Field Little Science Wizards Ken Livermore Lowes of Canandaigua Lucas Greenhouse Marcus Whitman School Tim & Bob Marten Farms Mary Cockram Morse Master Gardeners Mayflowers Nursery & Garden Center

Community Partners

Annual Report 2012

Memorial Art Gallery Mental Health Assoc. of Rochester Monica’s Pies Monroe Tractor & Implement Monsanto Nana’s Garden NEAFCS-NYANYSACAA NE-SARE NY Ag Experiment Station NYCAMH NY Cabbage Research & Development Fund NY Farm Bureau NY Vegetable Research Council NY Wine & Culinary Center NYS Dept. of Ag & Markets NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation , Wildlife, Pesticide & Forestry, Rogers Environmental Ctr. NYS Dept. of Public Health NYS Dry Bean Industry Advisory Committee NYS Fair NY Forest Owners Assoc. NYS 4-H Educators Assoc. NYS 4-H Foundation NYS IPM New York Life Insurance Co. NYS Maple Producers Assoc. NYS Onion Industry Council NYS Vegetable Growers Assoc. NYSSED Office of Ed, TV & Public Broadcasting Northeast Weather Assoc. (NEWA) –

Geneva Ontario Co. Ag Enhancement Board Ontario Co. Board of Supervisors Ontario Co. Children’s Fund Ontario Co. Emergency Mangt Ontario Co. Family Court Ontario Co. Farm Bureau Ontario Co. Fair Board Ontario Co. Mental Health Ontario Co. Office for the Aging Ontario Co. Office of Economic Development Ontario Co., ARC Ontario Co. Dept. of Planning &

Research Ontario County Public Health Ontario Co. Dept. of Social Services Ontario Co. Sheriff’s Office Ontario Co. Water Resource Council Ontario County Youth Bureau Ontario Finger Lakes Beekeepers Ontario Co. Soil & Water Conservation District Palmiter’s Garden & Nursery Partnership for Ontario County Pedersen Farms Phelps-Clifton Central School Phelps Community Center Phelps Historical Society Phelps Mercantile Phelps Supply Inc. Pictometry – Geoseekers Pioneer

Library Sys Profac Cooperative, Inc. Quail Summit Rainbow Junction Randall Farnsworth Auto Group Red Jacket Community Library Red Jacket Orchards Reed’s Seeds Reisters Appliance Rochester Civic Garden Center S.A.L.T. The Salvage Gallery Shepard Ford Sam’s Club Seedway Inc. Seeking Common Ground Self Help Sewing Group Siegers Seeds Sonnenburg Gardens & Mansion Springdale Farms Stage Struck Puppets Stanton Ag Service Stokes Seeds Storybook Farm Veterinary Stony Brook Wholehearted Foods Sugar Hill Farm SUNY – Cobleskill, Morrisville,

Geneseo, Alfred, Cortland Syngenta Crop Protection The Birkett Mills Thompson Grain Inc.

Todd & Jean Totman Torrey Ridge Stables Town of Bristol Tractor Supply Canandaigua, Geneva Treasure Valley Seeds UAP Distribution USDA United Way Upstate NY Potato Advisory Committee Upstate Niagara Cooperative Usborne Works USDA VA Medical Center Valent USA Corp Vernon Downs Victor Historical Society Victor School District Village of Victor WNYFL Solid Waste Management

Authority WXXI Public Broadcasting Council Wayne & Yates Cos. Soil & Water

Conservation District Wayside Garden Center Wegmans Food Markets

CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION STAFF

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES Jim Ochterski, Agriculture & Natural Resources Issue Leader

Russell Welser, Senior Resource Educator for Consumer Horticulture Hope Silver Galens, Community Educator Local Foods

Nancy Anderson, Senior Administrative Assistant

CORNELL VEGETABLE PROGRAM Julie Kikkert, Commercial Vegetable Program Specialist *

Carol MacNeil, Commercial Vegetable Program Specialist * John Gibbons, Field Technician*

Angela Parr, Administrative Assistant*

CORNELL DAIRY, LIVESTOCK & FIELD CROPS Jackson Wright, Dairy Management Associate*

4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Timothy Davis, 4-H Youth Development Issue Leader

Jennifer Jensen, 4-H Resource Educator Amy Morrisey, 4-H Program Educator

Susan Carney, Administrative Assistant

4-H CAMP BRISTOL HILLS Timothy Davis, 4-H Camp Administrator James Hooper, 4-H Community Educator

Ellen Martin, Administrative Assistant

FAMILIES & CONSUMERS Patricia Pavelsky, Executive Director & Families and Consumers Issue Leader

Mary Beth Anderson, Administrative Assistant

Carmen Farabella, Finance Manager Lynn Geer, Administrative Assistant

Joe Torres, Facilities Supervisor

*Multi-County

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012

David DeCourcey, Secretary, Canandaigua

Sandra Ansley, Geneva

Deborah Brown, Clifton Springs

Eric Hansen, Stanley

Margaret Haining, Canandaigua

Phillip Munson, President, Canandaigua

Lisa Grefrath, Vice President, Hopewell

Ed Ninestine, Vice-President, Geneva

Gerald Killigrew, Treasurer, Clifton Springs

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County

Annual Report 2012

County Appropriation $435,493

State

224 Funds $ 51,890

Fringe Benefits $288,803

University Resources $216,909

Federal

Smith Lever $ 10,000

Fringe Benefits $ 4,149

University Resources $126,889

Grants and Contracts $110,874

Other (user fees, rent, fundraising,

donations, etc) $515,394

1% 5%

16%

24%

18%

20%

16%

Federal Grants/Contracts University Resources

Other Volunteer County

State

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES & SUPPORT