Not sure what to do with that Halloween Jack-O-Lantern after your ghost or ghoul has had their fill of trick or treating? Tired of seeing (and smelling) a rotting pumpkin sitting on your front porch or lawn? Don’t trash it! Smash it!
Over the fall and winter months, water testing services will be moving from weekly to monthly pick-up. Water samples will now be processed on the FIRST Tuesday of each month effective Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Water samples will need to be at the CCE Office, 28 Parkside Drive, Ellicottville by 9 AM the FIRST Tuesday of the month for processing.
Water Testing Kits are available for pick up in the CCE Cattaraugus office during business hours (9:00am-4:30pm). Results are sent directly to the home/farm as soon as they are available.
On Thursday, August 21st, the Cattaraugus County 4-H Dairy Program sent 12 youth to the New York State Fair to take part in the 4-H Dairy Judging Contest.
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Cattaraugus County, in partnership with the Cattaraugus County Health Department, will provide free soil testing services during the Connecting Communities in Action Back to School Bash on Thursday, August 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cornell Integrated Pest Management’s Pesticide Safety Education Program is pleased to announce the availability of the 2025 Cornell Pest Management Guide for Commercial Production and Maintenance of Trees and Shrubs.
Cornell Climate Stewards are Volunteers committed to addressing resiliency issues - Are you interested in helping your community adapt to our changing environment?
Thursday marked the completion of the 4-H shows at the Cattaraugus County Fair.
Wednesday rounded out the 4-H Horse Show after five days of competition. The 4-H/FFA & Open Sheep Shows also took place on Wednesday. On Thursday, fairgoers were able to catch the 4-H/FFA Beef Show and the Master Showman Contest. Even through the rain, the Champion Showman of eight different species battled it out in the showring to be named the Master Showman.
Cattaraugus County 4-H Members continue to be highlighted through the various shows at the Cattaraugus County Fair.
Monday’s events consisted of the 4-H/FFA and Open Goat Shows and contests including Livestock and Dairy Judging among other things. The hot weather on Tuesday led to an exhausting day for many 4-H members as they competed in the 4-H/FFA Dairy Show and the 4-H/FFA and Open Rabbit Shows. The Horse Arena was also packed with events on Monday and Tuesday as youth competed in English, Western, and Gymkhana classes.
Saturday, July 26 through Saturday, August 2, the Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and other programs will be at the Cattaraugus County Fair in the Youth Building (near the Magic Show)! Each day staff and volunteers will be highlighting our wide variety of programs offered through CCE-Cattaraugus County.
Little Valley, NY – July 26, 2025 – August 2, 2025 – 4-H members from across the county are preparing their projects for the upcoming Cattaraugus County Fair.
Over 250 exhibitors are working hard to put the finishing touches on a variety of projects. Some youth are fine-tuning their recipes to bake a blue-ribbon worthy pie while others are training livestock for their showring debut.
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