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"Calendar of Events"
"What's happening & When"
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Due to
larger than anticipated crowd (600 to 700 people) We have
moved the following event to the Greene
High School,
40 S Canal St, (just off rte 206) Greene, NY 13778, (607)
656-4161.
Time 7pm:
Please help get the word out!
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Please join us at Barons Inn (rte 12 south of
Greene, NY) on June 17th (7:00pm) for a Gas Lease meeting. This
meeting will be held in conjunction with The Greater Greene Chamber
of Commerce. Please contact us for more information.
(607-334-6061)
The segment on
Gas Leasing
(Rules) has been updated by Attorney Chris Denton. Chris
has been gracious enough to let us post several
copyrighted
documents. These documents are supplied to provide you with
information which we hope will help you make informed decisions
regarding a Gas lease that you may be considering signing (before
you sign it).
Sales talk the
Landman uses.
Abuses and deception practices.
Limited
Seismic Testing Lease.
Please contact us at 607-334-6061 for additional information.
There is also a
Complaint form
available that can be filed. |
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Dairy Day will be held on June 21st
Parade starts at 11am and events continue at the fairgrounds in
Norwich.
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Past Events
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Our Farm Bureau Auction was held on June 14th, 2008
We thank everyone that helped to make it a successful Fundraiser!
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On March 20, 2008, we held an
Agriculture Day Celebration
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On February 12,
2008 we held an Agricultural District Regulations
& Ag Exemptions Forum
at the Norwich Extension of Morrisville State College located at
23 Conkey Ave, Norwich
Our Speakers were:
Mark Twentyman (NYS Office of Real Property Services)
Bob Somers (Dept. of Ag & Markets)
Lauren Johnson (SWCD)
Assessors received credits |
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Chenango and Madison County Farm Bureaus held a co-hosted Gas & Oil Leasing public information meeting
November 27th at the Sherburne-Earlville High School Auditorium
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Our 52nd Annual Meeting, was held at "The Silo", Greene, NY.
Call the Farm Bureau Office (State Hwy 12 N, Norwich, NY)
607-334-6061 for
details. |
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Annual Auction was held on
June 23rd, 2007
Items for sale |
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We held a Gas & Oil Leasing public information meeting on
May 2nd at the Norwich Senior High Auditorium at 7pm.
Call the CCFB Office (607-34-6061) for more information.
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June Dairy Day will be held on June 16, 2007 at the Chenango County
Fairgrounds.
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The AFBF (American Farm Bureau
Federation) Annual meeting was held at Salt Lake City Utah
January 7-11.
We won our 10th CAE (County Award
of Excellence) award and had a display there. We won in the
Policy Implementation category for 25 X '25 (Agriculture will produce 25% of the
energy needed by the year 2025) - Community Anaerobic Digester.
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Our COUNTY ANNUAL MEETING was held
on OCTOBER 18,
at the
FOX RUN EVENT CENTER
SHERBURNE, NY |
Met with Senator Charles Schumer in Sidney to discuss issues
pertinent to Agriculture. |
Left to right: Vern Davis - NYSDRA (New York State Dispute
Resolutions Association, Inc.); Marge Secrest, Vice-President Chenango
County Farm Bureau; Senator Charles Schumer; Chenango County
President Bradd Vickers and 6th District American Legion
Legislative Chair; and Mary Palmer, Chenango/Delaware Dispute Resolutions Center
(Agriculture Mediation Program) |
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Chenango
County Farm Bureau has received its 9th American Farm Bureau (AFBF)
County Idea Exchange Award (County Award for Excellence ) for the
program "Creating a Highly Visible and Effective Farm Bureau (using
old and new technology)". We showcased this program
in Nashville Tennessee at the January 2006 AFBF Annual Convention.
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Rainy Collins-Vickers; Bradd Vickers,
Harvey Fletcher and Marge Secrest (also attending was
Harvey's wife Judy) |
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Grand Opening: Visit us
at our "NEW" Farm Bureau Office.
6083 State Highway 12N, Norwich (just north of Norwich,
across from Ossie II restaurant, next to the Exxon gas station).
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Cut line:
Hundreds
attend Chenango County Farm Bureau Grand Opening, ribbon
cutting, and ice cream social. Participating in the
ribbon cutting front left to right Norwich Mayor Bob
Raphael; CCFB
President Bradd Vickers; Town of Norwich Supervisor Dave
Law; CCFB VP Marge Secrest; Back row left to right Case
Manager Dispute Resolution Center of Chenango & Delaware
Mary Palmer; NYSDRA Agricultural Mediation Program Vern Davis;
Norwich Town Councilman Charlie Brooks; and Cornell
Cooperative Extension Dir. Keith Severson
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Hundreds
attend Chenango County Farm Bureau Grand Opening, ribbon
cutting, and ice cream social.
CCFBs new
office on Rt 12 north of Norwich provides a visibility and a
central location for their many endeavors, with future plans
to provide a starter marketing place for member
entrepreneurs. The County Farm Bureau, “Your Link to
Agriculture”… is a member driven organization providing
a network to the largest industry in Chenango County and NY
State, which is open to any one to join.
Bradd
Vickers, president of CCFB says “The County Farm Bureau
(winner of 8 National Awards) has a lot to be proud of,
bringing more than $350,000 in to the community plus the
multiplying affect, with their annual FB auction, and a
major player in such programs as “Bullthistle Bounty”,
Venison Donation, and many others”. Chenango County Farm
Bureau is a key player in maintaining economic stability,
enhancing the quality of life, and ensuring a future for the
region, making a difference for everyone.
Chenango
County Farm Bureau is a not-for-profit agricultural
organization, dedicated to providing its members with
legislative support, educational programs, discounts of all
sorts including health insurance and other services to help
members improve the quality of their lives; strengthen
agriculture and rural America.
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reports on previously held events --------
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Thank you for joining us at the annual Ag Awareness day at the Chenango County
Fair, which was held on Friday, August 12, 2005....See you next
year. |
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June 18th was
Dairy Day...Thank you for joining
us for the Parade and events held from 11am to 4 pm.
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We
would to thank all of our members and friends that attended our
4th
Annual Auction, on Saturday June 25th, 2005., and made it so
successful.
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We recently
joined Tompkins County in an "Ag Day at the Mall" event.
Marge Secrest and the puppeteers, read ag related books to children
at Borders Bookstore. |
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Joined with NFIB
in a Legislator Town Hall meeting. |
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We want to thank everyone
that joined us on March 18th
for our Agriculture
Recognition Day! |
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We won our 8th
National AFBF County Idea Exchange Program.
We displayed it at the AFBF Annual Convention (January 9-12)
in Charlotte, NC in January. We also received 3 Honorable mentions
for our other programs submitted.
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Our County
Annual Meeting was held on October 20th, at the Fox Run Event
Center, with the largest turnout in quite a few years. Milk Punch and cheese was served by the Dairy Princess. A
Scrumptious Pork Loin dinner was served. A video entitled
"The Year in Review" was presented. Policy was presented
and voted upon to be submitted to NYFB. Everyone received door
Prizes.
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Our Ice-Cream/Membership
Social ( held on July 23rd, 2004) was a great success. Thank
you for joining us. This is our way of adding an extra "Thank
You" to our members.
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We want to thank
everyone for their participation in our
3rd
Annual Auction, June 19th, 2004.
Please keep us in mind for next year. |
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We want to thank everyone
that joined us on March 18th
for our Agriculture
Recognition Day! |
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We had a great
turnout for SNB Valley Supply Days (Rte 8 north of So. New Berlin, NY)
on March 4th and 5th. Over 2000 people attended the event.
The postcard campaign to send a message to our legislators was a
great success. |
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We received 10 Silver
Keys and the coveted Gold Key at the State Annual Meeting held in
Rochester,
NY.
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Meeting, was held at the Sherburne American Legion
on Wednesday, October 15, 2003.
Milk Punch and cheese was served by the Dairy Princess. A
Scrumptious Pork Loin dinner was served. A video entitled
"The Year in Review" was presented. Policy was presented
and voted upon to be submitted to NYFB. Everyone received door
Prizes.
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Ag
awareness Day at the Chenango County Fair August 8th
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| Farm Bureau Day at the Fair
Featuring our Farm Bureau Puppets and Puppeteers,
in
"Agri-cadabra -The Magic of Agriculture".
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it!!!! |
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American Farm
Bureau Federation (AFBF) president Bob Stallman (left) presents
Chenango County Farm Bureau their seventh consecutive County Idea
Exchange Program award. The
award was presented to Rainy Collins-Vickers, Pro-Ed Chair;
president Bradd Vickers (center); Georgianna Rowe, Young Farmer
Rancher Chair; and vice-president, Marge Secrest.
The 84th American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
annual convention was held in Tampa, Fla.
The idea
put forth by Chenango County Farm Bureau (CCFB), “Burn, Bury or
Recycle”, was a project created to address the best methods for
disposing of agricultural plastics used in greenhouses, big-bale
wrappers, etc.
The CCFB
representatives presented their seventh consecutive award-winning
program at a booth on the show case floor, to the nearly 5,000
members from 50 states and Puerto Rico that attended the
convention.
Bradd
Vickers noted that questions and comments were varied, such as
“How can we get plastic recycling started in our state?” to
“How can we find a market in our area for the recycling of these
types of plastics?”
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Bradd Vickers (CCFB President) and Marge Secrest
(CCFB
Director) receive Silver and Gold Key Awards and Georgianna Rowe (Chenango County)
receives the State
competition Award for the Youth Scholarship from NYFB President
John Lincoln. Georgianna will be going
to Florida with us for the AFB Annual Convention.
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| CCFB Fruit & Nut Sale Fundraiser.
We would like to thank members and friends of Chenango County Farm Bureau for your participation
in helping us with the fundraiser. We were able to almost
double our profits last year. Please keep us in mind for your holiday gift shopping.
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2003
calendar of agricultural events available on the Net!
Click on the Monthly Calendar link
to view each month of the year (active web links are
provided whenever possible).
This is part of our newest project to keep FB members and the
Farm/City community informed of
agricultural events and what
Chenango County Farm Bureau is
doing.
The printed version of "The Year in Review" calendar featuring
events we have participated in is available
on a limited basis (for $15.00 to cover printing costs).
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