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CCE staff, summer interns all wearing lifejackets - like good boaters should.

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Planning to spend time on the water this summer? Before you launch, tune in to this episode of 'Extension Out Loud' featuring Megan Cochran, Great Lakes Outreach Coordinator with New York Sea Grant. In this episode, we discuss key steps to take...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Sea Grant NY
Brian Aukema. with Alexa Maile and Vicki G at the 2025 NY State Fair

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Raised on a small dairy farm near Binghamton, Brian Aukema’s path to Cornell was paved by 4-H and a seventh-grade spark that never dimmed. Today, as the New York State 4-H Livestock and Companion Animal Specialist, Aukema builds hands-on...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science