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Faces of Extension: Lindy Taggart
Lindy Taggart's 4-H roots run deep. The lifelong Delaware County resident’s connections trace back to the 1920s when her father visited Camp Shankitunk and met a forestry-minded county agent who left a lasting impression. Decades later, Lindy...
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NYS 4-H Camps Specialist Shawn Tiede's path to 4-H began with an unexpected recruitment, one that led him from Boy Scouts to a career shaped by camp cabins, campfires, and countless young people finding their place. Over the years, Tiede has...
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Anna Lovat ‘28, a Minnesota native and rising junior studying entomology at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, spent the summer connecting with local cut flower farmers in Madison County. Interning with Cornell...
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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...
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Cheryl on a farm tour with schoolkids. A farmer holds a miling machine in his hand, showing it to the kids.

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Cheryl Bilinski didn’t just change careers; she swapped a corporate paycheck for a mission to overhaul what lands on a child's lunch tray. As an agricultural economic development specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Harvest New...
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