CUBA — The 4-H and FFA Tractor & Machinery Certification Program will be offered at the Cuba-Rushford High School on June 19, 26 and 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Youth must attend all three sessions to receive certification. Pre-registration is required by Friday, June 6.
State law requires that 14- to 16-year-olds be certified before operating farm tractors and machinery. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County (CCE-Allegany) and the Vo-Ag instructors are once again cooperating to provide this training.
Registration and authorization of consent forms are available from the 4-H office in Belmont by calling (585) 268-7644 Ext. 18 or by email at lao3@cornell.edu, or from the following Vocational Agriculture Instructors: Carly Santangelo, Cuba-Rushford; Sara Haggerty, Fillmore; and Carolyn Wright, Genesee Valley. The forms and registration fee are due in the 4-H office by June 6 or can be handed to ag teachers.
The fee for training is $20. Students may borrow a manual for the duration of training or purchase the manual for an additional $20.
Each 4-H and FFA youth who passes the course is eligible to enter the Tractor Operators’ Contest at the Allegany County Fair on July 17.
The Youth Tractor & Machinery Certification Program is one of many programs offered by CCE-Allegany. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between the county, state and federal governments. For more information, call (585) 268-7644 or visit www.cce.cornell.edu/allegany.
