CLINTON, N.Y. — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Herkimer County will be offering a Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program to youth and adults 14 years of age and older. We invite and encourage all farm and non-farm youth and adults who will be working on or around machinery to participate in the program. Youth ages 14-15 working for someone other than their mother or father must have successfully completed this course in order to be legally employed on a farm.
The program will be held at the VFW next to Clinton Tractor (49 Franklin Ave. Clinton, NY) on February 22-24 from 8:30am-3:00pm each day. The cost for 4-H members is $25. For non 4-H members the cost is $35. Lunch and all program materials are included.
Pre-registration is required by February 11. You can register online at: https://bit.ly/2022TractorSafety or by calling the Herkimer County 4-H Office at 315-866-7920. If you have any questions regarding this or other 4-H programs, please call or email Jennifer Collins at jlr34@cornell.edu.
This program is sponsored by Clinton Tractor and Implement Company as well as the Workforce Development Institute through a grant from the Department of Labor.
Masks will be required while in attendance at this program. All proper COVID-19 protocol, and CDC guidelines will be followed.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension Herkimer County
