Crawford County

University of Missouri Extension

2010

Annual Report

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Mission The mission of University of Missouri Extension is to improve Missourians’ lives by addressing their highest priorities

through the application of research-based knowledge and resources.

Dear Members of the County Commission and Crawford County Citizens,

Thank you! Highlights and outcomes of local program efforts in 2010 are included in this annual report. Your support has made it possible for University of Missouri Extension to provide educational programs for the citizens of Crawford County. University of Missouri Extension provides research based resources and programs to address high priority issues, and is a direct link to the four campuses of the University of Missouri System. In 2010, more than one million Missourians statewide turned to University of Missouri Extension for help in improving their farms, businesses, families and communities. For more than 90 years, the University of Missouri has provided cooperative extension services to Missouri residents. Missouri’s extension effort has its roots in federal acts (The Morrill Act of 1862, The Hatch Act of 1887 and the Smith-Lever Act of 1914) that enabled the university to create and sustain an Extension service. The success of University of Missouri Extension in Crawford County depends upon the dedication and support of members of the County Extension Council, the Crawford County Commission and all the volunteers who assist with our programs. The council as-sists staff with planning and implementing programs by communicating the interests and concerns of local citizens. We partner in the state to maximize and apply our resources where the greatest impact can be made. The Crawford County Extension faculty, staff, and county extension council members look forward to a continued team effort in 2011 to better our communities and our lives. Jerry Bryan Becky Teed Pat Snodgrass Chair, 2010 Secretary County Program Crawford County Extension Council Crawford County Extension Council Director

2010 Crawford County Council

The county council is the link between University of Missouri Extension and the people of the state. Established and directed by Missouri state law, the council assists the staff in educational program development and implementation, person-nel and fiscal management and member-ship. County councils are comprised of elected and appointed members who serve two-year terms. The Crawford County council members and the districts they represent are:

Elected:

• Jerry Bryan, Chair • Greg Kimberlin, Vice-Chair • Mike Bottom • Sue Brown • Bill Boever • Barry West • James Smith • Randy Baker • Sandy Stewart • Joyce Vaughn • Amy England, Treasurer • Becky Teed, Secretary • Myra Harmon

Appointed:

• Ed Wallis, Farm Bureau • John Hewkin, Board of Commission • Faye Howard, City of Cuba

2010 Crawford County Budget Revenues: County Commission 57,300.00 Stock Income 1,865.00 University Postage reimbursement 2,312.00 $61,477.00 Expenditures: Salaries/Wages/Benefits 43,825.00 Postage 1,427.00 Supplies 1,697.00 Telephone 3,104.00 Repair / Maintenance 2,195.00 Travel 6,722.00 Other(Council Election, Bonds, P.O. Box Rent, etc.) 1,183.00 $60,153.00 Federal and State Revenues to Support Crawford County Program $335,000.00

Crawford County Staff

Secretarial Staff: Judy Poncet

Presha Earney Susan Smail

Family Nutrition Program Secretary for SC Region

Pat Snodgrass County Program Director

Housing & Environmental Design Specialist Coordinator—FNEP South Central

Karen Branstetter

4-H Youth Specialist

William McClain Agronomy Specialist

Christa Spindler

Food Nutrition Education Program Associate

Also serving Crawford County: Ted Cunningham

Livestock Specialist

Sarah Hultine-Massengale Community Development Specialist

Mick Gilliam Business Development Specialist

Vacancy Ag Business Specialist

Chantae Alfred Family Financial Education Specialist

State Fair Farm Family Blake Wishon Family

Leaders Honor Roll

Jerry Bryan

Crawford County Extension 302 Water Street, P.O. Box 190, Steelville, MO 65565

573-775-2135 573-775-5363 FAX http://extension.missouri.edu/crawford

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CRAWFORD COUNTY ANNUAL EXTENSION COUNCIL BANQUET

Dr. Michael Ouart, Vice Provost for Ex-tension and Beverly Coberly, Program Director, served as guest speakers at the annual Crawford County Extension Council Banquet

Mabel Martin accepted the MO Century Farm Recognition at the annual banquet from Will McClain and Senator Frank Barnitz (not pictured). This farm dates back to 1878 belonging to Conrad Mar-tin, great grandfather to Mabel. She has the original land grant signed by Presi-dent Rutherford B. Hayes.

Jerry Bryan, Extension Council Presi-dent, was awarded the Extension Lead-ers Honor Roll at the 2010 Banquet. Jerry grew up in 4-H, has been an active supporter and also serves as Regional Council Vice Chair.

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One of every 4 Missouri youth between the ages of 5 and 18 participated in a Missouri 4-H program in 2010. Ongoing participation in extracurricular activities, such as 4-H, can lead to long-term pay-offs. A ground-breaking national study has con-firmed what we already knew: kids who are active 4-H members excel in leadership and volunteer service. The 4-H study began at the national level in 2002. Since them, nearly 6,000 adolescents from 34 states have responded to surveys assess-ing positive youth development. Significant differ-ences were found between active 4-H participants and non-4-H’ers. Over the past three years, Mis-souri active 4-H’ers identified more adult mentors and reported more significant leadership experi-ences than their non-4-H peers. 4-H in recent years, has given special attention to youth interest, attitudes and engagement in science, engineering and computer technology. Active 4-H members spend almost ten times more of their out-of-school time engaged in science-based activities than their non-4-H peers. Project work builds important life skills. Clearly, 4-H is a good investment for kids, parents and civic leaders.

4-H Clubs 257 youth were enrolled in ten Crawford County 4-H clubs and Clover Kids Clubs in 2010. 4-H clubs offer long-term educational experiences in which members learn life skills such as decision making, public speaking and working with others. Mem-bers learn by doing under the guidance of adult volunteers, who teach projects ranging from aero-space and arts to horsemanship and photography. Clubs also involve children and teens in commu-nity service, camping and other educational events and trips. The Crawford County 4-H Council pro-vides leadership in planning and coordinating county 4-H events.

4-H Special-Interest Program Crawford County 4-H special-interest programs include conferences, distance learning programs, camps and other educational activities. 4-H mem-bers participated in a variety of leadership and edu-cational experiences including 4-H Congress, State 4-H Teen Conference, State Fashion Revue, Aero-space Camp, MO Youth Livestock Grading &

Judging Workshop and Contest, Beef Grooming, Fitting, & Showmanship Clinics, 4-H Day with the Cardinals, Youth Horse Shows, 4-H Officer Work-shops, and Livestock Workshops and Shows. 543 exhibits were displayed at the annual 4-H Achieve-ment Day. This is the 4-H member’s day to shine and show their best. Here they display the skills they have learned in their projects. Seventy-seven exhibits were selected from the best of the best to represent Crawford County at the Missouri State Fair. Crawford County youth also did a nice job of representing their county by being very competi-tive in the livestock shows at the MO State Fair.

Crawford County Fair The fair provides a showcase for youth to exhibit their work. 4-H members exhibited more than 1,000 items in addition to the livestock and ham entries. The Crawford County Fair 4-H/FFA Live-stock Auction was very successful again this year as buyers spent $179,000.00 on 139 market ani-mals and country cured hams.

4-H Livestock Projects Important to Crawford County Youth In 2010, 238 4-H members are enrolled in the 4-H livestock and horsemanship projects. The learning adventure starts with each young person setting goals for the year. They are taught how to care for and manage their projects to ensure a safe, high quality product for the consumer through a variety of clinics and workshops throughout the year. Sev-enty-one youth attended Show Me Quality Live-stock Assurance sessions on safe animal handling, good health and nutritional practices and record keeping. Many youth also chose to exhibit their animals at various shows throughout the state. Not only are the youth learning to feed and produce a quality product for the consumer, but they are learning responsibility and how to work with oth-ers.

Livestock is a vital part of the agriculture in Craw-ford County, and it is important that our young people are provided opportunities to learn about this industry. 4-H Livestock programs offer a wide variety of unique “hands on” learning experiences that will benefit youth as they prepare for their fu-ture not only in the livestock industry, but for life in general.

4-H IN CRAWFORD COUNTY 2010

A community of young people learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

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4-H members supported by 223 youth and adult volunteers Volunteers are essential to the 4-H Program. Vol-unteers create, support and are part of the 4-H com-munity. Throughout their service, volunteers re-ceive training and guidance through workshops and conferences. In Crawford County, the Extension Homemakers Association sponsors an annual Leaders Banquet held to show appreciation and honor the volunteers who give so much of their time to help youth. Many of these volunteers spent countless hours organizing and leading 4-H pro-jects. Volunteers create, support and are also part of the 4-H community. Missouri statistics suggest that the average volunteer contributes 100 hours per year. Valuing their time at $18.70 per hour, based on average Missouri incomes, the contribu-tion of Crawford County 4-H volunteers was worth $417,010.00 in 2010!

Farm & Home Safety Day 300 Freshman students from Bourbon, Cuba and Steelville High Schools took advantage of the op-portunity to learn about safety hazards they en-counter on a daily basis, and how to prevent acci-dents by attending Farm and Home Safety Day, April 29, 2010 at Hood Park in Cuba. The safety workshops were: Household Hazardous Waste, Firearm Safety, Water Safety, ATV Safety, Lawn Mower Safety, Power Line Safety, Horse Safety, Chainsaw Safety, Tractor/PTO Safety, Fire Safety and Emergency 911 Services.

This successful youth event was a result of the col-laboration of the University of Missouri Extension, the Crawford County Soil & Water Conservation District along with over 40 volunteers and area professionals. The Crawford County Cattlemen grilled hamburgers, which they donated, as part of the lunch provided for the youth. Equipment was provided by Wayde’s Equipment and Cowtown USA.

4-H Camp Develops Life Skills This year 36 youth from Crawford County had a great 4-H camping experience at Camp Clover Point, Lake of the Ozarks. They joined 100 other 4-H members from Dent, Phelps, Audrain, and Callaway counties for the week of “Keeping it Green” 4-H Camp. Teens selected to be camp counselors were Bethany Bast, Abby Colbert, Jor-dan Brown, Alex Medwick, Devan Brewer, and

Kelly Romine.

4-H has a long tradition of providing quality camp-ing experiences for youth. At camp, youth experi-ence life and develop skills in a safe, protective, well-structured environment. Hiking, canoeing, studying nature, singing by the campfire and mak-ing friends are a big part of 4-H Camp. Young people learn valuable skills like teamwork, leader-ship and positive competition while acquiring friends and self-confidence.

4-H Recognition Recognition is an essential part of quality youth development. It motivates young people and gives them opportunities for self appraisal. Many Craw-ford County youth were recognized for their ac-complishments during the 2010 4-H year. Saman-tha Mitchell was awarded the prestigious 4-H Key Award. The “I Dare You” Award was presented to Joshua Staples and Bethany Bast. The Outstanding 4-H Club Secretary awards were given to Devan Brewer, Oak Hill 4-H Club and Shannon Martin, Yadkin Creek 4-H. Rachel Abolt, Oak Hill re-ceived the Outstanding 4-H Club Treasurer award. Yadkin Creek 4-H won the Outstanding Club Scrapbook award. Youth who served as officers of the Crawford County 4-H Council were also recog-nized for their outstanding leadership during the past year. They planned and carried out the 4-H Officer workshops and presided at the 4-H Leaders Banquet. They are Joshua Staples, Samantha Henson, Shayla Mitchell, and Marisol Marquez.

Local 4-H Member Elected Regional Represen-tative to MO State 4-H Council Bethany Bast, Lone Star 4-H Club member, was re-elected as 4-H Regional Representative to the State 4-H Council at State 4-H Congress in June 2010. The State 4-H Council is made up of out-standing 4-H members across the state of Missouri who represent their peers at State 4-H events & workshops. They also plan and carry out State 4-H Teen Conference & 4-H Congress.

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Extension partners with KTUI Radio to give youth an opportunity to speak about their 4-H/FFA projects and the Horse Show on the radio during the Crawford County Fair. This helps de-velop public speaking skills—”Little John” is shown interviewing Eddie Dunakey while other 4-H members wait their turn.

A Blue-Ribbon Clover Kids member proudly shows off his first 4-H project and ribbon.

The Crossroads 4-H Club earned the Clover Plaque by having the highest % of club members participate in the 4-H Achieve-ment Day Program held at Leasburg. There were over 500 ex-hibits at the 2010 4-H Achievement Day.

Shayla Mitchell and Devan Brewer earned a blue ribbon on their exhibit on the Bucket Calf Food Pyramid. Both are members of the Oak Hill 4-H Club. Devan wrote and delivered an award-winning speech about livestock and the animal rights activists.

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AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES $9.5 million dollars in cattle, calf receipts, over 17.9 million dollars of

annual economic impact in Crawford County

Extension Beef Tour – A Success: The annual Extension Beef Tour, sponsored by the Maries County Extension Council, was held in July. Thirty-six area agricultural producers from Maries, Gasconade, Crawford, Dent, Phelps, Jefferson, St. Louis counties and one out-of-state person partici-pated.

The five-day tour was coordinated by Gary Apple-gate, Extension Livestock Specialist with assistance from Vivian Honse and Donna Backues, Extension Secretaries.

Tour stops in Missouri included the University of Missouri South Farm, Research Center in Columbia. Circle A Ranch in Huntsville and Sydenstricker Farms in Mexico were also key stops. In Bethal, the tour visited Heartland Egg Farm and in Newark, MO they toured Heartland Creamery.

The tour took the participants to Illinois to Caterpil-lar in Peoria, Illinois and to John Deere in Moline. In Iowa, the group toured Spring Creeks Cattle Co. and Amana Farms. Finally, in Lancaster, Wisconsin the tour visited the University of Wisconsin Beef Farms.

“Gary Applegate has done a superb job organizing and leading these tours. This is our thirteenth Exten-sion Trip we have taken. It is our desire to see these continue. As tour participants we have bonded as leaders of Agriculture, mainly in the beef industry,” according to Sonnie and Carole Dotson of rural Owensville. Clyde Hesemann, another participant enjoyed touring the MU Research farm and Univer-sity of Wisconsin farm. “We receive practical infor-

mation that will help beef producers stay on top of the business,” says Hesemann. Both have served on their County Extension Councils and are members of the Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association.

Soil Testing The Crawford County Extension Center serves to assist landowners with understanding the nutrient needs of their soils. 2308 soil test reports were re-viewed by the Crawford County Extension Center in 2010, with 155 soil test reports belonging to Craw-ford County residents. Soil testing helps producers determine the best course of action for fertilizing pasture and crop ground. While soil testing is unlikely to save producers money it does enable them to determine how best to spend their money in order to get the most bang for their fertilizer dollar.

Understanding Soil Fertility and Fertilizers This series of programs provides producers with a wide array of information including Soil Fertility Management, Evaluation of Farm Resources, Under-standing of Soil Testing, How to Get a Useful Sam-ple, Interpreting Soil Test Results and Basic Fertil-izer Math. This program provides landowners with the tools to make better decisions on the timing and use of fertilizer based on their production goals.

Hay Testing The Crawford County Extension Center serves to assist landowners with understanding the quality of their hay to insure that it meets the nutrient needs of their livestock. 43 hay tests reports were reviewed in 2010 belonging to Crawford County residents.

Healthy Yards for Clear Streams This program is an educational effort to help land-owners and businesses become more environmen-tally responsible with lawn and landscape practices. The goal of this program is to promote lawn care practices that creating beautiful lawns and gardens while reducing unnecessary use of pesticides and fertilizers that may run off and contaminate local streams. Partners of the Healthy Yards for Clear Streams include University of Missouri Extension, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the City of Rolla, Missouri Department of Conservation, and Grow Native.

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Equine Education Workshop This series of workshops was implemented to address equine management and provide owners with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve their farm management practices for horses. The curriculum focused on pasture management for the horse and includes the following topics: Soil Fertility Manage-ment, Weed Control, Equine Nutrition Management and Training and upkeep of horses. Fifty people at-tended the event at Flint’s Country Store in Crawford County.

Advanced Grazing School This program was held in June at MU Wurdack farm and was designed to further the knowledge base of livestock producers who had previously attended a “Basic Grazing School” or who are currently utiliz-ing a “grazing system” on their operation. Partici-pants learned advanced techniques for forage meas-urement, pasture allocation, soil fertility, winter graz-ing, and feed supplementation.

Grazing Wedge-SARE Grant Project The Grazing Wedge is a forage management tool that has been utilized primarily by Dairy Graziers to bet-ter manage, utilize and understand forage growth and quality. In 2010, MU Extension/MU Commercial Agriculture Program was awarded a SARE Grant to help implement Grazing Wedge strategies on Mis-souri beef operations. This was done by selecting “pilot” farms to take weekly forage measurements and forage quality samples of their grazing system and apply that data to the Grazing Wedge manage-ment system. As part of this pilot project two field days were held highlighting the benefits and im-proved pasture productivity of two farms participat-ing in this project. These included the University of Missouri Wurdack Farm in Crawford County and the Denny and Mary Beth Pogue Farm in Phelps County.

Private Pesticide Applicator Training (PPAT) Private Pesticide Applicator Training is a program which trains Missouri farmers and landowners proper safety and use of different chemicals, and enables them to purchase and use on their operations re-stricted use pesticides and herbicides. In 2010, 9 Crawford County residents received PPAT and either were newly certified or received re-certification for their enterprises.

Forage and Beef Conference: This conference, held annually in Cuba, MO in Feb-ruary, provides education on current management practices and techniques regarding forage/grazing/

livestock production for the north central Ozarks. In 2010, this event attracted over 200 participants from more than 15 counties, and featured numerous speak-ers, as well as a trade show. The Forage and Beef Conference is made possible through partnerships with not only University of Missouri Extension, but also area Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and numer-ous other local businesses and organizations that fi-nancially sponsor the event.

MU Wurdack Farm: Nearly 800 agriculture students from around Mis-souri took part in an extensive farm field day and approximately 125 producers attended the annual Fall Field day. Additionally, the farm hosted a Dung Beetle Field Day, featuring speakers on the benefits and managements strategies related to improved dung beetle populations on grazing operations. The farm also hosted several educational programs/tours including the Advanced and Basic Grazing Schools, as well as programs for local schools, organizations, clubs, and organizations, highlighting the ongoing projects, demonstrations and programs at the farm.

Management Intensive Grazing School This series of workshops teach livestock producers how to improve management of their forage re-sources for improved profits of their farming opera-tion. Concepts regarding soil fertility, plant health, forage species and suitability, animal requirements, water resources, fencing, system design, and grazing economics are included in this course. Four Grazing Schools were held locally in 2010, at MU Wurdack Farm, Houston, Rolla, and Vienna.

Additional Technical Services The Agronomy Specialist serves in a number of addi-tional capacities. These include Soil and Water Dis-trict Secretary, executive board member of area county cattleman’s associations, member of the Ad-vanced Grazier Group, and a member of numerous other agricultural organizations and sub-committees. Additionally, on-farm and office consultations, pres-entations, radio interviews and news releases on cur-rent issues are technical services provided to citizens of Crawford County.

Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program: The Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program improves herd reproductive efficiencies and farm profitability through increased added value for Mis-souri-raised heifers. In 2010 a total of 1,302 heifers in Missouri were sold through the Show-Me-Select

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program averaging $1,388 per head. In 2010 9 South Central Missouri beef producers enrolled heifers and marketed their heifers either private treaty off the farm, or through a neighboring region’s sale.

Fencing and Watering System Installation Clinic: This program held in Dent County provided partici-pants with hands-on construction and installation techniques for hi-tensile electric fence and “tire-tank” waterers used in grazing systems. Participants also learned about the variety of fence and water line/tank products and how they are installed and used.

Beef Grading Clinic The Beef Grading Clinic was attended by over 45 participants at the Salem Livestock Auction in Sep-tember. Corbitt Wall, USDA Market Grader, pro-vided instruction on slaughter cattle, feeder cattle, cull cow and bull grades. Live animals were used to help participants better understand and visualize dif-ferences in grades of cattle and their corresponding values in the market place. Crawford County pro-ducers attended the event.

Quality Systems Assessment (QSA): This program, developed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture, gives beef producers the opportunity to access domestic and foreign export markets that specify cat-tle must be source and age verified by a third party. The role of MU extension in this program is to serve as the supply evaluator, whereby, on-farm audits are conducted and producers are qualified allowing feeder cattle to be eligible to be sold as “source and age verified”.

South Ozarks Premier Beef Marketing Program (SOPBM): SOPBM allows producers to cooperatively market beef calves in 50,000 lb semi-truck loads, and receive performance and carcass data which allows them to make management decisions about their cowherds. To date, fifty-two producers have back-grounded twenty-four groups and 10,574 head of cattle in the program. In 2010, producers enrolled a total of 367 head of steers and heifers for the spring and fall com-mingling groups. Producers involved in SOPBM learn advanced marketing and management tech-niques for their beef operations, and improve profits from their beef enterprise.

Use of Glycerol in Backgrounding Diets: Glycerol is a by-product of the bio-diesel industry, which is manufactured from soybeans. In 2010, the

Missouri Soybean Association along with cooperat-ing producers/members of the South Ozarks Premier Beef Marketing Program, Barnitz Farms and the MU Commercial Agriculture Program evaluated the use of glycerol as a substitute for corn in rations for growing feeder cattle in a backgrounding facility. Approximately 370 calves were utilized in this dem-onstration/research project, and results indicate that substitution of 10% glycerol provided a cost effective replacement for corn with no difference in cattle per-formance.

Estate Planning Remains a High Concern Farmland values that continue to rise and uncertainty about the Federal Estate Tax law and where it’s headed have kept estate planning for farmers and small businesses a high concern in rural Missouri. Many folks are also uncomfortable with attorneys due to their use of jargon and lack of understanding of Agriculture and rural issues. The Farm and Small Business Estate Planning program prepares individu-als to discuss estate and business succession concerns with their families as well as attorneys.

Several Agricultural Business Specialists throughout the state have taught this program for several years and requests for it continue to be high. A Probate Judge also assists in teaching about probate. It is done via Interactive Television or ITV to make it available on a wider basis throughout the state. Three 3-hour sessions were done in early 2010 with 61 per-sons attending. Sites included were Brookfield, Memphis, Shelbyville, Salem and Hartville. Craw-ford County citizens attended this workshop. Topics that are taught include: why plan your estate, how property is titled, probate, estate and gift taxes and estate planning tools.

Pre and post tests were utilized to gauge the increase in knowledge received as a result of this program. Major increases were in the role of the power of at-torney (2.97 pre-test to 3.88 post test) and in the knowledge of the difference in estate and gift taxes (2.22 pre-test to 3.53 post test). Additionally, the number of attendees who checked how their property was titled and estimated their estate’s value more than doubled. Impact can also be measured by the number of follow-up questions, including attorney referral requests as well as in the number of co-workers in the state that are planning to be a part of the program in 2011.

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Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association work a shift at the Beef House at the Missouri State Fair each year. They worked on the first Sunday of the state fair, the busiest day.

The Crawford County Extension Council requested an exhibit for our county fair to inform citi-zens about Prop. B. Pat Snodgrass worked with the Missourians for Animal Care Coalition and the MO Cattlemen’s Association to develop an educational exhibit. This exhibit was also displayed at the MO State Fair and several other county fairs. Pictured at the Crawford County Fair are Cattlemen’s members: John Reeves, Delbert Mullen, Wayne Richter and Gary Mullen.

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Family Nutrition Education Program University of Missouri Extension (UME) Family Nutrition Education Programs (FNEP) reached 3,493 low-income par-ticipants with nutrition education in

Crawford County in 2010. FNEP provides informa-tion on nutrition, food safety, and physical activity for lifelong health and fitness. Christa Spindler is the Nutrition Program Associate in Crawford County.

Nutrition education for youths provides information in kid-friendly terms and lessons with hands-on ac-tivities. Activities include opportunities for taste-testing healthy foods and practicing skills that lead to good health. Education for adults includes nutrition, food safety, physical activity, and food resource man-agement. Interactive programs and exhibits like the Food Power exhibit and back-to-school health fairs were also featured this year.

During 2010, both youth and adults were served through schools, community groups and agencies. The following is a list of the locations where partici-pants were served:

Schools: Bourbon Elementary, Middle and High Schools, Cuba Primary, Middle and High Schools, Steelville Elementary, Middle and High Schools, and Crawford R1 SOAR Educational Center.

Agencies: Community Child Care, Crawford County Food Stamp Office, Cuba Food Pantry, Cuba Head Start, MOCA, Steelville Food Pantry, Wurdack Farm Field Days, and the All Aboard Learning Center.

In summary, it has been a successful year in Craw-ford County for FNEP.

Pat Snodgrass serves as the coordinator of the South Central Family Nutrition Program managing a 1.2 million dollar grant. The unit office is housed in the Crawford County Extension Center. Susan Smail, Support Staff-Secretary, manages all the paperwork for the thirty-one faculty and staff in the region. Fed-eral dollars pay for the entire program due to poverty and nutritional needs in Missouri and the South Cen-tral Region.

Disaster Assistance Preparedness University Extension is a state partner in the Gover-nor’s Task Force in the area of Emergency Manage-ment. Pat Snodgrass is on the regional Emergency Management Team to provide information to those who have experienced disasters. Information pro-vided related to housing and furnishing restoration, food and preparedness. Twenty-two families were assisted in 2010. Environmental Quality/Household Hazardous Waste Programs reached families and students in

five counties including Crawford County on Water Quality, environ-mental quality and household haz-ardous waste. All high school fresh-men in Crawford County received information such as water contami-

nation from vehicle oil changes. An Environmental Quality Jeopardy Game reached over 300 at Farm and Home Safety Day. Home safety was also part of a program for teens and young parents.

HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Housing, Nutrition, Building Human Capital, Financial Management

Families are the heart and soul of our communities.

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Home Weatherization Workshop Families spend more of their income on housing and energy costs than anything else. Programs were conducted in four counties including Crawford reaching of 96 families. Families, homeowners and renters learn the most cost effective ways to wea-therize and save energy dollars. The programs were done in cooperation with MOCA, a commu-nity action agency.

Crawford County Extension Homemakers The Crawford County Extension Homemakers As-sociation is an exemplary organization of leadership development, volunteerism, and community spirit. The Crawford County Association is the largest and most active of all associations in the region with five clubs.

In addition to the clubs monthly meetings and com-munity project , the association participated in the

following: 4-H Leaders Banquet—sponsor the Annual Appreciation Banquet for 4-H lead-ers; legislative Day; International Day; Inter-national Programs and Study; Cultural Arts Tour; County Achievement Day; 3 Council Meet-ings; 4 Leader Training Lessons.

Program emphasis of the extension home-makers association has been on family and in-

dividual well-being and health and nutrition. Nancy Jeffers serves as council president.

Housing and Design The home is a family’s largest single investment. Most families today are spending more than 35% of their income on housing or rent payments, utility bills, insurance and taxes to support that family unit. University of Missouri Extension provides valuable information on several area of housing and design for 34 community structures and individual homes on space planning and design, materials selection, use and care, home equipment and furnishing selec-

tions, use and care. Planning for ADA accessibility was also an issue.

Home Ownership Made Easier H.O.M.E. (Home Ownership Made Easier) is a first- time Home Buyers Seminar offered by the Crawford County and Missouri Extension Program. This seminar educates new homeowners in the home buying process and managing and maintaining a home. This seminar is an approved course with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment, the Mortgage Bankers Association and Con-sumer Credit Counseling Services. This allows new homeowners to meet education requirements to ob-tain funding. In addition, programs were conducted for Habitat for Humanity.

Tools and Tips for Gardeners with Arthritis A program on tools and exercises for gardeners who suffer with arthritis was held in Cuba in 2010. Karen Funkenbush, Rural Health and Safety Expert from MU delivered the program. She showcased various garden tools and demonstrated why they worked well for gardeners who suffer with arthritis. She also shared tips and exercises participants can do to alleviate pain and continue to enjoy hobbies and activities. This program reached seventy-two families in Crawford County and was also taken to various church and garden groups.

Building Strong Families/Youth Life Skills Hands-on workshop on Self-Esteem and Managing Stress were presented to 28 youth in Crawford County in cooperation with MOCA, a community action agency. Lori Lewis, Crawford County Pro-jects Manager for MOCA organized the sessions and Pat Snodgrass presented these workshops as a part of Building Strong Families. These curricu-lums are also utilized by the County Health Depart-ment for Parenting Classes. The purpose of the workshop is to reinforce positive qualities and

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In individuals and families. The activities and infor-mation teach youth about positive ways to deal with stress. Here is what the youth said about the work-shops: “I learned about dealing with anger, I learned why it is important to be nice, I learned how I want to be treated and to treat others the same, I need to be a better friend and a better daughter, I just want love in my family, I want my family back, I learned that eve-ryone has some gift they have been given and to use it,” Extension will continue to have partnerships with MOCA in Crawford County.

Supplemental Insurance A representative from CLAIM, the State Health In-surance Assistance Program provided a program on Medicare and Supplemental Insurance. The re-sources provided invaluable information on the insur-ance companies, their coverage, as well as their rates, part D prescription drug plans and Medigap plan benefits. One participant said she had planned to drop this insurance coverage, but after attending the program, she realized she needed it. One participant said this was a great program, in that she could save money by changing companies. Another said, “this information has helped with important decisions re-garding her parents and their coverage. The 2010 shopping guide was distributed from the Extension Center.

Intro to Computers Charlie Pace, Extension Associate at the Telecommu-nications Center in Salem presented an Intro to Com-puter Class at Steelville High School. Twelve senior citizens attended to learn the basics of computers. They learned about files, programs, e-mail, internet and basics.

Making the Most of Digital Cameras The Crawford County Extension Homemakers co-sponsored a program on using a digital camera. The workshop was attended by twenty-four people from Crawford County and held at Steelville Telephone. Charlie Pace, Extension Associate taught the work-shop. Participants learned how to archive and file digital photos, how to send digital photos and general information on using a digital camera. This is new technology for many people.

Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking Extension is part of a Steelville area community coa-lition called SCOPE—Schools and Community Of-fering Prevention and Education. A town hall meet-

ing in Steelville focused on underage drinking. A panel of former alcoholics, highway patrol, a parent, a teen, and Prevention Consultants Expert provided resources in a community-wide event. Other events this coalition sponsored included a Prescription Drug Take Back Event, Red Ribbon Week at the schools with community involvement and parent information on various topics.

Creating a Healthier Home More than 200 citizens received information on in-door air quality, mold issues and control measures in the home in the South Central Region. Many re-quests and questions are from homeowners whose homes have crawl spaces and subsequent moisture issues. Asthma and allergy rates are among the high-est in South Central for the state.

Missouri State Fair and Crawford County Fair Thousands of people attend the State Fair and Craw-ford County Fair each year. These fairs have a posi-tive impact on the economy in the state. Extension efforts provide assistance at both fairs in the educa-tional booths, judging and in the Home Economics Department throughout the fair. Pat Snodgrass serves with Rosemary Campbell, Mickie Treece and Melba Swope for the Home Ec Department at the Fair. In addition, Pat Snodgrass assisted with 4-H at the county fair.

Media Work Extension continues to get great reports on all the media efforts including radio interviews and newspa-per articles. This is an invaluable marketing tool for Extension as well as getting educational information to the citizens of Missouri. We partner with KTUI in Sullivan and conduct phone radio interviews with KKOZ in Ava, MO.

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The Happy Hour Extension Homemakers Club from the Steelville area. Their exhibit featured information on native plants and wildflowers at the annual Homemakers Achievement Day Program. Elaine Edwards serves as club president. Their club is 76 years old and almost as old as Extension in Crawford County.

Maria Potter from Onondaga Cave State Park served as guest speaker at the Annual Homemakers Achievement Day Program in Steelville. Forty-three people attended the event.

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As entrepreneurs and innovators, Missouri’s small businesses are becoming a more diverse group that continues to make the state’s economy productive. There are approximately 500,000 small businesses in Missouri. Nearly 98 percent of all businesses with employees are categorized as small busi-nesses. In assisting the owners and managers of those businesses, MU Extension contributes to a county’s economic development through growth in jobs, sales, innovation, technology development and commercialization. In Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries & Phelps Counties, during 2010, business counselors served 311 people and their companies with business start-up and management counseling, training, and other assistance. In addition, entrepreneurs and business owners in those counties reported the following economic impact and activity as a result of the ser-vices provided by the MU Extension Business De-velopment Program: • New jobs: 55 • Sales increases: $3,337,749 • Government contracts: $2,679,733 • New businesses: 9 • Jobs Retained: 12 • Loans and investments in business: $2,590,100 • Clients/companies receiving business counseling: 149 • Business training attendees and conference participants: 162 Overall, the University of Missouri’s Business De-velopment Programs (BDP) served 25,096 people and their businesses state-wide. The total impact for all businesses assisted by the BDP was: • New jobs: 12,939 • Sales increases: $514,599,270 • Government contracts: $467,712,268 • New businesses: 265 • Jobs retained: 3,234 • Loans and investments in • business: $204,073,294 • Acquired assets: $88,254,348 • Investment in commercialization:

SBIR/STTR proposals submitted $47,083,591 SBIR/STTR awards received $8,457,408

• Clients/companies receiving business counseling: 3,096 • Business training attendees and conference participants: 22,000 Quickbooks Class University of Missouri Extension hosted a hands-on workshop. This training was taught by Univer-sity of Missouri Business Development Specialist, Mick Gillam. Participants learned how to set up accounts; enter transactions; invoicing; payroll; tracking customers and vendors; and generating financial reports. Stu-dents hands-on instruction was in the Salem TCRC Computer Lab. Crawford County business owners participated in the class. Small Business Tax Workshop The Phelps County University of Missouri Exten-sion Center and Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) presented a Small Business Tax Work-shop for small business owners in 2010. “What You Need To Know About Federal Taxes and Your Business,” was the main topic. The class covered business tax requirements and best book-keeping practices, advantages/disadvantages of the various types of business structures, and business record-keeping requirements. Facilitating the course was Mick Gillam, a Busi-ness Development Specialist with UM Extension, a small business counselor with the Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Centers. Gilliam is also a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advi-sor.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION

Working to improve our communities

MU Extension Trains Volunteer Firefighters and Law Enforcement

University of Missouri Extension pro-vides comprehensive continuing pro-fessional educational and training to Missouri’s fire service and emergency response personnel. Eighty-five Craw-

ford County Firefighters received training from MU Extension. In addition, three Crawford County Law Enforcement officers received profes-sional training from the MU Extension Law En-forcement Training Institute.

Crawford County Citizens Increase Education Two hundred Crawford County citizens increased their education by enrolling in MU High School and Continuing Education courses for credit and non-credit programs. MU Direct continues to meet the needs of adult learners by providing high qual-ity courses students can take on-line. Local resi-dent, Rachel Martin received her pharmacy degree from Creighton University, on-line, in the Craw-ford County Extension office.

Crawford County Office Over 10,000 citizens received information via phone, office visits, satellite conferences, educa-tional classes or the internet. Your county office serves as a resource for home and landowners for soil testing, home horticulture needs, positive youth programming, consumer and family pro-grams, business development and meeting your agriculture needs. The social and economic value that extension programs return to the community is priceless. Improved lifestyles and skill-building result in reduced crime, reduced welfare depend-ency, fewer returns of juveniles to detention cen-ters, lower unemployment and overall healthier communities provide a significant return on invest-ment.

Enhancing Communities Extension has partnered with several groups to en-hance our communities through interagency and board participation. Some of these projects in-clude: • Crawford County Fair Board • Crawford County Soil & Water Conservation Dis-

trict • Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association

• Wurdack Research Farm Center Advisory Board • Missouri Community Betterment Association • Crawford County Livestock Committee • Crawford County 4-H Council • Crawford County Homemakers Council • Steelville Schools Community Substance Abuse

Coalition • Steelville R-3 Vo Ag Department Advisory Board • Steelville R-3 Vocational Business and Consumer

Sciences Advisory Board • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Task Force • MO Youth Livestock Committee • Judging Opportunities! - Livestock Shows, County

Fairs, 4-H Achievement Day, FFA Officer Selec-tions, and FFA Public Speaking and Events, FBLA District Meeting Events, etc.

• South Central Camping Association • Crawford County School Wellness Committees • Crawford County Human Services Council • Chamber of Commerce • Steelville Arts Council

Community Development The MU Extension Community Development pro-gram works collaboratively with communities to foster economic development, leadership develop-ment, community decision making, community emergency preparedness, and inclusive communi-ties.

Non-Profit Assistance The Crawford County Coalition, an informal net-working organization composed of local social ser-vice organizations, churches, volunteers and health agencies, began meeting monthly in 2010 to share resources, build new partnerships and address gaps in health and wellness services in the county. MU Extension meets regularly as a partner in this or-ganization, and shared statistics from the Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis about annual measures of the health and wellness of Crawford County residents. This data assists the organiza-tion in assessing progress and needs in improving the health and quality of life for Crawford County residents.

Promoting Local Food Systems in South Central Missouri Building strong local and regional food systems is about more than just good taste. Local food sys-tems create community food security and boost

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CRAWFORD COUNTY EXTENSION FACULTY RECOGNITION/AWARDS

2010

local economic security by keeping more food dol-lars in the community and creating community self-reliance.

Community development works in partnership with the horticulture, business, and agriculture special-ists to address regional food system needs. In 2010, specialists provided information and assis-tance to Crawford County residents interested in creating community gardens and developing local farmers’ markets. A workshop “From Food Waste to Fertilizer” was held for local gardeners inter-ested in composting food scraps to improve garden soil. This workshop was attended by 35 Crawford County residents.

Participants applied for and received grant dollars to build their own composter as a side benefit of Karen Branstetter • National and Missouri Extension Association

of 4-H Agents Distinguished Service Award • North Central Region—Animal Science Award • Selected for 4-H International Exchange, Aus-

tralia, Chaperone Will McClain To date, has had five professional journal articles published. These include: 1. Phosphorus Fertilizations improves quality of

Tall Fescue 2. Phosphorus Fertilization increased Macronutri-

ent Concentrations in Leaves of Stockpiled Tall Fescue

3. The Arabidopsis AtOP3 Protein Functions in Metal Homeostasis and Movement of Iron to Developing Seeds

4. Poultry Litter Application Caused Low Leaf Calcium and Magnesium, Increasing the Grass Tetany Potential of Stockpiled Tall Fescue

5. Poultry Litter and Its Chemical Equivalent Can Affect Ergot Alkaloid Concentrations in Tall Fescue.

Pat Snodgrass • Epsilon Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Chapter

(National Extension Fraternity) Outstanding Regional Specialist

• Exam Certified in the Essentials for Healthy Housing Certification—The National Center for Healthy Housing and the National Environ-mental Health Association

• Exam certified in Emergency Preparedness and Response—Incident Command System—FEMA

• Selected for MU Study Abroad: Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle, Italy

the program. Andy Read, Horticulture Specialist taught the workshop. Funding for the workshop was provided by the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District.

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MILTON YEARY Milt was born on July 21, 1934 and passed away January 3, 2010. Milt was 85 years old. He re-ceived his degree in Animal Husbandry from MU. He was a real Extension supporter and lifelong farmer. He lived his entire life on his family’s farm—one of the first Century Farms in Crawford County. HAZEL MASON Hazel was born on April 19, 1928 and passed away January 7, 2010 at the age of 81. She was a charter member and President of the Dillard Homemakers Club and former members of the Crawford County Homemakers Council. Hazel always had a smile on her face. ELAINE TAYLOR Elaine was born on May 19, 1933 and passed away on April 10, 2010. Elaine was 76 years old. She was a past president and charter member of the Aim High Extension Homemakers Club. She held many extension workshops through the years on Flower Arranging, Wreaths, Making Dried Ar-rangements. She had also served as a 4-H Leader in Crawford County. CHARLOTTE LICKLIDER Charlotte was born on March 21, 1928 and passed away on June 14, 2010. She was 82 years old. Charlotte was a former member of the Highland Busy Bee’s Extension Homemaker Club. She was also a former 4-H member and leader. DOROTHY BOHNENKAMP Dottie was born on January 8, 1943 and passed away on October 13, 2010. She was 67 years old. Dottie was a charter member of the Country Gals Extension Homemaker Club and former officer in the Crawford County Extension Homemakers Council. Dottie assisted in the Home economics Department at the Crawford County Fair. She was fun-loving and will be remembered for her hilari-ous skits at many of the Extension Homemaker Achievement Day Programs.

We Remember You

In the rising of the sun, And in it’s going down,

We remember You. In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,

We Remember You. In the rustling of leaves and in

beauty of Autumn, We Remember You.

In the beginning of the year and when it ends,

We Remember You. As long as we live, you shall live too,

for you are a part of us as, We Will Remember You Always.

IN MEMORY OF OUR EXTENSION FRIENDS AND CLIENTELE

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