South Central Missouri AG News
Logan Wallace, Howell County livestock specialist and Sarah Kenyon, Oregon County agronomy specialist will be publishing an online newsletter monthly. If there is a topic that you would like information on contact, Logan at wallaceld@missouri.edu or Sarah at kenyons@missouri.edu. We hope you enjoy the current newsletter(PDF) South Central Missouri AG News. Past newsletters may be accessed through the livestock page. Beef and Forage Seminar, March 13, 2014
Extension Hosting Tree Pruning Workshop at Galloway Park in West Plains on March 6
WEST PLAINS, MO University of Missouri Extension will host a "Tree Pruning Workshop" from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 6 at Galloway Park in West Plains.
READ MORE: http://southwestregionnewsservice.blogspot.com/2014/02/extension-hosting-tree-pruning-workshop.html
Beef and Forage Seminar March 13th
This years speakers for the Beef and Forage Seminar are John Jennings, University of Arkansas State Forage specialist and Scott Brown, Professor in the Dept. of Agriculute and Applied Economics at the University of Misosuri. Link to registration information.
Community Seed Swap and Garden Seminar
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Bring your heirloom vegetable and flower seeds to trade with your neighbors and friends. Four Gardening Seminars and door prizes, tropical plants for sale, and informational booths about the Community Garden, Master Gardener program and the West Plains Farmers Market. Pre-registration flyer.
4-H is on Facebook and has a new blog spot!
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Howell County Fair Feed Record Forms
Youth Biz
Youth Biz, a partnership between Ozark Heritage Region economic development group, University of Missouri Extension, Ozark Action, and Missouri State University Small Business Development Center, has been offered in Howell County since Spring 2007. The mission of Youth Biz is develop entrepreneurial skills in area youth in hopes that they will stay in our area after attending high school or college and start a business.
The vision for the Youth Biz is for students graduating from high schools in the South Central Region to have the opportunity to learn how to start a business. This program is designed to teach “hands-on” entrepreneurship to high school seniors. The Youth Biz program teaches the basics of entrepreneurship and small business development as well as provides funding to each high school work group for the purpose of developing a business idea or model.
Program coordinators work with high school business teachers in order to provide school time to work on a business plan and project; and also provide mentors to the students, as well as guest speakers to the classroom. This program is designed for the 24 school districts within the seven-county Ozark Heritage Region.