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.
Heart of the Ozarks Fair - July 15-20, 2013!
All forms and information for the 2013 fair is posted under the 4-H area.
4-H Achievement Day
4-H achievement day will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Heart of the Ozarks Fair Expo Building. Projects will be judged from 3-6 p.m. Worknight will be the same day at the livestock barn. All families who will be showing livestock at the fair must participate in worknight.
Show-Me Quality Assurance
Show-Me Quality Assurance may be taken online at http://agebb.missouri.edu/smqa/index.htm Youth ages 14 and under must take the class twice before they turn 14. After turning 14, youth must complete the training one additional time.
4-H is on Facebook and has a new blog spot!
See the 4-H page to follow us.
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.