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  • Important update related to COVID-19

    • As Missouri COVID-19 restrictions ease, MU Extension is resuming some face-to-face operations. Faculty and staff are delivering programs and services in our community while striving to follow CDC guidelines to keep you and ourselves safe. Please follow any guidance posted on this page or at our office. In the meantime, many events will continue to be delivered online and our list of public COVID-19 resources continues to grow to address your needs.
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We bring Mizzou to you.

Through a network of county offices, the University of Missouri solves problems and engages with communities across all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis.

MU faculty, staff and elected council members, who live in your community, work with you to identify local interests and issues and then offer relevant programming and resources to meet the unique needs of you and your community.

Our job is to partner with communities to find solutions with credible, science-based information that will help you:

  • Grow safe and healthy food
  • Build and grow profitable businesses
  • Improve your health and relationships
  • Increase agricultural production
  • Update professional training in business, health and safety
  • Engage youth as valued, contributing citizens 

Explore the MU Extension website and your county page to discover how MU Extension can enhance your life.

Publications

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How to Can Fresh Vegetables

Publication date: Jan. 20, 2021

Vegetables are at peak quality for six to 12 hours after harvesting. If you must delay canning fresh vegetables, keep refrigerated until you are ready to begin.Pressure canning is the only safe method for canning vegetables because they are low-acid. ...

Safe Home Canning Basics

Publication date: Jan. 20, 2021

Canning is an important, safe method of food preservation, if research-based recommendations are followed carefully. This guide provides an overview of the canning process, product acidity, and safety basics for preventing food-bourne illness. The ...

How to Can Pickled Products

Publication date: Jan. 20, 2021

Pickling fruits and vegetables can add variety to your pantry. However, pickled products, if not processed correctly, can spoil easily. Microorganisms — particularly yeasts, molds and enzymes — may affect flavor, color and texture. Process ...

Steps for Successful Home Canning

Publication date: Jan. 20, 2021

Canning preserves food by using heat to destroy the microorganisms found in food that cause spoilage. When carefully following the guidance in this publication, canning is an ideal method to store seasonal produce for later use.The recommended ...

How to Can Fresh Tomato Products

Publication date: Jan. 20, 2021

Please refer to MU Extension publications GH1451, Safe Home Canning Basics, and GH1452, Steps to Successful Home Canning, for information on correct canning procedures.Select only firm, disease-free fruit for canning; vine-ripened varieties are ...

How to Can Fresh Fruit

Publication date: Jan. 20, 2021

Fruits are highly acidic, so you may safely can them using a boiling-water or steam canner. Before canning fruit, please refer to MU Extension publications GH1451, The Basics of Safe Canning, and GH1452, Safe and Successful Home Canning for ...

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Online courses

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Becoming an Engaged Neighbor

March 20, 2021 - May 2, 2021

online $50.00

Becoming an engaged neighbor means learning and using the names of people who live next to you, developing relationships with them, and being involved in your neighborhood. It does take time and effort. But there are personal and community benefits. ...

Grow Your Bottom Line through Global Sales

online $0.00

A self-paced course of less than 15 minutes demonstrating global sales opportunities for businesses of any size. With 95% of potential customers living outside of the United States, exporting offers the potential to grow your bottom line. Exporting ...

Fundamentals of Supervision

Aug. 3, 2020 - June 30, 2021

online $240.00

Transitioning to a supervisory role can be difficult; it can be challenging to be the boss of those who used to be your peers. As an individual contributor, you developed specific technical expertise that made you proficient in completing ...

CEU Immunization Webinar Series 2 (FY21)

Aug. 19, 2020 - June 30, 2021

online $0.00

Immunization Webinar Series 2The purpose of this series of five (5) webinars is to update the knowledge base regarding immunization practices and vaccine recommendations based on national guidelines and the latest evidence to guide practice.  ...

21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

April 11, 2021 - June 11, 2021

online $50.00

Everything rises and falls on leadership. The challenge is that leadership develops from the inside out. If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the leader you want to be on the outside. Learn more about ...

Substance Use Disorders in Missouri 101

May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022

online $0.00

Substance use disorders (SUD) present a major public health concern with a significant impact on health, including increased mortality, interpersonal and socioeconomic difficulties. Nationally, Missouri ranks highest among states for drug use and ...

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Contact us

MU Extension in Bollinger County
302 Union Street
PO Box 19
Marble Hill, MO 63764

Phone:
573-238-2420

Fax:
573-238-2756

Contact Us

Office hours:

This office is available by phone and email 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon., Wed. and Fri., and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tues. and Thu..

Description:

Our new location is 302 Union Street, formerly City Hall. We are in the modular home in front of Lutesville Motor.