Food Preservation: Water Bath and Pressure Canning

September 6, 2025In-personLebanonMO

Learn how to can, using the latest research-based guidelines to give consumers the tools they need to safely succeed when preserving food at home.

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Home Food Preservation: Canning Salsas

September 7, 2025In-personColumbiaMO

Are you interested in learning to preserve food at home? This class teaches you to use water bath and steam canning home food preservation techniques and recipes that make safe, high-quality products for personal use.   

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In Person Portion: De-escalation and Use of Force Decision Making in Modern Law Enforcement

September 8, 2025 - September 9, 2025In-personColumbiaMO

The 12 hour in-person portion of this training will include 7 hours of classroom completion of ICAT, updates/review of constitutional/statutory law, and 5 hours of scenario/role playing. ICAT is a training program that gives police officers tools for defusing critical incidents with a focus on…

GROWTH360

September 8, 2025In-personKansas CityMO

With a 360° perspective, businesses can avoid blind spots and make smarter decisions. This workshop introduces the GrowthWheel® Framework with participants taking home tools, Decision Sheets and 30-60-90 Day Plans.  

How can…

Matter of Balance

September 8, 2025 - October 27, 2025In-personHolts SummitMO

Are you looking to improve your confidence, maintain your independence, and reduce the fear of falling? 

A Matter of Balance is a fun and interactive program designed for older adults who want to take charge of their health and well-…

Child Care Professional Development: Power of Play

September 8, 2025In-personClintonMO

Participants will learn the importance of play for children's development and be able to identify specific skills that are developed through play. We will discuss bias related to what children play with and how they express themselves. 

Extension Garden Steward: Excelsior Springs Senior Center

September 8, 2025 - October 6, 2025In-personExcelsior SpringsMO

Do you want to learn the basics of gardening while promoting a healthy environment? 

Join us for the Extension Garden Steward: Green Thumb Bootcamp, a 5-week course designed for gardeners of all experience levels.  

Grazing School - Howell County

September 9, 2025 - September 11, 2025In-personWest PlainsMO

Missouri Grazing Schools is a major program effort by the University of Missouri Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to educate livestock farmers and ranchers across Missouri on how to increase profitability with no negative environmental impact on the land. 

HACCP

September 9, 2025 - September 11, 2025In-personColumbiaMO

The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF), USDA and FDA highly recommend implementing a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) plan in a food processing plant assuring food safety from harvest to consumption. Prevention of hazards viz., physical…

Mental Health First Aid - City of Independence

September 9, 2025In-personIndependenceMO

Teachers, first responders and veterans. They’re neighbors, parents and friends. They’re people in recovery, and those supporting a loved one. Mental Health First Aiders are anyone who wants to make their community healthier, happier and safer for all. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial…

Women in Ag Workshop

September 9, 2025HybridEwingMO

Join us for the 2025 Women in Agriculture Workshop, a free, one-day event designed to empower women in agriculture through education, networking, and hands-on learning. This year’s workshop will feature a variety of engaging sessions on agricultural advocacy, pollinators, women’s health, farm…

Missouri Rural Food Access Partnership - Community Roundtable

September 9, 2025Virtual

Join us for a no-cost, virtual roundtable series designed for community leaders and organizations passionate about improving healthy food access in rural Missouri.  

This peer learning opportunity will focus on: 

Chronic Pain Self-Management at Bethel Greencastle Living Facility

September 9, 2025 - October 14, 2025In-personKansas CityMO

The Chronic Pain Self-Management Program is an evidence-based six-week program for individuals living with chronic pain. It is designed to help individuals better manage their symptoms by learning important self-management skills and techniques such as action planning, healthy eating,…

Starting and Managing a Business: The First Steps

September 9, 2025Virtual

This workshop with the St. Louis SBDC will guide you through the steps to start your own business and provide resource materials. We'll focus on the legalities associated with doing business in Missouri, the challenges of business ownership, evaluating a business idea, and the need to plan.…

Social Media/Digital Marketing Workshops

September 9, 2025 - September 23, 2025In-person

Bring your lunch and join us for free workshops focused on social media and digital marketing for your business, organization, or community. 

Topics covered will include social media, the role of a website, free and accessible tools on…

Focus on Kids: Lincoln County Parent Education Program (45th Circuit)

September 9, 2025In-personTroyMO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on Kids satisfies…

StartSmart

September 9, 2025In-personKansas CityMO

Starting a business is an exciting journey, but it's essential to lay the groundwork for success. 

StartSmart: Your Business Foundations is a dynamic, hands-on, interactive course designed for aspiring entrepreneurs who are ready to…

Essentials of Effective Supervision (12-Week program)

September 9, 2025 - December 2, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

The 12-week Essentials of Effective Supervision course provides a strong knowledge base for frontline supervisors, managers and team leaders. This series is designed to provide new supervisors, and those aspiring to become supervisors, with a unique blend of knowledge, skills and strategies in…

Neighborhood Leadership Academy 2025 - In Person, Worth County

September 9, 2025 - November 18, 2025In-personGrant CityMO

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy connects resources at the University - Creating Whole Communities and University of Missouri Extension - with neighborhood leaders from across the state of Missouri to learn together through a virtual or in-person project-based…

Cover Crops & Soil Health for Vegetable Gardens

September 9, 2025Virtual

Dig-in to the essentials of cover crops & soil health to help your garden grow and your soil thrive. 

The rubber meets the road in this session where you will learn practical steps to optimize soil health and soil function in your…

Neighborhood Leadership Academy 2025 - In Person, St. Louis

September 9, 2025 - November 18, 2025In-personSt. LouisMO

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy connects resources at the University - Creating Whole Communities and University of Missouri Extension - with neighborhood leaders from across the state of Missouri to learn together through a virtual or in-person project-based…

Recovery Friendly Workplace Employer Lunch and Learn

September 10, 2025In-personSpringfieldMO

Join Us for a Recovery Friendly Workplace Employer Luncheon!  

We have an opportunity—and a challenge! 

Are you in? MU Extension’s Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW)…

Focus on Kids- Cass County Parent Education (17th Circuit)

September 10, 2025In-personHarrisonvilleMO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on Kids satisfies…

Air Monitoring Techniques for Initial Company Operations - CH26112

September 10, 2025In-personLee's SummitMO

This course is intended to teach emergency responders how to perform initial site characterization and air monitoring tasks on emergency scenes. This is a common task for fire department engine companies and other first arriving resources when responding to carbon monoxide alarms and other…

Neighborhood Leadership Academy 2025 - Virtual

September 10, 2025 - November 19, 2025Virtual

The Neighborhood Leadership Academy connects resources at the University - Creating Whole Communities and University of Missouri Extension - with neighborhood leaders from across the state of Missouri to learn together through a virtual or in-person project-based…