September 2014

“Reaching Out Report” the Greene County Extension Newsletter

2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65807

Email: [email protected] * Tel: (417) 881-8909

September 2014 * Vol. 7, Issue 9

Upcoming events …

page 2

Nutrition program…

page 3

David Burton …

page 4-6

Century Farms …

page 7

Ag Report …

pages 8-9

Patrick Byers …

pages 10-12

Master Naturalists …

page 12

Master Gardeners …

page 13-14

Garden Tours …

page 15-16

Pam Duitsman…

page 17

4-H Report …

pages 18-20

Jeff Barber …

page 21-22

Friends & Sponsors…

page 23-24

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

100 Years Strong: Buckner Farm

William Franklin Bucker and wife, Ti-

na, purchased 60 acres near Fair Grove

in 1914 and the farm has remained pro-

ductive and in the family for five gener-

ations now. Charles Buckner married

Katherine on September 30, 1961. They

have four children (Tammy Lynn, Janet,

William and Sherry) and 10 grandchil-

dren. Charles purchased the farm from his grandfather in 1964.

William and Tammy currently help Charles and Katherine man-

age the farm. Charles and Katherine Buckner will be recognized

at Greene County’s “Salute to Century Farms” Sept. 30. More

information about the honored farms on page 6. Photo by Lynzee

Glass and text taken from story printed in the September issue of

Ozarks Farm and Neighbor. http://www.ozarksfn.com/

http://www.ozarksfn.com/

Selected Upcoming Extension Events in Greene County

Business Development Classes Regular business classes are held at the Small

Business Development and Technology Center,

405 North Jefferson Ave., Springfield. Assorted

dates and topics. Register by calling 417-836-5685

or check online www.ws.missouristate.edu/sbdc.

Dinner to Celebrate 30 Years

of Greene County Master

Gardeners is Oct. 3

The Greene County Master Gardener

chapter will celebrate its 30 year anniversary

with a special event Friday, Oct. 3.

From 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., a reception will

be held with Chef Craig von Foerster grilling

vegetables and serving a light dinner in the

Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at

2400 S. Scenic, Springfield, Mo.

At 7 p.m. the fun moves to the Darr Agri-

cultural Center at 2401 S Kansas Expressway

in Springfield for a lecture by Dr. Todd Las-

seigne. His topic will be “Plant Collecting”

and he will give an update on the Tulsa Botan-

ic Garden where he is president/CEO.

Remaining tickets are available for $15

for purchase in the Hotline Room in the Bo-

tanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield,

during normal business hours for $15 each.

Sponsors Needed for 91st

Annual Greene County Soils

and Crops Conference Could your company be one of the spon-

sors of this year’s 91st Annual Greene Coun-

ty Soils and Crops Conference? The event

will be held in early March (exact date and

location are not set yet).

Sponsors help cover expenses for the con-

ference including promotions, food and travel

for speakers. Checks need to be made out to

MU Extension - Greene County with "Soils

and Crops" in the memo portion of the check.

Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist

with MU Extension, is coordinating the con-

ference again and is in the process of lining

up speakers on this year’s relevant topics.

Nutrition Classes at Farmers

Market of the Ozarks MU Extension nutrition specialists are

teaching classes at Farmer’s Market of the

Ozarks. Local produce is being used in these

weekly classes. Extension Recipes, Seasonal

and Simple phone Apps, nutrition education

handouts, and free giveaways were offered.

Upcoming classes:

10/30/14 Pumpkin Cooking Class

Multiple pumpkin-based recipes; cooking de-

mos; nutrition education

11/15/14 Holiday Cooking Class

Healthy Holidays; Mashed Cauliflower and

Potatoes, Light Pumpkin pie cooking demon-

strations, samples and recipe cards.

For regular updates and more information

visit the Springfield Food Day Celebration

blog: http://www.fooddaycelebration.org/blog/

Program Calendar Online The most up-to-date list of reported upcoming MU Extension programs in Greene County

is available online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene

Calendar visible on right side of page.

Greene County “Reaching Out” Report Last Updated September 26, 2014

www.botanicalcenter.org

http://www.ws.missouristate.edu/sbdc

http://www.fooddaycelebration.org/blog/

http://www.botanicalcenter.org

Becky Roark Bingham Elementary, 4th & 5th

grades — 15 students

Holland Elementary, 3rd, 4th &

5th grades— 131 students

Sherwood Elementary, 3rd—

5th grades—113 students

Central Assembly Food Pantry

— 115 families

Well of Life Food Pantry — 268 families

Sherri Hull Horace Mann Elementary – Series of Les-

sons for 2nd, 3rd & 5th grades - 185 Students

Sequiota Elementary – Began Series of Les-

sons for 5th grade – 60 Students

Victory Mission Family Ministries Food

Pantry – Display & Discussion about

“Vegetarian”; 147 Families

Victory Mission Ministries – “Eating Smart,

Being Active”; 9 Adults

Marty Wood Willard WIC, “Eating Smart,

Being Active” -- Adults 25

Willard Food Pantry, Display

-- Adults 40

Pregnancy Care Center,

“Eating Smart, Being Active “

-- Adults 29

Hand Extended Food Pantry,

Display -- Adults 46

Crosslines Food Pantry, Dis-

play -- Adults 1544

Southwest Mo. Indian Cen-

ter, Display -- Adults 20

Harter House-Strafford, Dis-

play- 50 Adults

Southwest Missouri Office

on Aging, “Eating Smart,

Being Active” -- Seniors 25

People Helping People Food

Pantry, Display -- Adults 31

Life House Crisis Maternity

House, “Eating Smart, Being

Active” -- Adults 6

Online at http://extension.missouri.edu Page 3


Wood

Family Nutrition Education Program

Edmondson DeFord Williams

Family Nutrition Education Program 2160 W. Chesterfield Blvd. Suite F200

Chesterfield Village, Springfield, Mo.

Tel: 417-886-2059 http://missourifamilies.org

Roark

Fossett

Hull Nevatt

Jenni Nevatt Live spot on KOLR-TV10 Ozarks Live! I

demonstrated how to make a healthy and af-

fordable recipe. The spot is I available at

www.youtube.com/MUExtension417

Some colleagues and I worked at the Farmers

Market of the Ozarks (FMO). We provided

nutrition information to 31 adults and 14 chil-

dren made their own pizza with foods donated

from farmers. I will return to FMO at Farmers

Park Sept. 25 with nutrition information for

families and a fun physical activity for kids.

At Reed and

Carver middle schools,

186 sixth through

eighth graders were

able to determine their

daily calorie needs and

create a full day’s

worth of healthy

meals, snacks, and

drinks.

Food Power Adventure This interactive exhibit visited Fair Grove

Elementary and over 400 students partici-

pated. It also visited Safe n Sound Play-

ground and Shady Dell Early Childhood

Center which also hosted the puppet show,

“Healthily Ever After” for 111 Pre-K stu-

dents. Becky Roark, Sherri Hull and

Marty Wood all worked with FoodPower.

http://missourifamilies.org

http://www.youtube.com/MUExtension417



Civic Communication Specialist and County Program Director

MEDIA WORK

I am developing forms and

content for an “Expert

Source Program” I will

introduce in early winter.

ESP will be designed to

get our clients and sup-

porters in the news more

often as story sources who

can detail how Extension

has helped them. I will

also be teaching on ESP at

some upcoming events.

“Using Partnerships, Volunteers and

Planning to Bring an Organization

Back from Near Extinction”

At the request of some council members, I

submitted a proposal this summer to present

about Greene County Extension at the 2014 Non-

profit Communication Conference being held

Oct. 16 at Drury University. The proposal was

accepted and selected for presentation out of 30

other local submissions. Last year, the confer-

ence was attended by 225 individuals represent-

ing non-profits from across the region.

Lisa Bakerink, George Deatz and Harold

Bender will be co-presenting at the conference.

As members of a panel they will share how

Greene County Extension has been able to sur-

vive after a devastating 90 percent budget cut

forced an organization with a lean staff and

budget to get even leaner.

Description of presentation: Learn how ultra-

dedicated volunteers, key community partner-

ships, mutually beneficial efforts, and strategic

business planning brought this organization back

from near death.

This presentation will in-

clude an overview of key

elements every nonprofit

can use to improve. Panel-

ists will then discuss key

efforts that helped to save

this organization.

BY THE NUMBERS (for the month)

News Service Subscribers: 9,484 weekly

Requests for advisement: 32

Regular weekly news columns: 16

TV/Radio Interviews – 4

Total articles written this month – 54

CPD DUTIES & PROGRAMS

Financial oversight, travel authorizations.

County Commission meetings.

Friends of Greene County Extension efforts.

Edited monthly “Reaching Out Report”

Regular updates to county extension website

Coordinating meetings of council committees

Coordinate agriculture programs in the county.

Submitted two grant proposals this month.

SOCIAL MEDIA REACH (August 2014):

Individuals engaged this month on the various

MU Extension Facebook pages: 24,559.

Added 12 videos to YouTube this month. Our

MUExteision417 channel continues to get over

100,000 video views a year.

HISTORIC SCHOOLS

Making two presentations at the Annual Con-

ference of Missouri Preservation in Excelsior

Springs, Mo.: “Newswriting for the Nonjour-

nalist” and “Missouri Historic Schools Alli-

ance: School Restoration Panel.”

I have a request from the Missouri Humanities

Council for a funding proposal to help provide

programs during the next 12 months.

Applied for a fellowship with The State of

Missouri Historic Society to fund local presen-

tations on one-room schools and the collection

of oral histories.

The grand opening of Liberty School at the

Gray-Campbell Farmstead was on Sept. 20 and

the 100th Anniversary of the one-

room Greenwood School in

Webster County was Sept. 21.

Both projects have involved MU

Extension for a number of years.

Photos and details on both events

will be printed in the November

newsletter for the Missouri Alli-

ance of Historic Schools.

David Burton Civic communication

[email protected]

Thanks for Helping Me

“David, a sincere thanks for

your help while I have been at

KSMU. You achieve excel-

lence in your job every day. I

will miss those cattle stories!”

Jennifer Davidson





nalists receive and use our content, our read-

ership increases beyond our email.”

As of November 2013, over 9,300 mem-

bers of the public receive this news service

by email along with nearly 600 journalists.

Based on a 2013 demographic study of

the email audience for the news service this

is what is known: Missouri residents com-

prise 92 percent of the readership.

The percentage of total individual readers

from each county are: Greene, 42.5, Chris-

tian, 15; Taney 5.8; Lawrence, 5.5; Webster,

4.6; Stone, 4.4; Jasper, 4.2; Newton, 4; Polk,

2.6; Dallas, 2.3; Dade, 2.2; McDonald, 2;

Barton, 2; Cedar 1.5; and Barry, 1.4.

VALUE OF SERVICE

The Southwest Region News Service op-

erates out of the Greene County Extension

center and uses a variety of techniques and

tools to reach about 300,000 southwest Mis-

souri residents weekly.

Some of the tools used in-

clude an e-mailed weekly

news service which reaches

nearly 9,000 individuals a

week. The use of social me-

dia like Facebook, a blog

and YouTube reach an ad-

ditional 10,000-plus people

per week. Three weekly

columns in urban newspa-

pers reach an audience of

over 150,000 each week.

Regular interviews of MU Extension spe-

cialists on Springfield and Joplin television

and radio stations expand the weekly audi-

ence further (with an estimated 40,000

households reached). In addition, over

120,000 people each week read printed ver-

sions of the media releases sent out via the

weekly Southwest Region News Service in a

variety of print publications in southwest

Missouri and beyond.

Regional News Service Earns

$2 Million in Annual Media

Coverage and Over 75

Million Impressions

The Southwest Region News Service has

been generating media coverage valued at

more than $2 million annually for University

of Missouri Extension since 2006.

“It takes a variety of tools to generate that

much media coverage and to have over 75 mil-

lion readers annually,” said David Burton, civ-

ic communication specialist with University of

Missouri Extension.

Southwest Region News Service is a pro-

gram of MU Extension’s community develop-

ment program. It involves many extension spe-

cialists in southwest Missouri.

“The goal is to connect Missourian’s with

local extension resources. But in

the process of doing that, mem-

bers of the public learn valuable

information,” said Burton. “Our

annual survey of readers

demonstrates that this effort

spreads the MU Extension mes-

sage and impacts people’s lives

with new research.”

A poll conducted in 2013

found 96 percent of subscribers

to the news service increased their awareness

of MU Extension programs. Over 82 percent

said the news service provided information

that caused them to do something differently,

and 70 percent were able to give examples of

how those changes impacted their family.

AUDIENCES SERVED

Southwest Region News Service has two

audiences with the primary one being the news

media in southwest Missouri.

“Everything is done with this target audi-

ence in mind,” said Burton. “When local jour-

“We don’t place a dollar

value on the social media

and online contacts, but we

have documented that the

annual value of the print

and television media exceeds

$2 million a year.”

David Burton.




Liberty School Dedication Sept.

20; Work of Extension Praised A “Flag Raising and Ribbon Cutting” was

held on Sept. 20 for Liberty School located in the

Gray-Campbell Farmstead at Nathanael Greene

Park, 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield.

This summer, portions of Liberty School

were moved and incorporated into a restoration

project that added a reconstructed Liberty School

to the farmstead. The one-room school is now

going to be used to depict the educational herit-

age of this region to visitors.

Norma Tolbert served as chairman of Sav-

ing Liberty. MU Extension supported the effort

as part of the Missouri Historic Schools Alliance.

The work of MU Extension was recognized

by Bob Belote, director of the Springfield-Greene

County Park Board, during his public remarks. “I

would like to recognize David Burton for his ef-

forts on this project. The MU Extension office

helped bring the Liberty School project to the

public eye with fundraisers and publicity. David

is our resident expert on one-room schools in

Missouri. His involvement is fitting since MU

Extension has offices in the Botanical Center.”

See a video of the dedication online at

www.youtube.com/MUExtension417.

Extension News is Accessible

Lots of Different Ways By David L. Burton

One thing a person can accurately say about

the Southwest Region News Service is that it has

changed a lot in the past 13 years. When I first be-

gan my job with University of Missouri Extension,

a majority of our media releases were sent by mail

or fax. Now, we send no content out using either of

those methods. Instead, we have a mix of electron-

ic methods that have shown results.

New to the mix is our emphasis on the Agricul-

tural Electronic Bulletin Board (AgEbb) which is

maintained by MU Extension. The articles I now

post on AgEbb remain accessible for 90 days. The

content for Southwest Region News Service ap-

pears under the Cooperative Media Group link at

http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/swnews/queries/

index.idc. I will be linking to these stories via so-

cial media from this point forward.

The regional news service page also has the

option of subscribing to the RSS Feed which will

result in you getting an email of any media release

once it is loaded to the AgEbb page. This works

best if you are using Microsoft products like Inter-

net Explorer and Outlook.

Some prefer the weekly news blast that I send

out as a listserv. (Information about subscribing to

the listserv is at http://extension.missouri.edu/

greene/news.aspx). This listserv is the tool/format

that is provided to our office free-of-charge.

The main point is to be sure you know that

there remain several ways to access, copy, use and

share news content posted by MU Extension in

southwest Missouri.

LET US KNOW WHY YOU LOVE

MU EXTENSION: On using social media be

sure to use #MUExtension417 with any posts

about an MU Extension program, activity,

success or volunteers. Your post might even

be shared on our new blog:

I Love MUExtension417 at http://

lovemuextension417.blogspot.com.


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28 Farms in Southwest Mo

Named Century Farms; Greene County Century Farms

Honored at Special Event

The Missouri Century Farm Program annually

recognizes Missouri farms that are still productive

and have been in the same family for 100 years or

more. The newest additions to the Century Farm

list were announced in mid-July and included 28

farms in southwest Missouri.

A listing of all 2014 Missouri Century Farms

specific to southwest Missouri can be found at

http://extension.missouri.edu/greene.

In Greene County, the 2014 honored farm is

owned by Charles A. Buckner (see front cover of

this newsletter). It began as a family farm in 1914

by his grandfather, W.F. Buckner.

At the “Salute to Century Farms” held on Sept.

30, the Greene County Extension plans to honor

four farms — the 2014 and 2013 honorees. Addi-

tional pictures from that event will be showcased

in our October newsletter.

In 2008, the Missouri Farm Bureau joined MU

Extension and the MU College of Agriculture,

Food and Natural Resources as a program sponsor.

Applicants certified as owners of a Missouri Cen-

tury Farm are recognized by the MU Extension

center in the county where the farm is located. Ap-

plicants are presented with a sign and a certificate

at various county events.

Since Missouri began the program in 1976,

more than 8,000 century farms have been recog-

nized. To qualify for Century Farm status, a single

family must have owned the farm for 100 consecu-

tive years. The line of ownership from the original

settler or buyer may be through children, grand-

children, siblings, and nephews or nieces, includ-

ing through marriage or adoption. The farm must

be at least 40 acres of the original land acquisition

and make a financial contribution to the overall

farm income.

For application forms and information, call

MU Extension Publications at 1-800-292-0969 or

visit http://extension.missouri.edu/centuryfarm.



Agriculture and Century Farms

2013

Century

Farm

Honorees

in

Greene

County

http://extension.missouri.edu/greene

http://extension.missouri.edu/centuryfarm

Farmfest Booth Celebrates

100 Years of Extension The area’s largest farm equipment and livestock

display will be featured this year at the 35th Annual

Ozark Fall Farmfest (Oct. 3-7) at the Ozark Empire

Fairgrounds in Springfield.

University of Missouri Extension specialists have

provided educational demonstrations and a booth ex-

hibit at Farmfest since 1988. The MU Extension booth

will in the rural living section of the west exhibit hall

of the E-Plex at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Fea-

tured topics at the MU Extension booth this year will

be: 100 year celebration of Extension and looking for-

ward to Extension in the future.

The annual event attracts an estimated 40,000 visi-

tors. Visitors come from adjoining states and a large

section of Missouri to see exhibits on farm related

products and services.

While it is called Farmfest, the audience makeup

is a wide variety of persons besides farmers. Fridays

attract a large number of FFA students and on the

weekend many part-time and potential farmers attend.

Regional faculty representing agronomy, live-

stock, small ruminants, natural resource engineering

and dairy production will be at the exhibit to visit and

answer questions. Specialists may ask Farmfest visi-

tors about their connection to extension and the impact

Extension has had on their lives.

For more information about the event visit: http://

www.ozarkempirefair.com/p/events/farmfest



Agriculture

2013 Display

http://www.ozarkempirefair.com/p/events/farmfest

http://www.ozarkempirefair.com/p/events/farmfest

Commonly Asked Question:

Is it Possible to Safely Graze

Cattle in Johnsongrass Fields

MT. VERNON, Mo. – Whether or not a cattle

producer can let cattle safely graze pastures with

johnsongrass in them is a becoming more com-

monly asked question at University of Missouri

Extension offices in southwest Missouri according

to Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with MU Ex-

tension.

“The question comes up due to the dry weather

and the increasing presence of johnsongrass in

southwest Missouri pastures,” said Cole. “There is

always some risk of prussic acid poisoning with

cattle grazing johnsongrass but it is minimal when

the forage is over 20 to 24 inches tall.”

Here by the first of September, most john-

songrass is well over 20 to 24 inches tall and has

headed out.

“The greatest risk for toxicity on species such

as johnsongrass, sudan-sorghum hybrids and sudan

occur in the young, succulent growth stage. It can

also be risky when the plant suckers out following

a frost, drought or herbicide application,” said

Cole.

Cattle that have been on the

pastures containing johnsongrass

during the year tend to develop

the ability to cope with prussic

acid.

For safety’s sake, Cole says

some caution should be used

when introducing naïve cattle to

a pasture containing any of the prussic acid bearing

species.

One option, according to Cole, is to have the

cattle full of hay or give them some concentrate

feed before turn-in on a pasture with johnsongrass.

A second option is to not turn the whole herd

in at once. Instead, use an animal or two of lesser

value for test purposes and observe them for 30 to

45 minutes. Chances are they will head for the

johnsongrass first.

“I also tell callers to know where your veteri-

narian is and have him or her on speed dial.



Agriculture

Greene County Farm Visits by MU

Extension Specialists this Month

As reported by agriculture specialists:

Tim Schnakenberg, agronomy specialist:

“Most of my farm visits in Greene County

are small scale and I try to include them with

another trip to keep your costs down for the

county. This month I did visit the Bill

Shields farm near Bois D’Arc. We discussed

his pasture development plans and I gave

him ideas on warm season grass inclusion in

the plan, weed control, legume renovation

and other topics.”

Prompt treatment can save an animal,” said Cole.

Affected cattle will first salivate, then stag-

ger, go down and appear to be suffocating.

Prussic acid content in hay dissipates follow-

ing cutting and curing and rarely causes any

problems. However, there is no simple, inexpen-

sive, fool-proof test for prussic acid risk in a for-

age.

“Some veterinarians do use a test that is a

subjective test, but extension

specialists have not adopted

that procedure,” said Cole.

For more information, contact

any of these MU Extension

livestock specialists: Eldon

Cole in Mt. Vernon, (417)

466-3102, Andy McCorkill in Dallas County at

(417) 345-7551, Dr. Patrick Davis in Cedar

County at (417) 276-3313 or Logan Wallace in

Howell County at (417) 256-2391.

Affected cattle will first

salivate, then stagger, go

down and appear to be

suffocating.



Horticulture Specialist

“All About Tomatoes,”

SWREC Fall Field

Day, Mount Vernon

(9/12/14)

“Commercial Garlic

Production,” Commer-

cial Garlic Production

Workshop, Spring-

field (9/17/14)

“Worm Composting

for Organic Garden-

ers,” Organic Gar-

dening Academy,

Springfield (guest

presenter Dr. Hwei-Ying Johnson, LU)

(9/18/14)

“Growing Fruit for Home Use,” Pulaski

County Master Gardeners chapter tour,

Springfield (9/20/14)

Coordinated:

Lawncare Professional Workshop, Spring-

field (9/2/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County board

meeting, Springfield (9/2/14)

Growing Garlic Master Gardener workshop,


1st Thursday informational display, Farmers

Market of the Ozarks, Springfield (9/4/14)

First Friday informational display, Webb

City Farmers Market, Webb City (9/5/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County chapter


Springfield Plateau Master Naturalist Board


Master Gardeners of Greene County Hotline

Development meeting, Springfield (9/15/14)

Springfield Plateau Master Naturalist chapter


Commercial Garlic Production Workshop,


Organic Gardening Academy, Springfield

(9/18/14)

Pulaski County Master Gardeners chapter

tour, Springfield (9/20/14)

Horticulture soil test reports - recommenda-

tions and distribution for SW region – 55

reports during reporting period

Community Contact:

TV and Radio

5 live interviews with KOLR10’s Chris Smith (2

delivered by Kelly McGowan, 1 delivered by vol-

unteer Terry Newport)

4 radio interviews with Morris Westfall’s “Farm

Page of the Air”

Print media

Contributed to several articles and interviews

Requests for information

Telephone contacts – 22 for advisement

Email contacts – 19 contacts

Office visits, professional contacts – 2 for consul-

tation and advisement

Farm site visits – 2 for consultation and advise-

ment

Programs Presented:

“Backyard Berries,” Springfield Organic Garden-

ing Club meeting, Springfield (8/27/14)

“Direct Marketing for Horticultural Crops,”

SWREC Agriculture Education Day, Mount

Vernon (9/11/14)

Patrick Byers Horticulture

[email protected]

Garlic cultivars on display at the Commercial

Garlic Producers Workshop.



Master Gardeners of Greene County

Attendees learned of upcoming turf issues, dis-

ease/insect management, basic lawn care, and soil

management. Following the classroom presenta-

tions the attendees visited the Master Gardener

Demonstration Garden turf plots. Co-sponsors of

the turf workshop included the Ozarks Branch of

PGMS, Show Me Yards and Neighborhoods, and

City of Springfield Environmental Services.

Commercial Garlic Producers Patrick Byers and Kelly McGowan organized a

workshop for commercial garlic producers on

Sept. 17, hosted by the Springfield/Greene County

Botanical Garden. All aspects of garlic produc-

tion were discussed. Attendees had the opportuni-

ty to learn about the performance of 25 garlic cul-

tivars in the Master Gardener Demonstration Gar-

den Kitchen Garden and at Patrick’s farm. Kelly

chopped vast quantities of garlic for the garlic

tasting, which yielded interesting data on garlic

preferences among the attendees.

Participated in:

Greene County Extension Council monthly


Extension Thematic Teams quarterly meet-

ings, Springfield (8/27-8/29/14)

Webb City and Farmers Market of the Ozarks

pricing data collection (8/30, 9/4, 9/5, 9/6,

9/11, 9/19/14)

Master Gardener Leadership Team survey

teleconference (9/8/14)

Global Connections ISE webinar (9/10/14)

Missouri State Master Gardener Conference,

St. Louis (9/12-9/14/14)

Southwest Regional Faculty Meeting, Spring-

field (9/16/14)

Southwest Regional AG Category Meeting,


MELD VI meeting, Neosho (9/23-9/26/14)

Human Interest (Greene County)

Professional Lawn Care Workshop Two workshops for commercial horticulturists

were recently con-

ducted at the Spring-

field/Greene County

Botanical Garden.

The Professional

Lawn Care workshop

was held on Sept.2

and featured Dr. Brad

Fresenburg (MU Ex-

tension State Turf

Specialist), Dr. Lee

Miller (MU Extension

State Turf

Pathologist), Jill

Scheidt (MU Regional

Agronomist), and Pat-

rick Byers. Attendees

included landscape

maintenance special-

ists from MSU, Drury

University, City of

Springfield, area

schools, and several

private companies. Drs. Lee Miller (left) and Brad Fresenburg discuss turf types in the Master

Gardener turf demonstration plots.



Master Gardeners / Master Naturalists

The Missouri Master Naturalist Program

results from a partnership created in 2004

between the Missouri Department of

Conservation (MDC) and MU Extension

(MUE). The Missouri Master Naturalist

Program is recognized as a “named and

branded” program within MU Extension.

The MU School of Natural Resources is

the academic home for the Program. See

www.springfieldmasternaturalist.com or

springfieldmn.blogspot.com/

Horticulture Educator Goes

Full-time Effective Sept. 8

Kelly McGowan is now

full-time to assist the Universi-

ty of Missouri Extension horti-

culture specialist in Greene

County, to help guide the Mas-

ter Gardeners of Greene Coun-

ty and to manage volunteers

and projects for Friends of the

Garden. This new position is

jointly funded by Friends of the

Garden and MU Extension

with support from the Greene

County Extension Council.

Education Background: Bachelor of Science in horti-

culture from Missouri State

University, Springfield.

Job Responsibilities: “One of my job responsi-

bilities includes working with the Master Gardeners by

coordinating the Core Training for the Greene County

Chapter, assisting the Master Gardener Hotline staff,

and helping Patrick Byers with developing and plan-

ning educational opportunities for the public. As a full

-time educator I will also be managing volunteers and

garden projects for Friends of the Garden so we can

maintain and even expand the wonderful gardens in

Nathanael Greene and Close parks,” said McGowan.

How does your work impact residents of south-

west Missouri? “Part of the University of Missouri

Extension’s mission is to provide relevant and reliable

education to the public and my job as horticulture edu-

cator does that,” said McGowan. “My work with

Friends of the Garden directly impacts the quality of

our botanical gardens which are one of our most fre-

quently visited parks in Springfield, Mo.”

Is there a group you are targeting for your ser-

vices? “My target group is people in this region who

are interested or involved with gardening or farming,”

said McGowan. “My office is at the Botanical Center

in Springfield. If I’m not in my office I can probably

be found out in the gardens.” Partner website: http://

www.friendsofthegarden.org/

The Springfield Plateau Chapter,

Missouri Master Naturalists Blog

The Springfield Plateau Chapter, Mis-

souri Master Naturalists Blog is written by

Dr. Bob and Barb Kipfer’s and can be found

at www.Springfieldmn.blogspot.com.

The Kipfers are a husband and wife

team. They write their blog as a continuing

community natural resource education ser-

vice in support of the local Springfield Plat-

eau Chapter of the Missouri Master Natural-

ists. Spend some time reviewing and reading

their interesting archived articles

at www.Springfieldmn.blogspot.com. You

can also sign up for free email distribution

each time they create and publish a new post.

Dr. Bob and Barb Kipfer are a retired

physician and nurse writing to advance the

cause of nature through education. They are

both members of Springfield Plateau Chapter

of the Missouri Master Naturalist, Friends of

the Garden and many other organizations.

Interests include Learning natural history and

sharing it with others, history of land use,

watershed issues, forestry, conservation, lepi-

doptera, native plants, invasive species eradi-

cation and more.

Kelly McGowan Horticulture Educator

University of Missouri

Extension

http://www.springfieldmasternaturalist.com/

http://springfieldmn.blogspot.com/

http://www.friendsofthegarden.org/

http://www.friendsofthegarden.org/

Upcoming programming and events

(Patrick Byers and Kelly McGowan) “Bulbs for Fall Planting,” Master Gardeners

of the Ozarks Fall Gardening Seminar, Kim-

berling City (9/27/14)

“Fireblight,” MSU Plant Pathology guest lec-

ture, Springfield (9/30/14)

“Urban Water Use,” Organic Gardening

Academy, Springfield (9/30/14)

FMO/KRAFT fall tour, Mountain Grove

(10/1/14)

Looking Back, Going Forward; Celebrating

30 years of the Master Gardeners of Greene

County, Springfield (10/3/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County board


“Saving Seeds,” Newton County Master Gar-

deners, Neosho (10/7/14)

Springfield Plateau Master Naturalists board


“Horticulture Programming Opportunities,”

Douglas County Commission, Ava (10/9/14)

“Pollination,” Wright County Beekeepers

Association, Hartville (10/9/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County chapter


Greene County Soil and Water Conservation

District board meeting, Springfield (10/14/14)

2014 Borlaug Dialogue and Global Youth

Institute, Des Moines, IA (10/15-10/19/14)

Master Gardener core training, MG of the

Ozarks and Christian County MG, Hollister

and Ozark (10/20/14)

Master Gardeners of Greene County Hotline

Development meeting, Springfield (10/20/14)

Springfield Plateau Master Naturalist chapter


Annual Extension Conference, Columbia

(10/21-10/23/14)

2014 NCCC-212 Small Fruit and Grape Re-

search Meeting, Corvallis, OR (10/28-

10/30/14)




The Master Gardener Program is a popular and

successful statewide volunteer community-service

organization administered through University of

Missouri Extension. The organization’s goal is to

train gardeners who are willing to share their

knowledge with others. Master Gardeners become

volunteers of University of Missouri Extension and

donate hours for community educational projects in

horticulture. Volunteer activities include working

with non-profit organizations, maintaining commu-

nity gardens, conducting workshops, participating

in a Master Gardener speakers’ bureau and staffing

the Master Gardener “Hotline.” The Master Gar-

deners of Greene County can boast of over 300

members. For more information visit the chapters

website at http://www.mggreene.org.

Looking Ahead:

Master Gardener Training 2015 The 2015 Core Training for new Master

Gardeners will be on Tuesday and Thursday

afternoon from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 17 through April

2.

For more information about becoming a

Master Gardener visit mggreene.org or call

417-881-8909.

http://www.mggreene.org




Q: Anything else about yourself you would

like to share?

A: “I hope to leave this earth a better place

than I found it. I want to save every monarch

and honeybee for my grandkids and everyone

else's.”

Member Spotlight:

Jean Ackley

Q: When did you join Master Gardeners

and why?

A: “I joined in 2010. Since I am in the lawn

and garden area at my work and several of

my customers were Master Gardeners, I was

excited about the work they did and the

knowledge obtained from being a Master

Gardener.”

Q: What kind of gardening background do

you have?

A: “My grandmother and mother were gar-

deners and so I started at an early age. I have

had a garden, many times both flower and

vegetables, all of my life. Also have helped

to run my store’s garden center for the last 9

years.”

Q: What is your favorite thing about Mas-

ter Gardeners of Greene County?

A: “The friendships that come from our great

love of gardens. I have yet to meet someone

that will not go out of their way to answer a

question and share their knowledge.”

Q: What is one of your favorite growing

tips that you would like to share?

A: “To grow what you love and not what

“goes” with others. Grow without chemicals!

Take that giant step and find that your gar-

dens will look just as nice and you may save

a pollinator in the process.”

Q: What are a couple of your favorite

plants?

A: “Milkweed! Any kind, and have several

kinds!”




Successful Fall Garden Tour Benefits County Extension

The weather was picture

perfect for a successful "Fall

Garden Tour" sponsored joint-

ly by the Master Gardeners of

Greene County and the Spring-

field Watergarden Society and

held Sept. 20.

Net proceeds from the

tour (projected to be about

$500) will be contributed by

both organizations to

help support "Friends of

Greene County Extension"

Eight beautiful gardens

were toured. The high-

est garden visi-

tor count was about

120 at both Bob and

Betty Lovett's and Ja-

net Wreath's gardens.

Attendance was

slow Ken and Mimi

Grozinger's garden

after 3:30 until about

5:30 when they had

quite a few visitors in

the evening for the

Tiki Tour. People took

the time to eat a little

chili, enjoy the ambi-

ance of the garden and

visit with old friends

and make new friends

made on the spot.

“The rest of the

garden hosts on the

tour said it was pretty

steady all Saturday

afternoon. It seems to

have been a huge suc-

cess in terms of re-

Above picture by Frank Shipe: The Fall Garden Tour on Saturday turned

up some real delights, one being the almost astonishingly beautiful garden

of Mackie Byars, a sweet, softspoken Master Gardener who lets her trow-

el and shovel do the talking.

sponse from the public and hosts,” said

Pat Ware, who organized the tour and is

a member of both the Master Gardeners

of Greene County and the Springfield

Watergarden Society.

“Our thanks to all of the homeown-

er garden hosts who generously opened

their gardens to the public for the tour

and to the members of the community

who took the time to enjoy the

eight gardens on this tour,” said George

Deatz, chairman of the Greene County

Extension Council.

Others who opened their gardens

for the tour were Lynette Weaver, Pat

Johnson, Mackie Byars, Katie Steinhoff

and Bob and Donna Simpson.






Nutrition and Health Specialist

tions and work plans to

integrate our health-

related programs in order

to maximize impact.

Chronic Disease Self-

Management Programs:

This six-week series was

held in Springfield during

March. Outcome data on

this class is excellent.

The course helps partici-

pants improve health out-

comes, reduces health-

care visits, and improves

quality of life measures. During September, eight

classes reached 96 participants.

Ozark Regional Food Policy Council: Greene

County MU Extension continues as an active

member of this council, planning and implement-

ing work from the 20-county community food as-

sessment that was recently completed. This forum

includes over 50 Greene County organizations

working to address and provide solutions for build-

ing our local food system. The picture below is

Gordon Day from Ozark Food Harvest, sharing

recent work and

successes of the

Glean Team pro-

gram which is

partnering with

ORFPC mem-

bers in low-

income neigh-

borhoods to feed

the hungry.

Additional work and outcomes in September:

23 individual contacts/consultations

Three day Joint Public Health Association

meeting in Columbia

Springfield Local food collaborations: Local

food and producer workshop planning; Food

Day 2014 campaign and development; funding

meetings

Two Local Food Access Webinars

Local Food, Nutrition, and Health Programs

offered During September, Pam taught and

helped coordinate several classes in Greene

County including: Local Food workshops; a

Food Preservation class;

and Cooking demon-

stration classes. In all,

216 Individuals partici-

pated in these classes.

Voices for Food Project

As state Coordinator for this six-state, federally

funded research project, Pam was busy during

September collecting base-line

data in select Food Pantries.

Data collection will continue

through October for this project.

Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

Through this program, Pam partners MU Exten-

sion resources and programs with communities

to improve healthy living environments and poli-

cies, and to provide programming for enhanced

healthy lifestyles. During September Pam met

with key city leaders, funders, schools, and col-

laborators to implement this program.

MU Extension Program Integration: As a part

of a state-wide team, Pam assisted with presenta-

Pam Duitsman Nutrition specialist

[email protected]



4-H Report for Greene County

More About 4-H As the largest out-of-school

youth organization in the world,

4-H is open to all boys and

girls, ages 5 to18. Children who

are five to seven years old are eligible for 4-H

Clover Kids, an introductory program. Youths

who are 8 to 18 years of age can select from a

variety of 4-H projects and activities that stress

social and life skills in areas like decision mak-

ing, communication, social interaction, civic

responsibility and physical skills. Children do

not have to live on a farm to join 4-H. Pro-

ject opportunities include computers, robotics,

foods and nutrition, horticulture, large and

small animals and more. Missouri 4-H is Uni-

versity of Missouri Extension's youth develop-

ment program. Learn more online.

Contact 4-H Youth Development Specialist Karla Deaver at the Lawrence County Extension office

by telephone at 417/466-3102 or by email at [email protected].

Research Shows 4-H Positively

Impacts Current and Future

Greene County Economy Local 4-H Volunteers also Contribute Over

$169,000 Worth of Time in 2013

For generations, 4-H has been known for its

impact on members and their family in the areas of

leadership, citizenship and life skills. But now, the

results of a recent study show 4-H also impacts the

local economy in both the present and future years.

According to the 4-H Study of Positive Youth

Development, 4-H members report better grades,

higher levels of academic competence, and are

nearly two times more likely to plan to go to col-

lege than those who are not in 4-H.

Members of 4-H are also more likely to pursue

future courses or a career in science, engineering,

or computer technology. The study also finds that

girls in 4-H are more than twice as likely to partici-

pate in science, engineering, or computer technolo-

gy programs.

“Greene County has about 200 youth involved

with 4-H in community clubs,” said Karla Deaver,

4-H youth development specialist with University

of Missouri Extension. “Youth who earn their

bachelor’s degree earn about $2.4 million more

over their lifetime than those who do not have a

degree. If half of our 4-H members go on to obtain

a four-year college degree, 4-H will have helped

those young people earn $240 million more in life-

time earnings.”

Members of 4-H are two times more likely to

have been on a college campus than their non 4–H

peers. Studies indicate being on a college campus

is a predictor of youth going on to higher educa-

tion. In 2013, at least 50 Greene County 4-H

members attended one or more events on the MU

campus. These youth are not only more likely to go

to college, but results indicate they are also more

likely to vote as adults, contribute to

their community, and experience im-

proved health for themselves and their

children.

The economic impact of 4-H doesn’t

stop with future earnings. Adult volun-

teers assist with the local 4-H program

and contribute 100 hours per year to 4-H

(on average). Based on average Mis-

souri incomes, and valuing their time at

$19 per hour, the contribution of 4-H

volunteers in Greene County was worth

more than $169,000 in 2013.

“Many 4-H volun-

teers spend far more

than 100 hours each

year contributing to

the program. More

importantly, these

adults serve as men-

tors for 4-H youth,

helping them transi-

tion into adulthood,”

said Deaver. Karla Deaver

http://www.extension.missouri.edu/greene/4h.aspx






Greene County

also had livestock

judging teams that

participated in the

state 4-H livestock

judging contest. Jun-

ior contestant Kendall

Hamilton placed 8th in

the contest, and the

senior Greene County

team placed 15th.

Members participat-

ing were Kendall

Hamilton, Karson

Thomas, Cody Gar-

rett, Katie Hamilton

and Breanna Hollis.

The same week-

end, Greene County 4

-H members Jessica

and Maddie Cobban

placed first in the

state 4-H horse

demonstration and

public speaking con-

test with their team

demonstration, quali-

fying them for Na-

tional competition in

Louisville Kentucky

this November.

Junior member

Rory O’Connor

placed 4th in horse

demonstration as

well.

County 4-H Judging Teams Earn Special Honors






Greene County 4-H was very well represented at Bass Pro Outdoor Days, September 6-7, Lake Spring-

field. 4-H had a general information booth promoting membership, and had activities such as tackle-

crafting, a petting zoo, a dairy tent with calves and cow milking, dog agility and rally demonstrations,

and Frisbee golf! Nearly 500 promotional Frisbees were given away to prospective members, and 250

made a fishing lure with 4-H Foundation trustee Byron Morrison.

Greene County 4-H Represented at Outdoor Days

Learn more about the 4-H Sportfishing program

online http://extension.missouri.edu/greene



Housing and Environmental Design Specialist

Initial efforts have focused on understanding the

context of planning,

zoning and current

development bal-

anced with national

trends, emerging

types and the con-

sideration of what

factors make a housing option appropriate for

each chapter of life.

From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9 the

architecture students will host their second meet-

ing at Drury’s Hammons School of Architecture

to get public critique to help them develop a

‘visioning toolkit’ for expanding and informing

this important community dialogue.

nomic development that

would allow commercial

properties located within

their city limits to access

this alternative funding.

MU Extension and

the Missouri Clean Ener-

gy Funding District are

working across the state

to educate communities

about the

necessary

policies and

opportunities that will allow build-

ing owners access to this innova-

tive program. For more infor-

mation on PACE in Missouri,

check their website http://

www.mced.mo.gov

Jeff Barber Housing and design

[email protected]

PACE progresses in Springfield,

Greene County and southwest MO

At the September meeting of the Springfield -

Greene County Environmental Advisory Board, the

full board unanimously passed their recommenda-

tion to participate in the Missouri Clean Energy

District, a statewide PACE (Property Assessed

Clean Energy) funding district. Following months

of deliberation and study, a letter detailing the op-

tions and recommendation has been

sent to the mayor, city council and

the county commissioners. Proposed

ordinance language is currently un-

der consideration with each.

Other southwest Missouri com-

munities are starting discussions and

considering this new tool for eco-

Community Partnership –

Housing Collaborative studies

Housing Diversity as a Major

Goal of Field Guide 2030

Jeff Barber wears many hats in the discus-

sion of housing in the Springfield Metro area. As

the Vice-Chair of the CPO Housing Collabora-

tive and participant in the Field Guide 2030:

Housing Committee, Jeff has developed an un-

derstanding of the issues facing the issue from

inside the community, national trends and

‘disruptors’ on the horizon. As a member of the

Rountree Neighborhood Association board for

nearly a decade, he has engaged the

issues affecting one of the most vital

urban neighborhoods in southwest

Missouri.

This fall semester, MU Extension

and the Drury Center for Community

Studies begin their 8th year of collabo-

ration by accepting the challenge “to

promote diversity in housing for de-

velopment and redevelopment,” focus-

ing on the Center City of Springfield.



Housing and Environmental Design Specialist

communities is a clearer understanding of the

goals, objectives and methods that can be used to

develop a long-range vision.

The session and conference participation re-

sulted in professional interest

and future networking with

leaders in Missouri commu-

nities that have not been pre-

viously served by the MU

Extension / Drury Center for

Community Studies collabo-

rative visioning effort.

Collaborative Visioning in

Houston, Missouri

Many rural communities are working to under-

stand how they can begin to shape their futures in

the reality of a global economy. Economic devel-

opment methods are shifting from less productive

recruitment to entrepreneurship and supporting

‘homegrown’ businesses. Attraction of young pro-

fessionals, fostering start-ups and retention of the

community’s youth are seen as critical to survival.

The city of Houston and the Texas County Ex-

tension Council have recognized the potential of

engaging the MU Extension / Drury Center for

Community Studies to work with the community in

developing dialogue and creating their ‘visioning

toolkit’, looking forward to the possibilities of

Houston 2040.

Students stared the semester with a weekend

immersion in Houston, allowing them to attend the

Friday night football game, explore the city, meet

community members and experience a float of the

Current River (see photos at right). Current work

is focused on understanding the ‘places’ in Hou-

ston and specific assets and challenges of the city.

From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13 the

architecture students will host their second

meeting at the Texas County Fairgrounds to get

public feedback to help develop a ‘visioning

toolkit’ for this 25-year long-range effort.

“Collaborative Visioning” workshop

at Mo. Main Street Revitalization

Conference in St. Louis

In mid August, Jeff Bar-

ber and Drury professor Jay

Garrott presented a work-

shop session detailing a nom-

inative gaming technique

they frequently use to prompt

deeper community discus-

sion while leveling the par-

ticipant influence through

small group dynamics. The

result of these workshops in

Total Cash Contributed:

$31,120

2014 Contributors to “Friends of Greene County Extension”

Corporate Level Master Gardeners of

Greene County

Sanford, Lea &

Associates

Benefactor Level Richard & Janice

Bemarkt George Deatz

Patron Level Harold & Lee Ann

Bender William & Virginia Darr

Sharon De Rubis

Friends of the Garden Greene Co. Soil & Water

Conservation District

Ann Hall

Joe Jenkins James Mauldin

Michael & Jan Wooten

Sponsor Level Carl Allison Greater Ozarks Hosta

Society

Old Missouri Bank RDW Family &

Community Fund

Jim & Nancy Tucker

Contributor Level Harold Bengsch

Frank & Shirley

Bridges

Joyce Brown

David & Stacey Burton

Ramona Burton

Marla Calico

Cox Health

Galen & Pam

Duitsman

Dr. Greenthumb/Greg

Donation period runs from October 1 to Sept. 30

Peterson Family

Rusty Hathcock

Gaylen & Dedra Jones

Jack Kaiser

Darrell & Danette

Proctor

Ryan Lawn & Tree Jody & Barbara Norman

Randall & Linda Sheridan

Springfield Watergarden

Society

Gene Wallace

Friends Level John & Lisa Bakerink

Glenn & Beverly Blake

Shelby Bradley

Campus, Inc.

Alice Counts

Bob Cirtin

Gale & Becky Edwards

Billie Sue Fuller

Mary Gallagher

James Garton

Paul & Della Goodwin

Ruth Grant

David & Linda Hall

Avis Holloway Richard & Yvonne Jarvis

Jeff Jones

Mary Sue Joplin

Main Street Feeds

MFA Agri Services

Pauline Marsh Steve & Marlu McElhany

Dellene Nelson

Race Brothers Farm &

Supply

Mike Sidebottom

Steve & Pam Squibb

Kathryn Steinhoff

Tina Stillwell

Ronald & Sue Carroll

Terry

Lee & Julie Viorel

David & Glenda Welde

Chris & Colette Wilbers

Nancy Williams

Associate Level Jodie Adams

Tony & Carolyn Ahart

Ted Anderson

Cindy Arrowood

Mr./Mrs. David Bailey

Robert & Jana Belk

Mardell Bontrager

Keith & Malia Bucher

Carr Stock Farms, LLC

Kim Chaffin

Steven Counts

Joseph Crim

Barbi Dickensheet

Don & Cassandra

Garoutte

Kathleen Goff

Douglas Green Fred & Elaine Hamburg

Harrison Farm

Dulcinea Fisher-Smith

Rob & Brenda

Funkhouser

William Hosman

Rita Johnson

Join Friends of Greene County

Extension Since 1914, Greene County residents have sought

help in agriculture, gardening, 4-H youth, nutri-

tion, families, business and community develop-

ment from Extension. Members of “Friends of

Greene County Extension” contribute financial-

ly to make it possible for Extension to continue

having a positive impact on the quality of life in

Greene County. To learn how you can help by

contributing go to extension.missouri.edu/greene

or call (417) 881-8909.

Bob & Barbara Kipfer

John & Sharron Kluck

Karen McDonald

Dorothy Miller

Frieda Morris

Edie Nelson

Albert Niewald

Gladys O’Dell

Minuen Odom

Cathy & Alex Primm

Crystal Quade

H. James Roper

Frank Ruzicka

Rebecca Saylor

Carolyn Schirmer Second Wind Companies

Matthew Simpson

Patsy Spindler

Carol & Edgar Stephen-

son

Stewart Farm Elizabeth & Paul Taylor

Randy Underwood

Leslie Wilde

http://extension.missouri.edu/greene

Greene County “Reaching Out” Report Last Updated September 26,

Greene County Extension Office located inside the

Springfield-Greene County

Botanical Center 2400 S. Scenic Ave.,

Springfield, Mo. 65807

Tel: (417) 881-8909

Fax (417) 823-4818

Office hours:

Monday - Friday * 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Online at http://extension.missouri.edu/greene

Each “Reaching Out Report” is used by Greene

County Extension specialists to concisely communi-

cate activities, contacts and events to members of the

Greene County Extension Council, Greene County

Commission and residents of Greene County. For

more about this report contact the editor, David Bur-

ton, at (417) 881-8909.

Videos on YouTube Watch the videos posted to our channel at

www.youtube.com/MUExtension417.

On Facebook Get regular updates about programs and news from

MU Extension in southwest Missouri. Find us at

facebook.com/MUExtension417.

Corporate Sponsors Sanford, Lea and Associates, CPA, Spring-

field, Mo.: (417) 886-2220,

www.adifferentcpa.com

Master Gardeners of Greene County:

http://www.mggreene.org

Meyer Communications, KWTO 560 AM /

KTXR 101.3 FM: (417) 862-3751

www.radiospringfield.com/

American Business Systems, Springfield,

Mo.: (417) 866-5083, www.ambussys.com

Sunshine Valley Farm, 8125 E State High-

way AD, Rogersville, ph. (417) 753-2698,

http://www.sunshinevalleyfarm.com/

Springfield-Greene County Park Board,

Ph 417-864-1049, www.parkboard.org

Can I Help? Lorri Winters can help custom-

ers with material needs, soil

tests or program registrations.

Contact her at the Greene

County Extension Center,

(417) 881-8909. Lorri Winters

joined Extension in 2005. Lorri Winters Office Manager

Extension/Partner Meetings

County Commission meetings: 1st and 3rd

Mondays of month; confirm agenda and meeting

at http://www.greenecountymo.org/commission.

Commission building, Springfield, at 9:30 a.m.

Park Board Meetings: Second Friday of

each month at 8:30 a.m. Call 864-1049 to con-

firm location of meeting.

4-H Leader’s Council Meetings: 3rd Thurs-

day of each month (except July) from 7 p.m. to 9

p.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2852 S

Dayton Ave, Springfield.

Greene County 4-H Foundation: meets 3rd

Thursday of each month at Panera Bread on Bat-

tlefield (across from the Mall) starting at 6 p.m.

Master Gardeners of Greene County—

board meeting: First Monday of each month at

4:30 p.m. at the Botanical Center.

Master Naturalists Board Meetings: The

board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the MDC regional

office, on the second Wednesday of the month.

Master Gardeners of Greene County--

membership meeting: Second Tuesday each

month at 6:00 p.m. at the Botanical Center.

Greene County Farm Bureau — Second

Monday of the month at Farm Bureau 2530 S

Campbell Ave, Springfield. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

https://www.adifferentcpa.com/

http://www.mggreene.org/

http://www.radiospringfield.com/

http://www.ambussys.com

http://www.sunshinevalleyfarm.com/

http://www.parkboard.org

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