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2012

Dent County Extension

Annual Report

2012 Extension Council

Chris Welch, Chair Larry Battey, Vice-Chair

Jason Edwards, Secretary Lisa Barnitz, Treasurer

Members:

Chip Adams

Jason Edwards Mark Freeman

George Gruendel Thom Haines

David Headrick Dustin Howard

Cindy Fry Robert Parsons

Brent Martin Krystal Sims Billy Smith Jr. Willie Strader Tracy Strange

David Wulff

Appointed Members

Gary Brown Gary Larson Stevee Seay

Marianne Skiles

The Dent County Extension Council greatly appreciates the continued support of Extension programs by

Dent County Commissioners Darrell Skiles, Gary Larson and Dennis

Purcell; the City of Salem and the Judson Young Foundation.

2012 Annual Report

University of Missouri Extension

Dent County

Dent County


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Dear Friends of Extension,

This 2012 Annual Report is presented by the Dent County Extension Council as an overview of the educational programs and services provided for the citizens of Dent County. The success of University of Missouri Extension programming in Dent County would not be possible without the help and support of individual volunteers, groups, organizations, businesses, local and county government officials, and the research-based information provided by the land-grant university system.

2012 has been an outstanding year for Dent County University of Missouri Extension. I hope you will take a few minutes to re-view this report and learn more about our accomplishments and commitment to education and service to the citizens of Dent County and south central Missouri.

Thank you again for your continued support of MU Extension, and as always, should you have suggestions or questions, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Chris Welch

Chris Welch

2012 Extension Council Chair

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Letter from the Vice Provost

Dear County Commissioners and Associated Friends of MU Extension: At MU Extension, we know that citizens want their taxpayer-supported institutions to be responsive to their needs. Our distinct land-grant mission is to provide relevant, reliable and responsive education that improves Missourians’ lives, communities and the economy. We fulfill that mission by providing access to many research-based resources of the University of Missouri, in partnership with local and statewide organizations and groups. Funded through the support of federal, state and county government; grants and contracts; fees for services; and private gifts, MU Extension leverages every dollar received to create expanded educational opportunities. Every dollar appropriated from county government is leveraged with $6 to create a significant return on investment. MU Extension creates value for citizens – including those who do not participate directly in its programs. For example: The MU Extension Fire and Rescue

Training Institute teaches volunteer and career firefighters how to handle or mitigate fires and disasters, resulting in safer firefighters, citizens and communities. In FY2012, MU FRTI trained 17,096 fire and emergency service personnel through 217,000 instructional hours of training. Enrollees were from all of Missouri’s 114 counties.

This summer’s severe drought put MU

Extension faculty in an active leadership role in helping Missourians deal with the crisis. MU Extension developed educational

materials and programs and provided technical assistance for homeowners, businesses and the agricultural community. Social media, including Facebook, YouTube and websites, were used to inform citizens on such topics as animal nutrition, including nitrate poisoning; heat-related disabilities; government programs; wildfires; and more. Extension faculty also worked with Soil and Water Conservation Districts to implement drought cost-share practices, which allowed more than 11,000 landowners to apply for state assistance to access adequate water supplies for livestock and crop production.

These are just two examples of MU Extension’s public value impact. I’m sure you will find many other examples in your local community. I want to thank you for your support of MU Extension as a critical team player in your locale. Your ideas for improving our partnership are always welcome. Sincerely,

Michael D. Ouart Vice Provost and Director

2012 Dent County Annual Report

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Faculty & Staff Serving Dent County


Sarah Hultine

Community Development Specialist/CPD

Headquartered - Dent County

Melissa DuBois

Nutrition Program Associate


Ted Cunningham

Livestock Specialist/CPD


Linda Shelton

4-H Youth Program Associate

Cary Terrill

Secretary


Karen Branstetter

4-H Youth Development Specialist

Headquartered - Crawford County

Stacey Hambelton

Ag Business Specialist/CPD

Headquartered - Ozark County

Will McClain

Agronomy Specialist


Pat Snodgrass

Housing & Envir. Design Specialist/CPD


Chantae Alfred

Family Financial Education Specialist

Headquartered - Phelps County

Bethany Schindler

Nutrition Specialist

Headquartered—Phelps County

Sarah Traub

Human Development Specialist

Headquartered - Pulaski County

Ted Probert

Dairy Specialist

Headquartered - Wright County

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AGRICULTURE Dent County Agriculture:

The 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture revealed that

there were 651 farms in Dent County with

approximately 26,917 cattle and calves. The market

value of agricultural products sold by these farms

totaled $11,662,000, with $10,392,000 representing

livestock and their products. This of course does not

account for the many associated agricultural

businesses and services rendered and in turn jobs

provided and overall economic impact. However, it is

clear from this information that livestock production

and associated agricultural product sales and revenues

have a significant economic impact in Dent County.

The following is an overview of Agriculture and

Natural Resource programs provided by MU

Extension for improved profits, management, and

quality of life of farmers, ranchers and land-owners in

Dent and surrounding counties.

2012 Drought:

2012 will likely be long remembered for the extreme

drought and heat that gripped the Midwest. Dent County

suffered from a deficit of approximately 15 inches of

rainfall, with the majority of that deficit coming in the

first 7 months of the year. First cutting hay crops of cool

season grass were estimated at 30-50% of normal. Due to

a warm and dry winter of 2011-2012, stock ponds and

other water sources were compromised, and even as of

January 2013, continue to be well below normal levels.

MU Extension provided assistance to agriculture

producers stricken by drought in a number of ways.

Sourcing feedstuffs, forage testing for nutrient analysis as

well as toxic nitrates, pasture renovation, consulting on

herd reduction and drought mitigation strategies, water

systems, etc. were a few of the common areas of

assistance.

South Central Missouri Cattlemen’s Tour:

The 2012 South Central Missouri Cattlemen’s Tour was

held July 16-20. The tour, sponsored by University of

Missouri Extension, included 39 participants from 6

counties in south central Missouri and made tour stops in

3 states.

Tour stops included the University of Missouri Southwest

Research Center, Mt. Vernon, MO; two SW Missouri

Grass based dairy operations; Ratcliff Ranches, Vinta,

OK; Gray G Bar Ranch, Grainola, OK; Oklahoma

National Stockyards, Oklahoma City; the Noble

Foundation, Ardmore, OK; and the Oklahoma City

National Memorial.

Drought Management Field Day and Program:

This program, held September 13th, provided over 90

livestock producers from Dent and surrounding counties

and opportunity to learn about drought management

strategies for their livestock enterprises.

The event included an afternoon field day, held at Martin

Cattle Company, near Anutt, MO, and concluded with an

evening meal and program at Victor Baptist Church in

Anutt, MO. The focus of the field day was to educate

producers on alternative feedstuffs for wintering beef

cattle. A demonstration of ammoniating corn stover

round bales was set-up and the process detailed by MU

Extension Beef Nutrition Specialist, Justin Sexten. Other

alternative feeds and methods of feeding were discussed

and Sydenstricker John Deere provided a demo of their

line of vertical mixers and a hay processor that could be

used to make Total Mixed Rations, and improve

utilization of poor quality roughages.

The evening program featured Stacy Hambelton, Ag

Business Specialist, who spoke on tax ramifications of

drought and the Imported Red Fire Ants that could come

from hay being brought in from southern states.

Additionally, Dr. Mac Devin with Boehringer Ingelheim

gave a presentation on animal health and management

during drought.



2012 Drought Field Day—Martin Cattle Company

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Program sponsors included the University of Missouri

Extension, Missouri Corn Growers Association,

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedical Pharmaceuticals, the

Dent County Cattlemen’s Association, and Victor Baptist

Church.

Grazing Wedge-SARE Grant Project:

The Grazing Wedge is a forage management tool that has

been utilized primarily by Dairy Graziers to better

manage, utilize and understand forage growth and quality.

In 2010, MU Extension/MU Commercial Agriculture

Program was awarded a 3 year SARE (Sustainable

Agriculture Research and Education) Grant to help

implement Grazing Wedge forage management strategies

on Missouri beef operations. This was done by selecting

“pilot” farms to take weekly forage measurements and

forage quality samples of their grazing system and apply

that data to the Grazing Wedge management system.

In 2011, a “Grazing Wedge Cohort Group” was organized

and 3 farm tour/pasture walks were held at cohort farms.

Due to drought in 2012, only one pasture walk was held,

however a number of the cohort participant farms

implemented management strategies that were previously

learned to help mitigate drought problems. Participants in

this Grazing Group learn advanced grazing techniques as

well as improved forage and livestock management

strategies for their operations.

Winter Grazing Workshop:

This program is designed to provide education and

training for livestock producers to extend their grazing

season by utilizing stockpiled tall fescue as their primary

winter feed. Topics covered included how to properly

grow stockpiled tall fescue, nutrient requirements of

differing classes of livestock during winter, fertilization

options for growing stockpile, and allocation and strip-

grazing of stockpile. Additionally, participants toured

two farms where beef cattle were currently being

managed on stockpiled tall fescue as the primary winter

feed.

Shedding Study at MU Wurdack Farm:

Hair retention or the failure of cattle to shed, continues to

be a problem for cattle producers in the fescue belt.Cattle

that fail to shed hair during the warm summer months

have been observed as having higher incidence of heat

stress, as well as a potentially suffering in gains and

performance. This project evaluated 30 weaned

replacement heifers, which were individually hair scored,

and assigned to two treatments which consisted of one

group that was clipped (hair removed mechanically with

clippers) and a group that was left unclipped. Initial

weight, hair coat color and sire breed were also evaluated

and used for assigning to treatment to ensure . Intial

weights on June 20 and final weights on August 20 were

used to evaluate summer growth performance. Results

indicate an increase of 0.35 lb/day for cattle that were

clipped. As expected, cattle with the most hair benefitted

the most from hair removal and responded with an

increase in ADG of .63 lb/day.

Private Pesticide Applicator Training (PPAT):

Private Pesticide Applicator Training is a program which

trains Missouri farmers and landowners proper safety and

use of different chemicals, and enables them to purchase

and use on their operations restricted use pesticides and

herbicides. In 2012, over 40 Dent County residents

received PPAT and either were newly certified or

received re-certification for their enterprises.

Forage and Beef Conference:

This conference, held annually in Cuba, MO in February,

provides education on current management practices and

techniques regarding forage/grazing/livestock production

for the north central Ozarks. In 2012, this event attracted

over 200 participants from more than 14 counties, and

featured numerous speakers, as well as a trade show. The

Forage and Beef Conference is made possible through

partnerships with not only University of Missouri

Extension, but also area Soil and Water Conservation

Districts, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and

numerous other local businesses and organizations that

financially sponsor the event.

Quality Systems Assessment (QSA):

This program, developed by the Missouri Department of

Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives

beef producers the opportunity to access domestic and

foreign export markets that specify cattle must be source

and age verified by a third party. The role of MU

extension in this program is to serve as the supply

evaluator, whereby, on-farm audits are conducted and

producers are qualified allowing feeder cattle to be

eligible to be sold as “source and age verified”.


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South Ozarks Premier Beef Marketing Program

(SOPBM): SOPBM allows producers to cooperatively market beef

calves in 50,000 lb semi-truck loads, and receive

performance and carcass data which allows them to make

management decisions about their cowherds. To date,

fifty-two producers have back-grounded twenty-six

groups and 11,165 head of cattle in the program. In 2012,

producers enrolled a total of 270 head of steers and

heifers for the spring and fall commingling groups.

Producers involved in SOPBM learn advanced marketing

and management techniques for their beef operations, and

improve profits from their beef enterprise.

Freeze Branding Workshop:

This program provided hands-on instruction for livestock

producers who desire to use freeze branding as a

permanent method of identification for their livestock. As

part of the program, producers learned about the various

techniques and methods used to freeze brand, as well as

the requirements for the Missouri Brand Law. As part of

this program, participants branded 15 replacement heifers

at the University of Missouri Wurdack Farm.

Beef Day Youth Event:

In cooperation with the Beef Day Committee and the

Dent County Cattlemen’s Association, MU Extension

held its annual Beef Day Youth Education Event in

September, 2012. This program, which engages all 3rd

grade youth from Dent County, provides education on the

role and importance of agriculture in everyday life,

provides instruction on safety with regard to lawnmowers,

ATV’s, tractors, implements, electricity, and livestock,

and teaches young people about the different farm

animals including beef, sheep, horses, goats, pigs, poultry,

and dairy. Industry partners including the Missouri

Department of Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri

Cattlemen’s Association, Hiland Dairy, as well as local

businesses and the Salem FFA, make this event a great

success.

Youth Livestock Involvement:

Dent County has over 125 young people actively engaged

in livestock projects through 4-H and FFA. While the

pinnacle of these projects is the local Dent County Fall

Festival, there are numerous other training and

educational programs that take place throughout the year

for these young people to improve skills and knowledge

of the animal agriculture industry. These include

programs regarding livestock nutrition, evaluation,

marketing, exhibition, selection, showmanship, animal

handling, etc. This involvement is critical to the

culmination of future generations of livestock producers.

MU Wurdack Farm:

Approximately 800 agriculture students from around

Missouri took part in an extensive farm field day and

approximately 80 producers attended the annual Fall Field

day. The farm also hosted several educational programs/

tours including the Advanced and Basic Grazing Schools,

as well as programs for local schools, organizations,

clubs, and organizations, highlighting the ongoing

projects, demonstrations and programs at the farm.

Management Intensive Grazing School: This series of workshops teach livestock producers how

to improve management of their forage resources for

improved profits of their farming operation. Concepts

regarding soil fertility, plant health, forage species and

suitability, animal requirements, water resources, fencing,

system design, and grazing economics are included in this

course. Four Grazing Schools were held locally in 2012,

at MU Wurdack Farm, Houston, Rolla, and Vienna.

Soil Testing:

The Dent County Extension Center assists landowners

with understanding the nutrient needs of their soils. 324

agriculture (does not include garden/yard/horticulture

tests) soil test reports were received by the Dent County

Extension Center is 2011, belonging to Dent County

residents. Soil testing helps producers determine the best

course of action for fertilizing pasture and crop ground.

Additional Technical Services:

The Livestock Specialist serves in a number of additional

capacities. These include Soil and Water District

Secretary, executive board member of area county

cattleman’s associations, member of the Advanced

Grazier Group, and a member of numerous other

agricultural organizations and sub-committees.

Additionally, on-farm and office consultations,

presentations and news releases on current issues are

technical services provided to citizens of Dent County.



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FAMILY NUTRITION EDUCATION

University of Missouri Extension (UME) Family

Nutrition Education Programs (FNEP) reached 1,643 low-

income participants with nutrition education in Dent

County during 2012 . FNEP provides information on

nutrition, food safety, and physical activity for lifelong

health and fitness. Melissa DuBois is the Nutrition

Program Associate for Dent County.

Nutrition education for youths provides information in kid

-friendly terms and lessons with hands-on activities.

Activities include opportunities for taste-testing healthy

foods and practicing skills that lead to good health.

Education for adults includes nutrition, food safety,

physical activity, and food resource management. Back-

to-school Health Fairs and the interactive Food Power

Young Adventure exhibit were also featured this year.

During 2012, both youth and adults were served through

schools, community groups and agencies. The following

is a list of the locations where participants were served:

Schools: Dent-Phelps R-III, Green Forest R-II,

Northwood R-IV, Oak Hill R-I, William Lynch

Elementary, Salem Development Preschool, Salem Upper

Elementary and Salem High School.

Agencies: Salem Public Library, Dent County and Oak

Grove Baptist Camp, Salem Head Start Center and

Shepherd’s Nook Food Pantry.

In summary, it has been a successful year in Dent County

for FNEP.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The MU Extension Community Development program

works collaboratively with communities to foster

economic development, leadership development,

community decision making, community emergency

preparedness, and inclusive communities.

Youth Leadership Academy

MU Extension’s youth leadership programs engage

young people to learn more about their community,

gain leadership skills, and identify and complete

projects for improving their community. For the

community it is a way to stop the epidemic called

"brain drain" in rural America. Youth engaged in their

community benefits the community through the

evolution of well-qualified young people returning

home to live, raise their families, and become

community leaders. In 2012, eleven students in 9th

and 10th grades participated in Dent County Youth

Leadership Academy, a program offered in

partnership with Extension, Salem R-80 schools,

Judson Young Foundation and many community

leaders and organizations. Students joined the

Photovoice Missouri project to document through

photographs the health status of their community and

share their input on what makes their community a

healthy place to live. One participant commented that

because of YLA, “ I have learned a good way to bring

problems in the community to attention.”


Above: Melissa DuBois, teaches 3rd graders healthy

nutrition at the 2011 Beef Day program

Above: Dent County Youth Leadership Academy partici-

pants work on a team-building exercise during the 2012

Academy

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Healthy Lifestyle Initiative

The Salem Community Garden provides a place for

over 20 families to grow healthy vegetables for their

own family meals or donations to local food pantries.

New volunteers in 2012 coordinated gardening

workshops and workdays, arranged donations of

harvested produce to local organizations, and have

encouraged new gardeners to grow healthy food.

Healthy Dent County, a 501c3 organization that

began originally as a pilot program for the MU

Extension Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, recently

completed a $500,000 capital campaign to renovate

their existing facility into a community center and

fitness center. The Community Development

Specialist assisted with grant-writing, program

development and implementation, and long-term

planning for this organization.

Building Strong Communities

Dent County Extension assists local residents and

businesses to build stronger local economies through

strategic planning, tourism development, local food

systems marketing, and increased collaboration.

In 2012, the Community Development Specialist

served as chair of the collaborative Dent County

Tourism Committee, which brings together

representatives from City of Salem, Salem Chamber

of Commerce, Salem Area Community Betterment

Association and local tourism businesses. The

committee developed an annual strategic plan for

tourism activities and promotion to help direct

requests for funding and scheduling. In May, forty-

five employees from eleven area tourism businesses

participated in the Dent County Hospitality Training

workshop hosted by MU Extension. All of the

employers responded that after the training, their

employees’ skills and abilities to promote Dent

County in a more positive way to customers and share

information and tips about customer service learned

during the training with other employees increased

somewhat or a great deal. When asked what the most

valuable part of the training was for their employees,

one employer responded: “The learning experience

and sharing of information with other employees and

business was a very valuable part of the training.

Some of our employees are new to the area, so it

helped them tremendously to see the different areas

for guests to visit.”

MU Extension assisted the Ozark Natural & Cultural

Resource Center with development of a strategic plan

for 2013 operations, including opportunities for new

programming, marketing, volunteer recruitment, and

fundraising development.

MU Extension supports the development of local

food systems in rural communities through

educational workshops, training for entrepreneurs,

publications, and networking for new markets and

vendors. A new MU Extension local food systems

website and Extension guide will be available in early

2013 to assist local food producers and businesses.

Building Partnerships

In 2012, Dent County Extension was represented on the

boards of local organizations including Salem Area

Community Betterment Association, Healthy Dent

County, Central Ozarks Private Investment Council, and

The Community Partnership.



Below: Dent County Master Gardeners and

Salem Community Garden volunteers built a handicap

accessible raised garden bed at the community garden

during the 2012 season

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4-H - YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

In Dent County 194 youth participated in learning

leadership, citizenship, and life skills through 4-H

events and activities. One out of every four

Missourians between the ages of 5 and 18 participated

in a Missouri 4-H program in 2012.

4-H Connects Kids to College and a Higher Quality of

Life

Missouri 4-H Members are twice more likely to have

been on a college campus than their non-4-H peers. MU is

by far the campus most frequently visited and 4-H is the

second most reported reason to be on the MU Campus. In

2011, MU Extension 4-H connected 8,500 young people

age 8 to 18 to University of Missouri campuses and

faculty. Being on a campus is a predictor of youth going

on to higher education. Local youth, ages 8-18, who

participate in 4-H events on the MU Campus are:

Students more likely to go to college and enjoy

increased financial success for themselves

and their offspring

be better consumers

improve quality of life through more

opportunities for leisure and hobbies

improve health for themselves and their

children

more likely to vote as adults

more likely to contribute to their community

Students who, if they earn their bachelor’s degree,

increase annual earnings by $2.01 million over their

lifetime.

Volunteers create, support and are part of the 4-H

community. Missouri 4-H volunteers responding to a

survey report they contribute on average 100 hours

per year. Valuing their time at $18.80 per hour, based

on average Missouri incomes, the contribution of Dent

County 4-H volunteers was worth over $127,000 in

2012! More importantly, these adults serve as mentors

for our youth helping them transition into healthy

adulthood, priceless.

4-H Clubs: There are four Dent County 4-H Clubs

offering long term educational experiences where 194

members learn life skills such as decision making, public

speaking, and working with others. Members learn by

doing under the guidance of youth and adult volunteers

who teach projects ranging from aerospace and arts to

shooting sports and woodworking. Clubs also involve

children and teens in community service, camping, and

educational trips.

Community Service or service to others is a key part of

the 4-H program. Dent County 4-H Clubs have a

tradition of being involved in their communities, and

participated in a wide variety of community service

activities this year that included visiting nursing homes,

canned food drives, making blankets for the elderly,

helping at the Animal Shelter, cleaning streams on the

Bonebrake property and adopting needy families to help

with food and gifts at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Livestock project members also helped clean up, repair

and prepare a new property for the 4-H/FFA Expo

(county fair).

4-

H

Member and Leader Opportunities:

State 4-H Events – Dent County youth attended State 4-


Above: Award Winning Dent County

4-H Shooting Sports Participants

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H Teen Conference, State 4-H Congress, Meats Judging

Contest, Livestock Judging Clinics, Dairy Camps,

Missouri State Fair and State Shooting Sports Contest.

State 4-H Teen Conference – Nine Dent County 4-H’ers

joined 200 youth from around the state for their first

overnight state event. Workshops included leadership

building and community service awareness.

4-H Day with the St. Louis Cardinals & St. Louis

Rams – 4-H families enjoyed attending these games with

other 4-Her’s from Missouri and Illinois

Meats Judging Contest – Two Dent County teams

participated in the state contest, with each team (one Jr.

and one Sr.) coming in 3rd place.

4-H Camp –Thirteen Dent County youth and two teen

counselors enjoyed camp crafts, swimming, sports, and

activities with 125 young people from five counties at

Camp Clover Point. Former Dent County 4-H member,

Lane Howard, served as a camp lifeguard for the 2012 4-

H camping program.

Achievement Day – Members, parents, and judges

attended this annual event that was incorporated into the

new 4-H/FFA Expo. It included project exhibit judging,

public speaking, and performances by the county Theatre

Arts project. Also featured was a Show-Me County Ware

booth selling handmade items as part of a 4-H

entrepreneur project.

4-H Horse Shows – Twenty-one Dent County 4-H youth

participated and earned awards in three local horse shows.

4-H/FFA Expo – Over 250 4-H projects and livestock

were exhibited and judged at this year’s fair with a new

look and a new location. Over ninety Dent County 4-H/

FFA members entered a combined total of 145 livestock

entries and sold 80 market animals for a near record

market sale, reaching over $124,000 in receipts. The new

youth fair provided a safe and friendly environment

oriented toward youth and their families. Events included

a dessert auction, old-fashioned country fair games and

contests, along with great food and entertainment.

Missouri State Fair – One Dent County 4-H’er placed 5th

in the Jr. Division of the MO State Fair Dairy Judging

Contest.

Shooting Sports – Dent County held their annual local

Shoot with 14 Shooting Sports members participating in

six different disciplines. Nine 4-H teens participated in

12 events at the MO State Shooting Sports Contest. Two

Dent County youth took first place honors in their

division in the state: Clayton Parker and Lyndsey Parker.

Clayton Parker and Evan Howard placed second in their

division in the state. Dustin Camden earned a fourth

place in his senior division. Three members also attended

several regional shoots. Another volunteer was certified

in the Pistol discipline giving Dent County 13 certified

Shooting Sports leaders instructing over 60 4-H project

members in seven disciplines.

4-H Membership Recognition: One hundred fifty 4-H

Above: Dent County 4-H livestock exhibitors learning

showmanship skills from Chip Kemp who served as

livestock judge for the 2012 4-H/FFA Expo, and also

serves as the University of Missouri Livestock Judging

Team Coach

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Revenue Amount

County Commission $37,000.00

City of Salem $5,800.00

Judson Young Foundation $5,000.00

Reimbursements $9,939.90

Carryover $2,326.18

Postage from MU $935.00

Grants/Contracts $5,106.98

Total $66,108.06

Expenditures Amount

Salary $26,736.16

Office Supplies $15,990.78

Equipment $1,952.80

Travel & Training $5,207.82

Youth Program $12,712.78

Total $62,600.34

2012 DENT COUNTY MU EXTENSION - FINANCIAL SUMMARY Funding from county, city, gifts, state and federal monies makes MU Extension unique. Dent County funds support lo-

cal office costs. State/federal dollars are used for specialist salaries, orientation, in-service costs and postage.

University of Missouri Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national

origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran in

employment or programs.


Below: The 2012 drought forced producers to con-

sider alternative feeds. A covered stack of corn stalk

bales, that were ammoniated to improve feed value.

Left: Top - Dent County MU Extension participated in

the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center’s “Tree

and Trains” Christmas exhibit, by putting together a

Mizzou themed tree

Left: Bottom - A Dent County beef producer provides

supplemental feed to a group of cows in early July dur-

ing the drought.

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