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.

December 2012

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

University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Local Extension Councils Cooperating

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VICE PROVOST’S OFFICE

108 Whitten Hall

Columbia, MO 65211

PHONE: (573) 882-7477

FAX: (573) 882-1955

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Bollinger County’s University Extension Center

Bollinger County Extension Center is located at: 304 High Street

Marble Hill, MO

Tel: (573) 238-2420

Office hours: Monday-Friday

8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

E-MAIL: bollingerco@missouri.edu

WEBSITE: www.extension.missouri.edu/bollinger

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Dear Friends of Extension:

The University of Missouri Extension Council would like to thank the

Bollinger County Commission for supporting Extension Programs during this

past year. We are pleased to present this 2012 Annual Report to give you a

brief overview of the programs and educational information that was provided

for the citizens of Bollinger County.

In 2012, Missourians all over the state turned to the University of Missouri

Extension to help solve problems, gain information, and receive educational

programming. As a state-wide effort we strive to provide research based

information and educational programs to individuals, families, farmers and

businesses. Programs in agriculture and natural resources', 4-H youth

development, health and nutrition, business, community development and

continuing education have improved their quality of life.

The Extension Council appreciates the continued support from the County

Commission, individual volunteers, groups, organizations, business and

county citizens. We look forward to the planning, programming and

development for the years ahead.

If you would like more information or if we can assist you, please contact the

Bollinger County University of Missouri Extension Center.

Sincerely,

Ronda Elfrink, Bollinger County Extension Council Chair

Donna Aufdenberg, County Program Director.

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Bollinger County Staff

Come See us at:

304 High Street

Marble Hill, MO

We Offer Many Services:

Soil Testing

Plant Diagnostics

Hay Testing

Canner Gauge Testing

Family Nutrition Education

Center for Distance and Independent Study

Continuing Education

Much, Much More...

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Donna Aufdenberg

County Program Director

Horticulture Specialist

Willie Saputo

Youth Program Assistant

County 4-H

Vickie Seiler

Nutrition Program Assistant

Sue Fisher

Office Manager

MU Extension Staff Serving in Bollinger County—2012

Pam Crass

4-H Youth Specialist Donna Aufdenberg

Horticulture specialist/CPD

Anthony Ohmes

Agronomy Specialist

Mary Gosche

Human Development Specialist Janet Kline

Regional Director Judy Lueders

Nutrition Specialist

Richard Proffer

Business & Industry Specialist Frank Wideman

Natural Resource Eng. Specialist

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Roger Eakins

Livestock Specialist

The Mission of University of Missouri Extension is to:

Improve Missourians’ lives by addressing their highest

priorities through the application of research-based

knowledge and resources.

As an integral part of the land-grant mission, University

of Missouri Extension is a joint venture of:

University of Missouri campus

Lincoln University Cooperative Extension

The people of Missouri through county extension

councils

Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension

Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Other stakeholders and partners

Diverse, Experienced and Well Trained Staff

The staff of the University Extension office in Bollinger County is diverse, representing a

variety of backgrounds, experiences and educational levels. Staff members have owned their

own businesses, worked for other educational institutions, worked in the public and private

sector and collectively have over 15 years of work experience with University Extension.

Mission

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Agriculture

Women In Ag Program is a program put together by the Bollinger County Soil and Water

Conservation District and University of Missouri Extension. It has been occurring in Bollinger

County for 14 years. Attendance of women of all ages has been gradually increasing the last

few years. This past year, there were around 50 women who participated in this day long

program. The Program is geared to educate women about topics and opportunities that are in

present day agriculture. This year’s program included Native Plants In Your Landscape, Sun

Oven Demo, Composting, Fruit Production and Companion Planting. Booths are set up to

display products from vendors within our local area.

Farm Family Day at the Missouri State Fair provides us the opportunity to

honor and recognize one outstanding farm family from each county in the

state. This year the Bollinger County Extension Council and Farm Bureau

Board jointly nominated Ivan and Bobbi Welker and daughter Samantha.

The Extension Council and Farm Bureau Board then provides funding to

help with the expenses of getting to the fair. Farm Family Day at the State

Fair is jointly sponsored by the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Department

of Agriculture, Missouri State Fair, University of Missouri Extension, and

the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural

Resources.

State Fair Farm Family

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Agriculture

Roger Eakins, Livestock Specialist, assisted Bollinger County cattle producers

throughout the county with livestock questions as well as farm visits. County cattle producers

also participate in the Show-Me Select Heifer Program, Bull Sale and sending finished cattle to

U.S. Premium Beef. Four producers have been evaluated and approved for Source and Age

QSA (Quality System Assessment) which allows them to take advantage of premiums for their

marketing source and age of the cattle.

Agriculture is very important to Bollinger County residents, from

cattle producers to row crop producers. From the north end of the

county to the South end, Extension plays an important role. The

Bollinger County Extension office plays an important role in

numerous agriculture related programs. This year alone, we have

sent out more than 190 soil tests, 2 hay samples as well as plant

samples for disease and insect diagnosis. County residents took part

in the Private Applicator Training sessions as well as beef programs

and forage workshops.

Kendra Graham, Livestock Specialist, answers many calls about livestock from

producers in our county. 24 contacts were made related to the

drought during the months of July-November. Producers were given

advice on managing forages, feeding livestock and purchasing feed

supplements. She also had one feed and one forage test from Bollinger County, which she explained what the tests meant and how

they could modify their cattle feeding program to meet the animal’s

needs.

Show-Me Select Heifer Program The Show–Me–Select Heifer program aids producers in raising and

marketing high-quality heifers. Local veterinarians, regional livestock

specialists and producers work together to create a reliable source of

replacement heifers in terms of genetics and management. Heifers are

developed through a Total Quality Management approach. The heifers

enrolled in the program go through a rigorous vaccination, inspection and breeding

program. All heifers must be bred to calving-ease bulls. Two sales are held in the southeast

region each year in Fruitland, MO. The May 2012 sale averaged $2170 on 157 head. The

December 2012 sale averaged $2200 on 135 head. Bollinger County had 151 heifers enrolled

with 2 veterinarians participating. Also, 24 heifers from the sales came back to Bollinger

County in 2012.

SEMO Bull Sale

SEMO bull sale consignors work with regional livestock specialists to provide high-quality

bulls with top notch genetics in various breeds. Two sales are held each year in Farmington,

MO. The March sale averaged $3426 on 21 bulls and the October sale averaged $2797 on 31

bulls. Buyers realize that 50% of their calf crop is made up of the bull and buying a good one

greatly improves quality and weight gain of the calves.

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Horticulture

Donna Aufdenberg,

Horticulture Specialist,

assisted citizens of Southeast

Missouri as well as Bollinger

County residents on

horticulture questions.

Donna assisted over 1200

gardeners who contacted the Extension

Center on a variety of topics such as

vegetable gardening, flower gardening,

houseplants, outdoor plants, insect problems,

soil testing and disease diagnostics.

Donna gave several gardening programs to

local garden clubs and organizations in the

Southeast Region about “Home Vegetable

Gardening”, “Small Berries and Brambles”,

“Seed Starting”, “Container Gardening with

Flowers”, “Container Gardening with

Vegetables”, “Vegetable Grafting”,

“Importance of Crop Rotation”, “Bird

Gardening”, “Bug Warfare in the Garden”,

and “Fall Gardening”.

Donna assists commercial fruit and vegetable

growers as well as greenhouse bedding plant

growers. She also assisted local farmers’

market vendors by conducting a Farmers’

Market Workshop in January of 2012. The

workshop drew over 75 vendors from 10

area counties and 5 area farmers’ markets.

She consults with many individual Farmers’

Top Horticulture

Information Requests:

Starting a Vegetable Garden

Tomato Disease

Information

Fruit Tree Spraying

Seed Starting

Control of Japanese

Beetles

Soil Testing

Yard and Grass Establishment

Improving Garden Soil

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Market vendors throughout the Southeast

Region.

In 2012, Donna held a Pesticide Applicator

Training class during the evening for

Bollinger County Farmers and also provided

training at the Extension Center in Marble

Hill during the daytime. 37 farmers were

certified/recertified during 2012. This

certification allows farmers to purchase

restricted-use pesticides for farm use.

Community Garden Project In 2012, Master Gardeners helped to plan,

install and coordinate a Community Garden

that was located behind the Extension Center.

There were 4 families and one 4-H group that

utilized the garden beds. The Community

Garden was funded through a grant in 2010. It

is managed through joint partnership between

the Bollinger County Health Department and

Bollinger County Extension Center.

Horticulture - Master Gardener

Master Gardener Program

The mission of the

Missouri Master Gardener

Program is “Helping

Others Learn to Grow”. The University of

Missouri educates

gardeners and plant

enthusiasts about

gardening through a series of training sessions

on topics such as plant anatomy and

functions, soils, vegetable gardening, flower

gardening, turf, insects and diseases, herb

gardening, landscaping and woody

ornamentals. In turn, the Master Gardener

members improve the quality of life, enhance

the economy and environment in Bollinger

County through seminars, giving horticultural

advice, working with youth on gardening

projects, beautification projects and Tomato

taste tests. From previous year’s trainings,

Donna currently coordinates local Master

Gardener Chapters in 5 counties.

In 2012, Donna conducted Master Gardener

training in the Southeast Region. The training

covered topics such as Plant Anatomy and

Function, Soils, Annual and Perennial

Flowers, Woody Ornamentals, Vegetable

Gardening, Herb Gardening, Home Fruit

Production, Lawn Care, Plant Disease,

Garden Insects, Propagation and Houseplants.

Twenty-seven participants took this training

and four of those were Bollinger County

residents.

Also, in conjunction with the Master Gardener

Program, Donna puts out a monthly

newsletter called “The Garden Spade” It is

sent to over 450 Master Gardeners, garden

club members, agriculture educators, and

interested community members. It is sent via

Eating From The Garden

Eating From the Garden provides research-

based information to youth in schools and

community programs.

Through nutrition and

gardening activities, the

program hopes to

increase consumption

of fruits and vegetables.

With help from area

partners and volunteers, the program also

promotes healthier food choices, gardening

knowledge and physical activity.

During 2012, Eighty-six 5th grade students at

Meadow Heights School in Patton

participated in this program. A total of 7

sessions were taught by 4 volunteers. Each

session had two parts, a classroom part and an

outdoor part. The children were instructed in

the classroom about the nutrition and

preparation of fruits and vegetables. Students

were given the opportunity to see the food

prepared and taste samples. Then students

were taken outdoors to the garden beds to

plant seeds and transplants and learn more

about gardening as well as the specifics about

growing each crop in the garden.

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mail, email and is available on the web. It can

be found on the web at http://extension.missouri.

edu/bollinger/mastergardener.aspx

In 2012, there were 8 Master Gardener

members in Bollinger County who turned in

more than 240 volunteer hours valued at

$4300 annually to the community (Based on

national standard of $18 value per volunteer

hour). Regionally, there are over 160 Master

Gardeners who volunteer more than 3,714

hours valued at more than $65,000 annually to

the Southeast Region.

4-H Youth Development

Bollinger County 4-H Clubs:

Cheerful Workers, Sedgewickville/Patton/Marquand

Country Club, Scopus/Glen Allen/Marquand

County Line, Glen Allen/Marquand

Crooked Creek, Marble Hill

Leopold Club, Leopold

Ride If You Dare Rodeo Club, County-Wide

In 2012 80 4H members completed the year in good standing. All clubs continue to be

actively involved in community service and fundraising, as well as selected projects.

4-H County Events: Annual County Rodeo

Appreciation Day

Club & Project Meetings

Council Meetings

Recognition Awards

Ecology Day (School Enrichment)

Sedgewickville Funfest

Marquand Pioneer Day

4-H Picnic in the Park

4-H Livestock and Youth Programs: Steer Weigh-In

Prospect Day

Rodeo Clinics & Rodeos

SEMO District Fair

County Fairs: East Perry, Jefferson, & Madison

State Fairs: Missouri and DuQuoin (Illinois)

Heartland & Cape County 4-H Camps

4-H Trips and Activities Community Service

Relay for Life

Packages for the Military

Tree Planting

Adopt-A-Highway

Recycling Drives

Holiday Food Baskets for the Needy

Christmas Caroling

Food & Fitness Camp

Kids in the Kitchen

Community Garden

Teen Conference

A monthly newsletter is provided to members and volunteers, and published on the county webpage.

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Palma Crass, Youth Development Specialist, oversees 4-H staff and programming in

Bollinger County. She works with 4-H leaders, volunteers and members, provides resources for

school enrichment and supervises the 4-H Youth Program Assistant.

Willie Saputo, Youth Program Assistant, is the contact person for Bollinger County

4-H and is housed at the county office. She works with 4-H clubs in the county, regularly

attends meetings and events, assists with coordination needs, works with the members, the

volunteers, the Extension and 4-H Councils, area businesses, schools, and the Bollinger County

Recycling Project. She reports to Palma Crass.

Ecology Day The Bollinger County Ecology Day, one hundred sixty one (161) participants from Leopold,

Meadow Heights, Woodland and Zalma 5th grade students was held at the Woodland High

School grounds. At the Ecology Day the youth learn about their role in helping conserve and

appreciating their natural resources. Workshops they attended throughout the day included:

Soil Erosion, Reptiles, Plants, Conservation, Forest, Streams and Recycling. Various agencies

work together to make this program work, which are: University of MO Extension/4-H, MO

Department of Conservation (MDC), Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Pam Crass,

4-H Youth Specialist, coordinates the program with the different agencies and schools.

4-H Youth Development

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Ecology Day-2012

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4-H Youth Development

Food and Nutrition

Judy Lueders, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, helps to coordinate

leader training and do trainings to assist clubs in providing educational programs for meetings

for the FCE clubs in Bollinger County. Judy did the program for the FCE County Clubs this

year. She answers numerous questions on nutrition, canning, freezing, food safety and recipes.

Bollinger County has two FCE clubs with approximately 40

members. The members attend meetings as well as leader

training. In addition Judy worked with the Faith Foundation

Children’s Home to help them improve the nutritional quali-

ty of their menus within their budget.

Mary Gosche, Human Development Specialist, helps conduct educational programs

that emphasizes family strengths and successful

aging. Three Bollinger County residents attended

the Building Strong Families Program, two attended

the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy Program and three

additional residents attended the Women and Money

workshop. Bollinger County FCE ladies attended

the FCE District meeting in Jackson.

Mary coordinates training for volunteers for the

Eating from the Garden Program. This program

teaches nutrition and gardening to 4 and 5 graders.

Three participants trained to teach the program were

from Bollinger County. They have started to

implement the program at Meadow Heights School.

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The Briefings on Family Matters is a quarterly

newsletter that approx. 50 county residents receive. It

consists of information from Mary Gosche, Human

Dev. Specialist, Judy Lueders, Nutrition Specialist

and Donna Aufdenberg, Horticulture Specialist. The

articles consist of information for relationships, nutri-

tion and gardening. This newsletter can be found on

the web at: http://extension.missouri.edu/bollinger/

familymatters.aspx

Success Story written by Vickie Seiler, NPA

While I was teaching a lesson at one of the daycares, a student dropped their cracker on the

floor. The child sitting next to them told him to throw it away. The first child picked it up and

started to eat it. His friend said it was disgusting to eat food that had fallen on the floor because

the floor had germs on it. The first child decided not to eat the cracker as he went to throw the

cracker away. This story is yet another example of how the Family Nutrition Education

Program targeting food safety really makes a difference.

In summary, it has been a successful year in Bollinger County for FNEP Program.

If you need further information about the Family Nutrition Education Program please contact

Linda Morgan, Project Director/Nutrition Specialist-Family Nutrition Education Program.

Vickie Seiler, Nutrition Program Assistant, University of Missouri Extension (UME)

Family Nutrition Education Programs (FNEP) reached 2,509 low-income participants with

nutrition education in Bollinger County during 2011-2012. FNEP provides information on

nutrition, food safety, and physical activity for lifelong health and fitness.

Nutrition education for youths provide 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 include nutrition, food safety, physical

activity, and food resource management.

New Programming for 2011-2012 was Zalma Schools,

Meadow Heights Schools and Cross Trails Medical Center

by Vickie Seiler, Nutrition Program Assistant.

During 2011- 2,260 youths and 435 adults were served

through schools, community groups and agencies. Bollinger

County Health Center, Tri-City Senior Citizens Nutrition

Center, East Missouri Action Agency, Bollinger County

Libraries, Bollinger County Food Pantry and Short

Interventions at Country Mart, 4-H and Back to School Fair.

Schools that were served were: Woodland RIV, Leopold R-

III, Meadow Heights R-II, and Zalma-RV. Vickie programs

in several daycares, Marla’s Country Critters, Holly Hoesli’s Daycare, Abbi’s Place, Jackie

Simmers Daycare, Marsha Bohnsack’s Daycare, Net Net’s Daycare, Pam Beal’s Daycare, First

Baptist Early Learning Center, Cassie Engelen’s Daycare, Bright Beginning’s and Maggie

Mae’s Daycare. In the summer there were 282 students in summer school that enjoyed Kids in

the Kitchen Curriculum. There were 259 students that enjoyed other curriculum during summer

school. There were 64 youth that participated in the Bollinger County Library Program during

the summer. There were 105 adults that were served at the Tri-City Senior Center for 2011.

Vickie Seiler, NPA presented short interventions at Country Mart.

There were 89 children at the Bollinger County Back to School Fair. Bollinger County has 35

Youth in 4-H group that enjoys FNEP programming.

Food and Nutrition

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Business & Industry

Richard Proffer, Business & Industry Specialist, As entrepreneurs and innovators, Missouri’s small businesses are becoming a more diverse

group that continues to make the state’s economy productive. There are approximately 500,000

small businesses in Missouri. Nearly 98 percent of all businesses with employees are

categorized as small businesses. In assisting the owners and managers of those businesses, MU

Extension contributes to a county’s economic development through growth in jobs, sales,

innovation, technology development and commercialization.

In Bollinger County, during 2012, business development program specialists and business

counselors with MU Extension, Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers

(MO SBTDC), Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC), Missouri

Environmental Program, Missouri Career Options Project, and the Missouri Market

Development program served 4 people and their companies with business start-up and

management counseling, training, and other assistance. In addition, entrepreneurs and business

owners in Bollinger County reported the following economic impact and activity as a result of

the services provided by the MU Extension Business Development Program:

Overall, the University of Missouri’s Business Development Programs (BDP) served 22,350

people and their businesses state-wide. The total impact for all businesses assisted by the BDP

was:

New jobs: 6,531

Sales increases: $237,046,646

Government contracts: $198.2M

New businesses: 303

Jobs retained: 2,784

Loans and investments in business: $245,575,470

Acquired assets: $32,205,965

Investment in commercialization: $19,417,970 in SBIR/STTR or research proposals submitted

with $7,494,246 awards received

Clients/companies receiving business counseling: 8,452

Business training attendees and conference participants: 22,981

The business development faculty who contributed to these business successes are from the

programs identified above. They have regional and statewide assignments and work with

businesses in all counties across the state.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN BOLLINGER COUNTY:

Sales Increases: $5,206,767

Jobs Retained: 13

Investments: $298,319

Acquired Assets: $4,541,233

Clients/companies receiving business counseling: 4

Business training attendees and conference participants: 8

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THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DELIVERY NETWORK INCLUDES

Business Development Specialists headquartered at

University of Missouri Extension centers; centers

located on the University of Missouri campuses at

Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis and Rolla; and

centers at most of the state universities across Missouri.

The named programs delivered through this network

include:

Missouri Small Business & Technology

Development Centers (MO SBTDC) –

Funded by the U.S. Small Business

Administration, this award is matched on the

local level by state university hosts and private

sector partners. Services include individualized business counseling and a wide variety

of educational opportunities. One of the products offered through those centers is the

MoFAST SBIR/STTR assistance. Specialists in this area work with university faculty

and other innovators to win awards in support of the commercialization of technology.

Missouri Procurement Assistance Centers (MO PTAC) -- Funded by the U.S.

Defense Logistics Agency, this program helps businesses win government contracts for

a wide range of products and services.

Missouri Market Development Program – This program, which is funded at by the

Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Agency via the Missouri

Department of Natural Resources, helps business owners find markets for recycled

materials and helps other businesses in securing funding for manufacture of new goods

using those recycled materials.

Career Options – Improving individual capacity is the focus of the MU Extension

Career Options program, which is funded through a partnership with the Missouri

Department of Economic Development Workforce Development unit. This program

assists displaced workers and others in many ways, including through the exploration of

business ownership and career repositioning following company closings, layoffs and

other employment-related changes.

Missouri Environmental Program -- Showing businesses how to save money by

reducing waste, understanding regulations and using recycled materials.

Business & Industry

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Recycling Project Waste Management in Bollinger County The year 2012 showed continued growth, building improvements and expansion into the recycling

market. The Recycling Center, located north of Marble Hill in the old livestock sale barn, celebrated its

second anniversary on August 14th. The Center is staffed by volunteers, coordinated jointly with the

Extension Council and the Recycling Board until Aug. 1, 2012. On this day, a part-time employee,

Michael Fleener, hired through Experience Works, began working 18 hours a week. Having an

employee now allows us to open the Center to the public 3 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(Wed. Fri. and Sat.) We still have faithful volunteers that work along with Michael on Wed. and provide

invaluable help.

Our volunteers continue very involved and with their help we have made physical improvements to the

sale barn that has truly started shaping it into a Recycling Center. The volunteers have constructed a

comfortable office area, and have raised the doorway

leading on to the loading dock. This high doorway

was necessary to allow the use of a forklift for

loading trailers. The County Commissioners have

been very supportive and have been consulted in

every aspect of the physical improvements we have

made. In July, when a wind storm tore off 1/3 of the

roof, the commissioners showed their level of

commitment to the cause of recycling, by agreeing to

replace the roof. Our volunteers are now re-using the

roofing sheets as siding to cut down on the possibility

of further wind damage. The siding is also necessary

to protect the stored gaylords of recycled items from

the weather as well as our equipment.

Our volunteers continue to give of themselves by cutting the grass around the center, watering the

donated trees to keep them alive during the drought, and weekly/monthly scheduled pickups from

businesses that have to be brought to the center. It is through the volunteer’s efforts that we are able to

maintain our county-wide focus by their participation in the Community Collection events. On these

three events, in April, August, and November, our volunteers coordinated recycling collections at seven

sites in the county allowing 203 households to recycle in their own communities. By attending, the open

to the public, monthly meetings and voicing their opinions our volunteers have helped to shape the

direction of recycling in our county. This generous contribution of volunteer time has allowed us to

keep just over 31,244 pounds, (15.5 tons) of Bollinger County recyclables out of the landfill in 2012.

Due to grants from the Solid Waste Management District and the USDA we have been able to put in the

electrical wiring necessary to light our public sorting area, the office and our other work areas as well as

to run our equipment. The Center now possesses a baler as well as a forklift. With this necessary

equipment we will be able to increase the volume/weight of our trailer loads thereby increasing the

amount earned.

We are fortunate to have a supportive newspaper, that prints our articles and keeps the recycling efforts

in the public eye. We are grateful to the Bollinger County Coop for the donation of a sign form (14 ft x

5 ft) and to McCain Printing for designing our sign and for donating more than half of their cost of doing

the work and delivery. Even with all of our outreach and articles our Centers presence is not well

known. Our sign will announce boldly to all that Bollinger County Recycling Center exists and it will

probably be raised after winter weather has passed.

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BOLLINGER COUNTY RECYCLING

RECYCLING CENTER Hwy 51, 7 miles N of Marble Hill

Wed. & Sat. 10a.m. to 2 p.m.

Closed Holidays

Non-Profit, All Volunteer Organization

PLEASE SORT RECYCLABLES

METALS: (Clean!) Aluminum cans (soda & beer, some cat food brands)

Aluminum foil & sheet metal (pie plates)

Steel food cans—Clean! (labels OK)

PLASTICS: (Clean!) Only with Recycling # shown on item

#1 PETE (soda & water bottles, etc. no lids)

#2 HDPE Neutral (most milk jugs, rubbing alcohol, etc.)

#2 White & Colors (laundry & soap bottles, white milk jugs,

some container lids. Automotive containers & food oil

bottles OK, IF rinsed or drained well)

Grocery sacks, plastic bags

#5 PP (cottage cheese, yogurt, some lids, etc.)

#3, 4, 6, & 7 (“Other” containers as labeled)

STYROFOAM: Egg cartons, packing material

PAPER: (Clean and Dry) Corrugated cardboard—flattened (no pizza boxes)

Grayboard/chipboard—flattened (cereal, tissue boxes, not corrugated cardboard)

Magazines & slick catalogs

Newspaper (all inserts OK, Black River Electric news)

Junk Mail (remove plastic wrappers)

White office paper & shredded paper

Also, phone books, egg cartons, paperback and hard cover books & cardboard cemetery flower

containers.

For more information call

573-238-4612 or 573-238-9861

Help Bollinger County Recycle!

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Century Farms

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.

Interest in the program continued after 1976. The

College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and

University of Missouri Extension planned a 10 year

update in 1986 called the “Century Farm” program. This

program has been sustained as a yearly event with over

100 farms recognized each year. In 2008, Missouri Farm

Bureau became a program co-sponsor. Bollinger County

added two Century Farms in 2012.

The Bradley and Jacqueline Barrett farm was

purchased by Bradley’s great grandfather,

William A. Barrett in 1910 and has 100

qualifying acres.

JACKSON FAMILY FARM, GYPSY, MO.

The Jay D. and Mary Louise Jackson Family

Farm has been in the family since 1911 and has

120 qualifying acres.

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Barrett Family Farm—1910

Bradley D. Barrett

BARRETT FAMILY FARM, GYPSY, MO.

Jackson Family Farm—1911

Erin, Kaden, Randall, Jay, and Larry Jackson

Unique Partnership

The Bollinger County Extension Council is a full partner with Missouri’s land-grant

universities to deliver high-quality education and research based information that helps people

solve real world problems and take advantage of opportunities. Council members:

Work with extension specialists to provide the county with quality education programs;

Manage finances of local extension operations;

Provide personnel to carry out extension activities;

Elect and organize the local extension council.

Bollinger County Extension Council consist of 10 elected members and 4 appointed

members. The council meets the second Monday of each month. The Council and staff sold

mums, and flower bulbs to help promote the programs and literature available through Exten-

sion. . The Council supports Private Applicator Training and County 4-H programs.

Chairperson - Ronda Elfrink Vice-Chair - Gary Brewer Secretary - Sharon Hopkins Treasurer - Beth McClain Barb Bailey Marty Calvert Richard Dowd Murray Dunn Dana Mayfield Tim Meek Diana Nack Rose Nanney Bob Upchurch - Farm Bureau Representative Travis Elfrink - Presiding County Commissioner

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Thank you Council Members and Staff for all the hard work

you do!!

“A Unique Partnership”

Council Activities

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2012 Council Members

Sworn into office during the 2012 Annual Meeting.

2012 Extension Council Annual Program Review

In 2012, Bollinger County Extension Council Members met to discuss programming needs

in Bollinger County. Some of the needs that were identified included Jobs and Industry,

Job Skills, Personal Finance Skills, Food Preservation, Continuing Education, and increas-

ing knowledge of agriculture.

Bollinger County Residents enrolled at MU

MU Extension Impacts Local Areas

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There were 4 enrollments from

Bollinger County for Independent

Study courses for credit and 65 in

non-credit through MU Extension

Continuing Education. Study, 32

enrollments in Fire and Rescue

Training Institute, 2 enrollment in

Missouri Training Institute, 0 in

Nursing 29 enrollments in the MU

Conference Office.

Over 100,000 residents of southeast Missouri annually turn to University of Missouri

Extension to gain practical knowledge, solve problems, adapt to change and make in-

formed decisions.

There are also many University of Missouri Extension programs that have a positive

impact on residents of Bollinger County. Local efforts like 4-H, Master Gardeners,

and the Family Nutrition Education Program have great impact along with other

county specific efforts determined by a publicly elected council.

MU Extension provided education and/or training to 132 people from Bollinger Coun-

ty during 2012 at the Fire & Rescue Training Institute, the Law Enforcement Training

Institute, MU’s Nursing Outreach and Distance Education, the Missouri Training In-

stitute and Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Over 1000 attended MU Extension agriculture programs in the county.

County extension staff provided assistance, consultation and advice to over 8,000

individuals last year on a variety of topics.

Funding and Financial Statement

University Extension programs in Bollinger

County are funded by Bollinger County, state

and federal appropriations. Local funding for

support of the Bollinger county Extension

Center is provided by the Bollinger County

Commission. They provide office space,

funds for office expenses, clerical salaries and

travel expenses of extension specialists who

conduct educational programs in Bollinger

County.

A special acknowledgment and appreciation is

given to the Bollinger County Commissioners

for financial assistance.

BOLLINGER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Steve Jordan

Larry VanGennip

Travis Elfrink

University of Missouri’s

Contribution to County Extension Program

University of Missouri provides salaries and

benefits for one professional and one para-

professional staff member head-quartered in

Bollinger County.

The University provides in-service training

expenses, including travel and lodging for

staff, postage for staff communications and

matching funds for computer equipment costs

and maintenance.

REVENUE

County Appropriations $25,800.00

TOTAL REVENUE $25,800.00

EXPENSES

Secretary Salary $18,200.00

Staff Withholding $ 1,400.00

Travel $ 2,100.00

Postage $ 100.00

Telephone $ 1,200.00

Rent/Lease Space $ 100.00

Supplies/Services $ 1,200.00

4-H Development $ 1,100.00

Other (IT Service) $ 300.00

Publishing & Printing $ 100.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $25,800.00

Thank the Bollinger County Commissioners for

sponsoring the Bollinger County Extension Office,

let them know how we are helping you and your

family.

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