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2016 Annual Report

Lincoln County

University of Missouri Extension Lincoln County

880 West College Street Troy MO 63379

Phone:

636-528-4613 Fax:

636-528-7423

Email: [email protected]

On the Web:

Extension.missouri.edu/lincoln

Extension Council Members 2016

Gay Reed, chair Chuck Bockhorst, vice-chair

Marilu Lasater secretary Mary Jane Marre, treasurer

Joe Boedeker Gail Braungardt

Paul Dudley Ron Eisenbath

EuGene Galloway Blanche Kelly Tim Kemper Corey Miller

Marilou Schumacher

The Lincoln County Extension Council appreciates the continued support of extension programs by Lincoln County Commissioners

Dan Colbert EuGene Galloway

Matt Bass

University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S.

Department of Agriculture and Local University Extension

Councils Cooperating

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ ADA INSTITUTIONS

January 2017

Dear Members of the County Commission, Volunteers and the Community:

Thank you for continuing to make University of Missouri Extension relevant and successful in providing educational programs for citizens of Lincoln County. This annual report outlines some of the success MU Extension has had in Lincoln County during 2016.

The success of University of Missouri Extension in Lincoln County depends upon the dedi-cation and support of members of the County Extension Council. The council assists staff with planning and implementing programs by communicating the interests and concerns of local citizens. Programming efforts require the best efforts of our partnerships in the state to maximize and apply our resources where the greatest impact can be made.

We want to extend a special thank you to the Lincoln County Commission for their support of the Lincoln County Extension Center and all of our volunteers, partners and stakehold-ers who support our efforts.

When you support University of Missouri Extension, Lincoln County benefits as well as the state of Missouri!

Gay Reed Wayne Shannon Council Chair County Program Director

January 5, 2017

Dear County Commissioners and Friends of MU Extension:

The past year was a busy one for University of Missouri Extension. As a long-time extension professional

and newcomer to Missouri, I have found the support from people like you to be remarkable. Missouri is a

special place with a promising future.

Through the efforts of faculty, staff and amazing volunteers, MU Extension connects millions of

Missourians with knowledge they put into action in their daily lives. Using a range of learning

experiences, we reach people of all ages and backgrounds, in every corner of the state.

In response to direct input received from local councils and the unique nature of each county, extension

programs vary slightly across the state. This strength of local flexibility and public engagement enables

county-based Mizzou faculty to provide local learning experiences that improve lives and community

vitality. For example:

MU Extension business specialists helped local Missouri businesses achieve sales increases of $186 million while creating or retaining 7,766 jobs.

Helping assure access to health care in local communities, MU Nursing Outreach made it possible for 2,094 nurses keep their skills up to date.

Our 4-H youth development specialists and other extension team members worked with volunteers and community leaders to reach 269,000 youths ages 5 to 18 across the state.

Anticipating the needs of Missouri’s aging farm population, extension faculty developed workshops that target estate planning, succession and retirement planning specific to farmers.

These are just a few examples of how Mizzou’s commitment to extension and engagement benefitted

Missourians this past year.

In the interest of better serving Missourians, we are conducting a statewide needs assessment. It will

include extensive input from local communities and stakeholders. It will result in stronger alignment

between extension programs and local needs.

I encourage you to read the attached annual report from your county office to gain an understanding of

how MU Extension has worked this past year to serve your community.

Your support of MU Extension and our efforts in your community is greatly appreciated. As always, I

welcome your input on how the University of Missouri can better serve the people.

Sincerely,

Marshall Stewart, Ed.D.

Vice Chancellor for Extension

VICE CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE

108 Whitten Hall

Columbia, MO 65211

PHONE: (573) 882-7477

FAX: (573) 882-1955

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

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ADA INSTITUTIONS

Agriculture Programs: Land. Livestock. Plants. People

Program contact: Wayne Shannon, livestock specialist

Charles Ellis, natural resource engineer

Rich Hoormann, agronomy specialist

Rusty Lee, agronomy specialist

Ken Bolte, ag business specialist

Farm Lease Program

A workshop to address concerns related to farm leases gave current information in a three-hour, evening program held in Troy in September. Discussion topics included current land rental rates and trends, what to include in a lease, legal consid-erations in terminating a farm lease, crop and livestock share arrangements, and recreation leases. Renters and property owners are negotiating new farm-land leases in response to lower farm commodity prices.

Youth Livestock Projects Youth livestock projects help young people develop responsi-bility, caring, self-esteem, and a work ethic in addition to ani-mal husbandry skills. In 2016, Lincoln County 4-H and FFA members successfully completed livestock projects. Project animals included swine, horses, lambs, beef, rabbits, and poul-try. The annual Lincoln county Fair includes one of the largest and best youth livestock shows in Missouri. The program is con-ducted with the assistance of many volunteers, parents, grand-parents and MU faculty and staff.

Pork Quality Assurance Plus

Consumers, processors, grocery retailers and foodservice oper-ators have shown a growing interest in the attributes of the products they purchase for food, including the well-being of the animals raised by producers. To remain competitive, pro-ducers must respond by demonstrating compliance with mod-ern animal care and operation practices. Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) is an on-farm educa-tional assessment tool pork producers can use to objectively assess the care and well-being of their farm raised hogs. In 2016, four PQA Plus and site assessment training workshops were held in Lincoln County. Twenty-two individual produc-ers were able to become certified through the educational pro-gram and receive a benchmark site status designation upon completion of an on-farm site assessment. Participants reviewed animal care and management practices, developed treatment records and backup plans in case of on-farm equipment failures. Standard operating procedures will be developed for routine animal care and management

2016 Elsberry Plant Materials Center Cover

Crop/Soil Health Workshop

This program conducted in November was a collaborative effort of the Elsberry Plant Materials Center, the Lincoln County SWCD and University of Missouri Extension with this being the 4th annual meeting. Information gathered from this year’s evaluations includes.

52 attending with 60% being farmers.

Average farm size being 700 acres.

Over 60% of the producers attending are presently using cover crops, up significantly from earlier meet-ings.

For producers using cover crops, almost ½ of their acreage has a cover crop indicating they have moved past the small try one field stage.

Over 95% of attendees indicate they have some or a lot of knowledge about cover crops, which is higher than previous meetings.

100% of attendees indicated the meeting provided information that they could incorporate into their oper-ations.

40% of producers indicate they will increase cover crop acreage in the next year, with almost 45% indi-cating they will begin to use some sort of cover crop mix.

Attendees identified the most useful parts of the program to include:

Grazing and multiple use portions. Plot Tours Soil Health Simulator Economics Water Intake Networking Learning Favorable Consequences Appreciate Data Driven Recommendations

Agriculture Programs: Land. Livestock. Plants. People.






Grassland Evaluation The Grassland Evaluation program is a very suc-cessful curriculum to teach youth interested in agri-culture more about forage and livestock manage-ment. The Grassland Evaluation program consists of four sections: Grassland Condition, Soil Evalua-tion, Wildlife Habitat and Plant Identification that are taught in a con-test structure. Each of these fac-tors must be considered in evaluating pastures or grasslands to best utilize the resource and to help make useful management decisions. During a con-test, students are taken to a pasture site, presented a livestock herd scenario and asked questions to make judgments concerning herd management. Six district contests, a state contest and a national con-test are conducted annually in Missouri. In October 2016, teams of Troy and Elsberry FFA members and a Lincoln County 4-H team excelled in the northeast Missouri district contest and advanced to the state contest. The Lincoln County 4-H team placed second in the state contest. Team members Emily Hudson, Nichole Baker, Kolton Orth, and Kyle Schroer will participate in the national Mid-America Grassland Evaluation Contest in Spring-field in June 2017.

Team members left to right are Emily Hudson, Nichole Baker, Kolton Orth, and Kyle Schroer

Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program

The Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program started in 1997 has gained widespread acceptance throughout Missouri and parts of the Midwest. The program is first and foremost, an educational program targeted at improving production efficiency in on-farm herds through increased use of existing technology. The target audience is both purebred and commercial cow-calf producers who wish to properly develop beef heifers to either retain as replacements or sell to other producers. Most participants who enroll in the program implement an estrous synchronization protocol and artificially inseminate heifers. Producers are given in-formation regarding selecting heifers that are good candidates for replacement, recommended vaccina-tions, selecting quality sires, evaluating and culling based on weight, temperament, pedigree and produc-tion records. For producers interested in marketing heifers the pro-gram has created an avenue to collect premiums from adding value to heifer calves. Special Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer sales have seen the demand for SMS developed heifers grow over the years and has resulted in decent returns. In 2016, three Lincoln County beef producers, Mudd, Schieffer and Vehige , enrolled and developed heifers in the program. They sold 170 heifers in the spring and fall Northeast Mis-souri Show-Me-Select bred heifer sales as well as 200 in private treaty and private sales. Producers enrolled in the SMS program have learned to better select, feed, immunize, develop, synchronize and breed heifers that are more likely to become pro-ductive cows that can stay in a herd with some longev-ity.

Agriculture Programs: Land. Livestock. Plants. People.






Lincoln County 4-H Livestock Judging Team Participates in AKSARBEN National Contest Pictured team members left to right are Caleb Hudson, Reed Bruns, Brooke Bruns, Kolton Orth and Wayne Shannon, live-stock specialist and judging coach.

Lincoln County’s Senior 4-H livestock judging team excelled in the State 4-H Contest held September 10 and qualified to represent Missouri in the AKSARBEN na-tional contest on September 25 in Omaha, Nebraska. Team members are Brooke Bruns, Caleb Hudson, Kol-ton Orth, and Reed Bruns. The team competed in Oma-ha with nearly 600 total contestants from across the na-tion including 30 4-H teams as well as jr. college and sr. college teams and placed 18th in the team competition. Participants judged 12 classes of beef cattle, hogs, sheep and meat goats and then gave oral reasons and answered questions defending their decisions. Parents Sandy Hudson, Christy and Jamie Bruns & fam-ily, and Kirby Orth accompanied the team as well as Wayne Shannon, University of Missouri Extension. The AKSARBEN Stock Show & Rodeo was established in 1928 and includes one of the nation’s largest 4-H stock shows, the AKSARBEN Rodeo, as well as ag sci-ence educational experiences.

Antibiotics used in livestock production

As of January 1, 2017, livestock producers will need to

have a Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) from their vet-

erinarian before they can acquire and use a medically

important antimicrobial in the feed. They will also need

to have a VFD if they purchase a feedstuff already con-

taining a medically important antimicrobial. A prescrip-

tion will be required if it is a water soluble antimicrobi-

al. In addition, these products will only be available for

control, prevention or treatment of disease and it will no

longer be legal to use these compounds for purposes of

increased rate of weight gain or improved feed efficien-

cy.

A variety of species will be affected by the changes—even insects such as honeybees. Same goes for a back-yard poultry flock or your child’s 4-H rabbit project. The changes will have a more widespread impact than your typical livestock such as cattle or hogs.

MU Extension presented a workshop November 17 to discuss the new regulations and help Lincoln County and area producers prepare for the changes ahead. Dr. Craig Payne, MU Extension veterinarian presented the VFD for livestock antibiotics information.

4-H Youth Development Programs: Preparing Young People to Thrive.

Program contact: Rhonda Shafer, 4-H youth specialist

4-H is not your ordinary club. More than 55,000 members strong, Missouri 4-H is an active, dynamic organization of young people who are learning, grow-

ing and preparing to be the leaders of today and tomorrow – making a real dif-ference in their community, country and world. 4-H provides members 8-18 and clover kids 5-7 the opportunity to build friendships at camps, conferences,

events, club meetings and project meetings. During the 2016 4-H year, Lin-coln County had 356 members enrolled in 12 4-H clubs.

Embryology

Nine area classrooms from three Lincoln County elementary schools participated in the embryology school enrichment program in April. A total of

274 students from kindergarten through 2nd grade turned pre-incubated eggs for one week prior to hatching. As chicks emerged, students were excit-

ed to see the different colors and sizes. After all chicks hatched, students cared for them for several days. Life skills learned in this program included:

chicken breeds, parts of an egg, the incubation pro-cess, how to candle an egg, how to care for a baby chick and careers available in the poultry industry.

Camp Counselor Training

Three teen members attended camp counselor training held in June at Camp Derricotte in Cuivre

River State Park located in Troy. Activities in-cluded sessions on preventing bullying and coun-selor skills such as how to put a camper to bed,

ages and stages of development and get –acquainted activities. In addition, counselors were trained in emergency procedures and camp cere-

monies. Selected counselors were also trained to teach workshops such as “Blast Off”, “Fun With Toilet Paper” and “Make it Count”. Counselors

returned to 4-H camp and carried out their duties

as a counselor to the 8-13 year old members.

Leader Recognition

Kari Shramek, shown in photo above, was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame during the 2016 Missouri State Fair.

One leader was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame for 2016. Kari Shramek has been a 20

year volunteer in Lincoln County. During that time she has served as club leader, 4-H council president and project leader for aerospace, lead-

ership, photography and entrepreneurship. Two leaders were recognized with the Frank

Graham Leadership award. Caroline Green has been a volunteer for 9 years and has served as an assistant club leader and vice-president of the 4-

H council. Susan Mudd has been a leader for 13 years serving as club leader and project leader for clover kids, arts & crafts, cake decorating,

crochet and sewing.

Human Environmental Science: Get healthy. Grow Smarter. Eat Better

Program contact: Chris Merritt, nutrition specialist

Vivian Anderson, family financial education

Cooking Matters at the Store

As part of the No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger in America, Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters at the Store teaches participants to shop smarter, and use nutrition in-formation to make healthier choices.

Cooking Matters at the Store tours provide fami-lies with hands-on education as they shop for food, giving them skills to compare foods for cost and nutrition. Participants learn how to plan and budget for healthy, affordable, and delicious meals for their families.

During program year 2016, Cooking Matters at the Store tours were delivered to 19 participants in the Lincoln County.

After attending a Cooking Matters at the Store tour, 95% reported improved knowledge, skills, or understanding of maintaining a healthier dietary intake; 100% reported using skills and knowledge to shop healthier and reduce food costs.

– When you support MU Extension’s Cooking Matters at the Store program, you help partici-pants learn to shop smarter, giving them skills to compare foods for cost and nutrition. Encouraging these healthy behaviors helps reduce health care costs by helping prevent chronic health conditions throughout a person’s life span, as well as reduc-ing food waste and cost for a family or individu-al’s budget.

Lincoln County Cooking Matters

As part of the No Kid Hungry campaign to end child-hood hunger in America, Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters teaches participants to shop smarter, use nutri-tion information to make healthier choices and cook de-licious, affordable meals.

The participants in the six-week Cooking Matters cours-es are adults, teens and children who want to make healthy meals on a budget. They learn to shop smarter, use nutrition information to make healthier choices, and cook delicious, affordable meals

During program year 2016, Cooking Matters courses were delivered to 9 participants in Lincoln county.

After attending a Cooking Matters six-week course, 82% reported improved knowledge, skills, or understanding of maintaining a healthier dietary intake; 5 of 9 partici-pants reported using skills and recipes learned to im-prove their families diet; 64% reported using skills and knowledge to shop healthier and reduce food costs. When you support MU Extension’s Cooking Matters program, you help participants learn to shop smarter, use nutrition information to make healthier choices, cook delicious, affordable meals, and safe food handling prac-tices. Encouraging these healthy behaviors helps reduce health care costs by helping prevent chronic health con-ditions throughout a person’s life span, as well as reduc-ing food waste and cost for a family or individual’s budget.

Human Environmental Science: Get healthy. Grow Smarter. Eat Better

Program contact: Chris Merritt, nutrition specialist

Vivian Anderson, family financial education

Eating From the Garden

Eleven Lincoln County residents actively participated in

the Family Nutrition Education Program Grow Y our

Garden during the 2016 program year.

Participants learned how and when to plant traditional

local vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and

summer squash. They also planted nontraditional plants

such as fennel and several varieties of pumpkins. On

days when class was scheduled and it rained, partici-

pants learned the nutritional value of the produce they

had planted and new ways to use the produce in meals.

Several of the participants used information from the

class to create their own small produce gardens. A com-

mon technique used by the home gardeners was to make

“bucket gardens” because of limited space to plant.

The garden produced more than 20 gallons of tomatoes,

18 pumpkins, 3 gallons of sweet peppers, 1 gallon of

fennel, 12 watermelons, 14 cantaloupes and over 5 gal-

lons of green leafy produce. The produce was shared by

the garden class participants and by visitors to the Troy

Senior center.

Grow Your garden provides research based information to participants. This information is presented through hands on gardening experiences. The program pro-motes healthier food choices, consumption of healthier food and increased physical activity.

Family Financial Education Available All Year Long! When you support MU Extension’s Family Financial Education webpage development, participants can use this information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to help users make more informed decisions and to adopt action solutions for their financial issues. When people spend and borrow responsibly, save more and gain control over their financial health, the commu-nity also benefits by reducing predatory lending, re-duced reliance on public assistance programs, reducing theft and lowering fees. Website contains information and webinars for the fol-lowing:

Family Financial Education

Financial planning and divorce

When your income goes down (or dries up)

Check your credit report

Students and money

Personal finances after disaster

What can people learn from the website?

Financial workshops and how to sign up

How to make a financial plan

Workshop topics that can be scheduled by groups

Financial steps to take if you lose your job

How to check your credit report

Financial management for students

Financial preparedness and disaster recovery

How to replace important financial documents

How to contact Central Missouri financial educa-tion specialists

How does this programming make Lincoln County and Missouri better? Because of the website development, Citizens now have one place to go to in Lincoln County to find relevant, reliable and responsive information related to family financial education. The web pages work to narrow the information gap between those who have quality family financial information and those who do not by provid-ing quality, unbiased science-based information 24/7/365. Well-informed consumer spending and sav-ing/investing makes economic activity more sustaina-ble.

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In 2016, the Family Nutrition Program (FNP) brought

$8,582,289 in Federal funds to the State of Missouri.

These funds were used to provide nutrition education to

951,652 of food stamp recipients and food stamp eligi-

ble citizens of Missouri. Regionally, the grant also funds

3 Administrative and 9 Nutrition Program Associate

(NPA) full-time positions with quality benefits plus ex-

penses.

Locally, 9,348 contacts, 1,125 Youth and 8,223 Adults,

were made here in Lincoln County. Participants in FNP

become more aware of nutrition, make healthier meal

and snack choices, eat breakfast more often, are more

willing to try new foods, increase their physical activity

and in general make healthier food choices. Those who

practice healthy eating and activity behaviors are more

likely to enjoy a high quality of life as an adult and into

old age. A healthy labor force is critical to attracting and

keeping jobs in Missouri. In addition, this important pro-

gramming effort serves to reduce healthcare costs over

the participant’s lifetime, saving taxpayers money in

reduced public healthcare benefits and insurance premi-

ums.

The following is a list of the locations where participants were served in Lincoln County:

Schools Agencies

Family Nutrition Education Program

Teresa DeFord-Petefish, program coordinator

Lauren Richardson, nutrition associate

Heather Eoff, nutrition associate

In addition to the numbers, Lauren Richardson

shared these success stories demonstrating local im-

pact:

I have been teaching Eating Smart and Being Active at Lincoln County- North East Community Action Corp (NECAC) in Troy. While teaching there, I had a client who was wheel-chair bound attend a series of lessons. During one of our lessons she informed me that I had encouraged her to begin aqua aerobics after I had taught the “Get Moving” lesson. She real-ized that even though she had originally been afraid of the water it was important to overcome her fear and begin an exercise program. She explained that she had already experienced some of the benefits like feeling better and becoming more mobile. One of my NECAC participants shared that she cre-ated a meal with all five food groups and read the nutrition facts labels of her frozen vegetable and whole grain pasta. She was excited to share that she had created a nutritionally rich meal and describe her new understanding of the nutrition facts label. While teaching the Plan, Shop, and Save lesson at NECAC I was able to teach a client, who was con-cerned about her diet, how to read the nutrition facts label on food products. We practiced reading several different labels discussing the nutrients within each. She reported back to me during the next class that she has been more conscientious about the products that she was buying and consuming and was making healthier choices. She explained that she was able to share her success with her healthcare provider. In summary, it has been a successful year in Lincoln

County for FNP. We look forward in 2017 to more

programming opportunities and continued progress

in helping to improve the lives of Missouri families.

Boone Elementary Bread for Life – Greater Troy

Clarence Cannon Elementary

Lincoln County Health Department

Hawk Point Elementary Kids 1st Child Development

Main Street Elementary Lincoln Co North East Community Action Corp (NECAC)

Silex Elementary St Paul United Methodist

Troy Early Head Start St Stephen United Methodist/ Stepping Stones

Troy Head Start

WIlliam R Cappel Elementary

Business Development Programs

Program contact: Pablo Arroyo, business development specialist

MU Extension Business Development Programs

Overall, the University of Missouri Extension Business Development Programs (BDP) assisted companies and businesses across the state by sup-porting business growth, sustainability, enhancing the creation of new businesses entities and foster-ing job creation and job retention. The total im-pact for all businesses assisted in fiscal year 2016 by the BDP was:

1751 new jobs

1811 retained jobs

226 new businesses

$157,306,766 of increased sales

$341,603,813 in awarded government contracts

$110,351,258 in loans and investments received

$944,865 in awarded research grants

$10,312,296 in export awards received

2,723 clients/companies receiving assistance or counseling

7,617 participants attending training events and seminars

The state and regional business development facul-ty contributing to these successes work with busi-nesses in all counties across the state.

As a result of assistance provided by the MU Ex-tension Business Development program in the as-signed East Central Region in FY2016, businesses generated the following economic impact:

Generated sales increases of $7,630,639

Secured loans and acquired assets for $1,575,600

Received government contract awards of $169,148

Created or retained 298 jobs

Provided training events for 687 individuals and companies

An additional 109 residents and businesses received start-up and management coun-seling, training and other assistance.

The Franklin County Extension Center is the primary cen-ter serving Franklin, Gasconade, Warren, Lincoln, Mont-gomery, Washington, St. Francois and St. Genevieve coun-ties.

The Business Development Program delivery network in-cludes business development specialists headquartered at University of Missouri Extension centers; centers located on the University of Missouri campuses at Columbia, Kan-sas City, St. Louis and Rolla; and centers at most of the state universities across Missouri. The programs delivered through this network include:

Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers – Funded by the U.S. Small Business Admin-istration, this award is matched on the local level by state university hosts and private sector partners. Ser-vices include individualized business counseling and a wide variety of educational opportunities.

Technology development and commercialization - Specialists in this area work with university faculty and other innovators to win awards in support of the commercialization of technology.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC) – Specialists in this program help guide businesses in selling products and services to federal, state and local government.

International Trade Center – Staffed by a specially trained export team this center focuses on helping businesses grow by expanding into global markets.

Mid-America Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (TAAC) - Specialists in this center assists U.S. manu-facturers in three states to proactively respond to im-port competition.

http://missouribusiness.net/taac/

MU Continuing Education Never stop learning

MU Extension partners with several of the Univer-sity’s schools and colleges to deliver continuing education courses, programs and training in a vari-ety of professional trades that contribute to the success of public-sector organizations and private industries throughout Missouri and the nation.

Program enrollments indicate 353 Lincoln county citizens enrolled in MU Continuing Education courses in 2016. Enrollments were in MU Exten-sion’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute - 243, Law Enforcement Training - 2, Missouri Training Institute for business consulting - 6, Nursing Out-reach - 2, Continuing Medical Education - 2, and MU conferences – 98. Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI)

MU Extension’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI) provides comprehensive continuing professional education and training to Missouri’s fire service and emergency response personnel. The institute has a direct impact on the well-being and protection of Missouri’s 29,000 firefighters and the 6 million citizens they serve. Courses pre-pare firefighters for medical emergencies, hazard-ous materials response and disaster preparedness and mitigation, as well as fires. In FY2016, MU FRTI trained firefighters representing all 114 Mis-souri counties for a total enrollment of 13,828 fire and emergency responders. Student enrollment numbers rose by 6 percent in FY 2016 as com-pared to the previous fiscal year. MU FRTI served 1,360 fire departments, organizations or agencies in FY 2016. http://www.mufrti.org

Missouri Training Institute (MTI)

The Missouri Training Institute provides continu-ing education, custom-designed training programs and consulting services for business and industry, public and nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Training programs include subjects such as human resource management, supervision, management, leadership, team building and other business-related topics. The institute’s consulting services include curriculum design, human re-sources, strategic planning, board development and facilitating meetings and retreats. In FY 2016, 11,997 people enrolled in the institute’s 421 pro-grams. http://mti.missouri.edu

Law Enforcement Training Institute (LETI)

LETI brings state-of-the-art, certified, professional training to law enforcement officers and continuing professional education to a wide spectrum of other criminal justice and public safety professionals. For more than 60 years, the institute has been the state’s leader in providing vital train-ing and education services to Missouri’s 17,000 in-service personnel and police recruits annually. Working with na-tional, state and local agencies from 31 states, LETI pro-vided basic and advanced animal cruelty investigations training. LETI also conducted 17 armed intruder/personal safety presentations to extension personnel and council members. LETI led several presentations to civic organiza-tions, churches and businesses throughout the state on a variety of topics, including personal safety and armed in-truder response. http://leti.missouri.edu

MU Nursing Outreach

Keeping Missouri nurses up to date with the knowledge and skills they need to effectively provide care and fully participate in the state’s health care efforts is a primary goal for Nursing Outreach. In FY 2016, Nursing Outreach helped 2,094 health care professionals participate in its programs and reached another 881 nurses through co-sponsored multidisciplinary programs. Nursing Outreach serves a predominantly rural health care audience with high-quality, affordable continuing education programs using face-to-face, web-based and online delivery meth-ods. A full 92 percent of Nursing Outreach’s Missouri par-ticipants reside outside the metropolitan St. Louis and Kansas City areas. http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu

Office of Continuing Medical Education and Phy-sician Lifelong Learning (CME/PLL)

CME/PLL serves both MU Extension and the MU School of Medicine by educating physicians and other health care professionals and enhancing the standard of health care to improve the health of the people of Missouri and beyond through health education, wellness promotion and health care quality improvement/performance improvement initi-atives. Additionally, CME/PLL facilitates and manages health care quality improvement projects for the University of Missouri Health Care system and the MU School of Medicine Springfield clinical campus. In FY 2016, CME/PLL offered 1,879 noncredit programs, courses and educa-tional activities with 31,779 participants. http://medicine.missouri.edu/cme/about

http://leti.missouri.edu

http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu

The mission of the University of Missouri Extension

Master Gardener program is “helping others learn to

grow” which the Lincoln County Master Gardeners

successfully accomplished in 2016.

Master Gardeners logged a total of 1,543 hours of

community service donated to Lincoln County.

2016 saw the creation of demonstration gardens in a

partnership with the Lincoln County Health Depart-

ment. Informational booths were set up at the Health

Department’s anniversary celebration and the Chestnut

Festival at Forrest Keeling Nursery. Through Missouri

Department of Conservation funding, two butterfly

gardens were established – one at the Extension Center

and one in the demonstration gardens at the health de-

partment.

Local gardener, Blanche Kelly is currently serving as the 2017-2018 President of the Missouri Master Gar-dener Association, Incorporated, which serves as a support group for the annual state conference and the University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener

program.

The chapter graduated four students from the Core

Training classes which are the preparatory classes for

becoming a Master Gardener. This is the fifth training

class the group has held.

MU Continuing Education Never stop learning

In FY 2016, 12,215 Missourians registered to attend

MU Extension conferences for teacher education in

math, science and writing; crop management, and agri-

cultural lending, as well as statewide youth leadership

programs. — FCCLA and 4-H.

http://muconf.missouri.edu

The MU Conference Office provides high-quality, professional, full-service meeting management for a variety of noncredit educational programs, such as conferences, workshops, seminars and sympo-sia. Whether a meeting is hosted on campus, in out-state Missouri or anywhere in the world, the office’s professional staff provides assistance to create the best learning environment for participants.

http://muconf.missouri.edu

About MU Extension

University of Missouri Extension serves Missouri by extending research-based knowledge and high-quality educational programs to address the high-priority needs of citizens at the local level.

2016 LINCOLN COUNTY FINANCIAL SUMMARY

County Appropriations ..................... $58,000

Reserve Funds Transferred ............. $4,906

Salaries ........................................ $36,917

Payroll Expense ........................... $5,971

Travel ............................................... $4,622

Office Operations Phone ................................................ $1,704 Publishing / Printing ............................... $80 Service / Supplies .............................. $1,132 Professional services ......................... $4,713 Utilities ............................................... $1,955 Contract Services .................................$500 Insurance ........................................... $1,397 Miscellaneous .......................................$315 Election Expense ..................................$298 Repairs / Maintenance ....................... $1,144 Furniture/Equipment .......................... $2,158

Total expenses......................... $62,906

University of Missouri Extension provides

equal opportunity to all participants in

extension programs and activities, and for

all employees and applicants for employ-

ment on the basis of their demonstrated

ability and competence without discrimi-

nation on the basis of their race, color,

religion, sex, sexual orientation, national

origin, age, disability or status as a pro-

tected veteran.

Leader’s Honor Roll Recipients Recognized

University of Missouri Extension Lincoln County recognized county residents for their on-going support of the Extension program by add-ing both names to the list of the Leader’s Honor Roll recipients. Rec-ognized were Ron Eisenbath, Silex, and Patty Schroer, Troy. Eisenbath currently serves as a member of the extension council. He and wife Lisa have raised four sons through the 4-H and FFA program. Ron is an active supporter of livestock programs and works to enhance livestock shows during the county fair. Patty Schroer, along with her husband, Tim, has participated as a 4-H leader, for many years. The Schroer’s have two sons who participate in both 4-H and FFA. Schroer has been instrumental in the record keeping for the Lincoln County Fair livestock and assisting with the open home science divi-sion at the fair.

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Lincoln County faculty and staff

Charles Ellis, natural resource engineer Rhonda Shafer, 4-H youth specialist Wayne Shannon, livestock specialist/county program director Elizabeth Schlueter, administrative assistant Regional faculty serving the county Vivian Anderson, family financial education specialist Pablo Arroyo, business development specialist Ken Bolte, agriculture business specialist Heather Eoff, nutrition program associate Rusty Lee, agronomy specialist Rich Hoormann, horticulture specialist Dean Larkin, community development specialist Teresa Mareschal, human development specialist Chris Merritt, nutrition and health education specialist James Quinn, horticulture specialist Lauren Richardson, nutrition program associate

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