University
of Missouri
Extension
Osage County
2014
Annual
Report
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
2014 PROGRAMS OF DISTINCTION
Human Environmental Services
Building Better Child Care ...................................................................... 5
Team Nutrition ........................................................................................ 5
Focus on Kids......................................................................................... 5
Family Financial Education .................................................................... 6
Family Nutrition Education ..................................................................... 7
Business Development
Business Development Programs………………………………………… .7
Agriculture
Steer Carcass Ultrasound ............. …………………………………………8
Soil Testing and Nutrient Recommendations ......................................... 9
Private Pesticide Applicator Training………………………… .................. 9
Positive Youth Development
4-H Clubs ............................................................................................... 9
Holiday Day FunFest ............................................................................ 10
Farm Safety Day .................................................................................. 10
Embryology ………………………………… ........................................... 11
Continuing Education Programs
The Missouri Training Institute ……………………………………………11
MU Conference Office .......................................................................... 11
Fire and Rescue Training Institute........................................................ 11
Law Enforcement Training Institute . ……………………………………...12
Nursing Outreach .......................................... ……………………………12
VICE PROVOST’S OFFICE
108 Whitten Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
VICE PROVOST’S OFFICE
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(573)
882-7477
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65211
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January 2015
Dear County Commissioners and Friends of MU Extension:
Over the past year, with a theme of Celebrating the Past and Building for the Future, MU Extension
marked a century of service to Missouri. While the celebrations have come to an end, the focus on
building for the future is strong. The university’s commitment to the mission of bringing relevant,
reliable and responsive education to improve lives and local economies is alive and well.
To maintain our position as a valued and trusted resource for Missourians, MU Extension
continues to strengthen existing programs, build relationships and explore new opportunities to
benefit Missourians. For example:
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In the area of agriculture, the Show-Me Select Heifer Replacement program
continues to improve the breeding performance of heifers as it helps participants
realize record prices for their efforts. Producers from 103 of Missouri’s 114 counties
have enrolled heifers in the program. In a record-setting sale, 168 bred replacement
heifers sold for an average of $3,033 at the Fruitland (Missouri) Livestock Auction.
Strengthening communities through art, innovation and creativity, Extension’s
Community Arts Program is piloting an initiative in Lexington to help the community
enhance its image with art businesses and opportunities that reflect the talent of
regional artists and benefit a nine-county tourism alliance. The Community Arts
Program is also at work in the St. Louis area, overseeing the Saint Louis Storytelling
Festival, which engages approximately 25,000 people each year.
Knowing the value of dialogue with those it serves, MU Extension has made a
concerted effort with the Mizzou Alumni Association to introduce MU Chancellor R.
Bowen Loftin to extension programs, participants, key stakeholders and alumni from
all corners of the state. These tour events, which will continue into 2015, are
designed to foster understanding and support that lead to a stronger local extension
effort across the state.
These are just a few examples of MU Extension’s focus on building for the future and continuing to
making an impact in local communities.
I thank you for your support of MU Extension and our efforts in your community. I look forward to
our continuing partnership and welcome your ideas for improving our partnership.
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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University of Missouri
Extension
Osage County
Osage County
Administrative Annex
205 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 795
Linn, MO 65051
Phone:
(573) 897-3648 ext. 4
Fax:
(573) 897-4694
E-mail:
osageco@missouri.edu
On the Web:
extension.missouri.edu/osage
Extension Council
2014
Donald J. Brandt, Chair
Keith Neier, Vice-Chair
Barb Maxwell, Secretary
Chris Luebbert, Treasurer
Bruce Shanks
Richard Daugherty
Angie Cole
Kurt Baker
Samantha Bonnot Starke
Susan Sundermeyer
Patsy Luebbert
Heather Boldwin
Michael Wansing
Dave Dudenhoeffer
Dan Schaefer
Brent Dudenhoeffer
From the Osage County Extension Council:
University of Missouri Extension is part of a network of
nationwide land-grant universities. We are your local
contact to the University of Missouri campuses.
Each of Missouri’s 114 counties has an extension council who
oversees local educational programs. The Osage County
Extension Council consists of 12 elected and 4 appointed
members. We are proud to offer quality programs that meet
the highest-priority needs of our communities.
This Annual Report highlights programs provided in Osage
County during the past year. Many positive outcomes have
been reported by the individuals, families, farmers, and
businesses who have participated in the programs. The
benefits frequently go beyond what is gained by the
participants whereas the community may realize a significant
value as well.
We want to recognize and thank all of the volunteers,
organizations, and businesses for their support and hard
work. We also are grateful for the continued financial
support of the Osage County Commission. These
partnerships make University of Missouri Extension programs
possible in our county.
Please call or stop by the extension center if you have
questions or would like additional information or assistance.
Sincerely,
The Osage County Extension
Council appreciates the continued
support of extension programs by
Osage County Commissioners
Dave Dudenhoeffer, John Glavin
and Larry Kliethermes.
Donald J. Brandt
Barb Maxwell
Donald J. Brandt
Chair
Barb Maxwell
Secretary
care providers. The trainings are approved
through Missouri DHSS to count toward the
requirement of licensed child care providers
to acquire 12 hours of education per year. An
added benefit of the trainings is that there is
no charge due to a USDA Team Nutrition
grant.
Building Better Child Care for
Missouri
Last year, 7 child care providers attended the
Team Nutrition training “Moving and Learning”
offered in Linn. In addition, 11 Osage County
residents attended Team Nutrition trainings
held in Cole and Maries counties.
The mission of Building Better Child Care for
Missouri is to advance child care providers’
knowledge and skill in caring for and
educating our youngest citizens. Building
Better Child Care workshops focus on (1)
child care provider workforce preparation, (2)
children's school readiness and, (3) the
socialization of children's health, nutrition, and
physical activity.
“Moving and Learning” is a 2-hour session to
help increase the amount and quality of
planned physical activity for children in child
care settings. Participant evaluations
completed following the training showed:
 100 percent would recommend the
training to someone else.
 100 percent indicated their knowledge,
skills or understanding of the training
topic was “a lot” or “a great deal” after
the session, up from 57 percent at this
high level before attending the session.
 100 percent identified one action they
planned to take as a result of what was
learned, such as “use the weekly
schedule to plan movement,” “try new
ideas on the activity cards,” and “add
movement with simple day-to-day
tasks.”
During 2014, Building Better Child Care
workshops including “Making Math Fun”,
“Taking the Bite Out of Biting”, “Building
Relationships with Children and Youth Who
Challenge Us” were delivered to 23
participants from the Osage County.
After attending an MU Extension child care
provider training workshop, 100% reported
improved knowledge, skills, or understanding.
Quotes from participants include: “Awesome
class, look forward to more;” “Good program;”
“Thank You!” “Very Good!!” “Enjoyed the
location, classroom set up and space”;
“Walking away with great ideas.”
Children in
Family
Transitions
Helped Thru Mandated Class
Our continued efforts to improve child care
are vital to Missouri's economic development;
a well-prepared and educated child care
workforce is essential for families' workplace
success and children's healthy development.
In 2014, approximately sixty five parents
participated in twelve Focus on Kids
workshops provided in Osage and
Gasconade Counties. The number of Osage
County parents was thirty seven.
Team Nutrition for Child Care
The Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services (DHSS), in partnership with
MU Extension, seek to reduce childhood
obesity. This is accomplished by providing
research-based workshops on nutrition,
wellness and physical activity to licensed child
Quotes from participants included: "Very
helpful towards understanding the divorce.”
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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
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 community also benefits
by reducing predatory lending, reduced
reliance on public assistance programs,
reducing theft and lowering fees.
"Great Educator!" "I think every parent
should do this!" "Great Job!!!"
At the end of session evaluation, the majority
of participants found the class worthwhile and
helpful.
In 1998, the state of Missouri passed a law
that mandated any person in court for a
divorce, motion to modify a decree, or
custody/paternity with children 18 years of
age and under, must participate in a
parenting class. Focus on Kids is a class that
was developed by the Human Development
and Family Studies Department at Mizzou to
fulfill this need.
The website contains information and
webinars for the following:
 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
Objectives and Goals of the Session include:
 Convey the importance of sustained,
supportive, and nurturing involvement
by both parents
 Provide information on children’s and
adolescents’ developmental needs,
abilities and common reactions to
divorce
 Suggest specific things to do (e.g.,
Supporting other parent's involvement)
and not to do (e.g., Criticizing other
parent in front of children)
 Provide information on community
resources
People can learn the following 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 education specialists
This program was developed not only to fulfill
the mandate but also to reduce the number of
parents that need to return to court for
motions to modify their original decree. This
saves money and time for the parents, the
courts and therefore the community. With
increased knowledge parents will also be
more cooperative and therefore reduce the
stress on their children and themselves. With
reduced stress children and parents are more
productive in school, work and home.
How does this programming make Osage
County and Missouri better?
Family Financial Education
Available All Year Long!
Because of the website development,
Citizens now have one place to go to in
Osage County to find relevant, reliable and
responsive information related to family
financial education. The web pages work to
www.extension.missouri.edu/callaway
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narrow the information gap between those
who have quality family financial information
and those who do not by providing quality,
unbiased science-based information
24/7/365. Well-informed consumer spending
and saving/investing makes economic activity
more sustainable.
in reduced public healthcare benefits and
insurance premiums.
During 2014, 1142 youths and 371 adults
were served through schools, community
groups and agencies. The following is a list of
the locations where participants were served:
Fatima Elementary, Osage County
Elementary, County Health Department and
Food Pantries. Special programming with
Health Fairs and Healthily Ever After –an
interactive event for students – was also
presented.
A local teacher commented that “(she) had
changed some of her own eating habits” after
she had FNP programing in her classroom.
Adults who participated in FNP also made
significant improvements in areas such as
healthier food choices, physical activity and
food safety.
Family Nutrition Education Program
Julie Royse, FNEP EC Project Director
Business Development Programs
Debbie Raaf, Osage County
Nutrition Associate
Overall, the University of Missouri’s Business
Development Programs (BDP) served 19,514
people and their businesses state-wide. The
total impact for all businesses assisted by the
BDP was:
 2,674 new jobs
 1,616 retained jobs
 238 new businesses
 $207,464,049 of increased sales
 $349,593,123 in awarded government
contracts
 $204,377,649 in loans and
investments received
 $8,965,684 in research proposals
submitted
 $3,814,347 in research awards
received
 $5,425,922 in export awards received
 2,674 clients/companies receiving
assistance or counseling
 16,840 participants attending training
events and conferences
The Family Nutrition Program (FNP) brought
$8,872,444.71 in federal funds to the state of
Missouri. These funds were used to provide
nutrition education to 1,047,203 food stamp
recipients and food stamp eligible citizens of
Missouri. 1513 of these participants reside in
Osage County. It also funds a part-time staff
position with quality benefits plus expenses
for making the programming available to
qualified schools and agencies in the 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 programming effort
serves to reduce healthcare costs over the
participant’s lifetime, saving taxpayers money
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The state and regional business development
faculty contributing to these successes work
with businesses in all counties across the
state.
Participants learned:
 Reasons ultrasound is used to collect
carcass data
 What images are collected
 How images are interpreted to obtain
data
 How data is interpreted to determine
carcass classification
 Why and how the information is used
Five Osage County residents or businesses
received counseling during 2014; one client
reported the retention of one job.
Business program services are available
through the Cole County Extension Center.
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 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.
 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.
As a result of participating in the Steer
Carcass Ultrasound Program:
 Participants understood the data they
received from the ultrasound.
 Participants will use the data to assist
in selection of future show animals.
Missouri’s beef cattle herd grew by 63,000
cows in 2013, moving the Show-Me State to
#2 behind Texas.
Missouri was one of only
three states to grow its
cow herd by more than
5000 head in 2013.
The market value of
cattle and calves is
Missouri’s #1 livestock
product and #2
agriculture products.
Osage County has over 25,000 head of cattle
and calves
In Osage County, livestock sales account for
82% of all agriculture products sold.
Steer Carcass Ultrasound Program
When you support University of Missouri
Extension livestock clinics, such as the Steer
Carcass Ultrasound program, exhibitors are
provided the opportunity to gain
understanding of results and technologies
In Osage County, there were approximately
40 youth and adult learners that participated
in the steer carcass ultrasound program held
at the Osage County Fairgrounds.
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used within the industry, which may increase
the profitability of their market animal. This in
turn benefits the county as well as the state of
Missouri.
certified or recertified for private pesticide
applicator license in Osage County in 2014.
After the training, applicators are able to
purchase a wider variety of pesticides to
make their production more efficient and
productive. They are also able to purchase,
apply and supervise the application of
pesticide requiring a greater level of safety,
environmental awareness, or special
handling according to the pesticide’s
characteristics causing it to be registered by
the United States Environmental Protection
Agency as a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP).
Soil Testing and Nutrient
Recommendations
Soil testing is a critical component of
successful and sustainable agricultural crop
production. Approximately 81 soil tests results
were provided in 2014 thru the Extension
Center with a total of 507. Ed Brown assisted
growers by examining soil test reports,
making recommendations to maximize
production and sustainability, and answering
specific questions concerning soil test nutrient
levels and fertilizer recommendations.
4-H Youth Development
A community of 203 youths
building life skills, engaging in science and
connecting to their
community.
Soil testing helps producers determine the
best course of action for fertilizing pasture
and crop ground. While soil testing is unlikely
to save producers money it does enable them
to determine how best to spend their money
in order to get the most bang for their fertilizer
dollar.
One of every five
Missourians
between the ages
of 5 and 18
participated in a
MU Extension 4-H
Youth Development program in 2014.
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Since 1978, farmers must be trained and
certified as private applicators to purchase,
apply and supervise the application of
Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP). This
training educates farmers, the safe and
proper use of RUP and allows them to be
licensed or renew / recertify their current
applicators license. Certification shows
farmers can handle, apply and store
agricultural pesticides properly.
4-H Youth are equipped with the knowledge,
skills, attitudes and health for the 21st century
workforce. Missouri 4-H members spend
almost nine times more of their leisure time
than peers engaged in projects anchored in
science.
As a result, 4-H members are three times
more likely to go into science related careers
than similar peers (Lerner and Lerner, 2008).
MU Extension 4-H connects 8,500 young
people to University of Missouri campuses
fostering career development. Being on
campus is a predictor of youth going onto
higher education (Hoover, 2006).
Some of the subjects covered are proper
pesticide handling, personal protective
equipment, pesticide regulations, storage
considerations, worker protection,
endangered species and environmental
protection, pesticide laws and application
record keeping. Twenty six individuals
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Youth who earn their earn
bachelor’s degree, increase
annual earnings by $2
million over their lifetime
(NACUBO, 2012). If 70% of
the Osage County members
participating in 4-H events
on the MU Campus go onto
earning their Bachelors, 4-H
would help young people earn $1,407,000
(An example 25 youth X 0.70 X @$2,400,000
= $35.18 million) more of lifetime earnings.
Lori Kiso of Three Rivers Electric, Patsy
Luebbert, and Angie Schanzmeyer.
Kids Morning Out
Over 100 youth
attended the Kids’
Morning Out at
the Osage
County Fair on
Friday, July 11th.
Participants
enjoyed
educational exhibits, animals, fun and games
provided by a variety of partners. The youth
received “goody bags” filled with educational
information to take home. Partners included:
Three Rivers Electric Co-op, Osage County
Ambulance District, Osage County Health
Department, Runge Conservation Nature
Center, Knights of Columbus Show-Me Clown
with Jerry Starke, University of Missouri
Gasconade County Extension, Osage
Regional Vet Clinic, Anneke Stefka, and Jim
Lee.
Missouri 4-H members, however, also learn to
use these talents to engage in their
communities. Young people in 4-H are
engaged in twice as many leadership roles
than their non-4-H peers. This provides them
with the experience in problem-solving to step
up and lead in a complex, changing world. In
Osage County 203 members were engaged
in leadership and community service
experiences in their communities.
Holiday FunFest
This gives children not only the opportunity to
learn new information, but also, to find out
about 4H and view the fair exhibits.
This is the fourth year
for this event. It is
held at the Osage
County Community
Center to allow for
plenty of space. 4-H
and Osage County
Extension sponsored the event for youth.
Four adults and three teenage helpers
facilitated the event.
Farm Safety Day
Farm Safety Day
was held at the
Westphalia High
School on May 2,
2014. Over 150
second and third
graders learned
about firearm safety, fire safety, food safety,
poison prevention and medicine safety, injury
prevention, and weather safety.
Partners included: Osage County Firefighters,
Debbie Caminiti, Jane Bauer, Steve Kistner,
and Mrs. Peters FFA classes. Youth
participants were led through the activities by
the FFA students who also taught about
weather safety.
Using a station-based format, twenty-eight
youth ages 4 to 10 enjoyed a day filled with
activities as they rotated around the room to
learn about nutrition, methods for handwashing, electricity conservation, the role of
the lineman, food safety, photography, and
team building. The following partnerships
made the event successful: Three Rivers
Electric Cooperative, Osage County Health
Department, Debbie Raaf and Dawn Hicks,
MU Extension Nutrition Program Associates,
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Continuing Education Programs
MTI
The Missouri Training Institute provides
continuing education programs in business,
custom-designed training programs, and
business consulting services for business and
industry, public and nonprofit organizations,
and educational institutions. Training
programs cover human resource
management, supervision, management,
leadership, team building, effective decisionmaking, dealing with generational differences
and business writing. The institute’s
consulting services cover human resources,
strategic planning, board development and
board retreats. In FY (Fiscal Year) 2014, 339
people from East Central region were
enrolled. For more information, visit
mti.missouri.edu.
Farm Safety Day Participants
Embryology
MU Conference Office
The MU Conference Office provides highquality, professional, full-service meeting
management for a variety of noncredit
educational programs, such as conferences,
workshops, seminars and symposia. 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. In FY2014, the conference office
registered 51 participants for MU Extension
conferences. Participants attended
conferences for teacher education in math,
science and writing; agricultural lending; plant
science; and therapeutic recreation. For more
information, visit muconf.missouri.edu.
Osage County 4-H school enrichment
programs are short-term educational
experiences that supplement learning in the
classroom. Most are led by teachers or 4-H
volunteers. The most popular 4-H school
program in Osage County is Chick Hatching
or Incubation and Embryology.
During Embryology Day at Osage County R
III Elementary, a presentation was given
showing the day by day development of the
chicken embryo and discussion of the
functions of the parts on an egg.
Kindergarten and first grade students
completed a chronological activity. Students
in second thru sixth grade were allowed to
dissect an egg to look at the different parts of
the egg and further discussed the functions.
Approximately two hundred fifty students
participated in this workshop.
FRTI
MU Extension’s Fire and Rescue Training
Institute (FRTI) is charged with providing
comprehensive continuing professional
education and training to Missouri’s fireservice and emergency response personnel.
The institute has a direct effect on the wellbeing and protection of Missouri’s 24,000
firefighters and the 5.9 million citizens they
serve. In addition to preparing them to fight
fires, courses prepare firefighters for medical
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emergencies, hazardous materials response
and disaster preparedness and mitigation. In
FY 2014, FRTI trained 54 firefighters from
Osage County and a total of 2267 from East
Central Region. For more information, see
mufrti.org.
from East Central Region. One participant
was from Osage County. For more
information, visit leti.missouri.edu.
Nursing Outreach
Keeping Missouri nurses up-to-date with the
knowledge and skills they need to effectively
provide care is a primary goal for MU Nursing
Outreach. Nursing Outreach provides highquality, affordable continuing education
programs using face-to-face and Web-based
delivery methods, which help them reach the
88 percent of their audience living in rural
areas. Three nurses from Osage County
attended continuing education programs
sponsored by MU Extension in FY2014 with
159 from East Central Region.
LETI
The MU Extension Law Enforcement Training
Institute brings state-of-the-art, certified,
professional training to law enforcement
officers as well as continuing professional
education to a wide spectrum of other criminal
justice and public safety practitioners.
Established in 1948, the institute has been
the state’s recognized leader for more than
60 years in providing vital training and
education services for Missouri’s 20,000 inservice and 3,000 police recruits annually. In
FY2014 LETI conducted programs with 167
Extension Faculty and Staff Serving Osage County
Debbie Raaf, Nutrition Program Associate
Rich Hoormann, Agronomy Specialist
Kathy Dothage, Human Development
Specialist/County Program Director
Dr. Jenny Flatt, 4-H Youth Specialist
Dean Larkin, Community Development
Specialist
Linda Linnenbrink, Osage County Secretary
Dr. Vivian Anderson, Family Financial
Education Specialist
James Quinn, Horticulture Specialist
Julie Royse, Food and Nutrition Program
Coordinator
Heather Smith, Livestock Specialist
Mark Stewart, Regional Director
Ken Bolte, Agriculture Business Specialist
Chris Thompson, Business Development
Specialist
Lynda Zimmerman, Nutrition & Health
Education Specialist
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.
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