Welcome to University of Illinois Extension Monroe County

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Welcome toUniversity of Illinois Extension
Monroe County
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Monroe County
2006 Estimated

• Population 31,876
• Approximately
• Adults (21 years older) 21,000 (/-)
• Youth (under 21 years) 9,000 (/-)
• Race
• White 98
• All Other 2
• Median Age 37.5 years

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Monroe County Courthouse
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Monroe County Bluffs
Jefferson Barracks Bridge
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Local Festivals
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• Workforce
• The majority of the county workforce drive
  between 20-40 miles to their work place.
• 87 individuals age 25 older have a high
  school or higher degree
• 20 individuals age 25 older have a
  Bachelors degree or higher
• 70 population 16 years older are in
  workforce

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Major County Employers

• School Districts
• Oak Hill Nursing Care Facility
• Gateway FS
• Harrisonville Telephone Company
• Budnick Converting, Inc.
• Philip Environmental Services
• Luhr Brothers, Inc.
• MAR Business Forms

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Business Growth

• YMCA built a facility between Columbia
  Waterloo. Opened January 2006
• St. Elizabeth Medical Building also between
  Columbia Waterloo. Opened September 2006
• Unique business in the county Rock City
  Business Complex- 6 million square foot
  commercial cold storage facility in the converted
  caverns of the limestone bluffs at Valmeyer. In
  December, U. S. Rep. Jerry Costello announced
  that the U.S. government will lease a 400,000
  square section to house National Archives and
  Records such as treasury checks, postal money and
  military and Internal Revenue Service records.
  Other businesses (Target, Nestle, Schwans) rent
  space for cold food storage.

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County Agriculture Production(2004)

• 531 farms
• Average age of principle farm operator 54.5 years

• 177,430 acres in farmland make up 71 of county
  acreage

• Major crops produced wheat, soybeans, corn
• Livestock hogs, cattle, sheep
• (source IL Agricultural
  Statistics 2006)

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• Senior Population
• Age 65 older approximately 14
• Columbia Waterloo seniors have access to
  nutrition sites
• Columbia, Waterloo Valmeyer seniors are
  involved in senior citizen clubs
• Extension educational programs have been
  conducted at all of the sites

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Marketing Efforts

• Regular visits with County Board of Commissioners
• Program information sent to State legislators
• Post all programs on the county website
• Flyers distributed to businesses libraries for
  pick-up
• Newspaper ad articles
• Program flyers sent to targeted mailing lists
• Articles ads posted in the Farm Bureau
  monthly newspaper

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Marketing ...

• Outdoor marquee
• 4-H bags with information distributed during
  community parades
• Program information included on Agriculture Week
  placemat.
• Joint promotion with Farm Bureau, local livestock
  groups, agriculture businesses agencies.

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Marketing...

• Information booth at Senior Jubilee
• Urban website bookmarks along with educational
  booklets distributed to 5th grade students from
  January April leading up to Conservation Days.
• 4-H Rally 4-H club activities at community
  events
• 4-H Youth Development program flyers distributed
  through schools
• Created county website bookmarks include it in
  mailings

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Marketing...

• Newsletters
• 4-H Club members
• 4-H Club leaders
• Master Gardeners
• Ag Quarterly distributed at programs delivered
  to agriculture businesses for pick-up
• Educational materials displayed at County Fair
• 4-H Club displays/banner at County Fair

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Marketing...

• 4-H Week window displays by 4-H clubs
• E-mail notification to all 4-H families when
  4-H newsletter is posted on-line
• Educational program information included in 4-H
  Foundation/Alumni newsletter the Monroe County
  Home Community Education newsletter

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4-H Youth Development
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Municipalities Populations
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A growing number of families are choosing to
home school their children.
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Youth Demographics

• 22.6 of Monroe Countys population, 6,247 youth,
  is between the ages of 5 19.
• The median income for families is 62,397.
• 3.4 of the population is below the poverty
  level, which includes 2.8 under the age of 18.
• Monroe County youth and families have easy access
  to attractions, goods and services in the St.
  Louis Metro Area.
• Many adults commute to jobs in St. Louis

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Access Systems

• Community Based 4-H Clubs
• Community Based Cloverbud Groups
• County Based Cloverbud Group
• County Based 4-H Federation
• County Based 4-H Ambassadors
• 4-H Special Interest Groups
• Short Term 4-H Groups

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Plan of Work Mission Mandates

• In early 2007, National 4-H Council announced
  three mission mandates, or focus areas for 4-H
  programming over the next five years
• ?Science, Engineering Technology
• ?Healthy Living
• ?Citizenship
• These mission mandates have been incorporated
  into the unit plan of work as they supported many
  of the youth programs already outlined in the
  plan of work.

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Community Based 4-H Clubs

• 14 Community Clubs serving 233 youth
• 37 adult volunteers provide leadership for this
  portion of the program
• Science, Engineering, Technology
• ?Science based 4-H projects
• ?Special emphasis on Animal Science more than
  half of members are enrolled in
  animal projects
• Healthy Living
• ?Food Nutrition based 4-H Projects
• ?Health based 4-H projects
• Citizenship
• ?Citizenship based 4-H projects
• ?Community service projects carried out by a
  most community clubs

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Community Based 4-H Clubs
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?Special emphasis on Animal Science

• Beef premiere program since 1984
• Lamb premiere program since 1997
• Beef Lamb Carcass Evaluation
• Local Superior Young Producer Contests which
  include Beef, Sheep, Swine, Rabbit

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Animal Science Activities
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Community Based County Cloverbud Groups

• 5 Community based Cloverbud Groups and 1 County
  Cloverbud Group serving approximately 24 youth
• Cloverbud curriculum segments follow mission
  mandates
• Science, Engineering, and Technology
• Our Feathered Friends, The Science of Sound,
• Making Air Work
• Healthy Living
• Making Healthy Food Choices
• Healthy Snack preparation is a part of
  each meeting
• Citizenship
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Community Service Opportunities are
  incorporated when possible

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Cloverbud Activities
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County Based 4-H Federation 4-H Ambassadors

• Monroe County 4-H Federation is made up of high
  school and college age 4-H members.
• Currently 26 members
• 4 adult volunteers provide leadership
• Federation members may choose to serve as county
  4-H Ambassadors after one year of membership
• Science, Engineering, and Technology
• ?Members provide leadership for Robotics
  Workshops, Animal Science Workshops, and
  Livestock events
• Citizenship
• ?Members provide leadership for activities and
  events for younger 4-H members Officers
  Training, Craft Day, etc.
• ?Ambassadors make appearances on behalf of 4-H
• ?Ambassadors preside over county events
• ?Piloted Leadership Curriculum

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Federation Members County Ambassadors
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4-H Short Term Special Interest Groups

• More than 800 county youth accessed the 4-H youth
  
• development program through short term and
  special interest groups.
• Science, Engineering, Technology
• Outdoor Education Environmental Stewardship
  with Conservation Days Field Trips 490 Youth
  Adults
• Robotics Workshop 18 Youth Adults
• GIS/GPS Workshop 9 Youth Adults
• GIS/GPS Camp 4 Youth
• Junior Master Gardener Camp 5 Youth
• Monroe County 4-H GIS Club
• Healthy Living
• Youth Cooking School 205 Youth
• Family Fitness Activities 2 Activities 60
  Youth Adults
• Babysitter Workshop 19 Youth
• Citizenship
• Plans are underway to map and identify trees at
  County Courthouse
• Plans are underway to work with local EMA to
  map locations such as schools, shelters,
  railroad crossings, etc., that would be helpful
  to the agency and general public.

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Short Term Special Interest Group Activities
Robotics Workshop
Babysitter Workshop
Conservation Day Outdoor Education Field Trip
4-H Friends Holiday Craft Day
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Youth Cooking School

• Week long sessions conducted each summer for 10
  years with morning and afternoon sessions each
  day. Program serves youth in the communities of
  Columbia, Waterloo Valmeyer.
• The program serves 200 participants annually

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Promote and provide staff support these
multi-county, regional, and state 4-H youth
development programs

• Southern Illinois 4-H Camp
• Southern Illinois Junior High Camp
• 4-H Discover Chicago
• Legislative Connection
• Southern Region Hippology Contest
• Regional Horse Judging Hippology Contest
• Illinois 4-H Leadership Convention
• Junior High Leadership Conference
• Regional Leader Forums
• Southern Illinois Livestock Judging Contest
  SIUC
• State Judging Contests
• Illinois State Fair
• indicates Monroe County staff supported events

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Program Evaluation

• New 4-H Clubs
• Increased Enrollment
• Increased show percentage
• Youth submit award applications, a high
  percentage of youth are eligible for County Award
  of Excellence
• Increased number of adult volunteers
• Increased attendance at 4-H Club Leader updates
• Schools contribute maps to Community Atlas
• Successful GIS Day Completed Community Atlas
  (ESRI Grant Requirements)
• Youth Cooking School Family Surveys indicate
  positive impact of program (Illinois 4-H
  Foundation Program Grant)
• 4-H Community Club and Youth Cooking School
  Families attend family fitness events.

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Agriculture, Horticulture Natural Resources
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Agriculture
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Livestock

• Beef Seminar
• Beef Showmanship Workshop
• (with Monroe County Cattlemans Association)
• Swine Seminars (with Monroe County Pork
  Producers)
• Shepherds Clinic
• Sheep Festival-with judging event for youth
• (with Monroe County Sheep Producers)
• QA
• i.e. animal diseases, feed, etc.
• in office research, work with Waterloo Animal
  Hospital and Extension Educators

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Swine Seminar
Beef Seminar
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Agribusiness

• Ag Computer Training (with Farm Bureau)
• Putting Small Acreages to Work Program
• (with Madison/St. Clair, Bond Clinton
  Counties)
• Women in Ag Programs
• Ag Roundtable (with Farm Bureau other agencies)
• Sale of farm record books
• QA
• i.e. leases, cash rent, custom machinery rates,
  pasture rental rates, computer programs, starting
  small, specialty or organic farms, etc.
• in office research (Farmdoc website) or work
  with Extension Educators

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• Agri-Tourism Small Acreage Seminars
• Agriculture economics discussion at most
  agriculture programs
• Routinely refer producers to the Farmdoc website
• Host site to Illinois Department of Agriculture
  Commodity Elections

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Agronomy

• Agronomy Day (with Farm Bureau)
• Alfalfa Forage Workshops
• Pesticide Safety Education Program
• Weed identification-done in office with reference
  materials or with use of Digital Diagnostics
  System
• QA
• i.e hay pasture establishment, effects of
  weather on crops, etc.
• in office research or work with Extension
  Educators

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Agriculture Legislative Update

• Presentations by
• IL. Dept. of Agriculture Director, Chuck Hartke
• IL. State Representative, Dan Reitz
• IL. Farm Bureau Vice President, Richard Guebert
• IL. Dept. of Agri. Bureau of Animal Health
  Welfare, Jim Kunkle
• Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders
• The Land Conservancy
• Co-sponsored by University of Illinois Extension,
  Southwestern Illinois College, Red Bud campus and
  local agencies

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Horticulture
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Master Gardeners

• 37 current certified Master Gardeners.
• Answer approximately 120 phone call/walk in
  questions about garden related questions. Often
  refer customers to hortanswers website.
• -i.e plant/tree id, insect id, soil test
  interpretations, plant, tree lawn care, etc.
• Maintain Ornamental Grass Plot and surrounding
  landscape.
• Assist with horticulture entries/judging at
  Monroe County Fair.
• Promote the MG program horticulture events at
  the Senior Jubilee-an event put on by Oak
  Hill-Monroe Countys Assisted Living Center.
• Landscape at the Monroe County Courthouse.

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Monroe County Annex
Landscape construction maintenance
Sharing Gardening Advice
Monroe County Courthouse
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Monroe County Garden Tour

• Garden host sites are at various locations in
  Monroe County.
• Sites are visited by approximately 200 people on
  the 2nd Saturday in June.
• This event is held annually-we are coming upon
  the 5th year of the tour in 2008.
• Planning and working assistance is done by the
  Master Gardeners and local garden clubs.
• Sites are mapped using GPS GIS technology.

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Garden Tour Sites
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Educational Events

• Ornamental Trees Shrubs Program
• 4 Seasons Home Horticulture Telenets
• Nursery Tour-Held in April 2007 at Cowells
  Nursery, a new nursery at the south end of Monroe
  County. Over 60 people attended to hear Dave
  Robson speak about the characteristics of various
  plants.

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Cowells Nursery
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Junior Master Gardeners

• Started in Monroe County in June 2007.
• Offered to 3rd-6th grade students.
• 5 starting participants.
• A Learning Garden will be planted this year to
  attract more participants and help with the
  educational aspect of the program. Several grants
  have been applied for to aid in the construction
  of this project
• -IDNR Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant v
• -National Gardening Association/Home Depot
  Grant
• -Fiscars Orange Thumb Grant
• -Mantis Grant
• The garden will be for use by this group as well
  as the adult Master Gardeners.

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Jr. Master Gardener Camp
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Natural Resources
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5th Grade Conservation Days

• Held annually for the past 10 years in
  conjunction with the Monroe County Farm Bureau
  and Monroe County Soil Water Conservation
  District.
• This event has taken place at the Waterloo
  Sportsmans Club for all 10 years-we have a good
  working relationship with them.
• 100 participation by all Monroe County schools.
• Recycling grant through Bi-County Health
  Department a donation from the local sanitation
  company partially covered supplies.
• Presenters from organizations such as
• Natural Resources Conservation Service, Monroe
  County Mapping Platting, Illinois Department of
  Natural Resources, Farm Bureau Womens Committee,
  Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois
  Environmental Protection Agency, University of
  Illinois Extension.
• We are tapping into new resources this year-i.e.
  local people such as retired teachers, high
  school FFA students, Master Gardeners

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Monroe County Conservation Days
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Educational Events

• Farm Conservation Telenet
• Natural Resources Telenets
• Ag Drainage Law Telenet
• Farm Woodland Assessment Program
• QA
• i.e. where to find tree seedlings, pond
  maintenance, food plots, forestry management
  plans, native plants, sinkholes, erosion control,
  wind power, etc.
• In office research, work with Extension
  Educators, NRCS/SWCD, IDNR Gateway FS

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Networking

• Partner with Farm Bureau, NRCS/SWCD, Gateway FS
  IDNR to address issues such as urban development
  in rural areas, karst issues, pond maintenance,
  etc.
• Kelly serves as an appointed representative of
  the Southern Regional Groundwater Protection
  Planning Committee which serves Madison, St.
  Clair, Monroe Randolph Counties . Other
  representatives include individuals from county
  Health Departments, IEPA, IDOA, U of I Extension,
  Gateway FS, various water companies, etc.
• -Address issues such as groundwater protection
  karst education hold bi-annual well water
  screening for pesticides and hold annual
  educational field days/conferences for the
  public.

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Promote all Regional Programs such as

• Certified Livestock Manager Training
• Beef Cattle Co-Products
• Dairy Days
• Farm Economic Summit
• Crop Management Conference
• Grain Fumigant Training
• Corn Soybean Classic
• Winter Wheat Forum

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Regional Program Promotion continued

• Vegetable School
• Small Fruit Strawberry School
• Grape Production Workshops
• Tree Fruit School
• Gateway Green Industry Conference
• Soil Water Management Workshop

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Nutrition, Family Consumer Sciences
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Educational Programs

• Nutrition Update Series for Dieticians
• Eating Well with Diabetes Series Reunion
• Understanding Food Labels Portion Size program
• Joint program with Red Bud Regional Hospital

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• Food Handlers Refresher Course
• Extension educators teach a local course every 6
  months
• BI-County Health Department staff assist with
  promotion
• Lessons for Living taught by Extension Educators
  Volunteers
• Retirement Realities
• Schemes Scams
• Food Fitness
• Body Smart Gardening
• Forgiveness Important Gift
• Ground Covers

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• Pressure canner gauge testing food preservation
  information
• Nutrition materials provided to school teachers
• Food safety question/information provided to
  clientele

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• Provide materials to child care centers
• Collaborate with Childrens Home Aid to provide
  training sessions for child care providers

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Community Economic Development
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• Network with the Monroe County Economic
  Development Committee
• Assisted with the Economic Development Forum
  Community Leaders Breakfast
• Currently in discussion regarding County Economic
  Development Educator position
• County Board participates in Government Telenets

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