MSU Extension Service

July 06, 2012 -- MSU News Service A documentary about 4-H in Montana will debut July 23 on MontanaPBS. "4-H: 6 Montana Stories," will air on MontanaPBS on Monday, July 23, at 8 p.m. It will repeat Thursday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. The documentary from MontanaPBS follows six Montana kids who participate in 4-H, the youth development program of MSU Extension...

On today's Extension Minute,  Toole Co Agent Alice Burchack talked about homemade jams and jellies. Click HERE to download an MSU Extension Service MontGuide with recipes and tips. (6pages, PDF format)

On her Extension Minute today, Pondera Co. Agent Wendy Wedum talked about food safety for backyard grilling. Click HERE to download the USDA's Barbeque Food Safety brochure in pdf form.

The Teton County 4-H Fair begins today and runs through Saturday in Choteau. Click HERE for a schedule of events!

The Toole County Extension Office will be offering a food safety training on June 26th at the Marias River Electric Conference room starting at 1 pm. This class is geared toward local food service employees and non-profit groups who provide meals for the public. Please pre-register for the training by contacting the Extension Office at 424-8350.

Sciences and Plant Pathology has issued an Ag Alert concerning Stripe Rust, which has been confirmed in fields in Chouteau County. So far, it's at relatively low levels, and only in susceptible wheat varieties, but producers are advised to watch your fields closely...

Area residents that are interested in developing a gravel pit on their property are invited to attend a workshop related to the Opencut permitting process on Tuesday, June 19th in Conrad.  This 5 hour hands on workshop will start with registration at 9:30 am at Joe’s Steakhouse located at 402 S Main...

Montana 4-H celebrates 100 years in 2012!  In Teton County, we are celebrating the past, present and possibilities at the Teton County 4-H Fair held in Choteau at the Pavilion and Weatherbeater  Arena Wednesday, June 20 through Saturday, June 23...

All 4-H youth are invited to take part in a Digital Photography class, sponsored by the Pondera County Extension Service, on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at the Pondera Center, 317 Virginia St., in Conrad. Topics to be covered include: Getting to know your digital camera, settings and file sizes, working with menus, and basic photo composition...

The International 4‐H Youth Exchange (IFYE) is an exchange for young adults, ages 18‐30. This is both an inbound and outbound program and every year Montana hosts a number of IFYE delegates from primarily European countries. These people are affiliated with 4‐H or other rural youth organizations in their home countries...

The Japanese summer inbound exchange is for Montana families who have kids within two years of age as the delegate they host. The delegates are ages 12-16 and are affiliated with two Japanese youth organizations, Labo and LEX. Accompanied by chaperones, they come to Montana for approximately four weeks, from July 22-August 18...

The City of Shelby and Toole County Extension Office are pleased to bring Bruce Forde of Forde Nursery to Shelby for a free landscape design; tree selection, care & maintenance workshop on Wednesday, June 6th. Bruce has been involved in the nursery business since high school, opening Forde Nursery in Great Falls in 1980. Fo...