UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION

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New Madrid County Extension330 US Highway 61New Madrid, MIssouri 63869

Who we are

Faculty and staff Council members

County commissioners

Richard RickmanCounty Engagement Specialist/4-H

David ReinbottField Specialist in Agricultural Business

Juan Cabrera-GarciaField Specialist in Horticulture

Mary EngramField Specialist in Human Development

Michael MilamCounty Engagement Specialist in Agriculture and Environment

Nancy KeimNutrition Coordinator

Richard ProfferField Specialist in Community Development

Sarah DenklerRegional Director (Southeast Region)

Chair Jami GeskeVice- Chairman Tom AlsobrookSecretary Byron McVayTreasurer Don HastingsMembers Jeremy Angotti

Mark BakerDaniel EddyDanny HayesRobert HenryJulisa LongJustin LingBlake RichardsonJohn Paul Westcoat

Mark Baker, Presiding Commissioner

Bobby Aycock, 1st District Commissioner

Michael Kellams, 2nd District Commissioner

Financials and more

Receipts and Expenditures 2020

MU Extension is a unique funding partnership.Extension funding is a three-way partnership of federal, state and county government. Federal and state money, through the University of Missouri system, pay professional staff salaries, training costs, computers and communication equipment. County funds support the local office, secretarial and youth assistant salaries, staff mileage and council expenses.

The New Madrid County Extension Council, faculty, and staff would like to express our appreciation to the New Madrid County Commissioners for their continued support of extension programs.

Local SupportDid you know you can donate directly to New Madrid County Extension with a gift to be used immediately or as an endowment contribution for long term efforts. Monies put into the endowment are left forever to earn interest with the county office benefiting each year. You can also direct your donation to a specific program such as 4-H or Master Gardeners. To donate go to https://extension.missouri.edu/counties/new-madrid/donate.

Key outcomes and numbersIncomeCounty Appropriations 30,600Total Income 30,600

ExpensesSalaries/Benefits 9,000 Travel 1,200 Telephone 665 Office Supplies/Service 745 University materials/testing 485 Insurance 1430Postmaster 75Chamber of Commerce 60

Total Expenses 13,660

ü 3 Active 4-H groups in New Madrid Countyü Community Development Activities in Risco,

Morehouse, and Portageville.ü The University of Missouri has launched Community

Connect (community.missouri.edu/), a platform designed to improve opportunities for connection between the university and various populations in the communities they serve.

ü Virtual workshops via Zoom began to inform childcare providers about the importance of sleep

ü SBDC held multiple classes to help Missourians learn about starting a business and how to write a business plan

ü Farm Tax Workshop classes began to help farmers navigate their taxes

ü 3,079 Total educational contacts with MU Extension to residents of New Madrid County: • 1413 indirect contacts through disaster response,

weekend backpack program, soil and water and community planning through strategic doing.

• 72 contacts related to productive farming, better gardening, and managing natural resources

• 1578 contacts related to healthy eating and aging, strengthening families, personal finance, or youth development

• 24 contacts related to starting businesses, developing community leaders, or renewing the local economy

Return on InvestmentThe University of Missouri is an investment in the future of Missouri. For every dollar invested from 2015-2019 the MU Extension Business Development Program has returned $120 in economic impact.

Economic Opportunity

Community Economic Development work in New Madrid County

The Bootheel Synergy Project was completed in 2020. We worked on broadband and workforce development by partnering with SEMO Rural Electric Cooperative and Three Rivers College.

Outcomes were: starting work on an educational campaign for communities to learn the benefits of being 1 gig city and a survey showing the needs of the employers.

We continue to support these efforts when requested by the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission or our partners of SEMO Rural Electric Cooperative and Three Rivers College.

A grant search was done for the New Madrid Historical Museum which resulted in the board uncovering new financial resources.

Multiple CED Projects Come to County

Risco GED meeting.

The New Madrid Extension Facebook page provides many opportunities for Economic Development webinars.

A financial relationship was developed between the New Madrid County of Mayors Association and MU Extension. We received funding for five projects at $2500 each. Only Risco and Morehouse are active. Risco is working on locating a small grocery store. Morehouse is trying to prepare for a truck stop when the I57 comes through. We had opportunities with the cities of New Madrid and Portageville and Matthews but could not move forward with them.

Educational Access & Excellence

The University of Missouri in NEW MADRID COUNTY 2020.

In New Madrid County in 2020 there are 27 undergraduates, 12 graduate and professional students (25 full-time and 14 part-time).

County alumni include:

• 2 School of Medicine• 1 Nursing

• 5 Health Professions

• 2 Dentistry

• 3 Pharmacy

• 24 Agriculture• 18 Engineering

• 10 School of Law

MU EXTENSION OFFICE – NEW MADRID, MO.

The UM System awarded 50.5% of the 31,708 Bachelor or higher degrees awarded by Missouri 4-Year public institutions in 2019-20.

Health & Well-being

A slide from the virtual Kinship Support Group

Dr. Joseph Crumbley’sJune 2020 presentation.

Participants from New Madrid county were on the ZOOM.

Child Care Provider Training - Statewide

Virtual Kinship Support Group

MU Extension Specialists in Human Development

and Family Science.

32 classes with 681 class registrations from 389

childcare providers in 66 counties

Southeast Missouri participants included those from NEW MADRID

county.

County highlights

Corteva/Pheasants Forever/Missouri 4-H

It was a great day for 4-H, MDC, and Corteva as the children and adults covered the pollinator site with seeds from all types of beneficial plants.“I can’t wait to see the flowers we planted today,” said one excited child at the Corteva pollinator site.

Grab your bucket of seeds and help the bees, butterflies and other insects as they pollinate our world. An excited group of children and adults participated in the planting of the Corteva pollinator site near New Madrid.

At the Corteva/4-H pollinator site planting members, adults and MO Dept. of Conservation personnel learned about bees and the fantastic job they do as pollinators---and what we can do to help!

Helping POLLINATORS in New Madrid.

County highlights

New Madrid Extension Highlights

Adults, youth, and Extension Personnel participate in MU Extension programs in New Madrid county.