Welcome to Huron County's MSU Extension Home Page

We are located at 1142 S Van Dyke Road, Suite 200 in the Huron County Health Department building.

Our hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

(Closed for lunch from noon until 1:00 p.m.)

If you haven't visited us lately, here are just a few items we have to offer:

• Soil Testing
• Bulletins Including
  • Private & Commercial Applicator Core Manuals (rewrite in Dec. 2007)
  • Weed Control Guide for Field Crops
  • Insect, Nematode & Disease Control in Michgian Field Crops
  • Farm Record Books for Management
• Plat Books of Huron, Sanilac & Tuscola Couties
• Gardening Gloves available at $6 a pair, sold through the Huron County Master Gardener's Association. 

 The Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection was a great success!  Watch for information on the Spring 2010 collection!  Thanks to all who helped and/or participated in the event.

MSU Extension staff members use the university’s resources to meet needs in every Michigan county. The County Partner Report demonstrates how MSU Extension educators, program associates and specialists are working with nonprofit organizations, agencies, schools, businesses, farms and families to “bring knowledge to life” in your community. Click the link below to read more.

December 2009

August 2009

April 2009

December 2008

Learn more about MSU Extension's redesign process

MSU Extension began an organization-wide effort to look at its programming and administrative structure in early 2009. The goal was to ensure that MSUE continues to remain responsive to the needs of Michigan's residents and makes the best use of resources. 

The redesign effort was made public in the fall of 2009, and with input from stakeholders and decision makers from across the state, it is being launched in 2010. To learn more about the MSU Extension redesign effort, including  the organization’s statewide program priorities and new district structure, please click here.

MAES and MSUE Contributing to Michigan's Success 

Strengthening Michigan's Economy: Roles for MAES and MSUE

Great Lakes Leadership Academy

A Report to Our Partners - 2008 Programs

A Report to Our Partners - 2007 Programs

Hispanic Resource Guide

MSU Extension's International Programs

Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Michigan State University

For the best local information check with your local MSU Extension office, listed by county in the directory.

Tourism Area of Expertise Team

Tourism Matters Newsletter

Tourism Projects,  services and programs

Tourism Profiles of Each County in Michigan
Key travel and tourism inventory data and trends for each county in Michigan. The data presented in the profiles are most current available. Most recent issue - June 2001.

Independently Owned Lodging Properties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and in Northern Lower Peninsula
A summary of the survey  (file readable in Adobe Acrobat Reader; file size - 117KB)

Tourism Assistance Program in west-central Michigan
The general goal of the TAP program is to build the capacity of communities to deliver sustainable tourism marketing programs. Our strategy is to concentrate our resources to provide in-depth educational programming, inventory of the tourism resources, visitor, local resident and business surveys over a two-three year period in a selected community. The TAP project is tailored to the needs of the communities requesting assistance.

Tourism Educational Materials
A comprehensive inventory of Extension resource materials related to tourism education. Currently the database contains over 250 Extension resource materials including bulletins, research reports, videos, and training programs. Nearly 100 documents are on-line in full text.

Hal Hudson
Acting County Extension Director
hudsonh@msu.edu




Bob Battel
Extension Field Crops Educator
battelro@msu.edu

Laurie Blanchard
Children, Youth & Family Extension Educator
blanchla@msu.edu


Jeannine P. Grobbel, Ph.D.
District Extension Educator
Beef/Livestock
grobbelj@msu.edu

Patricia Pettit
4-H Extension Educator
pettitp@msu.edu

Kim Essenmacher
Parenting Education 
Program Associate
kessenma@msu.edu

Shelly Sowles
Secretary/Receptionist
sowles@msu.edu

Kari VerEllen
4-H Secretary
verelle7@msu.edu

Dennis Stein

District Farm Business

Management Educator 

Tuscola County MSU Extension

362 Green Street

Caro, MI   48723

Phone:  989-672-3870

FAX:  989-673-5953

steind@msu.edu

www.msue.msu.edu/user/steind/

District Coordinator Search 

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MSU Extension Honors 4-H Youth, Volunteers and Health and Nutrition at Spartan Women’s Basketball Game

Pilot Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Aims to Keep More Ash Trees Alive

Michigan State University set to host 95th ANR Week

Free Online Curriculum for Horse Project Leaders Now Available

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