Welcome to the Oceana County MSU Extension website. MSU Extension is positioned as a statewide information and education delivery network applying university level, research based knowledge to locally identified critical issues.

We invite you to review our website and the variety of information we have provided.  If you should have any questions or would like further information on topics we have included, please feel free to contact our office by mail, email or phone.  One of our staff will be available to assist in your information gathering.

Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Our office is closed for lunch from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.  Our office is closed for all Oceana County holidays.  Those holidays include New Year's Day*, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July*, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday following, Christmas Eve* and Christmas.*

University holidays may vary somewhat from this schedule and University funded staff will follow the University holiday schedule instead of the County schedule.

*If a holiday falls on a weekend, it may be celebrated on the Friday before or the Monday following the weekend.

Below are links for various upcoming events or workshops organized by the Oceana MSU Extension Office.

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.

County Partner Report June 2008

County Partner Report October 2008

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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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.

Staff and Email Addresses:

Norm Myers, County Extension Director   myersn@msu.edu

Mira Danilovich, District Horticulture/Marketing Extension Educator   bulatovi@msu.edu

Curtis Talley Jr., Business Farm Management Extension Educator  talleycu@msu.edu

Kilah King, Family Consumer Science Extension Educator  kingkil@msu.edu

N. Joy Hamilton, 4-H Program Supervisor  hamil258@msu.edu

Claudia Perez, Family Nutrition Program Associate/Breast Feeding Peer Counselor   perezcl@msu.edu

Ron Steiner, Value-Added Extension Educator   steine33@msu.edu

Kathy Walicki, Office Manager   walicki@msu.edu

Toni VanBergen, 4-H Secretary  vanberg2@msu.edu

Telephone and postage for the Oceana Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office are provided by the Oceana County Commission and are limited, therefore if you call from outside Michigan and do not reach the agent you are calling please do not expect a call back.

Bulletins and other educational material requested from outside of Michigan will be charged postage and a handling fee, which must be received at our office before the material is mailed out.  Payment for educational information or programs must be by check or money order in U.S. currency.

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

The Oceana County MSU Extension Offices maintains two code-a-phones.  Written copies of both code-a-phones are available by email.  To sign-up for the email version you just need to call the Oceana MSU Extension Office at 231-873-2129 and supply us with your email address.

 The Vegetable/Christmas tree Code-a-phone is maintained year around, but may be updated only monthly during the fall and winter months.  During the non-growing season months it is used to announce upcoming programs and is also updated if we have program cancellations due to weather.  This code-a-phone is updated 2-3 times per week during the growing season and covers pest problems in asparagus, carrots, vine crops, snap beans, sweet corn and Christmas trees, as well as announcing programs of interest to growers of those crops. This Code-a-phone is oriented toward commercial growers, not homeowners or gardeners. Weather details including Degree Day Base 50 totals, precipitation total and near term National Weather Service Forecasts are also included.  The telephone number for the Vegetable/Christmas code-a-phone is 231-873-2528.

The Fruit Code-a-phone is maintained only during the growing season.  This code-a-phone covers pests of cherry, apples and peaches in Oceana, Mason and Manistee Counties and announces programs for growers of those crops.  It is updated twice per week during the growing season.  The number is 888-345-0515 and is toll-free in the United States.