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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.
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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.
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Below are links for various upcoming events or workshops.
To the West Michigan vegetable and fruit community:
Growers and packers of fresh produce are encouraged to attend a remote listening session on the food safety rules FDA has proposed under the Food Safety and Modernization Act. The session will be held at the Oceana County Extension office at 210 Johnson St., Hart, MI on April 24, 2013 from 8:15-12:00. This is one of only 5 listening sessions occurring nationally, and will give participants a chance to voice their opinion on the proposed rules. Comments will be collated and sent to MSU Extension Educator Phil Tocco who will be on site at the meeting in Lansing, MI, and will communicate comments to FDA staff. The period for feedback on the FDA rules will be over May 16, 2013, so voice your opinion now while there is still a chance for change. Email Ben Werling (werlingb@anr.msu.edu) or call the Hart Extension office at 231-873-2129 to reserve your seat by April 15.
The 2013 Oceana County Asparagus Day is scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at the St. Joseph (Weare) Hall just north and east of Hart. Registration and viewing of exhibits begins at 8:30 a.m. and the educational program will begin at 9:00 a.m. with lunch and viewing of exhibits from noon-1:00 p.m. Please see the complete agenda and registration form below.
2013 Oceana County Asparagus Day Agenda
2013 Oceana County Asparagus Day Registration
Growers, consultants and agribusiness professionals are invited to attend two online programs ad-dressing key grain and forage production points for 2013. Participants will learn how to enhance their corn, small grain and forage systems in the coming season, and have an opportunity to ask questions of MSU agriculture experts. The programs can be viewed independently online at no cost or at one of several group viewing sites throughout the state for $10 per person. MEAP Phase I and two MDARD Pesticide Recertification Credits will be available through each event for application to one of the following categories: Private Core, Commercial Core, or Field Crops.
Online Crop & Forage Highlights Flier
Online Crop & Forage (for Immediate Release)
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 Do you know your numbers?
The MSU Extension “I Know MI Numbers” (pronounced: “I know my numbers”) initiative is intended to inspire Michigan residents to actively engage in understanding what “numbers” translate into healthier living, a cleaner environment, educational achievement, good local government, and ultimately, a prosperous Michigan. The final goal is a state that is thriving and successful.
Watch the video here.
Read the announcement here.
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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.
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The Oceana County MSU Extension Offices maintains a code-a-phone line. Written copiesare 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.
For fruit updates you can call 616-451-8065 which is the fruit code-a-phone number.
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