Clinton County

Many Iowans – both youth and adults – struggle with mental illness, and we know that it is a difficult topic to discuss…but it shouldn’t be. A person's mental health does not, and should not, define them. We encourage all Iowans, especially those in our communities in Clinton County, to start an open dialog around mental health. The more openly we can discuss it, the more the stigma is erased.

Clinton County Extension is committed to providing research and evidence-based educational opportunities for ALL to gain knowledge and skills around this topic, such as:

• Mindful Teen
• Question. Persuade. Refer
• Mental Health First Aid (Youth and Adult)
• Powerful Tools for Caregivers
• What About Me? My Wellbeing

For these and other mental health offerings contact Sam Genson at sgenson@iastate.edu or visit https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/mental-health-and-wellbeing to learn more about the mental health resources that Iowa State University Extension and Outreach provides.”
 
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Our office will be closed:

Ragbrai:  Friday, July 30

Labor Day:  Monday, September 6

Iowa State Fair:  August 12 - 22, 2021

Clinton County 4-H & Youth Development

• Youth Programming for All County Youth
• 2021 Programming
• Join a 4-H Club
• Join a Clover Kids Club
• Recordkeeping
• Awards and Scholarship

Clinton County Master Gardener

Become a Master Gardener - Register for Training Here by July 1, 2021

• Over The Garden Gate Master Gardener Newsletters
• Top 13 Vegetables to Donate to Food Pantries
• Master Gardener Reimbursement Request Form
• 2021 Master Gardener Calendar of Events

Ag and Natural Resources

• Testing Cover Crops for Farmers own use, NRCS Programs and Sale to Others
• Iowa State Seed Lab
• Soil Testing Lawn and Garden 
• Crop Soil, Plant Tissue, Water and Manure Testing 
• Instructions for taking soil samples
• ISU Plant & Insect Sample Submission 
• Ag Decision Maker
• ANR News - July 2021
• Baled Hay and Straw Fires
• Frost Damage to Alfalfa - University of Wisconsin Extension
• Cold Injury to Alfalfa - Iowa State University - Department of Agronomy
• ISU Pork Industry News
• SE Iowa Pork Producers News      Swine Building brocure here
• Wind Flattened Corn
• Hail on Soybean Damage
• Hail on Corn Damage
• First Fall Frost and Freeze
• Crop Update Index for the Year

Ag Forms and Documents

•  Farmland Value Survey
• 2021 Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey
• 2021 Cash Rental Rates for Iowa
• 2021 Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa
• Notice of Termination of Farm Tenancy
• Iowa Cash Rent Farm Lease (Short Form)
• Iowa Farm Lease (Long Form)
• Pasture Lease Form
• Building Lease Form

Click here for IDALS Online Pesticide Testing Options

Click here for Pesticide Cerfication Testing Sites

2021 Fall Commercial Pesticide 

Roadside, Forest, Aquatic Pest Management:  Wednesday, October 20 at 9 am

Ornamental and Turfgrass:  Wednesday, November 10 at 9 am

Fumigation:  Tuesday, November 16 at 9 am

Commercial Ag (Weed, Insect, Disease:  Wednesday, November 17 at 9 am

Pest Control:  Wednesday, December 1 at 9 am

To get email notifications of pesticide trainings, please sign-up at:  http://eepurl.com/_kHb1
Extension for Families

• ServSafe Classes 2021 (register online at bit.ly/isuservsafe)
• 2021 ServSafe Registration Information
• Human Sciences Regions 11, 12, 20 - July Newsletter
• WOW August Newsletter
• Nutrition Education with Seniors - August Newsletter
• Sow, Grow, Eat and Keep
• Science of Parenting Blog
• Spend Smart. Eat Smart.

Clinton County Extension Council 

• Extension Council Meetings