Staff

Marci oversees 4-H youth development including 4-H Community Clubs, Polk County Fair Board, County Fair Website, area/state opportunities, Livestock Superintendents, Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA), Animal questions and County Council.

Community Health Education

CYFAR (Children, Youth & Families At Risk – a USDA grant program) as well as a Human Sciences Extension Educator working primarily with Family Life programming. 

Marketing, Public Affairs, Public Relations

Accounting

Adult food and nutrition programs in both English and Spanish. 

Family Life: quality child care, parenting education, family decision making for later years, dealing with stress, change, and loss, building family strengths

Family life, focusing on Latino families
Perry L.I.N.K.

Areas of expertise include weed management, weed biology, cover crops, corn and soybean management, and integrated pest management.

beef cow nutrition, heifer development, cow reproduction and calving, estrus synchronization, bull reproduction breeding soundness, weaning management and preconditioning, genetics and selection, health management, handling facilities and housing, feedlot nutrition, marketing, facilities and housing, feedlot health management, carcass grades and value based marketing, pasture and forage management, grazing management, cost analysis and herd records, water quality, alternative beef systems, identification systems and traceability, animal behavior, animal welfare assessment and auditing

Grain Merchandiser

Marketing, Risk Management, Decision Tools, Business Planning

Marketing and Public Relations