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Welcome to Marshall County Extension Web Site

Welcome to Marshall County. Your local Extension office is a tremendous resource for finding the information that you need. Love gardening? Check out our Lawn and Garden area. If you are interested in being a part of 4-H or being a volunteer, our 4-H and Youth area has all of the information you need to get started. Crops and Livestock is the perfect place to visit if you're needing information about... you guessed it, crops and livestock! If you're interested in helping out in your area, try Community Development. Health and Nutrition features a wide variety of resources for cooking, food preparation and safety. It's also a great place to go if you're interested in a healthier lifestyle.

Available Resources

Soil Testing: We offer soil testing for crop and horticulture purposes through the K-State Soil Testing Lab and have a soil probe which people can borrow to take soil tests. Soil samples are brought in the Marshall County Extension Office, bagged, and then delivered/sent to the Lab. Cost is $6.20 for the Routine Test(pH, Lime, P, and K), $10.50 for test #2(Routine+Nitrogen+Organic Matter), and other tests are available.

Soil Testing: We offer soil testing for crop and horticulture purposes through the K-State Soil Testing Lab and have a soil probe which people can borrow to take soil tests. Soil samples are brought in the Marshall County Extension Office, bagged, and then delivered/sent to the Lab. Cost is $6.20 for the Routine Test(pH, Lime, P, and K), $10.50 for test #2(Routine+Nitrogen+Organic Matter), and other tests are available.

Events

Marshall County Soil Fertility School Marysville American Legion (310 N. 19th) 02/14/2012 The Soil Fertility School will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Marysville, KS at the Marysville American Legion (310 N. 19th). Registration and gathering will begin at 9:45 A.M., and the program will begin at 10:00 A.M. and conclude around 3:00 P.M. The Marshall County Soil Fertility School is a basic soils 101 school that will provide training in basic soil fertility providing information on soils and soil nutrients. Topics will include: soil basics, soil pH, soil nutrients (N, P, K and micronutrients), soil sampling and testing, and manure nutrient management. K-State Research and Extension Specialists, Dave Mengel, Soil Fertility, Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, Nutrient Management, and Stu Duncan, NE Extension Crops and Soil Agronomist, will be the presenters. During the program we will have a lunch sponsored by the Tuttle Creek WRAPS and local agricultural businesses. We encourage producers, consultants, dealers, landowners, and Extension and other agency personnel. We have applied for Commerical Pesticide Applicator and Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Credits for this meeting. If you are interested in attending this meeting, please fill out the registration form in this issue of the Marshall County Extension Service General Newsletter, call the Marshall County Extension Office at (785) 562-3531, or E-mail Michael Vogt at Mvogt@ksu.edu. Please pre-register by Friday, February 10, 2012, so we may know how many lunches to prepare.

Marshall County Soil Fertility School
Marysville American Legion (310 N. 19th)
02/14/2012

The Soil Fertility School will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Marysville, KS at the Marysville American Legion (310 N. 19th). Registration and gathering will begin at 9:45 A.M., and the program will begin at 10:00 A.M. and conclude around 3:00 P.M.

The Marshall County Soil Fertility School is a basic soils 101 school that will provide training in basic soil fertility providing information on soils and soil nutrients. Topics will include: soil basics, soil pH, soil nutrients (N, P, K and micronutrients), soil sampling and testing, and manure nutrient management.

K-State Research and Extension Specialists, Dave Mengel, Soil Fertility, Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, Nutrient Management, and Stu Duncan, NE Extension Crops and Soil Agronomist, will be the presenters.

During the program we will have a lunch sponsored by the Tuttle Creek WRAPS and local agricultural businesses.

We encourage producers, consultants, dealers, landowners, and Extension and other agency personnel.

We have applied for Commerical Pesticide Applicator and Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Credits for this meeting.

If you are interested in attending this meeting, please fill out the registration form in this issue of the Marshall County Extension Service General Newsletter, call the Marshall County Extension Office at (785) 562-3531, or E-mail Michael Vogt at Mvogt@ksu.edu. Please pre-register by Friday, February 10, 2012, so we may know how many lunches to prepare.