Cattle Producers

The Redbooks are in! Please stop by our office in the Payne County Administration building to get your copy. Also, the 2010 adhesive calendars have arrived and we have Famer’s Tax Guides available.



Goat Showmanship Clinic

The Payne County Goat Producers Association and the Payne County Extension Service will be holding a goat showmanship clinic on Saturday.

The clinic hours will be from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and is open to any child who is school age.

Topics for this clinic will include nutrition, clipping and hoof trimming, and showmanship.

Preregistration is required to the Payne County Extension office at 405-747-8320. Lunch will be provided. There will not be a charge to attend this clinic.



Cost Share Program

The Payne County Conservation District is announcing a sign up for a limited amount of Oklahoma State Cost-Share Program dollars. Producers may sign up for this program at the USDA Agriculture Service Center, Suite C, Stillwater, Oklahoma through Jan. 29.

To be eligible, the applicant must own or lease at 20 acres and have sold $1,000 soil dependent product on an annual basis. Interested participants may come by the office or call 405-372-7071 ext. 3.



Honeybee Meeting

Ever thought of getting honeybees but didn’t know where to start. Well here is your chance to learn about them and get some help on starting a hive or two.

At 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Glencoe Fire Department there will be a meeting for current bee keepers and anyone interested in learning more about honeybees.

A film will be shown on “Getting Started in Beekeeping”.

After the film current bee keepers will answer questions you might have and will also discuss what they have going on with their hives.

If you haven’t heard our bee numbers are decreasing due to parasites, diseases and pesticides.

Bees are very important for our food supply and without them we would not have all the fruit and vegetables that we all love to eat.

So come join us and see if beekeeping is for you.

For more information you can call the Payne County Extension Center at 405-747-8320



RD News

The Payne County Extension office is working to establish a new Payne County Home-Based Business Association.

If you are a home-based business owner and would like to be a part of this group, please consider attending our first meeting at noon Jan. 26 in the county administration building in Stillwater.

The agenda for this first meeting will be to organize the group. For example, members will need to set regular meeting times and places and to determine what kinds of educational programs they would like to have for the upcoming year.

At the Micro Business Resource Fair and Conference held in October, several home-based business owners expressed an interest in forming an association that would have two distinct purposes.

First, the association would provide a networking opportunity where home-based business owners could come together and talk about their concerns, experiences, etc.

Second, the association would be a source of continuing education for these business owners. Oklahoma State University has a myriad of educational resources available to business owners, including a faculty member who is a specialist in home-based business.

For home-based business owners, this is a great opportunity to participate in the development of this new program designed specifically by you and for you.

Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend the organization meeting, but an RSVP would be greatly appreciated.

Just call or e-mail the Extension office at 405-747-8320 or suzette.barta@okstate.edu.



4-H News

Share The Fun

Payne County 4-H Share the Fun contest will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hillcrest Baptist Church. We have information and entry forms available at the office, and the deadline for entries is Monday.

Also keep in mind that Share The Warmth will be at Share the Fun. Bring your used coats, hats, mittens, blankets, scarves and gloves to your club’s January 4-H meeting so they can be collected at Share the Fun.



State 4-H Record book Workshop

The State 4-H record book workshop will be at 6:45 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Payne County Administration Building in room 202.

Anyone interested in learning more about record books is encouraged to attend; they must be 14 years old by Jan. 1.



Oklahoma Youth Expo

OYE entries are available and the deadline to turn those in to us at the office is Feb. 9.



County Prospect and Commercial Nominations

Payne County Prospect and Commercial Nominations will be held Thursday at the Payne County Expo Center Arena.



Central District Junior Livestock Show

The Central District Junior Livestock Show is Feb. 4, 5, and 6. Entry forms and information is available at our office. The deadline is Jan. 29.



Hog Jackpots

Glencoe Hog Jackpot will be held Saturday. Weights must be in by 9 a.m. and the show starts at 10 a.m. There is no weight limit.

Perkins-Tryon Hog Jackpot will be held Saturday. Weights must be in by 1 p.m. and the show begins at 2 p.m.

There is a weight limit of 220 pounds.