Extension Educational Programs & Services
Baxter County, Arkansas
The Cooperative Extension Service offers a host of educational programs and services.
If you do not see what you are looking for below, please contact our county Extension
Office for assistance.
Agriculture
Agriculture is a vital part of Baxter County. The Baxter County Extension office provides
a wide variety of services and educational programs. Contact Brad Runsick, Baxter County Agriculture Agent, for more information about the following programs
and services.
Check out our Baxter County Extension Agriculture Facebook page!
Services Available:
- Soil testing
- Hay testing
- Water testing
- Manure analysis
- Plant disease diagnosis
- Plant identification
- Sprayer calibration
- Brucellosis on-farm vaccinations
Educational Programs Available:
- Forages
- Beef production
- Pesticide applicator training
- Weed & brush control
- Pasture insect control
- 300 Days of Grazing program
- Small ruminant management
Other Home Horticulture Services Available:
- Master Gardener program
- Vegetable production
- Plant identification
- Lawn maintenance
- Plant disease diagnosis
- Soil testing
- Ornamental plant pruning
- Horticulture maintenance concerns
- Fruit production
4-H
Baxter County Extension serves over 190 county youth in projects such as Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) as well as a variety of other activities and
programs. The Extension staff and 26 adult volunteers and 31 youth volunteers support
the 9 clubs and activities below.
To learn more about any of these clubs or to become a 4-H volunteer
contact our office at: (870) 425-2335.
Baxter County 4-H Facebook page!
Community & Economic Development
Baxter County Extension personnel work with business and community leaders along with
local government officials to advance the growth of Baxter county residents and economy.
Extension programs such as LeadAR help grow tomorrow's community leaders. While other
things such as Rural Profile and Policy Development help bring government services
to Baxter county, Extension's Arkansas Procurement Center helps local business bid
on and receive government contracts. Extension Service is also available to educate
on Policy Development an
