Extension Educational Programs & Services
Franklin County, Arkansas

Commercial Agriculture

Educational Programs Available:

• Beef & Forage
• Pesticide Applicator Training
• Fruit Production
• Weed & Brush Control Programs
• Insect Control
• Arkansas Beef Improvement Program (ABIP)
• Home Horticulture

Services Available:

• Brucellosis Vaccinations on Farm
• Soil Testing & Fertilizer Recommendations
• Hay Testing for Nutrients
• Water Testing
• Manure Analysis
• Plant Disease Diagnosis
• Plant Identification
• Sprayer Calibration

4-H Youth Development

Franklin County 4-H Clubs

• River Valley 4-H Club (ages 5-19) meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3:45 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service Meeting Room in Ozark.
  
  
• Mountaineers 4-H Club (ages 5-19) meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service Meeting Room in Ozark.
  
  
• Rancho Round-Up 4-H Club (ages 5-19) meets the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at the Ratcliff Water Department.
  
  
• Teen Leaders 4-H Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service Meeting Room in Ozark.
  
  
• Franklin Co. Livestock Country Kids 4-H Club (ages 5-19) meets four times per year, call 479-667-3720 for details.
  
  
• Shooting Sports Project Club - Call the Cooperative Extension Service at 479-667-3720 for details.
  
  
• STEM Project Club– (ages 5-19) meets the third Saturday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service Meeting Room in Ozark.
  
  
• Vet Science Club - (ages 5-19) meets the first Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service Meeting Room in Ozark. (Call 479-667-3720 to confirm some meetings could be field trips.)
  
  
• County Line Livestock Project Club - (ages 5-19) meets four times per year, call 479-667-3720 for details.

Family & Consumer Sciences

Franklin County Extension Homemakers Clubs

• Vesta EH Club meets the first Tuesday of each month 10:30 a.m. at the Charleston Library.
• Pleasant View Friendly Neighbors EH Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the Pleasant View RCI Building on Hwy 64.

Horticulture

Franklin County Master Gardeners

• Franklin County Master Gardeners meet the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension Service Meeting Room in Ozark

Gardening

Gardening is the #1 hobby in America.  Franklin County Cooperative Extension Service host several home horticultural educational opportunities including disease, pest identification & treatment, soil amendment recommendations, planting & pruning workshops along with a quarterly horticulture newsletter.

Community & Economic Development

Our mission is to strengthen Arkansas communities, regions and businesses through research-based education. To accomplish this, we offer programs and activities to help nurture leadership development, strengthen local businesses, increase citizen involvement in public issues, and support communities and regions in building local capacity to improve social and economic well-being and sustainability.