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.
Agricultural Programs
Grant County is a small rural county. The Grant County Extension service provides
a wide variety of services, from the home owner with questions about their lawn, to
landowner planning to raise livestock for the first time.
Services Available Include but are not limited to:
- Brucellosis vaccinations
- Soil Testing
- Hay Testing
- Water Testing
- Manure Analysis
- Plant disease diagnosis
- Plant identification
- Sprayer calibration
- Educational Programs Available
- Pesticide Training
- Vegetable Education
- Livestock Production
- Arkansas Beef Improvement Program (ABIP)
Other Home Horticulture Services Available:
- Vegetable Production
- Plant Identification
- Lawn Maintenance
- Soil Testing Counseling
- Horticulture Pruning
Grant County Family & Consumer Sciences
The Grant County Extension Service offers a wide variety of programming in the areas
of: food, nutrition & food safety, health & aging, marriage, parenting & family life
and financial management. Contact Susan Brittain, FCS agent at the Grant County office
for more information about the following programs.
Educational Programs available:
- SNAP Nutrition Programs for youth and adults
- Diabetes Food Demonstrations
- Preventative Health Screening Programs
- MyPlate Meal Planning Programs
- Walk Across Arkansas
- Fit in 10
- Strength Training with Stretch Tubes
- Child Care Provider Training
- Best Care Connected
- Guiding Children Successfully
- The Parenting Journey
- Leadership Volunteer Training
- Small Steps to Health and Wealth
- Debtor Educational referrals
- Estate Planning Seminars
- Budgeting Programs
- Goal Setting Programs
Photo: Vegetables being prepared for a food demonstration.
Grant County 4-H
The 4-H mission is to provide opportunities for youth to acquire knowledge,develop
life skills, form attitudes, and practice behavior that will enable them to become
self-directing, productive, and contributing members of society. Grant County 4-H
has many programs that is offered to youth. Some of the program areas include science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Many of our youth are involved in their
own projects. Some of their projects include technology, photography, livestock,
wildlife, and leadership. We have clubs that fit the needs of every 4-Her.
4-H clubs in Grant County:
- Ain Livestock
- Bits and Spurs Show Kids
- Cloverbud
- Green Club
- Yellow Jacket 4-H Club
Come check out what Grant County 4-H has to offer! You can also follow us on Facebook.