Extension
Connection
July/August 2015
MILLARD COUNTY
Upcoming
Events
Extension Update
Well, we are well into summer, and the lack of snow pack is really being felt.
Water is short and is affecting crop decisions in the county. Some farmers have decided to cut and bale grain crops for hay, because they didn’t have the water to irrigate
again. When we add one hundred degree heat to the equation, we are really starting to
feel the water crunch. Significant storms in May and early June held off the effects of
limited to no snow pack longer than expected. Areas which rely solely off of runoff
benefitted tremendously from these storms which raised stream flows and saved the
first crop. Although these storms did little to increase reservoir storage and their benefits were short lived, they provided critical moisture at a critical time and had significant impact in certain areas. Unfortunately, they also damaged a significant amount of
first crop alfalfa that got rained on in the windrow.
The big news from the Extension office last month was an announcement that I
have accepted a transfer to Wayne and Piute Counties. Of course that will create a
vacancy here, but I will continue to work in the county sharing duties between all
three counties until a replacement can be found. I have enjoyed my time in Millard
County. The people have been good to me, and I appreciate it greatly. It is a great
county. I truly enjoyed working with the agricultural producers in the county over the
last six years. The area reminds me of the Midwest where my extended family lives
and works in the ag industry. The rural Midwest is all about agriculture, and so is
Millard County. It is our goal to find a replacement who enjoys the county as much as
I have and who is interested in meeting the counties needs. Extension administration
is fully committed both philosophically and financially to bring in the right person for
the job.
The other development in the Extension office has been the promotion of Karen Banks from a county 4-H Assistant to a university 4-H Educator position. This is
a major promotion for Karen and creates a full time benefitted leadership position for
4-H in the county. Karen’s old position– a 29 hour/week 4-H Assistant position, will
be moved to the Fillmore area and is currently open for applications. We encourage
anyone with interest in this position to apply.
Thanks for all you do to help Extension be successful in Millard County.
Millard County
Fair
August 5-8, 2015
Millard County Fairgrounds
Delta, UT
Monday, August 4
Enter Exhibits
Contact Extension Office
Tuesday, August 5
Judging of Exhibits
Wednesday, August 6
Enter flowers, vegetables
and small animals
Fair Open 12:00- pm
A full schedule of events can
be found on the Millard
County Fair Facebook Page
MILLARD COUNTY EXTENSION WEB SITE
Keep connected and updated
on activities, events, and information through the Millard
County Extension web site:
extension.usu.edu/millard
Trent Wilde—USU Extension Agent
July/August 2015
Mary Anna Henke—Nutrition Educator
Food $ense Nutrition Education is a Free program to help individuals and families eat better on a tight budget. If you would like to
attend classes call to sign up. If you are unable to attend classes in
person but would like information, Food $ense has a DVD that
contains six lessons that you could do at home on your own time.
Please call to arrange lessons. For information call 864-1480 or
743-5412 or please check out our web page at
July/August 2015
Orange Tropical Smoothie
1 - 12 ounce tropical mixed frozen fruit (pineapple, mango,
strawberry, and/or peaches)
1 ripe banana, sliced and frozen
1– 6 ounce low-fat yogurt , any flavor (orange cream, strawberry, vanilla, peach, or mango work well)
1 cup 100% orange juice
www.extension.usu.edu/millard. Check out our Facebook page 1 cup fresh spinach (optional)
https://www.facebook.com/millardcountyfoodsense
FREE Classes:
• Delta Sands Apartment Complex - Thursday, July
2nd - 4:00 PM: Food $ense How to Create a Fruity
Dessert.
• Delta Sands Apartment Complex - Thursday, August 6th - 4:00 PM: Food $ense - How to
Create Amazing Veggies.
• Fillmore’s Mt. Catherine Manor Complex Thursday, July 9th - 4:30 PM: Food $ense
How to Create a Fruity Dessert.
• Fillmore’s Mt. Catherine Manor Complex - Thursday,
August 13th - 4:30 PM: Food $ense - How to
Create Amazing Veggies.
• Kanosh Paiute Band Building - Wednesday, July 8th
- 4:00 PM: Food $ense How to Create a Fruity Dessert.
• Kanosh Paiute Band Building - Tuesday,
August 18th - 4:00 PM: Food $ense - How to
Create Amazing Veggies.
Create a Smoothie
Now that the warmer month’s are here, creating a smoothie
makes staying refreshed, cooled down and nourished a simple
task for a meal, snack, or a healthy dessert. Skip the Ice
cream, or soda and make a smoothie. Remember that a whole
food diet with minimal processing is full of fiber and water and
leaves you feeling satisfied and full on less calories. A diet
rich in whole plant foods is related to less chronic disease and
obesity. So add those veggies ( spinach, chard, kale, green
peppers, avocado, carrot, cooked pumpkin or squash, sweet
potatoes, peas) and fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry,
blueberry, cranberry, banana, pineapple, peach, pear, plum,
cherry, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew or other melons,
apple, grapes, kiwi, mango, papaya, orange, lemon, lime) to
your smoothies and enjoy. The fruit can be fresh, frozen, or
canned. If frozen fruit is added it helps to make the smoothie
cold and thicker. Ice may also be added. You may also freeze
fresh fruit prior to making the smoothie. Another trick I recently learned is to take your spinach and blend it up in a
blender with a little bit of water. Then place the spinach in a
ice tray and freeze. When making your smoothies, just add
several cubes of frozen spinach cubes. This a great trick if
you don’t use up all your spinach and you don’t want it to spoil
before you use it.
Directions: Add all ingredients to blender and blend well. Enjoy a cold refreshing light smoothie. The spinach is optional,
but adds nutrients to this delicious smoothie. I recently made
this smoothie at home for my family. I gave a few spoons full
to my 16 month old grandson to see how he liked it. After two
spoons full, he set down the spoon and took hold of the cup
and just chugged away at the smoothie until the cup was almost gone. This took me a bit by surprise that he did not even
stop until it was almost gone. The smoothie had the spinach in
it and he loved it.
Pumpkin Smoothie
2 bananas, cut into chunks and frozen
1/2 cup cooked pumpkin, frozen
1 - 6 ounce vanilla yogurt
1 1/4 cup low-fat milk
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup maple syrup, optional
Directions: Add all ingredients to blender and blend until
smooth.
Sorce: Food $ense Creates Curriculum—LESSON RESOURCES pg.
120 and How to Create a Wrap/Sandwich pg. 58-61; Utah State University Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences/Extension)
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Trent Wilde– USU Extension Agent
July/August 2015
Trent Wilde– USU Extension Agent
July/August 2015
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Millard County
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Delta, UT 84624
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Fax (435) 864-1488
[email protected]
Trent Wilde-USU Extension Agent
Karen Banks– 4H Assistant West
Deborah Willoughby-4H Horse/Livestock
Mary Anna Henke– FSNE Educator
Sharal Young– Office Manager
Tues/Thurs
50 South Main
Fillmore, UT 84631
(435) 743-5412
Fax (435) 743-4221
[email protected]
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