Extension Connection

The Carlton County Extension staff and Carlton Extension Committee are pleased to deliver this electronic newsletter to our email subscribers. Take a look at our upcoming events and news and check out our website for up-to-the minute information.

Find something you would like to share? Go ahead and forward this email to folks that might be interested to learn more about all that Extension has to offer. Or share a link to the Summer 2022 newsletter.

Questions and comments can be directed to mnext-Carlton@umn.edu or call our office at 218-384-3511.

Please visit z.umn.edu/MNSummerBeefTour for more information and to register. Tickets are $25 prior to June 15th!

MDA is offering a 2021 Agricultural Drought Relief Program (ADRoP) to reimburse Minnesota livestock and crop producers for expenses related to the 2021 drought. Producers are eligible for a maximum amount of $7,500 for expenses brought on by drought from June 1, 2021 through May 23, 2022. Any place that $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or produced is eligible. Application are open starting June 21, 2022. Applications are being accepted online https://www.mda.state.mn.us/droughtrelief, by email, or paper application. Follow the link for more information, or call Mercedes with questions at 218-384-8681.

The Carlton County Extension office will be closed on Monday, June 20th, 2022 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Please contact our Extension educators via email or phone as needed.

It’s time once again for the much anticipated Carlton County garden tour. This year will showcase four diverse gardens in the Mahtowa area on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 from 4-7 pm. The event is free and is self-guided. Maps available after July 1st at the Carlton County Extension Office , the Carlton County Master Gardener Facebook page, the Carlton County Extension website under the "Gardening" tab or at each garden location the day of the tour. You can view these gardens in any order that works for you. Enjoy!

Unique features will be an extensive fruit and nut orchard, a vegetable garden labyrinth, a herbal tea garden, perennial gardens,1930’s fieldstone chicken coop, as well as traditional ornamental gardens.

Please call the Extension Office for more information: 218-384-8684 or email Ann at rustx048@umn.edu

Plan to join us at the Carlton County Fair in Barnum, Minnesota. Our 4-H’ers have been working on projects all year and are excited and ready to showcase their animals, projects and more. Check out the latest resources for the Fair on our website: www.extension.umn.edu/carlton and look under “4-H at the Carlton County Fair”

Our Carlton County 4-H newsletter is jammed full of upcoming events, County Fair details and and all things Carlton 4-H! Read our latest email newsletter and consider signing up for future newsletters or forward to anyone interested in finding out how you can get involved. Participants are Kindergarten through grade 13 and adults volunteers are needed. Contact our office with questions and how you can get involved today!

The 2022 Master Gardener Plant Sale held at Veterans Park in Cloquet on Saturday, June 4th was a huge success! Plants were donated by members of the group to raise funds for community projects. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener please contact Ann at the Carlton County Extension Office at 218-384-8684 or rustx048@umn.edu.

Keri Cavitt, Regional Director cavit0065@umn.edu

Tracey Hartung, Administrative Specialist thartung@umn.edu

Brian Heilig, Minnesota GreenCorp Member heili065@umn.edu

Katie Siltanen, 4-H Educator silta006@umn.edu

Mercedes Moffett, Agriculture Educator, moffe029@umn.edu

Ann Rust, Vol Coord & Horticulture Assist rustx048@umn.edu

Email: mnext-Carlton@umn.edu
Website: https://local.extension.umn.edu/local/carlton
Location: 317 Chestnut Avenue, Carlton, MN, USA
Phone: 218-384-3511
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