Welcome

Montgomery County Extension Office has

five main program areas to support the local community:

OSU Extension, Montgomery County receives financial support from the Montgomery County Commissioners.

We acknowledge and greatly appreciate their continued support.

Click here to view a PowerPoint document which is a report to the County Commissioners highlighting our office and programming.

Media Advisory: Ohio State Expert Can Talk about Swine Flu

For more on Swine Flu please click here http://extension.osu.edu/~news/story.php?id=5146

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/swineflu
National Pork Producers Council: www.pork.org
United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network) - http://eden.lsu.edu

Would you like more information on Ohio State University Extension's urban programming? Check out "Urban Programs: Education to Strengthen Neighborhoods" at: http://urbanprograms.osu.edu

Miami Valley Grown -- A Local Foods Initiative
Click here for information on farm markets and local growers.


Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program participant receives 2009 Regional EFNEP Award for accomplishments.  Visit the EFNEP link to learn more.

Economy Got You Down? You're Not Alone "eXtension" can help!

Managing in Tough Times
Visit "eXtension" for access to fact sheets covering such topics as managing stress, stretching grocery dollars, and keeping a roof overhead.

Job Loss or Economic Situation: For information about coping with job loss or the challenging economic situation, go to the new OSU Extension web site focusing on five counties in Southwest Ohio, including Montgomery: www.5countysolutions.osu.edu

Consumers and Financial Well-Being
The Conference Board, Inc., an economics research organization best known for the Consumer Confidence Index, released its monthly assessment of these data . See the press release here:
http://www.conference-board.org/economics/ConsumerConfidence.cfm

The Wall Street Journals MarketWatch reports that U.S. consumer sentiment is "significantly" below last year's levels and "the risk that a recession develops remains uncomfortably high," according to a survey released recently by University of Michigan and Reuters. The article is available here: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/consumer-sentiment-significantly-below-
last/story.aspx?guid=%7B51860337-BC82-4718-9018-8978779C79AE%7D

Belt-Tightening Tips

The USDA Cooperative Extension has a free tip sheet on how to lower your grocery bill. Click here: http://www.extension.org/pages/Tips+to+Help+Lower+the+Grocery+Bill

AARP offers a primer on coping with a sudden financial setback in an article, Financial Survival Tips for the Newly Laid Off, located here: http://www.aarpmagazine.org/family/Articles/a2003-11-20-mag-survivaltips.html

Federal Citizen Information Center:  Each issue includes information to stretch your dollar plus helpful web sites. http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Food Recalls
Keep up tgo date with food recalls by checking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's web page: http://www.fda.gov/default.htm