Franklin County Extension

06/03/2026

Thank you for your collaboration on this article Matt Burkey, Director of Iowa Safe Routes to School 🚲🚶🏻we appreciate your insight on using the Bike Lane safely!

Share the road 💙⚠️🛣️

06/03/2026

BUCKETS OF JUNK are in! 🧑🏻‍🏭👩🏻‍🏭

Thank you Darwin for your dedication to
4-H! 🍀

Pick up in the entry way and check off your name! 🙂

06/03/2026

Check out this article where Hampton is featured.

“In Franklin County, Liliana Velasco leads a coalition of educators, healthcare providers, and city leaders that identified gaps in bike access and walkability. With community support, the county added bike racks, painted bike lanes, and created safer walking routes to schools and parks.”

06/02/2026

We are at Tuesday on the Town promoting the Hampton Farmers' Market and our new initiative Veggie Bucks Vouchers! 🫑🥕🥕

06/02/2026

View June's Words on Wellness Newsletter: Learn about how preventive care helps find health problems early before
they become serious.

06/02/2026

1️⃣0️⃣ days until the Central Iowa Resilient Systems Field Day!

While we can't control the weather, we can control a forage system and livestock that are resilient through unpredictability. Join us at the Iowa State University Beef Teaching Farm to play in a soil pit and talk about our favorite trio - livestock, forage & soil.

📆 June 9th
🕗 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Topics include:
🌧 Weather extremes and practical tools for producers from a climatologist
🌾Using diverse forages to establish a resilient, productive system
🪱 Soil, roots and water infiltration
☠ Toxic plant ID and management
🤠 Managing the system as a whole for long-term success

This event will cost $20/person and includes lunch.

Spots are limited to register soon! Find all details on the event website:
https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/event/2026/central-iowa-resilient-systems-field-day

06/02/2026

☀️Summer Food Resources 👇🏽 also check out our local schools for their summer meal programs!
CAL Elementary School & Cub Cadet Childcare Center (Breakfast & lunch options)
Hampton-Dumont Community School District (summer meal pick up times & places!)

06/01/2026

All 8th-12th grade are welcome to attend! You don’t have to be a 4-H member to attend!

05/28/2026

Area Educators, check this out!!

📚 Calling all high school teachers!
Do you want to help your students better understand where their food comes from and how the food system works? 🌱
Join the Youth Local Food Leader Program and bring engaging, real-world learning into your classroom! Plus, stipends are available for participating teachers 💵
👉 Learn more and sign up here:
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/ffed/youth-local-food-leader

05/28/2026

ServSafe® offered in Fort Dodge, Monday, July 13

Restaurants, Schools, Hospital, Nursing homes, Daycare and Preschools, Convenience Stores, etc. need to have at least one person certified in food safety. Register today to secure your spot! https://www.extension.iastate.edu/webster/

Registration Deadline is June 22.

Questions? Call ISU Extension – Webster County 515-576-2119