Union County Cooperative Extension Office

09/01/2026

🥬 Today at 12 Noon! 🥬

Join our FREE live Zoom presentation and learn how to grow delicious, nutritious greens. Discover tips for planting, growing, and harvesting fresh fall greens for healthy meals all season long.

🗓️ Today
🕛 12:00 Noon

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/greens-26

08/31/2026

🥬 Grow Your Own Fall Greens!

Ready for a productive fall garden? Join this FREE live Zoom presentation and learn how to grow delicious, nutritious greens that thrive in cooler weather.

📅 Tuesday, September 1, 2026
🕛 12:00 Noon

🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/greens-26

08/29/2026

Private Pesticide Applicator Training will be Monday, November 9, 2026. The class will start at 10:00am. It will be at the Union County Cooperative Extension Office located at 307 American Road Suite 101 in El Dorado.
The training will cost $20 (Cash or Check only) payable at the door the day of the class. There is an additional cost not paid at the training.
Call the Columbia Extension office at 870-235-3720 to sign up.

08/28/2026

👟Walk Across Arkansas is an 8-week program to help you learn more about yourself and to help build healthier habits. Join a team with Walk Across Arkansas today! 👟

Registration for Walk Across Arkansas is open! Register online at https://walk.uada.edu/walk/

Walk Across Arkansas begins September 7th and ends November 1st.

08/27/2026

August is National Immunization Awareness Month! 💉 We're breaking it down with our Immunity in AR Community framework: Learn, Understand, Decide.
👉 Swipe through to learn how vaccines work, get some common myths busted (autism, SIDS, pregnancy, and more), and find resources for talking to your provider or covering the cost.
Whether you're catching up on your own vaccines or helping a family member get started, our Immunity in AR Community hub has more Arkansas-specific resources to guide you: https://uaex.uada.edu/.../vaccines/immunity-community.aspx
Arkansas Extension Family & Consumer Sciences At Home with UAEX

08/21/2026

Farm Pond Workshop

Do you own or manage a farm pond? Join us for an informative workshop designed to help you improve pond health and management practices.

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Union County Extension Office

Lunch will be provided.

Participants will learn practical strategies for managing farm ponds and will have the opportunity to participate in a live pond assessment at Faircrest Lake immediately following the workshop.

The workshop will be led by Scott Jones, Small Impoundment Extension Specialist/Instructor II with the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a Certified Fisheries Professional.

To register or for more information, contact the Union County Extension Office at 870-864-1916.

08/20/2026

Tonight is the Master Gardener meeting at 5 pm at Simmons Bank on Grove in the 2nd Floor Community Room.

You are invited to meet the Master Gardeners and learn about our program! We are recruiting new members for the fall basic training. Open to the public. No annual dues.

You are invited to meet the Master Gardeners and learn about our program! We are recruiting new members for the fall basic training. Open to the public. No annual dues.

08/19/2026

Join the Master Gardener program!

Go to https://uada.formstack.com/forms/mg_training_union for the online application.

Join the Master Gardener program! An online application is in the comments below.

08/17/2026

Afterschool enrichment activities are great if parents make sure there is enough downtime with no activities.

-Keep calendar with all activities including sleep, mealtime, family time and down time to show all activities are important
-Downtime does mean screen time: have children to use their creativity & initiative
-Schedule family time
-Model a good work-life balance

Read the article: https://extension.usu.edu/relationships/faq/avoid-overscheduling-burnout-with-your-child-by-creating-opportunities-for-downtime

Afterschool enrichment activities are great if parents make sure there is enough downtime with no activities.
-Keep calendar with all activities including sleep, mealtime, family time and down time to show all activities are important
-Downtime does mean screen time: have children to use their creativity & initiative
-Schedule family time
-Model a good work-life balance
Read the article: https://extension.usu.edu/relationships/faq/avoid-overscheduling-burnout-with-your-child-by-creating-opportunities-for-downtime