MSU Extension staff introduce programs; commissioners discuss restoring conservation district support

Jan 6, 2026

MSU Extension agronomist Monica Jean and 4-H coordinator Ashley Foster introduced themselves and upcoming programs; commissioners debated restoring county recognition and modest funding/contract support for the conservation district and requested a presentation from district leaders.

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At the start of public comment, Monica Jean, an agronomist with Michigan State University Extension who said she oversees field-crop research in the county, introduced herself and noted MSU Extension’s active outreach, including eight research plots in Gratiot County. Ashley Foster, the county 4-H coordinator, described youth programming and upcoming parliamentary-procedure training for participants and said enrollment is growing.

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