CSU Extension- Morgan County

10/11/2026

🍀🎉 And the winners are…! 🎉🍀

Happy National 4-H Week! 💚 We challenged our Morgan County 4-H clubs to create displays showcasing what 4-H has to offer and encouraging more families to get involved. Our clubs showed off their creativity, their 4-H pride, and all the amazing opportunities available through 4-H!

🏆 Congratulations to our winners!

🥇 Overall Winner: Lad’s ’N’ Lassies – Congratulations on creating the winning display! Your club has earned an ice cream party! 🍦

💚 Best Promotion of Morgan County 4-H: Morgan Sandburs – Thank you for helping spread the word about all that Morgan County 4-H has to offer!

✨ Most Creative & Eye-Catching: Bijou Go-Getters and Winning Edge – These clubs tied for this award! Way to make your displays stand out!

🤝 Best at Encouraging New Families to Get Involved: Explorers – Thank you for showing our community that there is a place for everyone in 4-H!

A huge thank-you to all the clubs that participated and to our judges for helping make this challenge a success! Every display helped share the 4-H story and show our community the many ways youth can learn, lead, and make a difference through 4-H.

💚 Happy National 4-H Week, Morgan County! 🍀

10/09/2026

Tomorrow!

09/28/2026

Calling all gardeners, producers, and chefs!! What are your favorite tomato varieties to grow and to cook with? 🍅 Do you struggle with disease pressure? What about blossom end rot? Have you ever tried an heirloom tomato?

Tomatoes can be a difficult crop to grow but we are here to make it easier for you. Join us for a presentation and demonstration at the farmer's market where you will:

-learn how to grow tomatoes 👨‍🌾
-identify diseases and issues tomatoes face
-review the preliminary data from our trial garden with over 35 varities
-learn how to save seeds and take some home to grow next year
-help us rank the best tasting tomatoes by taste testing different varities

This is a free event open to the public. We are sure you will walk away with plenty of knowledge, a few seeds to start next year, and a grin after taste testing delicious tomatoes grown by the Morgan County Master Gardeners. 🌱

09/22/2026

Join us on October 21st for our W**d Management and Pesticide Applicator Workshop!

RSVP by October 19th to 970-427-3358 or [email protected]

09/17/2026

We have received several calls into the office about White Grubs damaging lawns. These insects are the most damaging lawn pest in Colorado.
There are 5 main types of grubs in our state which cause damage. They are the Southwestern Masked Chafer, Japanese Beetle, May/June Beetle, Rocky Mountain Billbug, and Bluegrass Billbug. The larval stage is the main life stage causing damage for all of these insects by feeding on the roots of grass. For Japanese Beetles, the adult life stage can be very damaging too.
If you see brown patches in your lawn and suspect you have grubs, take a fistful of grass and see if you can pull it up like a rug. If it comes up easily, you likely will be able to see white grubs below the severed turf.
To control grubs, several methods can be used. Reducing watering frequency in mid-summer can create a less habitable environment for them. Several biocontrol products are on the market like parasitic nematodes and Bacillus thuringiensis which offer good control. Preventative insecticides like chlorantraniliprole (Scotts Grub Ex) can be applied in the spring and offer long residual control. If grubs are already present, trichlorfon (Bayer Bioadvanced grub killer) can be used as a rescue control. Billbug adults are best controlled with pyrethroid insecticides.
For more information, check out this factsheet at this link:
https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/billbug-and-white-grub-management-in-lawns/

09/15/2026

Calling all 4-H and FFA members who are showing a market animal at the National Western Stock Show!

Applications to take part in the Meat and Greet program (and earn a $1000 grant!) is officially open! Find out more or apply today! https://bit.ly/45G7sXV

08/14/2026

Do you want to learn more about pollinators? Do you know how to ID different species? Do you care about conservation? Well, this is the workshop for you! Come spend a morning with us and learn about the Bumble Bee Atlas Initiative and how to conserve these keystone species.

08/13/2026

Ribbon Premium Pickup! 🏆🎉

Morgan County 4-H members and Open Class exhibitors can stop by the Extension Office to pick up their ribbon premiums.

4-H members, please remember to bring thank-you notes for awards received at fair and for livestock sale buyers. Check the sticker attached to each award for who to address your thank-you note to. Thank you for helping us show appreciation to the generous supporters who make 4-H possible!

08/07/2026

Know anyone who has extra produce? Here is an opportunity to sell it!

Popular farmers market for new and existing food and agricultural businesses in northeastern Colorado!

08/06/2026

Join the Colorado Master Gardener Volunteer Program and turn your passion for gardening into community impact. Applications are open online August 1-31.

As a Colorado Master Gardener Volunteer, you'll:
• Receive research-based horticulture education from CSU Extension experts.
• Share trusted, science-based gardening information with your community.
• Help Colorado landscapes and gardens thrive.

Learn more at ColoradoMasterGardener.org