ndusextservice Jamestown (CSi) The NDSU Stutsman County Extension Service Office is now located at 502 10th Avenue Southeast in Jamestown.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show CSi Cable 2 Agent, Christina Rittebach said the office moved from its former location at First Street East to the former Senior Center location, next to the Stutsman County Library.

She added that the move took place on February 21st, and is fully operational.

The former location will be occupied by Stutsman County Social Services which is expanding from the first floor location.

On our show Christina pointed out upcoming events held in conjunction with the Extension Service.

“Nourishing Boomers and Beyond,” is designed for those 50 and older, concerning health and wellness topics. The presentations are held each month through August this year. The next is set for March 17th at 5:30-p.m.,at the Extension Service location.

“Spring Fever” a garden forum is being held March 23, 24, 30, & 31 from 6:30-pm to 8:30-pm with live streaming video from Fargo, also at the Stutsman County Extension Service office.

“4-H Communications Arts Contest,” will be presented and judged on April 19, with the winner going to regional competition, and that winner going on to competition at the State Fair in Minot this year.

The “Energy Beet Educational” meeting is set at several locations around the state.

In the area presentations will be made:

In Valley City – Tuesday, March 17, 9 to 11 a.m., at the Eagles Club

In Jamestown – Tuesday, March 17, 3 to 5 p.m., at the Stutsman County Extension Service office

In Carrington Thursday, March 19, 9 to 11 a.m., Carrington Research Extension Center.

A drawing for an iPad Air 2 will be held at each of the five state locations. Refreshments will be provided.

Farmers attending the meetings on energy beet production and economics will be surveyed about the returns they need to plant the crop and their preferences in how the crop will be harvested and contracted. A paper survey will be conducted following the educational portion of the meeting.

Energy beets, also called industrial beets, are varieties of beets bred for industrial sugars that can be converted to a wide range of biofuels and chemicals. Commercialization efforts continue in North Dakota, as well as other parts of the country.