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Showing posts with label Extension Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Extension Service. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 05, 2025

University extension services could help balance rural and urban priorities, but schools have been slow to expand

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Expanding university extension services could help balance rural and urban opportunities. (Photo via the Yonder) When universities keep exte...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

'American Idol' and 4-H partner for virtual auditions Sept. 24

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Willie Spence sings "A Change Is Gonna Come" during American Idol's 2021 finale. Watch the performance here . The singing-comp...
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Pandemic roundup: Extension services try to build rural trust in vaccines; former skeptics include a weekly publisher

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Here's a roundup of recent news about the pandemic and immunization efforts: Getting more people vaccinated against the coronavirus will...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

'Adulting 101,' weekly online class for teens, teaches basic skills they need to mange time, stress, money, health, etc.

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The University of Kentucky will offer an eight-week online course this summer that aims to teach teenagers nationwide about basic skills th...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Earth Day is Thursday; here are resources for reporting on it

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Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day. Here are a few resources for coverage: The official Earth Day website includes news stories  and resource...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Free online course aims to help farmers and and their neighbors recognize signs of stress and suicide risk

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A free online course aims to help rural farmers and those in farming communities learn how to recognize the signs of stress and suicide ris...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Wed. is Earth Day; here are coverage ideas and resources, and a list of possible activities from an Extension specialist

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Wednesday, April 22, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Here's a few resources to help you cover it: The official Earth Day we...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Wednesday webinar will discuss ideas for farmers and ranchers to make more money with agritourism

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On March 19, the Texas AgrAbility program will present a free webinar called "Ideas for Starting Rural Agriculture Businesses" a...
Monday, January 11, 2016

Cooperative Extension Service has website that's all about safety and health on farms and ranches

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Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations, but many injuries and deaths could be prevented with relatively simple measures, as the...
Friday, September 26, 2014

CDC gives Extension at 6 universities $4.2 million to fight obesity in counties where it's very high

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The  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded the Cooperative Extension Service at six land-grant universities $4.2 million ...
Monday, May 05, 2014

Cooperative Extension Service turns 100 this week

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Thursday is the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Smith-Lever Act , which created the Cooperative Extension Service . This week is ...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Is the Extension Service still useful in the digital age? It seems so, but adjustments may be needed

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It's been 100 years since extension services came to rural areas across the country, and in an age of much more advanced technology, wi...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Extension agents were first hired to 'see both sides of the question, give wise counsel and leadership'

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County extension agents have been helping rural communities across the U.S. with a everything from farming to food preservation to finances...
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Friday, July 20, 2012

Extension services create drought-help websites

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The U.S. drought has become the most severe since the Dust Bowl, in some respects, and experts are now predicting it could get worse, with ...
Thursday, March 08, 2012

University salutes Extension crew working with no office after tornado; newspaper also demolished

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Last week's string of violent storms and tornadoes left a path of destruction across rural Kentucky. The most severely hit community wa...
Friday, March 02, 2012

Extension services increase beginning-farmer classes in urban areas to meet demand

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Over the years, many university agricultural extension programs have adapted to changing times, sometimes overshadowing farming with classe...
Friday, September 09, 2011

Kentucky joins ranks of states losing money needed to fill extension office positions

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Add Kentucky to the  list of states , like South Dakota and Oregon, suffering budget cuts to their cooperative extension services. Funding f...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Budget cuts force another university to cut extension; more are probably on the way

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South Dakota is the latest victim of budget cuts to land-grant universities, which are being proposed or considered all over the nation. Sou...
Saturday, April 09, 2011

Future of land-grant university system to be topic of Farm Foundation Forum in D.C. Tuesday

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The future of the land-grant university system, a key sponsor of public service for rural America, will be the topic of the next Farm Founda...