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The National Registry of Cooperative Extension Programs & Assets (NRCEPA) is available to all Extension professionals. Join 150+ other Extension programs that have already registered! This tool allows Extension professionals to register their projects, programs, or curriculum for nationwide collaboration among Extension colleagues.
- The intent of this tool is to assist Extension professionals to quickly find other like-programming efforts across the system to reduce duplication of work, and help speed up access to digital assets that would be useful to the development of new programs.
- At the request of Extension leaders, the NRCEPA provides ready-access to a living database of efforts across the system in order to rapidly respond to system-wide funding opportunities.
As the vast majority of the population in the United States shifts to dwelling within large population centers, it is necessary to examine the responsibility and role that Cooperative Extension has to serve urban communities. Throughout its history, the land-grant system, through Cooperative Extension, has demonstrated the ability to impact the lives of individual citizens and communities positively. Within this theoretical discussion, we illuminate Cooperative Extension’s responsibility to serve urban communities in the 21st Century and highlight essential milestones in the development of urban Extension throughout the past 100 years. Follow this link to read this JHSE article.
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A case study was conducted to inform a book chapter on Extension Programming to Enhance Urban Wellbeing for the book titled "The Role of the Social Sciences in Extension" published by Cambridge University Press in 2023. The case study research aims to help urban Extension leaders and other social scientists. To better understand and expand upon programming in urban communities, qualitative research provided a foundation for a series of cases presented in program snapshots. Read examples from across the country about how Extension works with community to bring local knowledge and science-based information together to co-create solutions for wellbeing. Follow this link to see five case studies representing the various program areas.
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Agricultural producers with small-scale farms who sell locally can now get simplified insurance coverage through a new policy designed for their needs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the new Micro Farm policy, which simplifies recordkeeping and covers post-production costs like washing and value-added products.
“USDA is focused on supporting local and regional food systems, and Micro Farm is one more example of how we’re helping agricultural producers with farms of all shapes and sizes to manage their unique operations and risk,” said Marcia Bunger, Administrator for USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). “The Risk Management Agency values collaboration and feedback from our customers, and Micro Farm is one way we’re responding to producers’ needs.” Follow this link to learn more.
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Whitney Gherman will be the guest speaker for the Engaged Practitioners Network on December 3 at 10 a.m. via Zoom. The Engaged Practitioners Network is for Ohio State staff who are working in spaces of community outreach and engagement. The meetings provide an opportunity for sharing best practices as well as networking with colleagues across campus.
Whitney, OSU Extension Educator, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, will share the work she is leading with Marion Dreamkeepers. Marion Dreamkeepers situates young people of color as experts in community development and community-based racial justice work.
Read more and register: https://engage.osu.edu/engaged-practitioners-network
Join the following speakers November 29 - December 3, 10-11 a.m. ET for this webinar series focused on the biology and human dynamics of pollinator conservation in urban settings.
Schedule:
11/29 Reed Johnson, Honey Bees in the City: Where Are They Feeding, and How Do We Know?
11/30 Gerardo Camilo, The City as a Refuge for Insect Pollinators
12/1 Mary Gardiner, Vacant Lots as Urban Bee Habitat
12/2 Scott MacIvor, Constructed Green Infrastructure to Support Wild Bees: Does it Work?
12/3 Damon Hall, Policy Dimensions of Insect Pollinator Conservation
Follow this link to register to attend one or all the sessions.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is investing over $3.5 million to support educational awareness of food, agriculture, and farm safety for youth in underserved communities. This investment includes $2M in grants awarded through NIFA’s Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP) under the new Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Initiative, and more than $1.6 million in grants awarded over 4 years through its Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification program. Follow this link to learn more.
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With a presence in all 88 Ohio counties, Ohio State University Extension strives to engage citizens within urban, rural, and suburban communities. As populations have shifted, so has the need of Ohio’s urban counties. Thus, to help ensure Extension remains vibrant, relevant, and accessible in all communities, a team of faculty, staff, and students conducted a case study, focusing on the National Urban Extension Leaders four themes of positioning, programs, personnel, and partnerships. The data provided insight into what Extension can do to address the urban context of scale, diversity, complexity, and urban-rural interface. Follow this link for the full article.
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Tuesday, November 23, 10-11:30 a.m. ET
This 90-minute introductory webinar will provide an overview of the types of bias that humans experience with an emphasis on implicit bias. Explore how socialization process leads to the formation of conscious and unconscious associations, stereotypes, and prejudices that influence how we treat and view others in unintended ways. Participants will learn common ways that bias manifests in the form of subtle microaggressions and identify strategies that can help reduce the impact of implicit biases. During the session participants will complete and discuss an Implicit Association Test (IAT) – a tool that can help users identify hidden associations.
Click here to register for 11/23
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COVID-19 has made food access more challenging for many communities. In Michigan State University’s Fall 2021 Food Literacy and Engagement Poll, 31% of the people we talked to said the pandemic had affected their household’s ability to obtain food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as having limited or uncertain access to adequate food. Households with low food security have trouble affording enough food and eating balanced diets. In 2018, the department estimated that over 37 million Americans were food insecure. By December 2020 that figure had risen to 38.3 million people, or 10.5 percent of U.S. households. Follow this link to learn more.
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