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Built Environment Rx: Healing Urban Systems through Design, Policy & Practice

Built Environment, Rx is a five-part webinar series (July–November 2025) and publication invitation that brings together researchers, planners, designers, engineers, Extension professionals, and community leaders to explore how living systems (such as water, vegetation, and soil) can shape a more resilient and equitable urban future.

2025 Urban Ag Field Day in Richland County

Join members of the urban ag team for a variety of crop management topics aimed to help your urban ag farm operate more efficiently and profitably. The field day will be held at the North End Community Improvement Collaboration (NECIC) site, which has several types of actively farmed high tunnels and raised bed systems on location. Learn about strawberry production, modernizing your irrigation system, and the benefits of row covers. Each presentation will be 15-20 minutes with time for questions. Bring your production challenges and we’ll discuss how to solve them.

2025 BIPOC Food & Farming Network Conference

Hold the dates of September 19-20, 2025. The We Are FARMily: 2025 BIPOC Food & Farming Conference will held at Central State University-Dayton. The BIPOC Food and Farming Network Conference Planning Committee is requesting proposals for workshops, skill shares, and farm tour sites. Honorariums of $750 will be provided to workshop and skill share leaders and $1,000 to farmers and food producers who host tours at their growing operations. DEADLINE to submit a proposal is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2025.

Research to Inform 2025 Reconciliation: Taxes, Safety Net, and Beyond

Members of Congress are considering making significant cuts to social safety net programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid. To help those seeking to understand how these policy proposals may affect their communities, Urban Institute has published a central repository that serves as a one-stop shop for all analyses of relevant legislative proposals being considered. Many of these analyses contain state-level and congressional-level data breakdowns, along with resources on the policies at the center of the debate.

2025 NUEL North Central Regional Conference Registration Open

The organizing committee of the 2025 North Central National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) Regional Conference is excited to announce that registration for the event is now open. The agenda is full of opportunities for you to engage your urban-serving colleagues from across the region. The conference starts with a welcome reception in the heart of Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 27. The conference will be held at the Linn County Regional Center on May 28-29. There is a block of rooms reserved at a downtown hotel.

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