November 2024

Are you using The Arts -- poetry, music, painting, etc. --in your extension programs. If so, please let Dave or Hiram know.

For the first time, the EXCITE program team convened in person this week, bringing together partners from USDA-NIFA, the CDC, and the Extension Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. This landmark gathering allowed team members to celebrate past achievements, assess progress, and set strategic goals for the future. During the event, CDC partners Julie Zajac and Alexi Piasecki shared a special letter from Dr. Georgia Peacock, Director of the Immunization Services Division, commending the...

NYS 4-H is hiring its next statewide Director

At NECI's recent Professional Development webinar with UVM's Suzy Hodgson, she reflected on her career helping farmers and service providers make informed climate-related decisions as part of UVM Extension’s New Farming and Women in Ag Network, the Northeast Risk Management Education Center, and the USDA Northeast Climate Hub. One of the projects Suzy mentioned was about biochar, which stimulated a lot of conversation in our group. I promised I'd post a summary ("Impact Brief") of recent...

This position is located at UNH Cooperative Extension’s Cheshire County office in Keene, N.H. As part of the natural resources team, forestry field specialists conduct county‐based and statewide programming. Cheshire County is in southwestern New Hampshire, bordered by Massachusetts and Vermont. The City of Keene is in the geographic center of the county, surrounded by rural and suburbanized towns. In this landscape, the forestry field specialist provides extension forest resources education...

Some of the most cherished memories from my military career are centered around the privilege of visiting with Veterans. Connecting with one of the last WWI veterans, Robley Rex , was amazing. Hearing individual accounts of WWII directly from members of the greatest generation, including Pearl Harbor survivors, was a gift. Stories from Korean War veterans, Vietnam veterans, Gulf War veterans, the many who we served alongside after the attacks on September 11, our allies, and even veterans of...

There is still time to register for the NAEPSDP (National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals) Virtual Conference on November 12-14! Sessions are scheduled for 11:30 am - 5:00 pm Eastern time each day of the conference. The conference features: Keynote speakers focusing on employee engagement and leadership A keynote panel discussion focused on generative AI in Extension Interactive panels with the Journal of Extension and the Extension Foundation Concurrent...

Fall Webinar Series: Climate and Communities 2nd wed/month 1pm EST, free Join us for 4 free webinars scheduled for this fall from across the United States. Upcoming November 13: Electrification & Climate, register here . December 11: Resiliency Planning & Climate, register here. Past October 9: 1890 Land Grant Institutions & Climate, recording, here . September 11: Youth & Climate, recordings below! Recording : Where Does Gasoline Go? Recording: Youth Power to Reduce Carbon...