Full USDA press release: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/01/usda-announces-framework-shoring-food-supply-chain-and-transforming. Goals of USDA’s Food System Transformation framework include: Building a more resilient food supply chain that provides more and better market options for consumers and producers while reducing carbon pollution Creating a fairer food system that combats market dominance and helps producers and consumers gain more power in the marketplace by...

America Walks Webinar on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 2:00-3:00 ET. Registration here (gotowebinar.com) Planners, whether urban, transportation, housing, or environmental, have a tremendous impact on the physical and built environment we live in. How can other agency professionals, elected officials, and community members influence planning processes to get more walkable, accessible, and equitable communities? The Centers for Diseases Control and America Walks asked the American Planning...

The National Urban Extension Leaders are proud to present the 2022 National Urban Extension Conference hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Camden, New Jersey -- part of the Camden-Philadelphia metro area! Situated on opposite banks of the Delaware River and connected by the iconic Ben Franklin Bridge, Camden and Philadelphia epitomize all that is exciting and challenging about urban America. In spite of their close proximity, over the centuries these adjacent cities have developed...

NUEL is thrilled to recognize our 2020 Regional Award Winners! 1890 Region Leadership Award: Misty Layne Watkins , Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent with Tennessee State University Misty Layne Watkins' Homebuyer Education Program has provided 138 counseling sessions and 8 first-time homebuyer classes, resulting in $ 18.8 million in mortgage loans. Southern Region Leadership Award: Diana Doggett , Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent at the University of Kentucky Diana...

Tampa Riverwalk The National Urban Extension Leaders held its semi-annual steering committee meeting in Tampa, Florida, at the Embassy Suites Tampa Downtown December 3-5, 2019 . This is a business meeting of the NUEL steering committee and will focus on the implementation of the National Extension Urban Initiative Implementation Plan , that was approved by ECOP in early 2019 and shared at the National Urban Extension Conference in Seattle in May as well as NUEL’s national Action Teams and...

Connect, Discover, Action NUEL North Central Region Network Conference is Going Virtual! May 18-19, 2020 The NCR Network Conference was held via Zoom on May 18 and 19 and featured many of the same presenters that were scheduled to be in Madison. This decision was made in an effort to keep all participants safe and healthy as COVID-19 continues to spread globally and have dynamic impacts on our families and communities. The virtual sessions will be offered on May 18-19, 2020. The same dates...

National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) 2021 Virtual Summit was held May 19-20 For a printable agenda CLICK HERE Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Recognition of regional Urban Extension award winners Keynote speakers Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) and Urban Extension Dr. Christopher Watkins, Director, Cornell Extension and ECOP Chair Crisis Births Opportunity: Extension’s DEI Role Dr. Quentin Tyler, Associate Dean and Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Interim...

It was great to see you all in Seattle! Innovation in the City: A Land Grant University Experience The National Urban Extension Conference provided opportunities for Extension professionals from all program areas to share their research and innovative educational strategies that address the needs of urban, suburban, and peri-urban populations as well as urban-rural interdependencies. Click on the image below for more information and to register.