Today's most pressing issues cross state and world boundaries, requiring strong partnerships, focused investments and diverse perspectives from multiple disciplines.
Extension researchers and educators engage individuals and organizations in asking the challenging questions to discover science-based answers that make a difference.
Scott Sindelar, Master Gardener intern, brings international insights to indoor plants. “Plants are good for your mental state, even house plants,” says Sindelar, who becomes an Extension Master Gardener volunteer this winter after a year of interning in Scott and Carver counties.
Milan is a tight-knit community with rich cultural diversity, an active art scene and a very special 4-H Club, the Milan Navigators. They are first-generation Americans, many whose families came from Micronesia beginning in 2000.
Many things draw a community together. In northern Minnesota communities, add carrots, beans and tomatoes to the list. In 2018, University of Minnesota Extension nutrition educators helped sponsor the One Vegetable, One Community program in 18 communities.
In 2015, the Minnesota Legislature approved the Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Technology Transfer Program (AGREETT). Funding has been used to hire new faculty in University of Minnesota Extension. Melissa Wilson, soil scientist, is one of them.
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