Extension Highlights

Watch and listen as Flavia Correa and Carrie Warmka play a song titled Habanera Gris.

On Oct. 8, Jim Kemp received the National Life Member Award for volunteerism in Columbus, Ohio, given to him by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA).

4-H'ers Isaac Dubois, a native of Mora in Kanabec County, and Eleanor Weckwerth, a native of Dassel in Meeker County, were crowned as the ninth annual Poultry Prince and Princess.

Katelyn is from Itasca County, and she's been ambitious and brave since a young age.

Rick Carlson had no big goal in mind when he started his farm, except for to build University of Minnesota Extension 4-H clubs in Carver County to help youth explore llamas. For more than a decade, he has put endless hours into working with 4-H youth to ensure they have a positive, hands-on experience. 

The University of Minnesota’s Biosecure Entry and Education Trailer traveled more than 1,800 miles across Minnesota in June, bringing biosecurity education to 230 4-H livestock exhibitors at six locations in the state.

Using the engineering design process, teams of 3rd – 12th graders built complex machines that accomplished a simple task: planting and watering a single seed. 

The Farmer's Share Breakfast, held in Morris on June 22, raised funds for the AgCountry Farm Credit Services 4-H Dairy Barn and Education Building.

Matthew Schmidtbauer says, "4-H taught me the skills to be a CEO."