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Cover of the 4-H volunteer impact study

A new 4-H volunteer impact study shows the personal, organizational and community benefits of being a 4-H volunteer. Nearly 12,000 trained, caring adults volunteer to work with 69,000 4-H youth in Minnesota.

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Trevor Blake in uniform as gardener at cemetery

“We want the focus to be on the 235,000 people buried here and their families,” says Trevor Blake, assistant gardener at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Blake took the Master Gardener core course taught by U of M Extension in order to better understand challenges facing the 436-acre resting place for U.S. military veterans.

Related topics: Featured news Garden Source Fall 2019
cows grazing among trees

Did you know that trees can be incorporated in many agricultural systems? The intentional integration of trees or shrubs with crops and animals in the same area is called agroforestry, and it results in a more diverse agricultural operation, increased profits, and conservation habitat improvement.

Related topics: May Natural Resources News

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