In April, Dean Bev Durgan formed the Extension Rural Stress Task Force to work with Greater Minnesota to address challenges faced by farmers and their communities.
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CJ Holl of Wells, Minn., makes award-winning smoked nuts that he sells online and in stores throughout southern Minnesota. He’s also a city administrator there, and has worked with University of Minnesota Extension to help keep all businesses strong.
Brigid Tuck, U of M Extension economics analyst, values diverse contributions to each region’s health. Take, for example, the Iron Range’s curling culture.
Southeast Minnesota is tackling the region’s workforce shortage. University of Minnesota Extension supports those efforts in many ways, including managing Making it Home initiatives in regional small towns like Spring Valley.