Credits for the Spring 2024 issue of Source magazine.
Source
![Dave leans in as two 4-h youth in blue shirts make plant observations](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Accent%2020230725_UofMext_0110%20%281%29.jpg?h=97ce8a4d&itok=VlQgK9mM)
Crop scouts in the 4-H plant science program get competitive, with world-class mentors to make the learning stick.
![Person standing in a lake by the shore, fishing.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/white-earth-fishing.jpg?h=afc60946&itok=26ZHPX78)
The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) recently launched an interactive online tool that offers highly localized future climate information for Minnesota.
![An Extension educator and two women examine a model calf after a birthing simulation.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Joe-and-model-calf.jpg?h=f636bc82&itok=iFScV-fD)
Helga the Hereford, a full-size cow model, allows beef and dairy producers to practice critical skills and ask questions in a non-emergency, low-pressure situation before needing to use the skills on a live animal.
![Portrait of Dean Bev Durgan.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Durgan_Bev_126-edit.jpg?h=19bd71b1&itok=OkfNthCm)
Extension is an ever-changing and growing organization, and this edition of Source showcases the impact and the innovation of Extension’s educational programming across our state.
![Two men in a snowy field talking. One is holding a sugarbeet.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Tom-Peters-Eric-Watson.jpg?h=9238b2df&itok=nvy8uNX1)
Minnesota and North Dakota share a border, a river valley and Extension research.
![Farmer Rae Rusnak sitting in a field of turnips.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Rae-Rusnak.jpg?h=653c97ac&itok=sYW81SCh)
University of Minnesota Extension helps farmer Rae Rusnak and Minnesota’s other 3,500 fruit and vegetable producers prevent illness through training in Good Agricultural Practices.
![Four educators stand behind a bin of apples and squash in a colorful, well-lit food shelf](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/231201_19I6160.jpg?h=c95f7c2d&itok=GMyB5zlI)
A partnership effort called SuperShelf is featured in the University of Minnesota’s “Dear Minnesota” campaign.
![Laura stands among tomato cages wearing a U of M hat and maroon polo shirt, She has the look of accomplishment.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Laura%2002.jpg?h=121beb76&itok=WPo6LCrl)
University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener volunteers share the bounty while getting whole communities out into the garden.
![A line of colorful, hand-painted rocks on the sidewalk outside a building.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/New-York-Mills-rocks.jpg?h=c5ddc4de&itok=YCmniC8E)
Extension’s Welcoming Communities assessment helps communities identify their strengths and weaknesses related to diversity and inclusion efforts.