URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - Changes in federal funding have put the University of Illinois Extension's “SNAP-Ed” programs at risk of elimination. The Senate is considering a House-passed reconciliation bill ...

The Women in Dairy annual program hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension gave more than 75 women a chance to network and listen to a speaker while discussing working with family in the ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural America. You can join the mailing list at the ...

The Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill cut funds to SNAP, also known as food stamps. The cuts included SNAP-Ed, an informative health and wellness program for low-income Americans. Michigan ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A lack of funding is raising questions about the future of Ohio State University Extension’s agriculture programs in Lucas County. The program, which has been in place across the ...

Over the last decade, the University of Minnesota Extension has helped fund a program designed to destigmatize use of the state’s food pantries and push people who use them toward consuming healthy ...

The Oregon State University Extension Service’s new leader was shaped by growing up on a farm and participating in 4-H and FFA. “Having that background helps me approach the work. … That connection to ...

I am the University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program manager for southern Nevada. I was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Mexican immigrant parents and attended many of the ...

The Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program is an integral part of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and provides the citizens of Indiana a chance to grow. The original Master ...

What do locally grown apples, visiting pumpkin patches and starting a school garden have in common? They’re all ways to participate in Indiana Grown for Schools, a statewide initiative that supports ...

Despite the wide-ranging contributions that HBCUs and Tribal colleges have made to agriculture and conservation, these institutions receive fewer research and extension opportunities than their ...

Alongside research and teaching, cooperative extension—often referred to as extension—is the third mission of the more than 100 land-grant universities and colleges in the US. These publicly funded ...