Grand Forks County

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NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State
University

• Grand Forks County

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McDowell, G.R. (2001). Land-Grant Universities
and Extension into the 21st Century. Iowa State
University Press, Ames, Iowa.
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Steve Sagaser
Horticulture
Adult Education Classes

• Landscaping
• Pruning
• Plant Pests
• Vegetable Gardening
• Gardening Saturday

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Youth Horticulture
KCNN Radio Programs
Plant Health Diagnosis
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Farm Business Mgt. EconomicsWillie Huot

• Annies Project
• Empower farm women
• Six weeks
• 126 women in MN ND
• 100 increased business skills
• Become better managers

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2006 Finding Dollars in Detail

• What
• Series of 3 day education programs in NE ND
• Langdon, Cando, Larimore
• Addressing crop inputs for 2006
• (Land, Fuel, Fertilizer Rent negotiations)
• Impacts
• Over 75 farmers participated
• Ten spouses
• Find more in 2006 (70)

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Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program
(EFNEP)

• Teaches low-income audiences how to improve their
  dietary practices and become more effective
  managers of available resources.

• Must include programming to reach two primary
  audiences low-income adults with young children
  and low-income youth.

2005 ND EFNEP Results 81 showed improvement
in food resource management practices
85 showed improvement in nutrition practices
58 showed improvement in food safety practices
Jean Noland, Nutrition
Education Agent
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Family Nutrition Program
Grand Forks County
Sherry Stover
Linda Kuster
PURPOSE To help food stamp recipients maximize
resources and achieve nutritionally sound diets.
FNP TEACHES -

• Dietary Quality
• Food Safety
• Food Purchasing

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Dining with Diabetes North Dakota StyleDonna
Bernhardt, Extension Agent

• A new project a series of 5 classes
• Goal is to help participants reduce debilitating
  and costly complications
• Co-taught by a Certified Diabetes Educator and an
  NDSU Extension agent
• Each class included a health lesson, healthy food
  prep and tasting, and social interaction

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Children of Divorce Class for Parents

• Communication
• Well-being of the children
• Reducing Stress
• Family Changes
• 86 indicated class was helpful

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Parent Resource Coordinator

• Community Collaboration Goal
• to join other caring community professionals in
  strengthening parents and caregivers in
  educating, nurturing, and guiding children from
  infancy to adulthood

Judith Konerza
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Parent Resource Coordinator

• Community Outreach
• Grand Forks, Larimore, Thompson, Manvel, Grand
  Forks Air Force Base, and Grafton
• Head Start
• Job Services
• MOPS
• Public Schools
• Northeast Human Services
• Healthy Families
• UND
• Lutheran Social Services
• STEP

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Ag Production Education
Kendall Nichols

• Crops Expo
• Sugarbeet
• Wheat Research
• Pesticide Certification
• Variety Plots
• (Small Grain Soybeans)
• Disease Update
• Fertilizer Update
• Herbicide Update

Includes educational events, publications, news
releases research.
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Ag Alert Weekly Publication

• Timeliness 95 - Good to Excellent
• Topic Choice 96 - Good to Excellent
• Technical Info. 93 - Good to Excellent
• Accuracy 95 - Good to Excellent
• Useful to Make Decisions 94 Good to Excellent.

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Grand Forks County 4-H Program

• Kristy Berger Jelinek
• 4-H is a community of young people across America
  who are learning leadership, citizenship and life
  skills.
• Youth Life Skills
• Leadership Development
• Civic Responsibility
• Character and Social
• Development

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Grand Forks County 4-H Program

• Kristy Berger Jelinek
• 4-H Youth Development education creates
  supportive learning environments for youth and
  adults to reach their fullest potential as
  capable, competent, and caring citizens.
• Special Assignment Pizza
• Outdoor Skills
• Archery in the Schools
• After School Programs
• Youth/Adult Partnerships

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NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State
University

• Grand Forks County