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Current Issue: Volume 63, Number 1 (2025)
Feature Articles
Findings from a national assessment to support implementation of Cooperative Extension’s 2021 National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being
Diana Charbonneau, Kerry Gabbert, LaToya O'Neal, Dawn E. Burton, Maggie Jones, Kate Katzman, and Roger Rennekamp
Promoting Equity: Embracing Food Justice in the Transformation of the Food Systems for BIPOC Communities
Frank Yeboah Adusei
Promoting Digital Agriculture Adoption in Community-Based Agricultural Organizations
Jean Hardy and Abbey Palmer
Beer and Biology, A Perfect Pairing: Using Beer to Spread Awareness About Invasive Species
Samuel Nutile, Adam Simpson, Sara Stahlman, and Lynne E. Beaty
Proof of Concept: Leveraging Large Language Models for Qualitative Analysis of Participant Feedback
Andrew B. Crocker, Marcelo Schmidt, Juan Diego Tejeda, and Howard Rodriguez-Mori
Building Resilience to Public Safety Power Shutoffs Through Public Education
Vikram Koundinya, Cristina Chiarella, Susan Kocher, Faith Kearns, and Sabrina Drill
The New American Farmer – Extension Engagement with Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
Margaux S. C. Robinson, KC V. Cunningham, Jeffery A. Young, Nicole D. Breazeale, Kenneth R. Jones, and Julie N. Zimmerman
Research in Brief
Understanding the Accuracy and Best Use of the Woodland Stick as a Tree Height and Diameter Measurement Tool: a Case Study in Oregon
Francisca Belart, Lauren Grand, and Alicia Christiansen
Perceived Healthfulness of the Environment of Communities with Low Income: Focus Groups and Interviews with Extension Nutrition Educators
Elder Garcia Varela, Jamie Zeldman, Jade McNamara, Jesse S. Morrell, Lisa Franzen-Castle, Melissa D. Olfert, Tandalayo Kidd, Kendra Kattelmann, Geoffrey Greene, and Karla P. Shelnutt
An Inventory of Private Well Programs across the United States
Bethany G. Foust, Ann S. Ojeda, Jessica Curl, Eve Brantley, and Stephanie R. Rogers
Treated Wastewater Reuse for Non-Direct Food Consumption Crops in Nebraska: Barriers and Benefits of Municipal Irrigation Lagoons
Sussan Moussavi and Bruce Dvorak
Outcomes of a 4-H STEM Learning Enrichment Program Using Video Storytelling
Dena Seidel, Marissa Staffen, Lamia Abdallah, and Xenia Morin
Workshop Wine Wednesdays: Change in Behavior Around Local Wines
Aude Watrelot, Sarah Francis, and Sarah Al-Mazroa Smith
Ideas at Work
Leveraging Community Partnerships and Resources to Address Food Insecurity in a Rural County During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kristen Johnson, Amy Elizer, Karen L. Franck, and Soghra Jarvandi
Offal Wildlife Watching: connecting hunters, wildlife researchers, and the public through participatory science
Ellen M. Candler, Grace Milanowski, Amy Rager, and Joseph K. Bump
Increasing the Awareness of Land Grant Extension Service to Ethnic Minority Students: Collaborative Programming of Kansas State University College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension Service
Raymond Thomas, Dr. Zelia Z. Wiley, Dr. Lonnie Hobbs Jr., and Summer Santillana
Supporting Local-Food Businesses to Conduct E-commerce During COVID-19 through Remote Student Internships
Angel Cruz, Barry Nash, Daniel Holloman, and Joyce Yao
Tools of the Trade
Customer Journey Mapping: A New Tool in the Extension Educator’s Toolbelt
Christopher Sneed, Heejin Lim, Michelle Childs, and Megan B. Leffew
The VRKC: A Newly Updated Tool to Help 4-H Volunteers Develop Foundational Competencies
Jennifer Lobley, Gemma Miner, and Meggan Franks
Youth Public Speaking Self-Efficacy Survey Tool
Roshan Nayak, Steven M. Worker, and Nicole Marshall-Wheeler