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4-H summit ignites community volunteerism

2 weeks ago | postregister.com | John O’Connell

MOSCOW, Idaho — Since returning from the 2025 National Ignite by 4-H Summit, Jed Davis, of Weiser, has been spearheading the development of a plan to protect livestock, poultry and small animals in his rural community from devastating wildfires.
On target for leadership

2 weeks ago | postregister.com | John O’Connell

Participants in 4-H shooting sports from throughout the country will spend five days in Idaho this summer adventuring in the outdoors and honing their leadership skills at the University of Idaho’s Moscow campus. UI Extension 4-H Youth Development won the bid to host the 2025 National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Leadership Institute, an annual event that rotates throughout the country and prepares youth to be ambassadors for 4-H shooting sports.
Deep dive into dairy

2 weeks ago | postregister.com | John O’Connell

A group of University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development members will soon get an in-depth look at several facets of the dairy industry by attending the National 4-H Dairy Conference. The conference will be hosted Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Madison, Wisconsin. U of I anticipates sending a group of six 4-H youth to the conference, where they will explore dairy careers, debate contemporary issues facing the industry and participate in technical dairy workshops.
4-H in brief

2 weeks ago | postregister.com | John O’Connell

4-H Building Fences is a new curriculum under development through which youth grades 8-12 can learn about stress management, helping others through a mental health struggle and self-care using fun, interactive activities. The cost is free. Youth will have the opportunity to learn the curriculum and skills during three-hour classes. Classes have been scheduled for July 10 in Bonneville County and June 18 in Canyon County.
4-H’ers influence agencies at conference

2 weeks ago | postregister.com | John O’Connell

University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development’s team of state officers recently visited the headquarters of federal agencies and partnerships to offer leaders suggestions on resolving a host of pressing issues. Each summer, Idaho’s State 4-H Teen Association officers are elected by their peers during a convention, hosted at U of I’s Moscow campus. The 2025 Idaho’s State 4-H Teen Association Convention is scheduled for June 23-26.
4-H endowment honors Pocatello woman who made a mark as 4-H leader

2 weeks ago | postregister.com | John O’Connell

For more than five years, Suzanne Lierz kept a sticky note inside of a cabinet door bearing the words “a beginning story” as a reminder of how participating in the University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development set the stage for her to excel in life.
Labour's economy is austerity for the taxpayer

2 weeks ago | cityam.com | John O’Connell |Anna Moloney

Wednesday 11 June 2025 7:06 pm Spending review: Labour’s economy is austerity for the taxpayer Dear Chancellor, ‘austerity’ isn’t just about reducing public expenditure – it also applies to tax hikes, writes John O’Connell in response to the Spending ReviewNew Labour made it fashionable to call almost any item of public spending ‘investment’.
U of I Research Dairy Raising the Bar for Innovation

3 weeks ago | idahostatejournal.com | John O’Connell

Innovation and efficiency will be the hallmarks of the Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (Idaho CAFE) — a University of Idaho-led facility under construction in the Magic Valley that will include the nation’s largest research dairy. CAFE, located near Rupert, is scheduled to commence milking operations by early 2026, starting with about 400 cows in the first year and gradually ramping up to about 2,000 cows, to reflect the size of an average Idaho dairy herd.
History in rings

3 weeks ago | rexburgstandardjournal.com | John O’Connell

ST. ANTHONY — Fremont County Commissioner Blair Dance had long wondered about the history of an enormous Colorado blue spruce growing in the local courthouse lawn. Thanks to the University of Idaho Extension, Dance has new insights into the towering evergreen, as well as a deeper appreciation for the historic Fremont County Courthouse grove. kAmp7E6C 492EE:?8 23@FE E96 :>AC6DD:G6 DACF46 EC66 H:E9 2 4@F?EJ EC66 EC:>>6C[ 6IE6?D:@?
UI Extension forest ecology education branching out to East Idaho

3 weeks ago | rexburgstandardjournal.com | John O’Connell

ASHTON — University of Idaho Extension forestry specialist Randy Brooks showed a North Fremont High School horticulture class two cross sections of tree trunks, one of which was about triple the size of the other. Despite the disparity in circumference, Brooks assured the class that both specimens were roughly the same age based on tallies of their tree rings.

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