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We’re not chicken about working across the organization to meet needs
What’s special about our Michigan State University Extension colleagues? When they see a need, they work together across institutes and across disciplines to get that need met. It all began when the...
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4-H’ers catch the entrepreneurial spirit raising show pigs
I’d like to share this great story with you that appeared in the March 2013 issue of Michigan Farmer. It focuses on two young 4-H’ers who with determination and hard work created a family business...
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ANR Communications projects receive ACE awards
Two projects from Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Communications recently received Association for Communications Excellence (ACE) awards. The ACE Critique and Awards (C&A) program...
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PURPLE Up! shows support for military families
On April 15, friends of the military wore purple to show their support of children whose parents serve in the military. Michigan State University Extension 4-H Military Partnerships participated with...
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New 4-H snapshots available – and not just about animals
In a previous Spotlight article, I let you know about some new Michigan 4-H Youth Development animal science snapshot sheets available online. The fact sheets give an overview of a 4-H project in a...
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4-H robotic club competes at nationals
The Allegan County 4-H robotic club Team ROCK – Reaching Out to Community Kids – took part in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship April 24–27 in St....
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4-H Military Family Book Sheets offer help during deployment
Deployment. It’s a word that more than 20,000 Michigan military children and youth are all too familiar with. Deployment involves the movement of military troops. For a child, it means one or both...
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Helping our customers succeed
Twice in one week, I heard comments that struck a chord with me and with the mission of Michigan State University Extension. Last Friday, I had an opportunity to tour Sklarczyk’s Seed Farm, a family...
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Extension staff members receive MAE4-HYS Distinguished Service awards at the...
Kettunen Center in Tustin set the scene for this year’s Michigan State University Extension Children and Youth Institute Spring Conference May 8‒10. The weather was sunny and warm and everything was in...
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4-H Exploration Days: The opportunities abound
4-H Exploration Days took place on the Michigan State University campus for the 44th time, June 19‒21. This successful pre-college program is MSU’s largest. More than 2,500 people attended. A little...
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Designer’s work reflects 4-H magic
In a recent Spotlight, I featured 4-H Exploration Days and the fact that it’s been going on for 44 years. Every year, Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development staff, led by senior...
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4-H Discovery Camp inspires interest in science careers
In the United States, a small percentage of U.S. college graduates earn science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees. However, an increased demand exists for professionals in these...
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MSU Extension staff members educate at Ag Expo
It was another hot one! Just like last year and the year before that, Michigan State University Extension staff members braved the 90-plus degree heat and high humidity July 16‒18 at the 2013 Ag Expo...
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Siblings continue 4-H tradition of entrepreneurship
I’ve got a great story in the tradition of Cuppa Jo Java ‒ you know, that coffee shop started and operated by 4-H’ers in Rapid River, Mich. This story starts with the brother and sister team of Rachel...
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Mentors and mentees find community of peers at 4-H Mentoring Weekend
Many of us had parents or other adults in our lives who made a difference. We had someone we could count on for wise advice and a listening ear – maybe an older sibling, a teacher or a 4-H leader. …...
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Donor goes hog wild to help 4-H’er raise money for charity
$6,500 – that’s a lot of money for a hog. Ten-year-old Mattea Antrup received that approximate amount for her hog at the Ottawa County Youth Fair after raising it through the 4-H program. In February...
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CYI staff member is CANR Staffer of the Month
Priscilla Martin, editor in the Michigan State University Extension Children and Youth Institute (CYI), has received the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Staff Advisory Committee August...
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Extension staff member wins national technology award
Many of our Michigan State University Extension staff members are busy earning advanced degrees while continuing to work full-time for our organization. MSU Extension 4-H associate program leader Molly...
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4-H rockets into The Economist
This week, I received an email from my counterpart at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Chuck Hibberd, dean and director of UNL Extension. His note gives some interesting background to a story on 4-H...
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Let the ANR Events Management Team help you learn and manage the Events...
This year as they do every year, many of our Michigan State University Extension staff members are busy planning and giving workshops and other events on topics that range from money management to...
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