Extension Impact

These summaries of program impact appear in the Land Grant Impacts Database, a national system that documents and demonstrates the collective impacts of the LGU (Land Grant University) system of teaching, research and extension institutions.

This information is also utilized by USDA-NIFA (United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture), LGU’s, ECOP (Extension Committee on Policy), ESCOP (Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy) and other private/public entities to document the meaningful work of the research and extension enterprise within the LGU system.

Impact News

Connecting Agritourism Operators from Around the Globe

Relevance The First World Congress on Agritourism was organized by Eurac Research, a private research center, and held in Bolzano, Italy, in 2018. After bidding against India, UVM Extension won the right to host the follow-up conference, the First International...

Building a Better (and Cheaper!) Portable Handwashing Station

Relevance Handwashing has been shown to be one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of transmission of human pathogens between people. But, sometimes we are inconveniently far from the closest wash room and sink. Hand washing stations provide a portable means...

portable handwash station with water dispenser

Bridging the Health Care Gap

Relevance The stability of the Vermont dairy industry depends on immigrants who work an average of 69 hours per week in a physically demanding job. Barriers like language, lack of transportation and fear of lost income delay workers from receiving care, resulting in...

Arbor Day Celebration Kits

Relevance Arbor Day is a day set aside each spring to celebrate trees and all of their benefits. Although this national holiday was founded more than 150 years ago, the simple idea of establishing a special day for planting trees is now more important than ever. Trees...

A Vermont 4-H Member and Horse Quiz Bowl

Relevance The 4-H program in Vermont provides positive learn-by-doing experiences and opportunities for youths, ages 5-18, inclusive of gender, race, background, and abilities. Through club work, projects, and participation in programs and events at the local, state,...

2022 Vermont Maple Career Development Event

Relevance Vermont's maple industry has grown more than threefold in the last 20 years. This growth in an already established industry shows that individuals can join successful businesses or start their own although finding qualified employees to help run maple...

Vermont Tree Wardens Head Back to School

A new self-paced course for tree wardens and community decision-makers provides information relating to the updated state tree warden statutes as well as offers opportunities for tree wardens to connect and learn from each other. Relevance Vermont's tree...

Teaching Teens to Eat Smart, Move More

The UVM Extension Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program and the Stafford Technical Center in Rutland, Vermont, teamed up to provide nutrition education to high school students through a self-paced, six-part course that featured lessons on planning, shopping, and budgeting for healthy...

assorted vegetables on brown wooden table

Supporting Indigenous People in Their Efforts to Conserve Black Ash

The black ash, an integral part of Vermont's environmental habitat, has deep cultural significance for the Abenaki and other indigenous people who use splints from these trees for basket making. The arrival of the emerald ash borer in the state has put all ash trees at risk, prompting the...

Recruiting Community Volunteers for Emerald Ash Borer Education

The emerald ash borer, a destructive wood-boring insect, has destroyed millions of ash trees in the United States. Although it cannot be eradicated, the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program believes that recruiting community volunteers to educate residents about this pest will expand the...

emerald ash borer with metallic green wings

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