Impacts
Impacts
UI Extension is addressing local needs and emerging issues to build a thriving, prosperous, healthy Idaho. Each year, our county educators and Extension specialists submit impact statements that highlight specific programs and projects. Select a topic below to learn how UI Extension is making an impact in your community.
2025
4-H community youth development
Read about programs impacting Idaho youth, including 4-H.
- 4-H teaches young leaders how to take charge of their clubs, #5
- Youth grow their knowledge of government, and skills in teamwork and speaking, #6
- E.A.R.T.H. — UI Extension in Benewah County teaches middle school elective, #15
- Work ready skills gained from Idaho 4-H State Teen Association Convention, #27
- Farm to table helps youth increase their knowledge about agriculture, #29
- Leadership institute: ambassadors gather to train, team build and share 4-H stories, #34
- Enhancing youths’ growth through 4-H summer day camps, #36
- Agriculture education shared with elementary students in Oneida County, #37
- Southern District 4-H Horse Camp provides a unique learning experience, #40
- Extension partners with St. Luke’s to provide 4-H programs at Boys & Girls Clubs, #46
- Farm-to-school program funded by USDA links Latah County students with local food, #47
- Five for Five grows in popularity along with award recognition, #64
Community development
Discover impacts related to economic development, leadership training, professional development and other community-focused programs.
- Backyard Gardens volunteers meet senior produce needs at Caldwell farmers market, #3
- UI Extension educators establish statewide poverty competency task force, #4
- Improving rural access to tech skills and job access in Elmore County, #11
- Digital tools help refugees navigate their new life in Boise, #12
- UI Extension internships provide hands-on opportunities for Idaho collegians, #39
- Extension educators adapt and demonstrate to Spanish speaking conference attendees, #42
- Sewing workshop enhances adult leader knowledge to increase 4-H youth projects, #43
- Strengthening Idaho’s food manufacturing industry through process improvement, #59
- Rural solutions roundtables share innovative strategies with community leaders, #81
Food production systems
Learn about programs related to crops and livestock.
- Promoting integrated crop-livestock system in Idaho farming systems, #1
- Dairy replacement heifer program gives youth real life dairy industry experience, #2
- Collaborative Camas Prairie winter canola tour brings industry knowledge to farmers, #7
- Power of feedback: Shape the future of PNW Pest Alert Network, #8
- Ranch succession workshop helps multigenerational ranches start the conversation, #9
- Pest alert: Building on legacy, pioneering sustainable pest solutions, #10
- Empowering sugar beet farmers with sustainable practices, #17
- UI Extension in Fort Hall develops Mormon cricket program through partnerships, #18
- Idaho applicators earn pesticide credits through IPM webinar series, #21
- Cereal conference advances production through research and collaboration, #26
- Blackfoot agriculture safety days educates youth about farm safety, #28
- Hands on safety education at Blackfoot Progressive Ag Safety Day, #30
- Waste to Worth Conference brings national manure and ag waste experts to Idaho, #45
- County farm tour brings agricultural awareness to local residents, #50
- Dairy workshops addressing opportunities and risks of carbon markets for dairies, #63
- Waste to Worth 2025 tours boost profound impacts of experiential learning, #66
- Extension education to minimize bruising and quality reduction of potatoes, #75
- Potato postharvest physiology Extension program, #76
- North Idaho Extension cereal and pulse crop variety testing program, #78
- The Lost Rivers Grazing Academy — a multigenerational benefit to cattlemen, #79
- Dairy calf workshop highlights nutrition and development opportunities, #80
- Predicting livestock performance with satellite imagery while targeting cheatgrass, #85
- Aphid monitoring in east Idaho helps seed potato growers, #86
- The Idaho Potato Conference addresses integrated pest management needs, #87
Forestry and natural resources
Learn more about our work in forestry, rangeland and other natural resource topics.
- Intermountain Live in the Woods showcases forest products industry to 400 students, #25
- Rooted in tradition: foraging workshop teaches about first foods of the forest, #44
- Hundreds of panhandle loggers learn more about sustainable forestry in 2024-2025, #54
- UI Extension empowers hundreds of families to manage forests in 2024-2025, #55
- UI Extension brings current science to Idaho Panhandle foresters in 2024-2025, #56
- Idaho Master Forest Stewards spread better forestry in 2024-2025, #57
- Rooted in the St. Joe event brings forest education to rural Idaho community, #82 pending
- Simulator-based solution for growing Idaho’s future logging workforce, #83 pending
- Chainsaw basics workshop builds practical skills for safe operation and maintenance, #84 pending
Gardening/horticulture
Read about programs related to gardening and horticulture programs and topics.
- Growing a high-altitude master gardener program through collaboration, #13
- Idaho Master Gardener Program grows and makes a difference in Kootenai County, #16
- UI Extension supports pollinator garden at the Parma Research and Extension Center, #20
- UI Extension’s master gardeners lead project to help bridge food insecurity gap, #23
- Community partnerships create a new and larger community pollinator garden, #24
- Demonstration gardens: a way to showcase program concepts implementation, #33
Nutrition, health and wellbeing
Discover impacts related to health, nutrition, food safety, finance and other important issues facing Idaho individuals and families.
- Broke January: A 30-day mindful money challenge to detoxify spending habits, #14
- Madison County residents discover the fun of international cooking, #22
- Residents learn about brain health and protecting cognitive assets, #32
- Educators increase awareness and motivate consumers to minimize home food waste, #35
- North Idaho food preservation bootcamp educates Extension faculty and staff, #38
- Workshop provides practical ways to build coping and stress management habits, #41
- Farm-to-school program funded by USDA links Latah County students with local food, #47
- Interdisciplinary approach increases participants' knowledge of grilling and food safety, #48
- Meeting language needs: developing and delivering bilingual home canning resources, #49
- Inaugural Benewah County 5th grade farm to table, #58
- Outdoor recreation program thrives with state and federal partnership, #62
- Summer wellness in the park: Fostering healthy habits through interactive activities, #65
- Eating the rainbow: Fruit and vegetable education for Idaho families and preschoolers, #68 pending
- Innovative delivery expands Eat Smart Idaho’s reach and reduces cost, #69
- Building healthier eaters through repeated produce exposure, #70
- Inspiring health: Role models enhance physical activity and nutrition outcomes, #71
- Northern district Eat Smart Idaho creates community partnerships for hunger relief, #72
- Advancing student wellness through layered nutrition approaches, #73
- North Idaho leads the way in layered Eat Smart Idaho impact, #74
- Zombies improve financial literacy through game-based learning, #77
Water
Read about programs impacting Idaho’s water resources.
- New source water education program helps protect Idaho drinking water, #51
- UI Extension Water Outreach reaches students with groundwater education, #52
- UI Extension Water Outreach brings IWRRI confluence project to the Treasure Valley, #53
- Coldwater fish culture course advances aquaculture workforce training in the West, #60
- Hands-on genomics course inspires Idaho teens toward agricultural biotech careers, #61
- Water Priority Extension Theme: Improving community water-resiliency in Idaho, #67