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.
2026
4-H community youth development
Read about programs impacting Idaho youth, including 4-H.
Food production systems
Learn about programs related to crops and livestock.
Nutrition, health and wellbeing
Discover impacts related to health, nutrition, food safety, finance and other important issues facing Idaho individuals and families.
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
- Increasing skills in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) for beef ranchers, #88
- Meeting producer needs through a virtual sheep and goat webinar program, #89
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
- Simulator-based solution for growing Idaho’s future logging workforce, #83
- Chainsaw basics workshop builds practical skills for safe operation and maintenance, #84
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
- 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