Impact Reports and Success Stories – 2012

Click the links below to learn how Colorado State University Extension programs lead to changes in the condition of the lives and communities throughout the state.

4-H/Youth Development

Impacts

• Interactive training teaches 4-H youth how to care for livestock
• 4-H inquiry-based programs lead to increased STEM knowledge

Success Stories

• Igniting interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Agriculture

Impacts

• Colorado Building Farmers, advising beginning farmers and ranchers
  • YouTube Video
• New technologies boost crop yield, save money, time and resources
• Partners in Colorado wheat development
  • Podcast

Community Development

Impacts

• Community development through local food

Family, Home & Consumer

Impacts

• Rocky Mountain Conference on Aging

Success Stories

• On the trail of foodborne illness

Yard & Garden

Impacts

• From garden surplus to community hub: Larimer County Farmers’ Market
• Growing a healthier lawn
• Supporting natural resource conservation with native plants

Success Stories

• Answering gardening questions with Planttalk Colorado™
  • Podcast
• Pueblo County Master Gardeners: From the Ground Up
• Turning a vacant field into a thriving community garden
  • Podcast

Water

Impacts

• Role of local weather data evolves with changing times
  • Podcast

Success Stories

• Small acreage landowners learn to improve water use
  • YouTube Video – Western Region Extension production
  • Podcast