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4-H and Verizon Renew Commitment to 4-H Tech Changemakers, Training Hundreds More Teens to Teach Adults Digital Skills Across America

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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The initiative empowers teens to teach adults digital employability skills that promote workforce development in underserved parts of the country.

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  • The initiative empowers teens to teach adults digital employability skills that promote workforce development in underserved parts of the country.
  • In its third year, Verizon will invest $4M that will enable 4-H teens to bring vital digital skills to nearly 11,000 adults across America, with a focus on rural communities and communities of color.
  • According to a new report from the National Skills Coalition, a record 92 percent of jobs now require digital skills with older Americans having lower levels of digital skills than younger Americans.
  • The 4-H Tech Changemakers program addresses this challenge by having tech-savvy, Gen Z leaders provide digital skills education to adults in their hometowns.

UC Davis and Agrology Expand Partnership to Understand Higher-Level Thresholds for Smoke Risk in Vineyards

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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Agrology and UC Davis today announced an extended partnership that includes a new research project that aims to understand smoke risk thresholds in vineyards.

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  • Agrology and UC Davis today announced an extended partnership that includes a new research project that aims to understand smoke risk thresholds in vineyards.
  • UC Davis recently simulated wildfire smoke in a vineyard and used Agrology’s Sentinel System to monitor VOCs and volatile phenols in real time.
  • The two entities plan to continue to partner on this endeavor as UC Davis continues their smoke risk research.
  • UC Davis is conducting another trial with barrier sprays and the results of smoke on fruit in the coming weeks.

National 4-H Council Appoints Jill Bramble as New President and CEO

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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After an 18-month, externally led executive succession process, the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees unanimously supported the appointment of Bramble, current Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, as its new President and CEO.

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  • After an 18-month, externally led executive succession process, the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees unanimously supported the appointment of Bramble, current Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, as its new President and CEO.
  • “This is a bittersweet moment for me,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, outgoing President and CEO of National 4-H Council.
  • As the new President and CEO of National 4-H Council, Bramble brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to the organization's mission.
  • "I am honored to step into the role of National 4-H Council’s President and CEO," said Jill Bramble, incoming President and CEO of National 4-H Council.

4-H and Smithsonian Partner to Expand Educational Opportunities for Teens

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Through a variety of shared resources and activations such as visits to Smithsonian museums, national 4-H events, digital storytelling projects, and online content, 4-H and the Smithsonian will provide increased opportunities for young people to learn and explore.

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  • Through a variety of shared resources and activations such as visits to Smithsonian museums, national 4-H events, digital storytelling projects, and online content, 4-H and the Smithsonian will provide increased opportunities for young people to learn and explore.
  • The Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.
  • Teens can participate in a variety of programs, including Museum on Main Street (MoMS), an outreach program from the Smithsonian that brings traveling exhibitions, educational resources, and programming to small towns across the U.S.
  • This year the program will pair 4-H teens in two to three states with subject matter experts to develop a project benefitting their communities via Cooperative Extension’s 4-H programs and the Smithsonian.

Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture Awarded $2 Million in Funding to Support Social and Behavioral Healthy Living Research

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New research initiatives at the Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) have received more than $2 million in funding to support social and behavioral healthy living research.

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  • Research initiatives at Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture receive over $2 million in funding.
  • Another project will look at how community cafes – non-profit restaurants that use a pay-what-you-can system – influence healthy diets and food security.
  • Patrick Stover, Ph.D., director of the IHA, said the newly awarded grants reflect the importance of the Institute's forward-looking work.
  • "Doing so requires community-engaged multisector partnerships, as exemplified in this new portfolio of funded projects across the IHA Healthy Living research team."

Orkin Establishes Urban Entomology Professorship at the University of Georgia

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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ATHENS, Ga., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orkin, an industry leader in pest control services and protection, has created an endowment to establish the Orkin Professorship in Urban Entomology at the University of Georgia to help strengthen the entomology program in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).  

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  • ATHENS, Ga., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orkin, an industry leader in pest control services and protection, has created an endowment to establish the Orkin Professorship in Urban Entomology at the University of Georgia to help strengthen the entomology program in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).
  • Orkin has created an endowment to establish the Orkin Professorship in Urban Entomology at the University of Georgia.
  • "Their generous endowment of the Orkin Professorship in Urban Entomology will help our College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences advance this consequential field and support our talented faculty."
  • Daniel Suiter, the newly appointed Orkin Professor of Urban Entomology, is internationally recognized for his contributions and leadership in the field of urban entomology extension.

WPH Supports DPR Commitment to Reforming the CA Pesticide Registration Process and Bringing More Sustainable Alternative Products to Farmers

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Western Plant Health (WPH) today released the following statement in response to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap. Please attribute to Renee Pinel, President & CEO of WPH.

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  • CA Department of Pesticide Regulation Releases Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap to continue California's commitment to lead the country in progressive agricultural systems.
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Western Plant Health (WPH) today released the following statement in response to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's (DPR) Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap.
  • Today, DPR released its Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap which will continue California's commitment to lead the country in progressive agricultural systems.
  • Western Plant Health (WPH) appreciates DPR's commitment to implement reforms that will expedite the registration of new products, which DPR acknowledges in the report are all more sustainable.

Agrology and Partners Receive Approximately $5M in USDA Grants for Climate-Smart Agriculture

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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Together the partners will further develop the capacity for growers to quantify climate-smart practices.

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  • Together the partners will further develop the capacity for growers to quantify climate-smart practices.
  • “This is an incredible opportunity for Agrology to work with leading academics to expand real-time agricultural greenhouse gas monitoring and verification,” said Adam Koeppel, Co-Founder and CEO of Agrology.
  • This USDA grant award will help Agrology deliver the first commercially available and scalable agricultural greenhouse gas measurement and monitoring system available on the market.
  • Agrology and partners were included in the second round of USDA grants which focus on “small farming and ranching operations, including, but not limited to, underserved producers, as well as measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification activities developed at minority-serving institutions,” according to USDA.

New Report: California is Pioneering a Pathway to Significant Dairy Methane Reduction

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) and University of California, Davis CLEAR Center today announced the release of a new analysis of methane reduction progress titled Meeting the Call: How California is Pioneering a Pathway to Significant Dairy Sector Methane Reduction. The paper, authored by researchers at UC Davis concludes that efforts are on track to achieve the state's world-leading target for reducing dairy methane emissions by 40% by 2030.

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  • DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) and University of California, Davis CLEAR Center today announced the release of a new analysis of methane reduction progress titled Meeting the Call: How California is Pioneering a Pathway to Significant Dairy Sector Methane Reduction.
  • The pathway shows California dairy farms are on track to achieve the full 40% dairy methane reduction goal and will reach "climate neutrality" by 2030.
  • The report outlines the need for continued implementation of California's four-part strategy for dairy methane reduction: farm efficiency and herd attrition, methane avoidance (alternative manure management), methane capture and utilization (digesters), and enteric methane reduction.
  • "California dairy farmers have demonstrated tremendous progress toward the state's methane reduction goal over the past several years.

Minnesota Student Wins National 4-H Youth in Action Award and Scholarship for Leadership in STEM

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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CHEVY CHASE, Md., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council today announced that Nicole Cash, 20, of Farmington, Minn. was named winner of the 2023 4-H Youth in Action Award for STEM sponsored by HughesNet. Cash will be recognized nationally for her leadership applying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to improve people's lives, which began when she led her robotics team in developing a modified Power Wheels ride-on car for a toddler unable to walk. This inspired Cash to help her high school robotics team launch their own chapter of child mobility project GoBabyGo!, build more devices and create online resources for others to create even more.

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  • As a national winner, Cash will experience an exciting year of telling her 4H story, inspiring other youth and celebrating her leadership.
  • She also receives a $5,000 higher education scholarship and opportunities to showcase her story nationally, network with prominent 4-H alumni and HughesNet executives, and serve as the official 4H youth spokesperson for STEM.
  • "4-H gave me the confidence to develop and hone my leadership skills, allowing me to spearhead the creation of something that really makes a difference," said Nicole Cash, Youth in Action Award Winner, STEM.
  • Working with her Minnesota Extension 4-H club, Cash found a passion for teaching and the outdoors, as well as acceptance as an LGBTQ youth.