Hoophouse hoopla - Garden Guide - Guides - April 29, 2010 - Reno News & Review

Hoophouse hoopla - Garden Guide - Guides - April 29, 2010 - Reno News & Review: "Also, let me place near the top the fact that the instructions for building a low-cost high tunnel (hoophouse) can be found on Utah State University Cooperative Extension’s website. Just go to the web site. I based my design upon this one, so all my mistakes and variations are also based on it."

Food briefs: Pack out a helping of ideas -- visit the storage fair at WSU - Salt Lake Tribune

Food briefs: Pack out a helping of ideas -- visit the storage fair at WSU - Salt Lake Tribune: "Get ideas and recipes for using -- or starting -- an emergency food stash, Saturday, during a food storage fair at Weber State University in Ogden. The fair will be held in the Student Union Building from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $5. Bring a friend and they will get in for half price. It's sponsored by Utah State University Extension,"

Tomato Plant Leaves With Black Spots | eHow.com

Tomato Plant Leaves With Black Spots eHow.com: "As Utah State University's Cooperative Extension points out, the use of a fungicide requires careful attention to the length of time between application and harvest. A fungicide's label will indicate how many days to wait for harvesting after applying the product."

Saturday fair will help you get up-to-date on food storage | Standard-Examiner – Ogden, Layton, Brigham, Weber, Davis, Top of Utah News

Saturday fair will help you get up-to-date on food storage Standard-Examiner – Ogden, Layton, Brigham, Weber, Davis, Top of Utah News: "There's no time like the present to store food for the future.
'The time is right,' said Teresa Hunsaker, family and consumer science educator for the Weber County office of the Utah State University Extension Service. 'There are a lot of disasters around the world."

Utah State University Horseshoeing Class - eXtension Event

Utah State University Horseshoeing Class - eXtension Event: "Utah State University South Farm Livestock Pavilion Classroom open in google maps
May 10, 2010
Description:
May 10-14, 2010 (Monday through Friday) 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Students will learn basic hoof and leg structure, basic hoof trimming and shoeing techniques, and improve present shoeing skills. Course includes classroom lecture, practical “hands-on” experience, student classroom presentations and a research paper. The first class will be held at the USU South Farm Livestock Pavilion Classroom, South of Logan at 3580 S. Highway 89-91. Day 2-5 will be held at the USU South Farm Livestock Handling Facility. For more information download the flyer (http://extension.usu.edu/EQUINE/htm/may-2010) or contact Scott McKendrick at 435-797-3591 or 435-770-0725."

Food briefs: Pack out a helping of ideas -- visit the storage fair at WSU - Salt Lake Tribune

Food briefs: Pack out a helping of ideas -- visit the storage fair at WSU - Salt Lake Tribune: "Get ideas and recipes for using -- or starting -- an emergency food stash, Saturday, during a food storage fair at Weber State University in Ogden. The fair will be held in the Student Union Building from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $5. Bring a friend and they will get in for half price. It's sponsored by Utah State University Extension,"

Barley developed at Utah State bound for Ethiopia - Salt Lake Tribune

Barley developed at Utah State bound for Ethiopia - Salt Lake Tribune: "Logan » Two varieties of barley developed by Utah State University researchers will be distributed in Ethiopia to help combat famine and improve economic conditions.
The crops -- varieties known as Walker and Aquila -- were developed by USU's Small Grains Research program with support from the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station."

Rules And Regulations Related To Small And Backyard Poultry

Rules And Regulations Related To Small And Backyard Poultry: "poultry - Utah State University Extension
how to safely and successfully raise backyard poultry
http://extension.usu.edu/htm/agriculture/poultry"

USU co-sponsoring food storage fair | Cache Valley Daily - News and Information for Cache Valley | Cache Valley News | Local News

USU co-sponsoring food storage fair Cache Valley Daily - News and Information for Cache Valley Cache Valley News Local News: "Utah State University Extension, Weber State University and Brigham Young University co-sponsor a food storage fair Saturday, May 1. The event is held at the Weber State University Student Union Building from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m."

Vegetable gardening 101: Larry Sagers tells you how to grow your garden | Deseret News

Vegetable gardening 101: Larry Sagers tells you how to grow your garden Deseret News: "Utah State University's Extension Service has a wealth of information on growing more than 50 vegetable crops in Utah. These fact sheets, written by an extension specialist, Dan Drost, cover everything from artichokes to watermelons. Each publication includes common pest problems and frequently asked questions. Go to extension.usu.edu/htm/publications to access these and other horticultural information."

Mendiola awarded Rubio Lifetime Community Award | Cache Valley Daily - News and Information for Cache Valley | Cache Valley News | Local News

Mendiola awarded Rubio Lifetime Community Award Cache Valley Daily - News and Information for Cache Valley Cache Valley News Local News: "Hector Mendiola, Utah State University Extension Director of the program for Latino communities, was awarded the Utah Valley University Rubio Lifetime Community Award for his commitment to advancing the Latino Community. Mendiola recently received the award at the Latin American Celebration held on the UVU Campus."

Barley developed at Utah State bound for Ethiopia - Salt Lake Tribune

Barley developed at Utah State bound for Ethiopia - Salt Lake Tribune: "Logan » Two varieties of barley developed by Utah State University researchers will be distributed in Ethiopia to help combat famine and improve economic conditions.
The crops -- varieties known as Walker and Aquila -- were developed by USU's Small Grains Research program with support from the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station."

Top 10 Reasons to LOVE the Utah State Extension Service… : Everyday Food Storage Recipes-Food Storage & Recipe Blog

Top 10 Reasons to LOVE the Utah State Extension Service… : Everyday Food Storage Recipes-Food Storage & Recipe Blog: "MY TOP 10 REASONS TO LOVE THE UTAH STATE EXTENSION SERVICE:"

Volunteer spotlight

"The Coalition has some exceptional partners and Dean Miner from the USU Extension office is definitely worth mentioning. Dean has been working with the Mountainland Coalition for 4 years to get free tax preparation to rural areas and reach parts of Utah that do not have a coalition. Now, if you’re not impressed yet Dean has also made monumental progress by introducing technology and methods that make reaching out to rural areas more accessible."

Hedges serve variety of purposes as live fences - Norwalk News - The Hour - Norwalk's Newspaper

Hedges serve variety of purposes as live fences - Norwalk News - The Hour - Norwalk's Newspaper: "Hedges are practical, with tree and shrub barriers tending to outlast fences, said Michael Kuhns, an extension forester with Utah State University at Logan. They also act as windbreaks and protected spaces where animals, songbirds, game birds and pollinators shelter.

'You can use these barriers, especially the taller ones, to create microclimates,' Kuhns said. 'Certain fruits and garden vegetables are pollinated better where the wind isn't blowing, increasing production. Fruit quality is enhanced, too, because there's less 'rub'.'"

- Summit County Utah

- Summit County Utah: "To develop the project, Summit County secured a $26,000 funding award from Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky renewable energy program. The Blue Sky program purchases Green-e Energy-certified renewable energy certificates on customers’ behalf from wind energy facilities in the region, and supports the development of smaller-scale renewable energy projects in local communities. The Blue Sky funding enabled Summit County to install a roof-mounted 4.3-kilowatt grid-tied photovoltaic system that will supply 100 percent of the USU Agricultural Extension building’s electrical needs."