February 24, 2014
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4-H  Wins Fidelity Grant Challenge  

  • The USU Extension 4-H Teens Reaching Youth (TRY) Program was recently recognized in the Wall Street Journal as the winner of the Fidelity Investments Financial Education Grant Challenge. Click here to read the story. 
Extension Annual Conference  

  • The 2014 Extension Annual Conference is held March 5 and 6 at the Eccles Conference Center on the USU Logan campus. Click here for the most current conference information.
New Publications on the Web
Tech Tip

  • PDFs are great for printing but not so much for reading online; especially if they are more than two pages. Click here for an alternative in our ISSUU site. It converts PDFs to flip books that are easily readable on all devices. They can be linked to or embedded in web pages just like videos.   

   Tech Tip by Dennis Hinkamp
New YouTube Video   
  • Click here to see the video: Biking as an Alternative Mode of Transportation.
Extension in the News 
Save the Date

  • A Beginning Farmer and Rancher workshop is held Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites, St. George North-Zion, 2450 N. Town Center, in Washington, Utah. Cost is $25 and includes breaks, lunch and program materials. Click here to register.

  • Applications are being accepted for the Western Extension Directors Association (WEDA) 2014 Awards of Excellence. Submit applications to Brian Higginbotham by March 7. Click here  for application information.

             Email calendar submissions to Julene Reese 
New Job Opportunities
    To see a complete listing of job postings, click here.
                  

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