What trends are we seeing in Extension work nationally and how are state Extension systems rising to meet needs highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. Caroline Crocoll Henney, executive director of the national Cooperative Extension System, joins the Extension Out Loud podcast to discuss these questions and the history of the Cooperative Extension System in the latest episode of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s “Leading through Extension” podcast series. For show notes and the episode transcript, visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/2021/05/leading-through-extension-meeting-local-emerging-needs-nationwide

Historian and professor Scott Peters has dedicated over two decades to examining the dynamic relationships that scientists, scholars, and extension educators at land-grant universities have with the communities they serve. In this episode, Peters traces the history of extension systems and engages with the difficult question: what exactly is extension work? For the episode transcript and more show notes, please visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/leading-through-extension

Under Anu Rangarajan’s direction, the Cornell Small Farms Program builds networks and cultivates relationships among new, aspiring, and longtime farmers across the state. During the past year, when staying connected feels harder than ever, Rangarajan, also an assistant director of Cornell Cooperative Extension, and her team created space for human connection and personal reflection. In this episode of “Extension Out Loud,” a podcast by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), Rangarajan shares her approach to Extension work and her vision for the future of New York farm and food systems. For a transcript and show notes, visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/leading-through-extension-finding-common-humanity

Hands-on youth development programming looks different these days, with more youth, educators, and 4-H volunteers gathering virtually and making full use of digital communication and learning platforms. What hasn’t changed is 4-H's enduring commitment to nurturing the heads, hearts, hands, and health of youth across the New York state. In this episode of “Extension Out Loud,” a podcast by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), Andy Turner, director of New York State 4-H Youth Development, shares how the program’s holistic, positive youth development approach is designed to support and grow the dynamic lives and interests of young people even, and perhaps especially in, times of uncertainty and transition. For more about this episode and a transcript, please visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/leading-through-extension-engaging-youth-trying-times

In this episode of “Extension Out Loud,” a podcast by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), Benjamin Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, shares his journey and his vision for carrying forth Cornell’s Land Grant mission in New York state. For additional show notes and the episode transcript, visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/leading-through-extension-humility-and-responsibility

The latest episode of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)'s "Extension Out Loud" podcast explores a community science project aimed at mitigating the impacts of flooding in Jamaica Bay, NY. Residents of Jamaica Bay, coastal neighborhoods located in Brooklyn(Kings County) and Queens (Queens County), are experiencing tidal flooding at increasing frequency—as often as twice a month. Tidal flooding is also called sunny-day flooding because it can occur in any weather, causing disruptions in the daily lives of residents. With the Community Flood Watch project, residents engage in data collection and decision making about flood mitigation measures. The project enables local lawmakers and researchers to work together with residents to design a more resilient community informed by local knowledge. In this episode of the “Extension Out Loud” podcast, Katie Graziano, coastal resilience specialist, and Paul Focazio, communications manager, with New York Sea Grant discuss the development and vision of the Flood Watch project. For the episode transcript and additional show notes, visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/community-flood-watch-project-engages-residents-reporting-and-mitigation

Each year the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Summer Internship Program invites dozens of students from across Cornell to engage with CCE staff on a broad variety of applied projects. This summer, three interns worked with 4-H program leaders from Dutchess, Columbia-Green, and Ulster counties on a Rural Storytelling Project. The project, offered in partnership with Cornell’s Office for Engagement Initiatives (OEI), engaged 4-Hers in multimedia, written and oral storytelling workshops. Each youth participant ended the summer by sharing a story about an element of life in their community during a virtual showcase. In this episode of CCE’s “Extension Out Loud” podcast, the summer interns, joined by their CCE advisors and two 4-Hers, talk about the experience, lessons learned, and memories made. For a full list of guests and show notes, please visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/bridging-divides-4-h-rural-storytelling-project Transcript (PDF): https://cornell.box.com/s/0gq8ool0funxtmpjhs3lopcc8rp7l7xv

This summer 4-H camp leader across New York State found themselves with a difficult task: preserve the camp spirit while following COVID-19 health and safety requirements. They rose to the task with unusual, engaging, fun and creative projects and activities for children and whole families! Listen in for an inspiring conversation about how 4-H camps adapted during this unconventional camp season. Our guests include: Amy Pyra, 4-H community educator with 4-H Camp Beechwood in Wayne County; Corrine Rose Tompkins, camp director for 4-H Camp Shankituk in Deleware County; Sabrina L Derue, 4-H program manager and director of 4-H Camp Wabasso in Jefferson County; and Shawn R. Tiede, New York State 4-H camp specialist. Transcript PDF: https://cornell.box.com/s/x3o503324hw2xzew1cfjyfrvnydp7uvu New York State 4-H camps: https://nys4-h.org/nys4hcamps

Since her early years on her family's farm in Horseheads, NY  Kathryn J. Boor's life has been dedicated to furthering New York state agriculture. As her tenure as Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences  (CALS) at Cornell University comes to a close, Dean Boor joins Extension Out Loud to share wisdom, reflections, and hopes for the future. Dean Boor has served as the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of CALS since 2010 and is a professor of food science.  Transcript(pdf): https://cornell.box.com/s/vlsrrkb9cexrhlj3kakzdu2bvq8zxi9i A decade of impact: Kathryn J. Boor, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean by Samara A. Sit: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/decade-impact-kathryn-j-boor-ronald-p-lynch-dean Kathryn Boor named Graduate School dean, vice provost by Joe Wilensky: https://cals.cornell.edu/news/kathryn-boor-named-graduate-school-dean-vice-provost