Ongoing research

Despite the prevalence of first-year 4-H member dropout, there is limited research focused on understanding the specific experiences of first-year youth that contribute to dropping out. One area that has received attention is the influence of parents.

Parental Expectations and Volunteer Engagement: Results from a Multi-State Youth Retention Study. Research Seminar to be presented at National Extension Conference on Volunteerism (May 2023). Rodriguez, M., McElprang, M., Franks, M., Miller, J.C. Hensley, S.T., Pracht, D.

Posters What Was the Best Part? Expectations Experience in 4-H Joining 4-H Other Information What Did We Miss? What Would You Change? Why Youth Leave 4-H www.facebook.com/4HYRS 4h_youth_retention_study Characteristics of Successful Youth Fact Sheet.

As a result of the study efforts to date, weve had multiple outputs, such as conference presentations, papers, materials, and awards and recognitions.

We are an approved Multi-State Research project through NIMSS. Our project title is Understanding Recruitment and Retention in the 4-H Club Program and its official project number is W1023.

Past Urban & Community IPM webinars

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Target Crop: The default is citrus. As of November 2021, only citrus tree model was available in the model. Mean Tree/Row Height: This is the average height of trees or row measured from the ground. The model assumes that the upper spray nozzles are adjusted to tree or row height.

Application Rate: This is the total spray volume applied over the application area (first text field) and the corresponding percentage (second text field). Increasing sprayer travel speed reduces this volume.

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