Youth Development

One of the benefits of Cooperative Extension is the ability to collaborate with different Extension programs, such as the Master Gardener Program.

A new research brief developed by the Nutrition Policy Institute outlines the results and implications of the 2023 study: Association of Frequency of School Meal Consumption and Student Dietary Intake During COVID-Related School Closures.

Holmes trae al programa 4-H de California una vida de servicio y tutora Al crecer en una regin rural de Alabama, Kimberly Sinclair Holmes la nueva directora estatal de 4-H California experiment de primera mano el valor perdurable de los programas de desarrollo juvenil en un ambiente de recursos li...

Nutrition Policy Institute's Danielle Lee and Dania Orta-Aleman will present with Pepperdine University's Loan Kim at the 2025 National WIC Association's National Policy Virtual Conference.

Nutrition Policy Institute submitted a public comment on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, advising adoption of the report's evidence-based recommendations into the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. This was in response to the U.S.

What do wildfires, near hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, debris flows, hailstorms, and King Tide storm surges all have in common?

A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics provides insights into the costs of implementing Water First, a school-based water promotion program shown to prevent overweight in children.

Cody Dowdell, a California 4-H alumni, is in the STEM track at Modesto Junior College. He is expanding his understanding of engineering in particular as an electrical engineering major. Cody credits 4-H as the foundation for where he is today.

Story by Samuel Belik of the California 4-H Avian Bowl team competing at the 2024 National 4-H Avian Bowl competition in Louisville, KY.

If you like the idea of composting but aren't so keen on the labor needed to regularly turn a compost pile, aerobic static pile (ASP) composting may be for you.