Volume 53, Number 5 (2015)
Feature Articles
Framing a Public Issue for Extension: Challenges in Oil and Gas Activity
Gina G. Peek, Larry D. Sanders, Dave Shideler, Shannon L. Ferrell, Chad J. Penn, and Todd Halihan
Engaging and Training Professionals to Implement Family Strengthening Programs: Lessons Learned
Andrea Scarrow, Nicholas E. Fuhrman, and Ted G. Futris
A Framework for Identifying Implementation Issues Affecting Extension Human Sciences Programming
Ellen Abell, Rebekah Cummings, Adrienne M. Duke, and Jennifer Wells Marshall
Using Consumer Input to Guide the Development of a Nutrition and Health Website
Laura Bellows, Jessica Clifford, and Elisa Shackelton
Forest Landowner Education Interests and Delivery Preferences: A Retrospective Look at Survey Results and Actual Participation
Kevin W. Zobrist and Mary Ann Rozance
Assessing the Production Scale and Research and Extension Needs of U.S. Hard Cider Producers
Gregory Peck and Carol Miles
Growing Healthy Kids: A School Enrichment Nutrition Education Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors for Children
Alyssa Vierregger, Johnna Hall, Natalie Sehi, Mary Abbott, Karen Wobig, Julie A. Albrecht, Mindy Anderson-Knott, and Wanda M. Koszewski
Modernizing Training Options for Natural Areas Managers
Sarah E. Friedl, Holly K. Ober, Taylor V. Stein, and Michael G. Andreu
Research in Brief
Opportunities and Challenges in a Changing Beef Industry: Results of a Statewide Needs Assessment in Iowa
Patrick Gunn and Dan Loy
Developing a Contemporary Dairy Foods Extension Program: A Training and Technical Resource Needs Assessment of Pennsylvania Dairy Foods Processors
Joseph Syrko and Kerry E. Kaylegian
Knowledge Gained from Good Agricultural Practices Courses for Iowa Growers
Angela M. Shaw, Catherine H. Strohbehn, Linda L. Naeve, Paul A. Domoto, and Lester A. Wilson
What Is the Difference Between a Calorie and a Carbohydrate?—Exploring Nutrition Education Opportunities in Alternative School Settings
Michele Norquest, Josh A. Phelps, Janice Hermann, and Tay Kennedy
Regionalization of the Washington State University Extension 4-H Youth Development Program: Employee Awareness, Buy-In, and Communication
Alison J. White and Dan Teuteberg
Tools of the Trade
Offering a Free Online Program to Maintain Weight Over the Holiday Season
Madison Johnson, Carolyn Dunn, Cathy Thomas, Surabhi Aggarwal, Kelly Nordby, Sam Thompson, and Sarah Myer
Building Connections, Collections, and Communities: Increasing the Visibility and Impact of Extension Through Institutional Repositories
Harrison W. Inefuku and Nancy K. Franz
Extending the Reach of PowerPay Debt Elimination: A New Mobile Application
Margie P. Memmott, F. Dean Miner, and Stacey MacArthur
Post-Its and Priorities: A Participatory Exercise for Understanding Perspectives of Diverse Stakeholders
James LaChance, Mitch Hunter, and Denise Finney
Development of a Statewide Web-Based Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam System
Fred Fishel, Frank Dowdle, Erin Harlow, and Tamara James
Cropland Rental Tool (CROPRENT) for Agricultural Producers
Leah M. Duzy and Jeanne M. Reeves
Planning and Conducting Field Demonstration Tours
Bruce Maddy, Corey K. Gerber, and David Hillger
Assessing Impact of Online Delivery of Turfgrass and Landscape Information
Megan M. Kennelly and Jared A. Hoyle
A Planting Guide for Coastal Communities
Juliana Barrett
Commentary
Our Role in and Responsibility Toward Social Justice
Nia Imani Fields and Keith C. Nathaniel
4-H and the Maker Movement
Paul A. Hill, Dave W. Francis, and Gaelynn Peterson
Ideas at Work
Considerations for Creating Successful Camps for Military Families
Theresa M. Ferrari