Volume 55, Number 4 (2017)
Feature Articles
Preparing Students for Extension Careers and Expanding U.S. Extension Reach Through International Service Learning
Paul Ebner, Alina Constantinescu, Florian Borlea, Alexandra Indrea, and Mark Russell
Lessons Learned Developing an Extension-Based Training Program for Farm Labor Supervisors
Fritz M. Roka, Carlene A. Thissen, Paul F. Monaghan, Maria C. Morera, Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, and Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar
Research in Brief
Older Adults' Perceptions of Nutrition as Protective Against Detrimental Effects of Environmental Pollution
Kristina Dunn, Lisa Gaetke, Tammy Stephenson, and Dawn Brewer
Youths Perceive Some Improvement in Substance Abuse Prevention Knowledge, Skills, and Assets from Participation in 4-H Health Rocks!
Kane T. Reeves, Joseph L. Donaldson, Mitchell Naylor, and Lisa LeBleu
Preparing Youths for Careers in Agriculture Through State Crop Scouting Competitions
Anna N. Freije, Adam Sisson, Brandy VanDeWalle, Corey Gerber, Daren Mueller, and Kiersten A. Wise
Kansas Dairy Producers' Needs Survey: Reproductive Management on Kansas Dairy Farms
Benjamin E. Voelz, Caleigh E. Payne, Lindsey Hulbert, Jeffrey S. Stevenson, Michael Brouk, and Luis G.D. Mendonça
Factors Limiting Youth Participation in 4-H and Other Youth Development Programs in Underserved Communities
Martellis D. Avent and K.S.U. Jayaratne
Food Safety Risks of Leafy Greens from Small-Acreage Farms in Minnesota
Cindy Tong, Michele Schermann, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, and Jonathan Rossbach
Prevalent Approaches to Professional Development in State 4-H Programs
Martin H. Smith, Steven M. Worker, Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, Cheryl L. Meehan, Kendra M. Lewis, Emily Schoenfelder, and Kelley Brian
Perception of Current and Ideal Practices Related to Public Value in Extension
Laura H. Downey, Donna J. Peterson, and Nancy Franz
Exploring Options for Local Foods Campaigns
Stacey Stearns
Ideas at Work
4-H Volunteer Continuing Education Academy
Ken Culp III and Leslie R. Bullock
Multiyear Succession and Estate Planning for Farm and Ranch Families
Jon Hogge, Ben Eborn, Joel Packham, Reed Findlay, and Steve Harrison
Local Food Systems Course for Extension Educators in North Carolina: Summary of an Innovative Program
J. Dara Bloom, Joanna Massey Lelekacs, Rebecca Dunning, Abbey Piner, and Emma Brinkmeyer
Unique Approach to Creating and Implementing a Social Media Strategic Plan
Jamie Davis and Karissa Dishon
Perception of Current and Ideal Practices Related to Public Value in Extension
Emily J. Anderson, Kelsey Roop, and Stacey MacArthur
Tools of the Trade
Master Volunteer Life Cycle: A Wide Angle Lens on the Volunteer Experience
Andrea Lorek Strauss and Amy Rager
Engaging Latino Communities from the Ground Up: Three Tools
Nancy Erbstein, Fe Moncloa, Stacy Shwartz Olagundoye, Claudia Diaz-Carrasco, and Russell Hill
Using Community Assessments to Improve 4-H Youth Development Programming Efforts
Dan Teuteberg and Melissa M. Cummins
Using the Cultivating Learning with School Gardens Curriculum in Burundi, Africa
Suzanne R. Smith, Kevin Wright, Lauren Hrncirik, and Mary Katherine Y. Deen
Public Value Posters: Conveying Societal Benefits of Extension Programs Through Evaluation Evidence
Scott Chazdon, Nathan Meyer, Caryn Mohr, and Alexis Troschinetz
Nutrient Record Keeping . . . Yep, We've Got an App for That!
F. John Barker III
Maximizing Use of an Extension Beef Cattle Data Set: Part 2—Reproductive Rates
Jennifer M. Ramsay, Lauren L. Hulsman Hanna, and Kris A. Ringwall
Using Proprietary Databases to Overcome Data Suppression in Industry Cluster Analysis
Gilbert Michaud and G. Jason Jolley
An Incremental Approach to Improving Evaluation Response Rates for Multiday Events
Robert Goodling, Winifred McGee, and Coleen Jones
Commentary
The Role of Experienced Extension Educators in Attracting and Retaining New Educators
Christopher Penrose
Psychology's Contributions to Extension: State of the Art and Calls to Action
Fernando Landini, Alejandra Olivera Méndez, and Pedro De Hegedüs
