Volume 59, Number 3 (2021)
Feature Articles
Extension Administrators’ Perspectives on Employee Competencies and Characteristics
Jeremy Elliott-Engel, Donna Westfall-Rudd, Megan Seibel, Eric Kaufman, and Rama Radhakrishna
Designing Educational Newsletter Interventions: An Example That Supported Grandfamilies’ Physical Wellness Needs
Priscilla Brenes and Mary Meck Higgins
4-H Youth Development Programming in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of Cooperative Extension Literature
Joshua Farella, Mike Hauser, Amy Parrott, Joshua D. Moore, Meghan Penrod, and Jeremy Elliott-Engel
Veganic Agriculture in the United States: Opportunities for Research, Outreach, and Education
Alisha Utter and Mona Seymour
Understanding Food Policy Councils: Lessons for Extension Partners
Gail Feenstra, Clare Gupta, David Campbell, Jennifer Sowerwine, and Katherine Munden-Dixon
Research in Brief
Parental Awareness of Rural Adolescents’ Dating Behaviors: Implications for Parent Education
Sarah Taylor, Yan Xia, and Pooja Brar
What Does It Take to Lead Extension Master Gardener Volunteers?
Charlotte D. Glen, K. S. U. Jayaratne, Gary E. Moore, Lucy K. Bradley, and Harriett Edwards
Evaluating the Structure, Demographics, and Effectiveness of the Mississippi Master Naturalist Program
Sarah Cunningham, Eric Sparks, and Adam Rohnke
OSU Extension in Urban Communities: A Case Study
DaVonti' D. Haynes, Ameila Michaels, and Julie Fox
Kentucky Equestrians: Defining Socioeconomic Contexts for Extension Programming
Kimberly I. Tumlin, Karin Pekarchik, and Steven Claas
4-H Student Nutrition Advisory Councils Support Positive Youth Development and Health Outcomes Among Underserved Populations
Shannon Klisch and Katherine E. Soule
Leadership Life Skills Development in 4-H Teen Leadership Programs
Amy M. Leman and Junfeng Wang
Ideas at Work
Lessons Learned from the Development of the North Carolina Extension Master Food Volunteer Program
J. Dara Bloom, Julia Yao, and Harriett Edwards
Scenario Planning for Resilient Agricultural Systems: A Process for Engaging Controversy
Crystal A. Powers, Tyler Williams, and Rick R. Stowell
Decentralize Your Dollars: Incorporating Participatory Grant Making into Resource Allocation Decisions
Noelle Harden, Jamie Bain, and Stephanie Heim
Building Capacities to Conduct Respirator Fit Testing for Pesticide Applicators
Michael R. Wierda, Janet R. Hygnstrom, Natalie Hoidal, Thia Walker, Jessica Wilburn, Robin Tutor Marcom, Dean Herzfeld, Kay Sargent, Kerry Richards, Rachel Maccini, and Candace Bartholomew
Geocaching: A New Instructional Tool for Natural Resources Extension and Outreach
Jacob Smith, Dave Coyle, John Thomason, Todd Matthews, and John J. Riggins
Tools of the Trade
A Novel to Method to Measure Food Waste: The Mobile Food Record
Kaitlin Danible, Chloe Panizza, Carol Boushey, Deborah Kerr, Fengqing Zhu, and Jinan C. Banna
Integrating Underutilized Black Volunteers in 4-H Youth Development Programs
Maurice Smith Jr. and Shannon Wiley