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San Juan County Extension reports expanded youth programs, new grants and farm partnerships
Summary
County Cooperative Extension staff told the Board of County Commissioners about expanded 4‑H enrollment, workforce and farm programs, a $960,000 agricultural restoration grant and a pilot produce‑prescription program tied to San Juan Regional Hospital.
Bonnie Hopkins Byers, San Juan County program director for Cooperative Extension, updated the Board of County Commissioners on the office’s annual work including farm training, 4‑H activities and community partnerships.
The report highlighted several large grants and outreach efforts that Extension staff said expanded services across the county. “I am the county program director for the extension office as well as the adult agricultural agent,” Hopkins Byers told commissioners as she introduced staff and the written annual report distributed to the board.
Extension staff described a $960,000 agricultural restoration grant to train new farmers and support workforce development in San Juan County, a $150,000 Kellogg Foundation award for an indigenous youth entrepreneurship program (called RIOT in the presentation), and a…
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