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USU Extension updates officials on youth programs, research and county fair turnout
Summary
USU Extension staff told the commission about staffing changes, new youth‑mental‑health programming, research on virtual fencing and the recent county fair turnout; officials highlighted 4‑H participation and upcoming soil health events.
USU Extension staff presented program updates at the Nov. 10 meeting, describing staffing shifts, outreach programs and research results.
Taryn Walquist (speaker 1), the new home and community faculty member, described plans for civil‑dialogue programming and initiatives focused on youth mental health and parent education. Rebecca Iverson (speaker 11) highlighted a Utah–Arizona workshop that drew more than 560 attendees, the appearance of Temple Grandin, and ongoing research into virtual fencing; Iverson said collared cows in a local trial were about 30 pounds lighter than uncollared cows, a finding staff said they are analyzing. She also reported soil‑health outreach and the county fair livestock numbers (374 lambs, 127 goats, 119 hogs, 54 beef entries and 44 pee‑wee participants) and spoke about gopher‑abatement trap distribution.
Marla Hoyt (speaker 13), the 4‑H program coordinator, said roughly 800 youth were enrolled last year across 25 clubs with 20 summer camps and other programming, and staff thanked the commission for ongoing support. Extension staff invited commissioners to a soil‑health field day and described school‑based and master‑gardener activities in the county. No action was taken; the session was informational.
