AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 12-17. Iowa’s 100 county extension offices will host activities throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of extension efforts throughout the state.
“The challenges of the past year changed how ISU Extension and Outreach serves Iowans, but not why. We want a strong Iowa. We are here for Iowans now and always,” said Cheryl Heronemus, regional extension director with ISU Extension and Outreach of Lyon, Osceola, Sioux and O’Brien Counties. “This celebratory week is one way we say thank you to the many volunteers, community leaders, organizations, agencies and other partners who support our work in Northwest Iowa.”
ISU Extension and Outreach is part of the federal Cooperative Extension Service — a network of more than 100 land-grant institutions, including Iowa State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture serving communities and counties across the United States. Every county in Iowa has an elected extension council that decides how to support ISU Extension and Outreach educational programs at the county level.
“ISU Extension and Outreach engages Iowans in solving today’s problems and planning for tomorrow, and we will continue finding new ways to deliver research-based education and information to Iowans,” Heronemus said.
For more information about ISU Extension and Outreach, visit www.extension.iastate.edu or contact the local ISU Extension and Outreach office in your county.