Did you know Extension did that?

• In 1999-2000, ISU Extension's Extended and Continuing Education program served the needs of 263,031 lifelong learners through conferences, short-courses and seminars.

   

• ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development reached 135,039 different youths with six or more hours of life skills education.

   

• For every $1 that ISU Extension spends to deliver nutrition education in Iowa, $10.75 is saved in future health care costs. Extension offers targeted nutrition education programs to limited resource youth and families with young children.

   

• Three companies reported labor savings of $695,950 and 13 companies reported cost savings of $419,700 after working with the Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (IMEP).

   

• Each year, approximately 90,000 producers or agribusiness personnel consult one-on-one with ISU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources staff. As a result, more than half of the producers said they had made a change in their operation and 47 percent planned to make a change.

   

• Extension's Iowa Municipal Clerks Institute provides ongoing education to approximately 150 city clerks each summer. It is a program of ISU Extension to Communities.

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* Students have new pathways to learning

...and justice for all. The Iowa Cooperative Extension Service's programs and policies are consistent with pertinent federal and state laws and regulations on nondiscrimination regarding race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability.

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• Last update: Dec. 28, 2000