USU’s Utah Women & Leadership Project examines poverty among Utah women, highlighting trends, disparities, and factors affecting economic stability. The 2026 report explores poverty by race, age, family structure, education, and geography.
USU Extension shares five health benefits of pumpkins, including support for eye, heart, and immune health, along with tips and recipes for cooking pumpkins this fall.
Wildfires burned across Utah in record numbers this summer, affecting nearly every corner of the state. USU Extension assistant professor Brad Washa tells KUTV 2 News how 2026 stacked up against Utah’s recent fire history.
Quick, practical answers to everyday questions about home, garden, food, family and more, backed by USU research.
Learn how to care for your lawn in Utah during the fall, including when to fertilize, overseed, aerate, water, and mow. Find tips for preparing your lawn for winter, managing brown spots, and handling fallen leaves.
The best time to get rid of squash bugs is to catch them early. Check your plants often.
To adjust for altitude, add more time for boiling-water canning, and for pressure canning, increase the canner pressure.
A high tunnel (or hoop house) is a plastic-covered structure used to protect crops and extend the growing season.
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This issue highlights how Extension is preparing the next generation for life and work, advancing resilient and sustainable agricultural systems, and improving well-being for individuals and families across the state.
E-commerce Extension Program in Rural Utah; Sustaining Community Health Through Impactful SNAP-Ed Initiatives in Utah; Enhancing Personal Safety Through Self-Defense Educationl; Pilot Results of the Teens Lifting Teens: A Statewide Youth Development Progr...
Pathways to higher education: expanding college and career access for rural youth; evaluating online naloxone trainings targeting rural and tribal communities; from insight to action: advancing extension; evaluating the “what’s up down south” economic sum...
Evolution of the USU Extension Farm and Ranch Succession Program; The Untapped Power of Citizen Science; An Agricultural Needs Assessment in the Tri-County Area of Utah; The Climate Adaptation Intern Program
