USU Extension
Cache County Office

Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

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What is USU Extension?

With offices covering Utah's 29 counties, Utah State University Extension provides research-based community education, resources and programs in the areas of agriculture and natural resources; business and community; food, health, and wellness; home, finance, and relationships; and 4-H and youth.

Cache Resources

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Cache Gardener's Almanac

View the bookmark to get tips for your yard and garden!

Water Wise Resources

Find information through website, webinars, and factsheets on how to be effective and efficient with your water use this year. These resources cover a wide variety of topics on being conservative with water use, such as lawn watering, drip irrigation, drought tolerant gardens, and more!

How We Can Help

USU Extension offers expertise and pertinent information specific to the needs of our county

Cache County Crop School 2023

Promoting Success in Agriculture for People with Disabilities and Their Families
Cache County Weed Control
Pasture Fertility
Weed Management
Water Conservation and Irrigation
Farming, Stress, and Mental Health
Managing Birds in Agricultural Landscapes

Cache County Agriculture

News

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April 28, 2023

As the Snow Melts

Other western states also received record snow levels. It was a rough time for cattle producers finding newborn calves in the snow and snowstorms. If you have fall grains planted, you will and should be worried about snow mold.

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February 23, 2023

Valentine and reservoir teacups: Are they half full or half empty?

As spring arrives after the next six weeks (since Phil saw his shadow), hopefully, we see a slow spring warming and all that snow does not melt at once so the streams can hold all that snowmelt.

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December 19, 2022

Winter Wonderland of Snow: Here's hoping for a healthy snowpack

We are currently above the snow levels from the past two years, but will it continue? Agriculture producers are anxious to see what the snowpack will be, and what that will mean for irrigation for the summer of 2023.

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Publications

Research

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Fortifying Farms and Ranches Against Weed Invasion

Although there is a lot of truth to the above statement, anyone who has made a living in agriculture on a farm or ranch would probably agree that the list of certainties could easily be expanded to include weeds. Since the time of the earliest U.S. settle...

Bridger Park Community Garden

Learn more about how to rent a raised garden bed for the gardening season at Bridger Park.

Cache Gardeners Almanac Bookmark

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USU Extension Pocket Gardener

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Virtual Workshops:

Pressure Canning Lid Testing Days

Our pressure canning testing days are Monday through Friday of each week. Mondays are free, Tuesday-Fridays there will be a $5.00 charge (cash or card accepted). No appointment is necessary. Call our office with any questions, 435-752-6263. Check out the most recent Cache County Food Processing Times!

We have cooking appliances available for renting!

Items for rent are $2.00 per weekday for each.

Food Dehydrator
Pressure Cooker
Food Strainer
Dutch Oven
Water Bath Canner

Class Topics

Nutrition
Health and Wellness
Food Preservation
Emergency Preparedness (Food Storage, Water Storage, 72 Hr. Kits, etc.)

Contact Jenna Dyckman to schedule a class to be taught for your organization. Classes can be taught to children, youth, adults, and seniors.

Current Programs

Children/Youth

Supermarket Spy
- Visit Lee's Marketplace for a fun scavenger hunt while grocery shopping
Level Up! with Wellness Program
- Coming soon to a library near you! Sign up for this FREE program and receive a booklet with 6 weeks worth of information and fun activities to help you level up your wellness!

Adults
Fall Cooking Series

Welcome to the Fall Cooking Series! We hope you can join us this season as we explore new recipes and cook together. When you sign up for a class you can expect to experience

hands on cooking experience of delicious, nutritious, and easy recipes
a boost in knowledge on how healthy eating patterns benefit health
and tips on how to make small changes that will help save you time and money in the kitchen!

We look forward to you joining us this fall!
Sign up today!

Diabetes Cook Along Class - Bring a friend or loved one and come learn how to manage your diabetes symptoms and discover new cooking techniques to create tasty, diabetes-friendly meals!

Participants will also receive a meal during class, a diabetes cookbook, and a chance to win door prizes.
Sign up today!

Publications

Visit USU Extension Cache County 4-H here »

What is the HEART Initiative?

The Health Extension: Advocacy, Research, and Teaching Initiative, also known as HEART is an active initiative through Utah State University Extension. This innovative program is aligned with National Cooperative Extension’s recently instituted essential focus area in health and wellness. HEART serves as a model of how Extension can join community partners to better address the health and wellness needs in our state. HEART brings unique academic resources into the community, partnering locally and nationally to address the opioid epidemic and other pressing public health issues.

The HEART Initiative focuses on:

Never Use Alone

Call 1-800-484-3731 Never Use Alone’s toll-free nationwide overdose prevention, detection, crisis response and reversal lifeline services for people who use drugs while alone. Our all volunteer peer-run call center operators are available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. No stigma. No judgment. Just love!