4-H Youth Development.
4-H Youth Development. Extension's powerful youth-development pr gram reaches nearly 100,000 Colorado youth every year. They learn valuable life skills, such leadership, ethics, decision making, record keeping, responsibility and community service --through projects in environmental science, rocketry, foods and nutrition, animal science and photography, to name just a few.
Healthwise for Life. Extension throughout Colorado teach senior citizens how to play a greater role in their own health care. The results are improved diets and fewer trips to the doctor, which translates into considerable financial savings.
RETHINK. Extension brought one of the country's most effective anger-management courses to Colorado parents, and now use it to address issues of abuse and family cohesiveness.
Pesticide Recovery Program. Extension helped rural residents in four Front Range counties pioneer an affordable way to remove dangerous and environmentally damaging pesticides from the landscape.
Value-Added Agriculture. Extension continues to develop alternative markets keep food processing and food-processing revenues in the local economy.
Water Quality. Extension, in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, developed guidelines to help Colorado crop producers employ Best Management Practices that protect the state's water resources while allowing producers to remain economically competitive.
CSU/Larimer County Cooperative Extension
The Larimer County Office of Colorado State University Extension provides research-based educational programming in agriculture, natural resources, consumer and family education, and 4-H and youth development. Extension is a joint partnership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, State of Colorado and Larimer County.