Progressive Farmer notes UMaine funding from USDA NIFA
The Progressive Farmer noted that the University of Maine is one of five universities awarded investment in youth development projects to advance understanding of climate change and nutrition security challenges from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). With the funding, the University of Maine will increase the number of youth studying food and agriculture, increase the capacity of communities to promote food and agriculture and increase the capacity of the Cooperative Extension System through the 4-H youth development program to better connect with youth and parents from immigrant, refugee and asylum-seeking communities.