From The People We Serve

Impacting North Dakota Agriculture

“Extension has made me the successful farmer that I am. Without Extension (Stutsman County), I would not have had the funds to contribute to the new hospital in Jamestown.” Rural Jamestown N.D.

“Without Annie’s Project, I wouldn’t have felt confident enough to keep the farm going after the death of my husband.” Jamestown, N.D.

 “In 2010, I contracted with an agricultural consultant at a cost of $6,500. Every update that I received from the consultant was later than the information I received from my Extension agent. About 90 percent of the update was the same as the Extension agent. The bang for the buck I received from my taxes is a lot more than I received from my consultant. I will not be contracting with the consultant in 2011.” McHenry County producer

Impacting North Dakota's Communities

“Rural Leadership North Dakota as allowed me to grow both personally and professionally. Through RLND I have been able to successfully complete a community project that included building a fishing pond, installing new playground equipment at our swimming pool park, building a sledding hill and making major improvements to our baseball complex.” Kim Nunberg, Beach N.D.

“There are many people that don’t feel like they have the ability to be a strong leader or community advocate. This Rural Leadership North Dakota program will help them realize that they can go beyond their comfort zone and be amazed at what they can offer. RLND is a once in a lifetime experience.” April Haring, Oakes N.D

“The Rural Leadership North Dakota

program has been so rewarding for me personally and professionally. I have just been promoted to the Director of RSVP+ Central N.D. I know the skills from RLND contributed to my promotion!” Mary Siverson, Bismarck N.D.

“I have learned so much about gardening

that I have literally gone from a blank slate about gardening to feeling sufficiently confident to actually begin gardening, something I had absolutely no interest in as a kid!” David, Minot N.D.

Impacting North Dakota's Families

“The parenting group has been an asset to me and numerous other parents who have children suffering from the disease of addiction or alcoholism. I have found strength and serenity to deal with my child’s addiction and behaviors. Had I known a year ago what I have learned in this group, I believe that I could have acted more appropriately for the benefit of my child, my family and myself.” Parent

Impacting North Dakota's Health

“I felt that the program helped some of the students think more about what they are doing and also eating.” Fargo teacher commenting on the “On the Move to Better Health” program.

 “I really like how “On the Move to Better Health” got everyone involved – students, parents and teachers. It was well-organized and presented very well!” Fargo teacher

“I think that learning all of these food safety issues has helped me very much.” High school student commenting on the “Teens Serving Food Safely” program.

 “I loved learning about how to prevent foodborne illness, and how to treat it.” – high school student commenting on the “Teens Serving Food Safely” program.

“Thank you for teaching me something new. My parents are annoyed when I catch them not washing after doing something else.” High school student commenting on the “Teens Serving Food Safely” program.

“I noticed my daughter is more conscious about drinking milk. She enjoyed keeping track of her calcium servings. Thank you for going to their school.” Parent commenting on the “Banking on Strong Bones” program.

“My child made healthier choices after seeing the presentations.” Parent commenting on the “Banking on Strong Bones” program.

“My child is more aware of the importance of calcium and products that contain calcium.” Parent commenting on the “Banking on Strong Bones” program.

Impacting North Dakota's Youth

“The support (from Operation Military Kids) that the kids get when their military member is away is outstanding. It helps them get through school and sure helps me. It’s very heartwarming.” Sgt. 1st Class Bryon Peterson

 “The kids were very appreciative of the Hero Packs. They were a great way to say thank you to the kids for all they do. It was also a great way for the 4-H club to see what an impact a parent being deployed can have on youth.” Andrea Bowman, Bowman County Extension agent

 “My sons, Dan and Trey, attended the OMK (Operation Military Kids) Day Camp at the Eagles Park in Dickinson. They had an incredible day packed full of activities that were both education and fun-filled. They learned about ways to help deal with hard times they might have during deployments or that their friends may be going through and how to help deal with them." Tess Haugen

“It was a distinguished season for the Northern Lights 4-H Club, with the members earning a total of $211 in premium pay and walking away with caring relationships, partnerships and leadership skills necessary to be successful leaders in the community.” Darla Leslie, 4-H club coordinator, Minot Air Force Base.