UW-River Falls

Bringing university research to the people of Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus is one of seven UW-campuses that houses Cooperative Extension faculty. Campus-based Cooperative Extension faculty teach, conduct applied research, and develop practical educational programs - based on university knowledge and research - to respond to state and local needs. Cooperative Extension programs encompass these four areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development, Family Living and 4H Youth Development. UW-River Falls faculty are involved in two of those areas.

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University of Wisconsin-Extension programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources help farmers and agribusinesses compete in an increasingly challenging, global marketplace. Backed by University of Wisconsin research, agriculture and natural resources educators balance farm profitability and production of high quality food with a concern for the environment. Extension educators work with home and community gardeners, commercial horticulture and nursery businesses, agribusinesses, and consumers of agricultural products in urban as well as rural areas. UW-River Falls has specialists in the Agriculture and Natural Resources program with a broad range of expertise:

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Community, Natural Resource
and Economic Development

University of Wisconsin-Extension programs in Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development (CNRED) help Wisconsin communities deal with their own unique challenges - resource constraints, business development, growth management, environmental protection and the quality of life. Backed by University of Wisconsin research, Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development educators work with local governments, civic organizations, businesses and community leaders to help people identify their most critical local concerns, to set goals and to work on solutions to problems. Natural resource and environmental educators work with teachers and students, environmental and conservation groups and businesses that rely on the state's water and land resources. UW-River Falls has one extension specialist in the Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development program:

Land use planning - Alicia Acken

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