Monthly Unit Impact Snapshots
4-H food decorating workshop sweetens skills for local youth
This winter, Fulton County 4-H offered an appetizing adventure for young creators—a food decorating workshop designed to help youth express their artistic flair through frosting and fun. Part of the 4-H Visual Arts project area, the program invited youth ages 8 to 18 to discover that in 4-H, creativity is always on the menu.
Extension assists farmers to navigate the challenging farm economy
For the past decade, farm profits have been highly volatile making farm business planning difficult. Grain prices have been all over the board — down, up, and back down. Input costs have also been unstable. These and many other factors can create a lot of stress for producers. University of Illinois Extension has provided valuable information and one-on-one counseling in farm business management and marketing.
Manito Revive & Thrive community meetings makes for village revitalization
What began as a simple phone call from Jerald Schier, Manito village trustee, in Spring 2024 grew into a community effort to revitalize the town. Manito Revive and Thrive community meetings were a catalyst for the village’s new strategic plan. Local leaders collaborated with Richard Proffer, community and economic development educator, to develop goals, mission and vision statements, and to plan the community meetings.