Future climate projections of warming, drying, and increased weather variability indicate that
conventional agricultural and production practices within the Northern Great Plains (NGP) …

Geography offers a useful but under-utilized lens to examine a number of topics within the
field of higher education. This chapter presents examples where geospatial analysis is …

Socio-cultural issues within our agrifood system such as social inequality, personal and
community health, and the environment have been the subject of interdisciplinary inquiry …

Abstract The mission of Land Grant Institutions (LGIs) and Cooperative Extension has
always included the concepts of educational access and inclusion, but not all communities …

There has been significant study of barriers to implementation of payment for ecosystem
services in Indigenous communities in less developed countries. These barriers include …

As the first stewards and scientists, Indigenous Peoples have collected data on land
relationships across homelands since time immemorial. Settler-colonial experiences have …

Cooperative Extension is present in nearly 100% of counties in the United States, but can
only be found in a small percentage of Indigenous communities. Much of this inequitable …

Cooperative Extension employees and primary volunteers have opportunities to improve
agricultural literacy among community members, yet little is known about the agricultural …

Abstract Nationally, resources for Cooperative Extension have declined significantly from its
peak in the 1970s. Although states no longer report the full extent of their extension …

Extension is not equitably serving Indigenous communities due to the effects of colonization
in the Land Grant System, a lack of funding, and a lack of understanding of the needs of …