Activities and Accomplishments Western Rural Development Center

Trainings and Workshops Building Extension’s Capacity 1

UPCOMING Extension Sustainability Summit Community Development Extension Institute COMPLETED Our Energy Future Small Business Resources ASAP Training Trainings and Workshops FOR DISCUSSION Urban Extension Wildfire

Community Development Fellows Building Extension’s Capacity 2

Community Development Fellows 2013 Fellows Nancy Banman, Colorado State University Extension Marion Bentley, Utah State University Extension Buddy Borden, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Jody Gale, Utah State University Extension Mary Martin, University of Wyoming Extension Michael Patrick, New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service Call for 2014 Fellows issued in May.

Community Development Directory Building Extension’s Capacity 3

The Community Development Directory will allow specialists, educators, and researchers to create an online profile about their work and programs. The searchable directory will serve as a resource for the region. Collaboration

RuralCONNECTIONS Building Extension’s Capacity 4

Local and Regional Food Hubs Boost Rural Economies With an introduction by Kathleen Merrigan Drought and Wildfire in the West With an article by Governors Herbert and Hickenlooper RuralConnections

NARDeP Briefs National Agricultural and Rural Development Policy Center 4

» Natural Gas Extraction: Issues and Policy Options » Policy Options for Broadband in Rural Areas » Changes in Energy Production, Employment, and Businesses Between » Where the Jobs Went After 2007 » Addressing Rural Economic Disadvantage » Immigration and Farm Labor in the U.S. » Sage Grouse NARDeP Briefs On the Web at: nardep.info

Staff and Budget Concerns Western Rural Development Center 5

The Western Rural Development Center’s base funding is stagnate and FY2014 funding is projected to decline. Your support is needed to ensure the Western Rural Development Center’s funding stabilizes. Funding Staffing 2.25 FTEs Director Communications & Program Development PT Assistant NIFA base funding insufficient to pay for staff and operating expenses.

A regional catalyst for capacity building in the West.