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Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Educational Field Days and demonstration trials were used to help Identify problems facing the production of established crops (alfalfa, cotton, seed crops and vegetables) and to determine... 2 years 9 weeks ago Colorado River Indian Tribes Extension
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Producer Implications USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has announced that the final rule making comment period for Country of Origin Labeling or COOL, will end on September 30, 2008. The program will also be... 2 years 9 weeks ago Fort Hall Extension
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Producer Implications USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has announced that the final rule making comment period for Country of Origin Labeling or COOL, will end on September 30, 2008. The program will also be... 2 years 9 weeks ago Fort Hall Extension
Survey of Hopi Farmer attitudes in 2003 In 2003, the Hopi Pu’tavi Project conducted a survey of farmers’ needs on Hopi. Representatives for the project interviewed seventy-seven farmers. The information was entered into a... 2 years 9 weeks ago Hopi Extension
Center for Cherokee Plants One of the exciting projects under development is the Center for Cherokee Plants. The Center will be a headquarters for growing culturally significant Cherokee plants. The Center will consist of a... 2 years 10 weeks ago Cherokee Extension
Cherokee Farming and Gardening Cherokee FRTEP provides technical assistance to Cherokee farmers and gardeners. The annual garden contest grows in popularity each year. In 2006, 54 Cherokee gardens were in the competition. Over the... 2 years 10 weeks ago Cherokee Extension
Forestry The Tribe owns approximately 40,000 acres of land, with a large portion covered in mixed pine and hardwood stands of timber. As with any commodity, the business of timber management is an ever-... 2 years 10 weeks ago Choctaw Extension
Agriculture Choctaw tribal members have traditionally been an agriculture rich society. Even to this day, the Choctaw tribe takes in more than 400 applications for the tribal garden program each year. Producing... 2 years 10 weeks ago Choctaw Extension
Natural Resources and Agriculture Extension strives to serve the ranching and agriculture communities, from cow-calf operations, horse programs, forage and cattle nutrition, to crops and horticulture. Programs have included; low... 2 years 10 weeks ago Fort Berthold Extension
Improved Pasture Seeding Reclaims Russian Knapweed Infested Land. Russian knapweed (Centuarea repens) infests thousands of acres of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. This highly competitive noxious weed is difficult and expensive to eradicate. Herbicide alone does... 2 years 10 weeks ago Northern Cheyenne Extension
Youth Development Youth development is a major focus of the FRTEP - Coeur d'Alene Reservation program. FRTEP is a partner in the school district's After School Success Center, and offers 4-H enrichment activities... 2 years 10 weeks ago Coeur d' Alene Extension
Agriculture FRTEP continues to improve agriculture and natural resource management skills in order to enhance productivity, sustainability, and quality of rural life. Programming has included: 2 years 10 weeks ago Colville Extension
Juniper treatments and range restoration Areas from the reservation are treated each year for juniper removal, thus eliminating competition for grasses and underground water resources. This is a joint project with Extension, Tribal Range... 2 years 10 weeks ago Warm Springs Extension
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Farming Program The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) own approximately 600 acres of farm land, located on 4 different properties, in the rugged mountains of Western North Carolina. The Tribe lacks the... 2 years 10 weeks ago Cherokee Extension
Protection of Traditional Hopi Foods This program seeks to provide information to land managers and users about the traditional Hopi food uses of native plants, and develope printed material for land users. The program results are... 2 years 10 weeks ago Hopi Extension
Agriculture - Where It Begins The Choctaw tribe is located in central and southern Mississippi. The vast majority of tribal members live in rural areas where exposure to agriculture and many of the state’s natural resources are... 2 years 10 weeks ago Choctaw Extension
Understanding Traditional Foods Security of Hopi Single Parent Female Headed Households In the last 30 years the Hopi nation, like many other American Indian nations, suffered a huge increase in diet-related diseases stemming from obesity, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. How... 2 years 10 weeks ago Hopi Extension
Shiprock Farmers Market Navajo farmers have difficulties in marketing their fresh grown produce. Though, the local flea market existed, they have relied on roadside stands. Most have parked anywhere near the main highways... 2 years 10 weeks ago Shiprock Extension