Extension Collaboration Between Departments: It’s Not A Myth
ISSN 2158-9429
Volume 19, Issue 1 - June 2026
Editor: Bindu Poudel-Ward
Gilliam, E., Assistant Professor/Sevier County Ag/NR Agent, Utah State University Extension
Gilliam, A., Assistant Professor/Sevier County Home and Community Agent, Utah State University Extension
Abstract
This article highlights cross-department collaboration within extension; specifically, between the Agriculture and Natural Resources department and the Home & Community department (Family and Consumer Sciences) at Utah State University. Using very successful collaborative programming examples this piece demonstrates how interdisciplinary collaboration and connection can broaden perspectives, improve program relevance, and strengthen community impact. Extension practitioners are urged to routinely ask, “Who else can help?”.
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