{"id":18809,"date":"2025-04-30T16:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/?page_id=18809"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:18:14","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative Extension in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/mentors-sponsors-welcomed-to-host-work-with-uri-students-in-cooperative-extension-fellows-programs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-121251erer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-121251erer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-09-08-121251erer-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/mentors-sponsors-welcomed-to-host-work-with-uri-students-in-cooperative-extension-fellows-programs\/\">Mentors \/ sponsors welcomed to host, work with URI students in Cooperative Extension Fellows programs<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Initiatives focused on agriculture, food systems, energy and environmental management invite community partners<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/protect-local-salt-ponds-salt-pond-smart-property-certification-program-now-enrolling-new-participants\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/260721_Silver-Cert-A-Cox-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/260721_Silver-Cert-A-Cox-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/260721_Silver-Cert-A-Cox-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/protect-local-salt-ponds-salt-pond-smart-property-certification-program-now-enrolling-new-participants\/\">Protect local salt ponds: Salt Pond Smart property certification program now enrolling new participants<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Homeowners living along Rhode Island\u2019s Southern coast are invited to participate in new property certification program to protect coastal ecosystems<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/prepareri-and-cooperative-extension\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-20-090321-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"PrepareRI students with Extension Staff\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-20-090321-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-20-090321-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/prepareri-and-cooperative-extension\/\">PrepareRI Students Join URI Cooperative Extension for a Summer of Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/poison-ivy-pointers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-131702-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Poison Ivy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-131702-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-131702-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/poison-ivy-pointers\/\">Poison Ivy Pointers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Natural Resources Science professor offers advice to avoid rash from unwelcome weed<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/uri-cut-flower-trial-august-open-house-to-welcome-growers-put-spotlight-on-summer-blooms\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-13-134647-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-13-134647-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-13-134647-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/uri-cut-flower-trial-august-open-house-to-welcome-growers-put-spotlight-on-summer-blooms\/\">URI cut flower trial August open house to welcome growers, put spotlight on summer blooms<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University Agronomy Farm is inviting cut flower growers, florists, and farmers to join an evening walk through the trial field to see the many varieties being evaluated this season at URI<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/local-legislators-and-town-officials-visit-uri-to-learn-about-environmental-and-science-research-in-action\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-13-122933-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-13-122933-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-08-13-122933-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/local-legislators-and-town-officials-visit-uri-to-learn-about-environmental-and-science-research-in-action\/\">Local legislators and town officials visit URI to learn about environmental and science research in action<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Land- and Sea-Grant Showcase draws legislators from across Rhode Island to learn more about University programs and services<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/from-oysters-to-silvopasture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-113010-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-113010-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-29-113010-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/from-oysters-to-silvopasture\/\">From oysters to silvopasture, Rhode Island\u2019s role in advancing sustainable agriculture is anything but small<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/paranoid-about-parasites-uri-food-safety-expert-offers-information-tips-to-avoid-summers-cyclosporiasis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-27-091848-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-27-091848-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-27-091848-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/paranoid-about-parasites-uri-food-safety-expert-offers-information-tips-to-avoid-summers-cyclosporiasis\/\">Paranoid about parasites? URI food safety expert offers information, tips to avoid summer\u2019s cyclosporiasis<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nicole Richard offers information on Cyclospora and is available for media interviews<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/uri-entomologist-suggests-novel-removal-technique-to-help-tackle-invasive-pest\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-122943-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-122943-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-122943-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/uri-entomologist-suggests-novel-removal-technique-to-help-tackle-invasive-pest\/\">URI entomologist suggests novel removal technique to help tackle invasive pest<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/cool-crisp-clear-safe-to-drink\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-06-30-114610-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-06-30-114610-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/Screenshot-2026-06-30-114610-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/cool-crisp-clear-safe-to-drink\/\">Cool, crisp, clear \u2026 safe to drink?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI and R.I. Department of Health offer free workshop for well owners to learn how to protect and test private well water<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-18809","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18809"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18855,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18809\/revisions\/18855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}