Staci Emm

Professor, County Educator

Office: (775) 945-3444 Ext: 1039
Email: emms@unr.edu
Address: 205 South A Street, P.O. Box 810, Mail Stop 221, Hawthorne, Nevada 89415
Representing: Mineral County
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Summary

Extension Educators teach students about solutions to identified needs, coordinate education and outreach programs, produce scholarly materials (journal articles, fact sheets, curriculums), and manage community-based offices in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources. Staci Emm has been the Extension Educator in Mineral County since 2004 and is the principal link between the University, the residents of Mineral County and Nevada tribes. She has a primary assignment that integrates teaching and administration (70%), research (25%) and service (5%) within the formal mission of Cooperative Extension. Emm’s office is located in the Mineral County Extension office.

Education

Mineral County High School, Hawthorne, Nevada, 1991
BA in Journalism (Public Relations & Business Administration), University of Nevada, Reno, 1996
Masters of Agriculture (Extension Education Specialization), Colorado State University, 2003

Programs
Teaching
Accomplishments
Publications

Programs

Advanced Business Training - The Native American Agriculture Fund

The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) is a private, charitable trust serving Native farmers and ranchers through strategic grantmaking in the areas of business assistance, agricultural education, technical support and advocacy series.

cattle feeding at UNR's Main Station Ranch

Agricultural Outlook (Nevada)

Provide agricultural stakeholders with a concise evaluation of current market conditions, expected trends in crop and livestock income potential and management implications.

Beginning Farmer and Rancher - Herds & Harvest Program

Developing educational courses, workshops, technical assistance, business advice and mentoring support network for Nevada agricultural producers who are beginning or diversify a farm or ranch operation.

Cattlemen's Update

Cattlemen’s Update is Extension’s annual educational program offered for beef cattle producers to learn about issues affecting profitability and product quality in the Great Basin region.

Food Business Center

Providing training and technical assistance to help Nevada producers diversify and expand their product portfolio, optimize operational processes and ensure that those entering food processing are compliant with US requirements.

Meat Workforce Development Program

The Workforce Development Meat Program trains and provides certifications in meat harvest and processing for beef, lamb, pork and poultry. Training is a combination on in-class room lecture, hands-on experience and tours.

Mineral County 4-H Youth Development

4-H programming in Mineral County, Nevada.

Mobile Harvest Unit

University of Nevada, Reno, offers a USDA-compliant Mobile Harvest Unit that serves as self-contained slaughter floors on wheels.

Enhancing climate resilience on tribal lands

Native Waters on Arid Lands

Native Waters on Arid Lands is a five-year (2015-2020) project that partners researchers and extension experts with tribal communities in the Great Basin and American Southwest to collaboratively understand the impacts of climate change, and to evaluate adaptation options for sustaining water resources and agriculture.

Nevada Tribal Programs

The Nevada Tribal Programs works within Extension to provide need-based educational programs to Nevada tribal members.

Risk Management Education

Extension develops and delivers a comprehensive risk management education program to livestock, forage, and food producers in Nevada.

Veggies for Kids

Veggies for Kids teaches children about healthy eating habits and improves accessibility to fresh fruits and vegetables.

Water for the Seasons

Water for the Seasons (WftS) is a program that partners scientists with community water managers and water right holders in the Truckee-Carson River System (TCRS), to explore new strategies and solutions for dealing with extreme climate events such as droughts and floods.

Courses

As an Extension Educator and Professor in Mineral County, my primary role is to identify local needs and issues that can be addressed through integrated education and research, and to develop and deliver outreach programs to meet those needs. I utilize a variety of methods to identify educational and research needs, including electronic and postal mail surveys, focus groups, and secondary data analysis. I have identified and developed educational programs in the following areas: agricultural sustainability and development in Nevada and on American Indian reservations in the western US; health and nutrition for youth and seniors; and youth and community development in Mineral County.

Honors and Awards

Emm, S., & Singletary, L. (2011). People of the Land: Sustaining American Indian agriculture in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Community of Scholars Honoring Excellence: NIFA National Diversity Award. Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU).

Emm, S. (2011). People of Land: Sustaining American Indian agriculture in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Congressional Recognition, APLU Diversity Award.

Emm, S. (2011). People of Land: Sustaining American Indian agriculture in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Senatorial Recognition, APLU Diversity Award.

Accomplishments

My primary assignment as an Extension Educator and Professor integrates teaching and administration (70%), scholarly effort (25%), and service (5%), within the formal mission of the University of Nevada, Reno Extension. Teaching efforts are focused on achieving short-term knowledge gains, medium-term attitudinal and behavior changes with the long-term goal of affecting social and economic conditions. Teaching efforts include implementing need-based programming, reporting program impacts, providing leadership in the community, administration of the Mineral County Cooperative Extension office, and offering support to other Extension and university-based faculty within my program areas.

News & Journal Articles, Fact Sheets, Reports...

Bulletins
Upcoming agricultural events for 2024/2025 An up to date list of upcoming agriculture events. Chapin, K., Emm, S. 2024, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, Bulletin
2023 Nevada Small Agriculture Conference Tentative Agenda The Nevada Small Agriculture Conference is being coordinated by Nevada Farm Bureau members with the assistance of the University of Nevada, Reno Extension and Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE). It will be held on August 25-26, 2023 at the Santa Fe Station in Las Vegas, NV. Chapin, K. 2023, University of Nevada, Reno Extension
Fact Sheets
Community Assets for Mineral County, Nevada The project focuses on providing Nevada’s counties, state and federal agencies, and their partners with quantitative and qualitative baseline data and analyses to better understand the counties’ demographic, social, economic, fiscal, and environmental characteristics, trends, and impacts. M. Rebori, J. Lednicky, B. Borden, S. Emm 2022, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, FS-22-08
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