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National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting July 24, 2006

The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Future Roles for the County Agent. National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting July 24, 2006. Future Roles for the County Ag Agent. The Vision

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National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting July 24, 2006

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  1. The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Future Roles for the County Agent National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting July 24, 2006

  2. Future Roles for the County Ag Agent The Vision Growing Healthy Crops, Livestock, Farms, People, Families and Communities

  3. Future Roles for the County Ag Agent The Reality Long Hours, Low Pay, Short Weekends, Pesky Administrators, and driving your car into the ground hoping to pay for the gas.

  4. Is there any better job? Is there any better place to be? The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

  5. I’m Bullish on Extension

  6. Why My Optimism? • Farmers Need You • Campus Faculty Need You • Administrators Need You • Communities Need You

  7. 7 Community Capitals Extension Agents Are Integrators

  8. Why My Optimism? • Farmers Need You • Campus Faculty Need You • Administrators Need You • Communities Need You • Country Needs You

  9. Biosecurity • Soybean Rust • Emerald Ash Borer • BSE • FMD • SOD • Yellow Star Thistle • Giant Salvinia • Plum Pox • Citrus Canker • Agent xxx? Avian Flu

  10. Disaster Recovery A Trusted Community Leader With Access to Resources in a Time of Need

  11. Why My Optimism? • Farmers Need You • Campus Faculty Need You • Administrators Need You • Communities Need You • Country Needs You • You Can’t Be Outsourced to a Call Center

  12. But, You Cannot Avoid Change When it’s Needed Either

  13. What Changes Are Ahead? Your Audience • Changing Face of America • Changing Face of Agriculture • Changing Access to Information

  14. What Changes Are Ahead? Your Funding • Changing Needs of Your University • Changing Funding Sources • Changing Opportunities

  15. Competitive Programs FY06 Funding • National Research Initiative ………….$181 M • Outreach to Disadvantaged Farmers/Ranchers …………….$6 M • Small Business Innovation Research ...$18 M • 406 Integrated Programs (Food Safety, Water Quality, Pest Management, Organic Transition)………………….…..$42 M We Are Planning Grant Writing Workshops Consider Volunteering for Our Review Panels.

  16. What Changes Are Ahead? Your Roles • Product or Process • Generalist or specialist • County or Regional • Educator or Researcher • Educator or Leader/Facilitator • Employee or Entrepreneur • What Program Focus to Choose

  17. CSREES PAS Emphasis Areas • Agriculture and Food Biosecurity • Agricultural Systems • Biotechnology & Genomics • Food Nutrition and Health • Pest Management • Animals, Animal Products • Plants, Plant Products • Processing, Engineering, and Technology • Biofuels/BioProducts

  18. CSREES NRE Emphasis Areas Soil Air Water Forest Resources Rangeland/Grassland Invasives Global Change Sustainable Development

  19. It’s About People, Not Production “They Don’t Care What You Know Until They Know That You Care” John Page, UVM Extension

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