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Year 3 Plans: Prepare for piloting of DSTs Target audiences and tools Piloting to occur in 4 pilot states Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Nebraska Roll-out plan may depend on the type of DST. U2U – Rolling out the tools. Currently envision 3 major target audiences Extension educators
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Year 3 Plans: • Prepare for piloting of DSTs • Target audiences and tools • Piloting to occur in 4 pilot states • Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Nebraska • Roll-out plan may depend on the type of DST U2U – Rolling out the tools
Currently envision 3 major target audiences • Extension educators • Crop advisors • Producers • Would like to integrate into existing programming opportunities or meeting series as much as possible U2U – Possible audiences
Winter Conference and Trade Show U2U – Crop advisors Nebraska Ag Expo
Would like to effectively reach “core” of 2-10 extension personnel in each state They would know and understand the DSTs and be the local experts My first approach is based on the structure I know for Iowa (different extension structures in different states) U2U – Extension educators
Iowa State University Ag Extension has a team structure Ag. Engineering Farm Management Crops Horticulture Beef Dairy Swine Each team has two ‘”in-service” meetings each year to discuss current and new programming U2U – Extension educators
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