Monday, March 20, 2023

Awards Nomination Reminder

2023 Awards Reminder - What is so unique about the National Cooperative Extension Awards? They recognize people - Extension Professionals (FTE 0.50 or higher), a few among thousands located in most every community of this land-grant map, who are dedicated to empowering and equipping people with solutions to vexing problems. The awards are granted by ECOP and NIFA each year. 
Check out the possibilities at awards.extension.org before time runs out!



In Support of Colleges of Agriculture - Cooperative Extension Section members are invited to join the rest of  Board on Agriculture Assembly to solicit stakeholders organizations' signatures on a letter to support the $5 billion Research Facilities Act (RFA) funding under Title VII: Research, Extension, and Related Matters in the 2023 Farm Bill. The deadline for sign-on has been extended to close of business Wednesday, March 29. For organizations to add themselves to the letter,  forward this form to their primary points of contact. Institutions of higher learning are not eligible. Educational materials to accompany the opportunity are found at www.land-grant.org. CARET Volunteer are most impressed by the sharing the 2-pager found here - especially page 2! Contact Caron Gala, CARET Executive Director and Director of Governmental Affairs cgala@aplu.org to answer questions. 




Land-Grant Research Counterparts Have a New Brand - The Experiment Stations Section/ESCOP is pleased to introduce their new website, AgInnovation.info - Land-Grant University Research :: Science That Feeds the World. The new tool boasts accessibility for all audiences and translation to numerous languages.