The ECOP Monday Minute will be on hiatus on July 4, 2022. Have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day.
Explore 5 Extension Regions and Tribal College Resources - As a refresher for seasoned Extension Directors and Administrators and a reference for newer Extension leaders, the Cooperative Extension Section, a unit of the APLU Board on Agriculture Assembly, is structured in 5 regions, partnering with our 1994 Extension colleagues. Membership on ECOP committees and task forces is distributed across the regions to assure balanced representation. Take some time to explore each region, along with the 1994 Tribal College resources and learn about the unique work we do across Extension.
NCFAR Virtual Lunch-n-Learn Co-sponsored by ECOP Focuses on Climate Change - A virtual lunch-n-learn presentation designed to educate Congressional staff, The Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production and Rural Communities, will take place on Tuesday, June 28, 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. ECOP is co-sponsoring the event to help highlight the work of the ECOP Program Action Team (PAT) on Climate and to leverage ECOP’s membership in NCFAR to the fullest. The National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research (NCFAR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, consensus-based, and customer-led coalition that brings together food, agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and natural resource stakeholders to serve as a forum and unified voice supporting increased federal investment in USDA Research, Education, and Economics (USDA REE). Please share the opportunity to register here with relevant parties.
Seeking Nominations for the 2022 Hatch Lecture - Each year NIFA joins APLU to sponsor a lecture presented at the 2022 APLU Annual Meeting. The lecture honors one of the three most important historical figures of the Land-grant University System, William Henry Hatch for research, Seaman A. Knapp for extension, and Justin Smith Morrill for whom the Morrill Act, which created the Land-grant University System, is named. This year on rotation, nominations for the prestigious Hatch Lecture are sought. The lecture commemorates the efforts of William H. Hatch, Congressman from Missouri who championed the Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887, or Hatch Act, and celebrates the accomplishments of the Experiment Station System. Nominations are encouraged from all sources. Recommendations should include the name of the nominee, title, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and topic that could be discussed. Please submit on or before July 29, 2022 to Davida Vanderpuye Tengey at Davida.tengey@usda.gov.
HHS and USDA Announce Public Call for Nominations to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee - The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and USDA have announced the public call for nominations to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee). The committee will review scientific evidence to help inform the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 (Dietary Guidelines). The Departments will seek to appoint a committee that is balanced in expertise, experience, and education, and is reflective of the racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic diversity within the United States. Members of the public are invited to submit nominations for themselves or other qualified experts by July 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET.
Getting Started with the Extension Foundation - With a mission to help Cooperative Extension make a greater impact on local issues, the Extension Foundation has an interactive website to help Cooperative Extension professionals become familiar with tools, national funded programs, services, and to learn how the Foundation can partner. Explore here.
On Tuesday, March 16, 1:00 p.m. ET the National Coalition for Food and Agriculture Research (NCFAR) hosts part 1 of a 3-part virtual Hill series designed to help leaders become acquainted with USDA's research agencies, understand what they do, and why they are important. The 45-minute webinar, will feature land-grant university research, education, the Cooperative Extension System. Please copy/paste and rush send the following opportunity with encouragement for Congressional staffers to REGISTER and attend for this one or all three. ECOP is a member of NCFAR. The webinar recording will be archived at www.ncfar.org/Hill_Seminar_Series.asp.
Through land-grant universities, the Cooperative Extension System works with farmers, ranchers, and communities of all sizes, catalyzes adaption to changing technology, improvements in nutrition and food safety, preparedness for and respond to emergencies, and better the environment. 4-H provides experiences for young people to learn by doing. Don't miss this important webinar, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - Tuesday, on March 16, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET. Registration is required here with the option of attending 2 more webinars: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - Monday, March 22, 2021, 1:00 PM ET, Economic Research Service (ERS)/National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET.
Food Systems Summit-Opportunities for U. S. Engagement - USDA will host a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, March 17 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) about United Nations Food Systems Summit: Opportunities for U. S. Engagement slated for September 2021. The stated goal of the Summit is to transform the way the world produces, consumes, and thinks about food in order to contribute to meeting the challenges of poverty, food security, malnutrition, population growth, climate change, and natural resource degradation. Join USDA for a webinar to find out more and how to get involved. Click here to register!
Countdown on Award Nominations - Please remind Extension Administration leadership teams that May 1 is the deadline for nominations for the National Cooperative Extension Awards program, is just over 6 weeks way. Winning nominations may take several weeks to develop. Nominees, must be an active Cooperative Extension System professionals with at least 50 percent EFT/FTE university appointment in Extension.Honorees will receive cash awards, an engraved memento, and a stipend to attend the annual ceremonial presentation at the APLU Annual Meeting. ECOP and USDA-NIFA are the co-sponsors of these awards. Go to www.aplu.org/CESawards to learn more or contact Sandy Ruble at sandyruble@extension.org. Thank you.
Call for Abstracts for Extension Energy and Sustainability Summit - Now through May 3, 2021, Extension professionals, researchers, graduate students, formal and informal educators, practitioners, and community partners are invited and encouraged to submit proposals for the joint National Extension Energy Summit + National Sustainability Summit. Read the Call for Abstracts here. Learn about the event to be held October 4-6, the host, sponsors, location and much more, at https://www.nationalextensionsummits.com.
The National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research (NC-FAR), of which ECOP is a member on behalf of the Cooperative Extension Section, sponsors weekly seminars for Congressional staff and NC-FAR partners from September through July. On July 24, Jason Henderson (Associate Dean, Purdue College of Agriculture & Director, Purdue Extension), the ECOP representative to the NC-FAR Board of Directors, presented a seminar titled Ag Workforce Development: The Role of Cooperative Extension. Fifty-two staffers and partners attended the two seminars with several very good questions. Click Here to view/download Jason's PowerPoint. Thank you, Jason!
Unraveling the Mysteries of ECOP and Cooperative Extension Section - On August 3, 2018, ECOP Chair Chuck Hibberd, University of Nebraska, was joined by ECOP Chair-elects Ed Jones, Virginia Tech (2019) and Mark Latimore, Jr., Fort Valley State University (2020), to present the Next Generation Extension - Learning for Leaders Session. The topic was requested by the participants of the recent CES Capital Quest program. To review or engage here are the details:
View/listen to recording below.
CLICK HERE to view/download slides from the presentation
Questions about this presentation may be directed to ecopblog@gmail.com. Thank you.
Remember that complete archive of the 2018 Next Generation Extension - Learning for Leadersconversations is available all day, any day, on the ECOP Monday Minute - right-side menu, "Learning and Initiative Resources."
Two New Opportunities at eXtensionFoundation -
Innovation Facilitator Manager: eXtension Foundation seeks an expert facilitator and experienced innovator to join our team and help lead innovation capacity-building for our members of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. You can find more information about this position and the application here. The position will be open until filled and the first review of applications will begin on August 9th, 2018.
Fellowship - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Sandbox: eXtension is funding an opportunity for a Fellow position to lead a process with a national committee and eXtension to explore and document needs and potential solutions for Customer Relationship Management functions in Cooperative Extension across the country. This opportunity is open to all Land-Grant Universities regardless of membership with eXtension as part of our cooperative agreement with USDA-NIFA. More information about this position and the application can be found here.
National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) 2018 Row Crop Objective Yield Survey - Now that farmers had a successful planting season this spring and the growing season has been favorable in most areas of the country, USDA-NASS is preparing to partner with farm operators to set out objective yield plots. The objective yield surveys for corn, cotton, potatoes, and soybeans will be conducted from August to January. These plots will be visited each month prior to harvest and helps USDA-NASS measure and estimate yields by collecting and counting plants, pods, kernels, bolls, and hills. This information is used by farmers and agribusinesses to evaluate expected prices and help determine when and how to market the crops produced. NASS officials ask Directors and Administrators to inform county educators: if a farmer is approached by a nice field enumerator sent by USDA-NASS, please encourage the farmer to volunteer their sampled crop field for the 2018 Objective Yield Survey program. Thank you.
Countdown to NEDA Early Registration Deadline - Pioneering the Best Ideas and Methods for Leadership in Portland, the 2018 National Extension Directors and Administrators (NEDA) and Cooperative Extension Section Annual Business Meeting, is scheduled for October 1-3 in Portland, Oregon. Cooperative Extension Section Leaders, together with key partners, will convene for deep conversation and collaboration. The Deadline for early registration and the closing of the hotel room block is only 5 WEEKS FROM TODAY! Go to http://www.cvent.com/d/0gqxkw to learn more and to register.
Robust Meeting Agenda in Mexico - ECOP will address a number of important topics during its
meeting on July 16-17 in Guadalajara, Mexico as part of the Joint COPs meeting. Four Big Ideas are on the agenda,
Land-grant University Mission Alignment, Plan of Work
Reporting Themes, Extension Resource and
Partnership Development and International Extension
Work, as well as the kglobal contract, revisions to the ECOP operating guidelines and CES Rules of Operation,
consideration of a number of issues from the 4-H Leadership Committee, a
review of eXtension’s role with the Cooperative Extension Section, and a
conversation with Doug Steele (incoming Vice President for Food,
Agriculture, and Natural Resources). This agenda and the associated
conversations will form the basis for the upcoming national dialogue scheduled to take place during the CES Business Meeting at NEDA on October 2 in Portland, Oregon.
Remember to register for NEDA at http://www.cvent.com/d/0gqxkw.
NC-FAR Cooperative Extension Seminar - Invitation - Jason Henderson, Purdue University, Extension Director, and former Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will present a National Coalition for Food and Agriculture Research (NC-FAR) seminar titled: Ag Workforce Development – the Role of Cooperative Extension. With historically low unemployment rates, employers are scrambling to find workers with entry-level and advanced skills. Jason will address how Land Grant Universities are innovating and partnering to expand the technical, professional, and life skills training opportunities for America’s agricultural workforce.Directors and Administrator are encouraged to share the following details with staff members of their respective Congressional delegations:
Tuesday, July 24th
House Side - 12:00 p.m. ET, lunch served, location to be determined (Please use link provided below to sign up for this detail. Thank you.)
Senate Side - 2:30 p.m. ET, 328A Russell Senate Office Building
NASS Thanks Extension for Contributing Data - The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) produces a weekly crop progress report during the growing season (April-November). Every Thursday and Sunday night NASS Regional Field Offices sends emails to about 4,000 respondents. Extension agents/educators are the biggest group of respondents to the weekly survey due to making visual observations and frequent contacts with farmers in their counties! All reports are reviewed and processed by mid-day Monday. State-level estimates are then compiled into a national report that is released at 4 p.m. E.T. the same day. In addition to the national report, each NASS Regional Field Office publishes a report specific to the states within their region. The results are highly anticipated by data users (e.g. farmers, agribusinesses, commodity traders, insurance agents, etc.) with these reports getting some of NASS’ highest web traffic. The reports as well as graphical products can be found on the NASS website. Response rates are high, but it’s important to maintain momentum! The better the response, the stronger the data. The stronger the data, the better it is for American agriculture. Thank you for your participation, and for helping to spread the word about the importance of this survey and survey response.
Seeding Success: Tools, Technology and Techniques for a Successful Extension Natural Resources Career - New Extension forestry and natural resource specialists, agents and associates are part of a national network of diverse, knowledgeable colleagues. This course will provide our new colleagues with a grounding in Extension theory and practice. Early career Extension employees will be able to connect with peers from across the nation and learn the ins and outs of how to get started on their work and how to navigate the particular challenges associated with these positions. For complete details go to https://sref.info/seedingsuccess/index.html/?searchterm=seeding%20success. A core theme of the CES Strategic Agenda is to enhance leadership and professional development.
Rick Klemme, Executive
Director, Cooperative
Extension/ECOP
ECOP Chair Fred Shlutt is honored to announce that Rick Klemme has agreed to serve as the ECOP Executive Director (ED), beginning February 6th. Rick comes with experience as Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension in Wisconsin (2009-2016). He is a former Chair of ECOP Budget and Legislative Committee and Co-chaired the ECOP/ESCOP Health Implementation Team. Rick earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Illinois State University, and his master’s and PhD degrees in agricultural economics from Purdue University. Rick will serve for up to 9 months or until a new ED is selected and conduct the affairs of the ECOP National Office located at the APLU in Washington, DC with Staff Associate Sandy Ruble. The ECOP ED Search committee is regrouping to begin a second application process. ECOP is grateful for Rick's willingness to fill this vital position. Rick may be contacted at rickklemme@extension.org or 202-478-6029.
Jason Henderson,
Purdue University
Extension Director on Capitol Hill – Jason Henderson, Purdue University will be featured at a National Coalition for Food and Agriculture Research (NC-FAR) Capitol Hill Lunch/Learn event designed for Congressional staffers on Monday, 2.13.17. The "science to application" presentation is called, Pressures on Repayment and Spending:
Cooperative Extension translates scientific research to help farmers and ranchers; see http://conta.cc/2kiKRLG. Please encourage Congressional staffers to attend.
SAVE THE DATES: Cooperative Extension + Robert Wood Johnson Foundation = Building a Culture of Health
- A 2-part webinar series is scheduled for all of Extension to learn more about a new partnership between Cooperative Extension and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The purpose of the 10-year partnership is to build a Culture of Health in communities across America in 2017 and beyond. In March, Cooperative Extension Section institutions can apply. Five will be selected as pilots this summer to launch the program. All institutions will have the chance to engage in other ways, including professional development opportunities. Webinar series dates are:
Thursday, March 9, 2:00 PM ET Details about the partnership
Thursday, April 6, 2:00 PM ET Details about applying
Look for more information through future posts in ECOP Monday Minute for how to register.To learn more about the partnership, CLICK HERE for an 8 minute recorded presentation by ECOP Past-chair Michelle Rodgers, Associate Dean and Director, University of Delaware Extension. The webinar mentioned in the clip refers to the the series listed above. These sessions will be recorded and made available for sharing.
Extension Resources on Opioid Epidemic - The ECOP Program Committee sought input from Extension directors/administrators on the potential need for a rapid response team to address the opioid epidemic. While the 5-question survey results did not warrant the creation of a rapid response team at this time, resources collected in the survey have been shared on eXtension at https://extension.org/74079.
ECOP representatives Rick Klemme, BAA Budget and Advocacy Committee (BAC), and Daryl Buchholz, BAA Policy Board of Directors, urge immediate action as outlined last week by Cornerstone Government Affairs related to the proposed FY 2017 USDA-NIFA budget. Deadlines to submit programmatic funding requests are March 15th for the U.S. House of Representatives and March 17th for the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. The BAC USDA-NIFA priorities are found on the individual fact sheets at http://land-grant.org/appropriations_docs.html. In addition, the eXtension Board of Directors, Dennis Calvin, Chair, has developed a one-pager found at https://extension.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NewTechnologiesforAgExtensionNTAE-Final.pdf designed to help you advocate for protection of the New Technologies in Ag Extension (NTAE) funding. The FY 2017 proposed budget documents are posted at http://nifa.usda.gov/budget.
4-H Engagement Campaign – 4-H Grows Here! – The ECOP National 4-H Leadership Committee co-chaired by Ed Jones, Virginia Tech, and Renee McKee, Purdue University, encourages your engagement with this campaign (known both as 4-H Engagement and 4-H Grows Here!). The vision is to engage 10 million youth in 4-H by 2025. Details are available at http://n4h.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?em_id=23972.0&dlv_id=38162. March 14th is the deadline for completed applications. The cost per institution is outlined at http://bit.ly/4HGrowsSched.
eXtension at USDA Ag Outlook Forum – New eXtension Innovation Lab projects, including Unmanned Aerial Systems, Wearable Technology, and Oculus Rift, will be on hand for the USDA Ag Outlook Forum http://www.usda.gov/oce/forum/ February 25-26 in the Crystal City, VA. The focus will be on how these technologies can be used to solve issues related to climate and food systems. USDA-NIFA also will host the showcase on February 24th.
Urban Extension Strategic Plan– In support of an ECOP goal for 2016 http://www.aplu.org/CESGoals to support urban programming, learn more about Florida’s Urban Extension Strategic Plan. Register for the 9:00 a.m. ET, February 25th webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2111051702380768257. Taking a bold step toward active and deliberate engagement of the state’s urban regions, University of Florida’s Strategic Plan for Urban Extension Initiative is organized to use an adaptive management approach that promotes flexible, adjustable decision-making in the face of uncertainty. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
ECOP-ESCOP Align on Capitol Hill Event
Suat Irmak, University of Nebraska, and
Steve Slack, The Ohio State University
– Impacts of the Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network http://water.unl.edu/cropswater/nawmn drew significant interest at the NC-FAR Lunch and Learn series “More Crop for the Drop” earlier this month in Washington, DC. Co-hosted by ECOP and ESCOP, the seminar for U.S. Senate and House of Representative staffers and others was augmented by social media coverage (@agisamerica) on February 8th. Speakers were Steve Slack, Ohio State University (retired), and Suat Irmak, University of Nebraska. For a recording of the presentation, go to http://www.ncfar.org/Hill_Seminar_Series_2016.asp.
Suat Irmak, University of Nebraska, speaks to a crowd gathered on Capitol Hill
USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden, center left, and Laura Perry Johnson,
center right, associate dean for UGA Cooperative Extension, welcome panelists
including, from left, Cindy Ayers Elliott, CEO of Footprint Farmsin Jackson,
Mississippi; Caroline Hoffland Bakker, CEO of CBH International in Suwannee,
Georgia; Caula Beyl, dean of the University of Tennessee College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources; and Camille Young, senior professional at Cornerstone
Government Affairs in Jackson, Mississippi. (Credit: Blane Marable)
South Focuses on Women in Agriculture – More than 150 agricultural leaders from across 13 Southern states and Washington, D.C., converged on the University of Georgia’s campus in Athens on Feb. 8 to discuss leadership roles for women in agriculture. Women representing government agencies, farms, the Cooperative Extension System and agriculture-related industries were invited to participate in the UGA-led Southern Region Women’s Agricultural Leadership Summit. Participants were chosen because of the leadership roles they play in their home states. One of the goals of this summit, which was sponsored by the UGA President’s Venture Fund, the UGA Women’s Leadership Initiative and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, was to put these agriculturally minded women together to share their leadership experiences and document the barriers they have overcome. For more information, see www.caes.uga.edu/events/womensagleadershipsummit. Awards Reminder-Nominate by 5.1.16 – ECOP in partnership with USDA-NIFA offers the 2016 nomination process for the national Excellence in Extension and Diversity awards. The due date for on-line nominations is May 1, 2016 at 5:00p.m. Pacific Time. For details and to access the online nomination forms go to: http://www.aplu.org/CESawards. Questions can be directed to Sandy Ruble sandy.ruble@extension.org, ECOP Staff Associate.
Suat Irmak, University of Nebraska, and Steve Slack, The Ohio State University
ECOP and ESCOP are proud to co-sponsor a “science to application” water seminar next Monday, 2.8.16, as part of the National Council on Food and Agriculture Research (NC-FAR) Capitol Hill Lunch and Learn Series. Steve Slack, The Ohio State University (retired), and Suat Irmak, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will speak on the theme of More Crop Per Drop: Technology Implementation in Agriculture for Enhancing Crop Water Productivity. The seminar on the Senate side will be at 10:00 a.m. in 328 Russell Senate Office Building and will be repeated on the House side at Noon with lunch in 1300 Longworth House Office Building. Please encourage Congressional staffers to attend.
eXtension Conference Registration Available – All Extension professionals—agents, educators, faculty and specialists as well as directors, administrators and other Extension leaders—are invited to attend the National eXtension Conference 2016 (#NeXC2016) March 22-25 at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk. Information and registration is available at conference.extension.org. The conference will focus on the priorities of eXtension’s new i-Three Initiative: Issues, Innovation, Impact and feature two tracks – professional development and i-Three Issue Corps.
NDSU Winter Survival Kit Gets Media Attention – A prime example of effective competitive AND capacity funds is the new Winter Survival Kit free phone app https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/apps developed by North Dakota State University Extension Service (NDSU) and Myriad Mobile. Funding was provided through a USDA-NIFA Special Needs Grant with NDSU matching funds. If stuck in a snowbank or slid into a ditch, the app helps users find their location, call 911, notify friends and family, and estimate how long they can run their vehicle to keep warm before running out of fuel. The app also alerts the user every 30 minutes as a reminder to turn off the vehicle’s engine and check the exhaust pipe for snow buildup to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning. The Winter Survival Kit phone app has received rave reviews http://video.foxnews.com/v/4716621688001.
Become Employers of National Service – 4-H National Headquarters at USDA-NIFA encourages your institution to become an Employer of National Service. This is a Peace Corps partnership initiative with the Corporation for National Community Service that celebrates employers who actively recruit Return Peace Corps Volunteers and AmeriCorps Alumni. By signing on at http://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/employers-national-service/sign-now, you join more than 260 employers who recognize the unique value that these national service alumni bring to the workplace.
ECOP Announces Health Implementation Strategy – Complementary to the BAA-BOHS Healthy Food Systems, Healthy People Steering Committee http://goo.gl/ePG04Z, ECOP, in collaboration with ESCOP, has launched specific action teams related to human health and wellness as outlined in the ECOP Health Task Force Report. The action teams and chairs are – Health Literacy, Sonja Koukel, New Mexico State University; Health Insurance Literacy, Virginia Brown, University of Maryland; Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, David Buys, Mississippi State University; Positive Youth Development for Youth, Sekai Turner, North Carolina A&T University; and Health Policy Issues Education, Roberta Riportella, Kansas State University. Celvia Stovall, Alabama Extension, and Rick Klemme, Wisconsin Extension, represent ECOP on the Steering Committee and will coordinate the efforts of the action teams. National Impacts Database Public Launch – The National Impacts Database Committee is pleased to announce the launch of the public-facing Land-Grant Impacts websitewww.landgrantimpacts.org/ which is the front door to the National Impacts Database. The website showcases how land-grant universities use teaching, research, and Extension to positively affect the agriculture industry, local communities, and the nation at large, and the Database, jointly sponsored by ECOP and ESCOP, uses impact statements to document university Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension advancements. Both online resources were developed and will be maintained by several Land-grant universities. The website and database are hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
NC-FAR Capitol Hill Seminars Feature Cooperative Extension – Cooperative Extension is on Capitol Hill Tuesday, 3.3.15, as part of the National Coalition for Food and Agriculture Research www.ncfar.org lunch/learn series. Featured is Robert Kallenbach, University of Missouri, who won the Cooperative Extension National Award for Excellence in 2014. He will focus comments for Congressional staffers on research and Extension education focusing on better pasture management practices. These efforts led to more than $100 million in new investments in diary operations in Missouri, which, in turn, generated $40 million in annual milk sales and supported 1,110 new jobs. Michael Ouart, Missouri Extension Director, will moderate the session and comment on the value of capacity funds.
National Extension Energy Summit– The National Extension Energy Summit (NEES) April 7-10, 2015 in Seattle is an opportunity for Extension professionals to share experiences and knowledge, learn from successes and challenges, and build new partnerships for energy programs. The Summit will bring together expertise from Extension supporting sustainable and renewable energy, home and farm energy efficiency, and community energy programs.
NC-FAR Releases Annual Report – The National Coalition for Food and Agriculture Research provides an Annual Report and PowerPoint summary of 2014 efforts. ECOP maintains a membership in NC-FAR with Tim Cross, University of Tennessee, serving on the Board of Directors, and Michael Ouart, University of Missouri, serving on the Research and Outreach Committee. NC-FAR’s mission is to sustain and increase federal funding in food and agricultural research, Extension and education. The customer-led coalition provides a common forum and a unified voice for agriculture research, Extension and education (RE&E).
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