The ECOP Monday Minute will be on hiatus until December 5, 2022.
Have a safe and pleasant Thanksgiving holiday.
Have a safe and pleasant Thanksgiving holiday.
AFRI Food and Agriculture Non-formal Education Program Webinar - The USDA NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Food and Agriculture Non-formal Education (FANE) program area priority will support content development and activities for non-formal education to foster development of technology-savvy youth. Projects must develop activities that cultivate interest and competencies in STEM and in food and agricultural sciences supported by the six Farm Bill Priority areas of AFRI. Data science, including artificial intelligence, automation, and robotics as well as gene editing, and biotechnology will be supported in this program area priority. Register Here in advance for a webinar November 29, 2022, 2:00 p.m. ET. For more information visit https://www.nifa.usda.gov/afri-food-agriculture-non-formal-education-webinar and to review the RFA go to https://www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/FY22-AFRI-EWD-RFA-508-MOD1.pdf.
Report on Enhancing Relations Among Land-grants - On November 3, 2022, a consensus study report by the National Academies Press was released to the public. USDA-NIFA began the effort acting on a congressional directive. The study examined enhanced cooperation across the land-grant system could deepen and expand the impact of its agricultural work, which is critical to address evolving industry and environmental challenges, as well as demands from consumers. Past-chair of ECOP, Wendy Powers, Washington State University, represented Extension on the Blue Ribbon Panel as they explored the opportunities and limitations of inter-institutional projects by focusing on case studies chosen from the portfolio of past Multistate Research and Extension Activities, Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAP) of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), and other regional initiatives involving research, education, and extension.
- Video Release of Report: https://youtu.be/UTyKEOrHvUk
- View/Download Document: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/26640/chapter/1
Meet New Budget & Legislative Committee Members - ECOP is not the only 15-member decision-making body for the System. The Section also relies heavily on the Budget & Legislative Committee (BLC) to establish federal legislative, budget and advocacy agenda and strategies for the Cooperative Extension System. In October, Jason Henderson, Purdue University, took the helm as Chair the ECOP BLC and the at the same time the EDA Team was on-boarding 6 new members. For short-bios and photos of each leader go to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IunhWCAq2hqxo9qSXQZauVvkb8_tTo8U/view?usp=sharing
The complete list of ECOP BLC Members if found on page five of the 2022-2023 ECOP Directory.
The complete list of ECOP BLC Members if found on page five of the 2022-2023 ECOP Directory.
