ECOP & ESCOP Chairs Build Relationships Together in DC

This week, ECOP Chair Bev Durgan, University of Minnesota (pictured left), joined ESCOP Chair Matt Wilson, West Virginia University (pictured right) to bolster relationships with several partners in Washington D.C. The Chairs were accompanied by Rick Rhodes, NERA, and  EDA Team members Robin Shepard, NCCEA, and Sandy Ruble, National Office. This team met with a number of people and organizations including:

• Doug Steele, APLU VP, Food Ag & Natural Resources (FANR) and Lewis-Burke Associates
• Sanah Baig, Brand New Deputy Undersecretary of USDA-REE
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Breakfast
• National Coalition for Food and Agriculture Research (NCFAR) – Laura Wood Peterson, Executive Director
• Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) – Saharah Moon Chapotin, Executive Director

Update: Health Framework Lightning Sessions 12/15 - Because of the interest expressed by Extension Directors and Administrators to learn how various LGUs are advancing health as a priority, twelve institutions have been invited to share their accomplishments in this area. The first webinar was held on November 15 with Penn State, Ohio State, Kansas State, and Universities of Georgia, Florida, and New Hampshire presenting. Roughly 100 individuals participated live. A recording of that session can be accessed at https://4-h-org.zoom.us/rec/share/zI9dunTwok0zQNEP7C9KHmjlbBDHgLBBHZ6cVgd5y4b_hKb-0dD8lrpsd6cZ9axb.XISPRM_ZKG2WvXpW using passcode t$b6Uy5B. To register for the second session scheduled for December 15, 1:00 PM ET to hear from University Kentucky, Clemson University, Tennessee State University, the University of Wisconsin, Colorado State University, and the University of Missouri, register at https://4-h-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtd-urqz8vHNI1I-TijtvhJjT3zzEvAq7I, The sessions are open to all Extension personnel.

 

 
Health Conference Call for Proposals - The planning committee for the 2023 National Health Outreach Conference is currently accepting presentation proposals. The conference to be held May 22-24, 2023 in Ithaca, NY is hosted by Cornell University. Interested Extension professionals may submit proposals for concurrent sessions of 60 or 20 minutes in length as well as poster presentations that will be staffed at a designated time. The central theme of the conference is Health Equity: Framing Our Work, ensuring that all people have a fair and just opportunity to experience lifelong health and well-being. Learn more and submit at https://bit.ly/NHOCproposal2023 no later than January 12, 2023.

2022 Census of Agriculture Underway - USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently sent a press release announcing the start of data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture USDA invites ag producers to respond online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Use the social media toolkit at the bottom of the release to get the message out to ‘respond now’ to every ag producer. Every voice counts. Collected just once every five years, the ag census is the only source of uniform, comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every county and state in the nation. Survey codes for producers to respond online at agcounts.usda.gov were mailed Nov. 22 and paper questionnaires will follow in December. Responses are due February 6, 2023. Additional promotional materials to encourage response are available on the NASS Partner Tools webpage.