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Dr. Pete Vergot – District Extension Director, UF

Dr. Pete Vergot – District Extension Director, UF Monica Brinkley – County Extension Director, Liberty County, UF Alex Bolques - Gadsden County Extension, Horticulture and Small Farms Agent, FAMU VI June 9 th , 2004. Why Internationalize Extension?.

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Dr. Pete Vergot – District Extension Director, UF

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  1. Dr. Pete Vergot – District Extension Director, UF Monica Brinkley – County Extension Director, Liberty County, UF Alex Bolques - Gadsden County Extension, Horticulture and Small Farms Agent, FAMU VI June 9th, 2004

  2. Why Internationalize Extension? • Land Grant Universities are partners ….Partners participate on issues • Globalization affects the local citizens we represent, educate and serve • Internationalizing Extension provides the professional development needed to meet the new challenges of today and the future

  3. National Initiative to Internationalize Extension http://www.msue.msu.edu/intext/natinit.htm The program, over a 30 month period, will encourage state extension systems to explore administrative and operational strategies to enhance and sustain their capacity to provide educational services within their states and regions concerning international issues and challenges.

  4. Partners Sharing from USDA

  5. Globalization • Raising awareness and preparing for a global economy • Negative connotation (passive) inevitable… • Holistic view of the impacts of your actions: environmentally, politically, social, etc.. • Practicing of expanded relationships across borders • Access to information; enables us to see commonalities 

  6. University of Florida Extension Mission • To provide scientifically based agricultural, human and natural resources knowledge that citizens use in making decisions which contributes to an improved life. • Local Ownership Locally Derived Programs Local Accountability

  7. How does Extension in Florida work? • The agent of the government does not come to clientele with a program or plan all worked out in advance. • He or she and the people, working as partners, develop the plan together and carry it out together.

  8. UF/IFAS ExtensionStatewide Goals and Focus Areas for 2004-2007 • I. To Enhance and Maintain Agricultural and Food Systems • II. To Maintain and Enhance Florida’s Environment • III. To Develop Responsible and Productive Youth Through 4-H and Other Youth Programs • IV. To Create and Maintain Florida Friendly Landscapes: The Smart Way to Grow

  9. UF/IFAS ExtensionStatewide Goals and Focus Areas for 2004-2007 • V. To Assist Individuals and Families Achieve Economic Well-Being and Life Quality • VI. To Achieve Economic Prosperity and Community Vitality in Florida’s Urban and Rural Communities • VII. To Promote Professional Development Activities Designed to Enhance Organizational Efficiency and Effectiveness

  10. Family, Youth and Consumer Sciences Ms. Monica Brinkley, Liberty County

  11. Family and Consumer Sciences Designed to empower individuals, families and communities to solve problems and address issues related to quality of life in Florida

  12. Family and Consumer Sciences • FCS County faculty represent 22% of all Florida County faculty • State specialist with FCS background represent 7% of the state specialists

  13. FCS - Focus Goal Areas • Economic Well-Being and Life Quality • Personal and Family Well-Being • Financial Management and Economic Well-Being • Nutrition, Food Safety and Health • Housing and Environment • Leadership Education and Volunteer Development

  14. Florida 4-H Youth Development • The mission of the UF/IFAS Florida 4-H program is to create supportive environments for diverse youth and adults to reach their fullest potential

  15. 4H involved 271,077 young people from ages 5 to 18 • 23,244 - community clubs • 4,004 - camping programs • 42,876 - special interest groups • 295,798 - school enrichment • 660 - individual projects study • 242 - school-age child care

  16. Youth Development / 4-H

  17. Focus Goal Areas • Youth Development • Organizational Strategies & Learning Environment • Volunteerism • Youth Education/Life skills

  18. Florida Cooperative Extension: Agriculture (Horticulture) and Natural Resources Program Areas Alex Bolques Gadsden County Extension Horticulture and Small Farms Agent

  19. Agriculture and Home Horticulture

  20. Agriculture & Horticulture • To disseminate scientifically based knowledge and information necessary to support the agricultural and horticultural industries of the state and nation • To promote and enhance the production and utilization of commodities for the benefit of the industry, state, nation and society • To educate citizens with regards to urban horticultural issues

  21. Florida Commercial Agriculture & Horticulture • produces > 250 commodities • approx. 44,000 commercial farms • 5,000 with sales exceeding $100,000 • ave farm size just under 232 acres • Nationally: • 9th in total cash receipts • 1st in citrus, snap beans, cucumbers, sweet corn, radishes, and sugarcane • 2nd in greenhouse and nursery production, tomatoes, bell peppers, watermelon, squash, avocados, and strawberries

  22. Florida Commercial Agriculture & Horticulture • producers utilizes ~ 30% of the state’s 35 million acres for agricultural production • Commercial forest accounts for 37% • National and State forest, 10% • Urban/suburban/industrial development, 22% • FL and USVI are great places to live! • Increasing population size usually means: • Expansion of urban areas • Loss of agricultural and forest lands • Stress of natural resources

  23. Urban Horticultural Programs • Master Gardener Programs • Trained volunteer teachers • Providing garden research-based info • Emphasizing environmental stewardship • Florida Yards and Neighborhoods • Addresses urban pollution problems and disappearing habitats • Target homeowners by providing them with educational and outreach activities • Focus is on nine basic principles

  24. Natural Resources • Extension faculty address natural resource issues through 4 State Major Programs: • Florida Water Conservation • Florida Comprehensive Water Quality Program • Management and Ecology of Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Exotic Plants in Florida • Conserving Natural Resources in Florida

  25. Florida A&M University(1890) Extension Programs • Small Animal and -Scale Farm Profitability and Sustainability in Florida • Nutrition, Diet and Health in Florida • Improving Profitability of Small-Scale Crop Production in Florida • Financial Management and Decision-Making in Florida • Water Quality and Environmental Programs in North FL • Community Resource Development • Adult and Child Health and Wellness Programs • Herd Health and Food Safety • Small Farms 

  26. Sea Grant Marine

  27. Energy Conservation

  28. The People of Extension • 379 County Faculty in 67 Counties • 135 State Faculty equivalents on Campus and at Research and Extension Centers

  29. Partners of Extension

  30. Funding of Extension • Extension has an annual budget of approximately 68 million dollars • County: $30,021,082 (67 counties)* • State: $26,857,165 • Federal: $6,788,175 • Grants/Contracts: $1,634,821 • Private Donations: $ 500,000 • Fees $2,427,931 *not including facilities

  31. St Croix, VI - June 9th, 2004

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