The Road Ahead: REE Orientation from an AFE Perspective

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The Road AheadREE Orientation from an AFE
Perspective

• March 19, 2002

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• Then came spring, the great time of traveling,
  and everybody in the scattered gang was getting
  ready to take one trip or another. And this was
  really the way that my whole road experience
  began, and the things that were to come are too
  fantastic not to tell.
• Jack Kerouac, On the Road

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Career Journey

• A journey is not just a movement from point A to
  point B. It is the experience of going forward,
  of growing and changing as you experience new
  things.

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It's an anywhere road for anybody anyhow -JK

• We invite you on a journey with Extension.
• You have many great traveling companions.
• Where we end up depends on you.
• We ask one thing on this journey, despite the
  rocky start and unknown road ahead

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That you do not sacrifice what is close to your
heart,and things that you value are reflected
in all that you do.
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The Road Ahead

• With the talent, dedication, and spirit present
  in AFE, our journey on the road ahead is certain
  to bring us a host of adventuresnew
  innovations, new programs, new career focuses,
  new working teamswhich will ultimately shape
  our future.

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It was drizzling and mysterious at the beginning
of our journey -JK

• Our time this morning is to outline and clarify
  the road ahead
• The New Delivery Model
• Specific Job Descriptions and Expectations
• Defining the Region in Regional Extension
  Educator
• Accountability

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New Delivery Model

• Ag/Hort/Food audience will have direct access to
  more educators.
• REEs will be more specialized and able to do more
  in-depth local programming.
• Programs will be stronger and more focused due to
  competition.
• Entrepreneurial program efforts will encourage
  more ag/hort/food programs desired by audiences.
• Fee-based programs result in high quality
  programs.

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New Delivery Model

• Creation of County Extension Directors intended
  to take political/administrative workload off of
  REEs.
• Allows REEs to devote majority of time to
  programming.
• Fewer hats for REEs to wear, enable you to be
  more focused.

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REE Job Description

• Serve a region rather than one county
• Will have educational preparation, research
  background, and related professional experience
• Collaborate with other regional educators, campus
  based faculty, university research and outreach
  centers, and other research-based colleagues.

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REE Job Description Horticultural Science

• Research-based expertise and competencies and
  academic background in

• Flower and vegetable gardening
• Turfgrass production
• Nursery and greenhouse management
• Integrated pest management for horticulture plants

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REE Job Description Food Science

• Research-based expertise and competencies and
  academic background in

• Food processing and safety
• Food security
• Quality assurance
• Food certification
• Identity preservation

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REE Job Description Agricultural Production
Systems

• Research-based expertise and competencies and
  academic background in

• Crop/livestock production
• Agricultural business management and marketing
• Environmental stewardship
• Crop pest management
• Precision farming technology

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REE Job Description Agricultural Production
Systems

• This job description is broken into
• three areas
• Crops
• Livestock
• Farm Business Management

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REE Job Descriptions
Ag Production Systems
Horticulture
Food Science
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Farm BusinessManagement
Ag Production Systems Broken Down
Crops
Livestock
Horticulture
Food Science
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REE Job Descriptions
Farm BusinessManagement
Crops
Livestock
Horticulture
Food Science
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REE Job Descriptions
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Livestock
K Hettver
G Krause
T Salzer V Oraskovich M Fernandez C Schwartau S
Drazkowski P Berg V Crary J Salfer
W Schoper T Dolan
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Crops
L Behnken J Nesseth D Holen R Severson H Kandel J
Stordahl D Martens P Mahoney
B Halfman K Dykhuis
B Olson D Pfarr
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D Schwartz
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Farm Business Management
P Carr F Norton G Hachfeld B Craig B Oelke C
Haugaard
T Arlt
L Gross
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Horticulture
L Williams K Martinson
D Courneya B Mugaas B Olen D Foulk
T Nennich
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Food Science
L Schott
J Hegerfeld R Biermaier L Jopp
C Burtness S Driessen M Herman
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REE Job Descriptions
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BurtnessCraigKandelKrauseNennichSeversonStor
dahl
DykhuisMahoneyOlenSalzerSchott
DriessenGrossJoppMartensMartinsonSalfer
Schwartz
FernandezFoulkHermanMugaasOlsonOraskovich
BiermaierCraryOelkeHaugaardHettverHolenWilli
ams
ArltBehnkenCarrCourneya
DrazkowskiHalfmanPfarrSchwartau
BergDolanHachfeldHegerfeld
NessethNortonSchoper
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REE Accountability

• To Whom?
• To District Directors and AFE Capacity Area
  Leader.

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Dean and Director
Dean and VP
Dept Heads
DistrictDirectors
Capacity Area Leaders
ExtensionSpecialists
County ExtensionCommittees
CountyExtensionDirectors
RegionalExtensionEducators
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REE Accountability

• To AFE CAL For What?
• For program delivery and performance evaluation.
  Especially looked for will be use of
  scholarship/research-based expertise in program
  development, delivery, and evaluation.

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Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk
again we had longer ways to go. But no matter,
the road is life. -JK

• The road ahead is tough and full of challenges.
  It is different and uncertain. But were on it
  together. We can take our knowledge,
  experiences, and courage and navigate Extension
  into a future well be proud of.

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