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Identifying Needs-Based Issues for New eXtension Communities of Practice

To date, eXtension has been identifying and developing new Communities of Practice (CoP) through three approaches: 1) voluntary applications from content areas, 2) needs-based calls to Extension Directors/Administrators, and 3) through successful proposals submitted through various CSREES competitive grant programs (e.g., Specialty Crops Research Initiative (SCRI), Agriculture Food Research Initiative (AFRI), etc.). In an effort to expand our approaches to identify appropriate CoP's that are relevant to the Extension system, we are conducting this survey of Extension field faculty/educators.The purpose of this survey is to engage all Extension field faculty/educators in identifying issues/topics they feel may be appropriate for developing new CoP's. So we are extremely interested in your input and response to this survey.The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. Please be assured that your response is anonymous and will never be associated with your name.Thanks in advance. Please complete the survey by Friday, May 29, 2009.To learn more about eXtension, go to http://about.extension.org/

1. In which landgrant institution are you employed?

  • Click on the down arrow and then your landgrant institution

    • (Each Respondent could choose only ONE of the following options:)
    Response Total % of Total Respondents %
    Alabama A & M University 0
    		0%
    Alcorn State University 0
    		0%
    America Samoa Community College 0
    		0%
    Auburn University 0
    		0%
    Bay Mills Community College 0
    		0%
    Blackfeet Community College 0
    		0%
    Candeska Cikana Community College 0
    		0%
    Chief Dull Knife College 0
    		0%
    Clemson University 0
    		0%
    College of Micronesia 0
    		0%
    College of the Menominee Nation 0
    		0%
    Colorado State University 0
    		0%
    Cornell University 0
    		0%
    Crownpoint Institute of Technology 0
    		0%
    Delaware State University 0
    		0%
    Dine College 0
    		0%
    Florida A & M University 0
    		0%
    Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College 0
    		0%
    Fort Belknap College 0
    		0%
    Fort Berthold Community College 0
    		0%
    Fort Peck Community College 0
    		0%
    Fort Valley State College 0
    		0%
    Haskell Indian Nations University 0
    		0%
    Institute of American Indian Arts 0
    		0%
    Iowa State University 12
    		5%
    Kansas State University 4
    		2%
    Kentucky State University 0
    		0%
    Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College 0
    		0%
    Langston University 0
    		0%
    Leech Lake Tribal College 0
    		0%
    Lincoln University of Missouri 0
    		0%
    Little Big Horn College 0
    		0%
    Little Priest Tribal College 0
    		0%
    Louisiana State University 0
    		0%
    Michigan State University 11
    		4%
    Mississippi State University 0
    		0%
    Montana State University 0
    		0%
    Nebraska Indian Community College 1
    		0%
    New Mexico State University 0
    		0%
    North Carolina A & T State University 0
    		0%
    North Carolina State University 0
    		0%
    North Dakota State University 15
    		6%
    Northern Marianas College 0
    		0%
    Northwest Indian College 0
    		0%
    Oglala Lakota College 0
    		0%
    Ohio State University 48
    		19%
    Oklahoma State University 0
    		0%
    Oregon State University 0
    		0%
    Pennsylvania State University 0
    		0%
    Prairie View A&M University 0
    		0%
    Purdue University 19
    		8%
    Rutgers, State University of New Jersey 0
    		0%
    Salish Kootenai College 0
    		0%
    Sinte Gleska University 0
    		0%
    Sisseton Wahpeton Community College 0
    		0%
    Sitting Bull College 0
    		0%
    South Carolina State University 0
    		0%
    South Dakota State University 20
    		8%
    Southern University A&M College 0
    		0%
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 0
    		0%
    Stone Child College 0
    		0%
    Tanka University 0
    		0%
    Tennessee State University 0
    		0%
    Texas A&M University 0
    		0%
    Turtle Mountain Community College 0
    		0%
    Tuskegee University 0
    		0%
    United Tribes Technical College 0
    		0%
    University of Alaska 0
    		0%
    University of Arizona 0
    		0%
    University of Arkansas 0
    		0%
    University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff 0
    		0%
    University of California 0
    		0%
    University of Connecticut 0
    		0%
    University of Delaware 0
    		0%
    University of District of Columbia 0
    		0%
    University of Florida 0
    		0%
    University of Georgia 0
    		0%
    University of Guam 0
    		0%
    University of Hawaii 0
    		0%
    University of Idaho 0
    		0%
    University of Illinois 10
    		4%
    University of Kentucky 0
    		0%
    University of Maine 0
    		0%
    University of Maryland 0
    		0%
    University of Maryland, Eastern Shore 0
    		0%
    University of Massachusetts 0
    		0%
    University of Minnesota 7
    		3%
    University of Missouri 80
    		32%
    University of Nebraska 16
    		6%
    University of Nevada Reno 0
    		0%
    University of New Hampshire 0
    		0%
    University of Puerto Rico 0
    		0%
    University of Rhode Island 0
    		0%
    University of Tennessee 0
    		0%
    University of the Virgin Islands 0
    		0%
    University of Vermont 0
    		0%
    University of Wisconsin 10
    		4%
    University of Wyoming 0
    		0%
    Utah State University 0
    		0%
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 0
    		0%
    Virginia State University 0
    		0%
    Washington State University 0
    		0%
    West Virginia State College 0
    		0%
    West Virginia University 0
    		0%
    White Earth Tribal and Community College 0
    		0%
    Total Responses: 253
    0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

    2. Given the overall scope of your Extension work, what are the top three issues/topics that would be useful for eXtension to address through a CoP that would assist you in your work?


  • Please enter your top three issues/topics in priority order (first, second, third), in the following text blocks

    Number 1 issue/topic
    • Integrated Pest Management
    Efficient corn and soybean production with increasing costs of inputs and decreasing grain prices.
    stormwater management
    Ag water use with a focus on irrigation
    community and regional economics
    Bioenergy, anaerobic digestion, corn and cellulosic ethanol, wind and PV.
    Nutrition
    Sustainable Cropping and Animal Production Systems
    food production
    leadership development
    Small Farm / Beginning Farming
    Adult obesity
    What is the average farm rent in my township?
    Aquaculture
    Climate Change
    Sustainable Development focus on creating a balance between the social, environmental and economic sectors of community
    Cover Crops
    Technology tools
    Food Safety
    Food safety
    Build relationships so the clientele know who we are and use us rather than just anyone on the web. You only learn from someone you trust.
    Teaching the general public the realities of agriculture and the value of agriculture in their lives.
    Farm management
    consumer finances
    family financial management systems, including various financial products
    Conservation tillage, especially continuous no-till
    Midwest implementation of Agricultural Drainage Water Management on 10+ million acres of cropland.
    Companion animals
    food preparation/safety
    Leadership
    funding methods
    Cow/Calf Producer Management and Education
    Nonprofit Org Finance Parameters
    Livestock - general info for counties lacking an agr educator
    Agronomic Crops Research Summary Source for Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
    Financial literacy
    Lack of local funding has reduced office staff to one educator, one support staff member and one temporary part time program assistant.
    Local Foods Inititive
    Consumer Horticulture- vegetable gardening, landscape, yard pests
    Legal and Tax Issues Education

    Rural sociology issues. Why do farmers and ranchers do what they do?
    Cover crops
    Aging (elderly issues)
    Community Development
    Risk Management
    -Estate Planning
    -Farm Transfer
    -Stress Management
    animal welfare
    Efficient use of energy resources
    Viticulture and enology
    FORESTRY! (Private landowners)
    community development
    financial management in these tough economic times
    Family Economics
    Youth Animal Science
    -Youth Quality Assurance Programs
    -Youth Livestock Education
    Credit management
    Swine production
    Compare Community Development programs from Extension that are targeted to assist Economic Developers and Chamber of Commerce Directors and have measurable impact in their respective areas (Jobs & industry for ED and Retail & Service for Chamber)
    mineral nutrition of beef cows
    dialogue and deliberation approaches in extension outreach
    Local Food Systems Development
    youth - adult partnerships
    Working with individuals who are not traditional farmers, but live in rural areas and are involved in agricultural activities of one type or another.
    Income and Estate Taxation
    None
    Corn and soybean production
    Local Food Systems
    Using Web 2.0 tools for Business Marketing
    Pest Control in Fruits
    Co-Parenting issues for divorced and never-married families.
    Poverty
    Community Leadership Development Education
    Management for small business, including technology, HR, general management, strategy
    Parent Education

    youth leadership
    Program Quality of the Community Club Program;
    Connecting youth to entrepreneurs
    soil and water conservation and quality
    discipline for children of all ages
    Water management (tile drainage)
    Enabling citizens to handle ongoing tree disasters, such as emerald ash borer,
    oak wilt, saw flies, army worms, residual
    Dutch elm disease, cedar-apple rust
    Because of babyboomers - need for questions for consumers to ask when attempting to engage a financial planner and what a 1% fee actually means (and how planner is paid by the instruments chosen). Also - what constitues a balanced portfolio to make it through the bear market times.
    Urban landscape management. Over 80% of our taxpayer base lives in urban landscapes, but this always is the last to be addressed in state and national efforts. It's always food and fiber!
    Strengthening local food systems, especially fruit & vegetable production
    Invasive species
    obesity/overweight in children and adults
    Economic Issues - Personal Finances
    Decline in Extension Funding and what
    strategy will Extension take.
    Continuing Education
    resources for health issues, e.g., childhood obesity
    community planning
    Cellulosic Biomass as an alternative to corn ethanol
    Corn and Soybeans-general crops
    downtown revitalization
    Dryland wheat/crop production in the High Plains
    parent education
    Financial Planning
    Fungicides and plant health in field crops
    volunteer development
    Increased input costs associated with beef cattle production
    Tips/ideas on how to eat a nutritious diet in an economical way-
    Ways to reduce expenses during this economic time
    Diversity/anti-racism community programs
    Wheat production
    Health & Wellness through nutrition and physical activity
    natural resource management
    Operation: Military Kids
    leadership
    Building leadership capacity of community organizations CoP. Leaders of tomorrow, demographic changes and embracing attitudes for a world culture
    4-H volunteer training
    4-H Youth Development
    Use of Facebook, Twitter, etc. as a means of communication with clients, esp. youth.
    Financial Management
    Fitting hybrids/cultivars to the right environment-Variety testing
    Landowner succession
    Nutrition
    Residential and Day Camp
    Quality Child Care
    Managing budgets in tough times. This could include helping small businesses, helping families and households with reduced/lost income, and more.
    Sustainable agriculture economically and enviornmentally
    Compatibility of livestock and the "neighbors"
    horticulture issues
    Ways to transfer information to clientile other than face to face meetings
    food safety
    Planning and Zoning
    Food safety
    Family financial education
    Energy concerns (conservation, biofuels, housing, wind, solar, geothermal, etc.)
    Volunteering for Extension-Working with the various ages. In terms of the ages of the volunteers and the ages of the people they are working with. (Cross generational)
    Positive Discipline for Children
    Rural Legal Concerns (liability, environmental, fence and boundary, trespass)
    Financial issues, such as retirement planning. (already a CoP on this topic)
    Physical Activity for Older Adults
    Nutrition and Health

    Use of Internet technology for connecting local communities
    urban problems-gangs-crime-etc
    Activities to do with clients
    Sustainable Community Practices
    -Planning & Zoning
    -Building technology and permitting
    -Connectivity
    -Storm Water / Waste Water Strategies
    -Localization
    -Smart Growth
    -Educating city officials and leaders
    Horse management
    Food systems
    Additives claiming to enhance row crop or soil performance research in order to decern between sales pitch and what works.
    Estate Planning
    Child Development
    Integrated Pest Management
    Children with Incarcerated Parents
    Horse pasture management
    Youth Online learning environment
    Marriage and remarriage preparation
    Keeping families strong in difficult times.
    Youth Development
    Strengthening Leadership Skills



    How to assist newly unemployed workers and their families
    community development
    Technology use in production agriculture
    Family
    Volunteer Development
    diversity awareness and competency
    Organic farming
    volunteer recruitment/retention
    Geospatial Technologies (which it has addressed)
    Providing training in how ordinary people and municipal and county governments and public agencies can sustain themselves and their quality of existence during an economic shortfall from anticipated funding resources.
    Health and Nutrition
    Youth Leadership
    Integrated disease management/Best management practices for disease control
    urban programming
    Grazing Management
    Working with Urban Youth
    Energy Conservation
    Increasing farm size
    Beef cattle nutrition
    Pasture-based dairy production
    technology
    Food Safety
    Nutrition Education including obesity prevention, healthy lifestyles, and physical activity
    Volunteer Recruitment
    Building Family Strengths through parent education
    Poverty Reduction
    Disease Diagnostics
    Continual dialogue regarding current youth development research findings and implications to the field
    program evaluation
    Nutrition and Obsity
    Leadership Development
    Parent Education
    Volunteer Systems including volunteer management and volunteer development
    Continued and future profitability of farming/ranching based on crop and livestock prices.
    Workforce Development/Re-Employment
    money management
    Nutrition Education (average public user would not look under "Families" if looking for "nutrition"--current CoP is Families, Food and Fitness)
    Water- use, availability, policy, irrigation, industrial use
    Recipes/cooking
    Nutrition
    Multi-state programming models
    Corn Production
    Nutrition - making healthy choices, planning nutritious meals
    Working with Youth in out of school time

    Effect of the economy on programming and staffing efforts
    Nutrient management
    Leadership
    Food and nutrition, including diabetes education, weight loss, and food safety (for consumer audiences)
    Community Planning
    Forage improvement and management
    Pesticide Safety
    Financial information for 20 to 30 year olds including saving,retirement planning, credit, and risk management



    home horticulture
    Nutrition
    Stipend volunteerism in an urban environment
    Youth Development
    Legal Issues in Agriculture
    Evidence-based practices and programs for youth and families
    National Marketing Campaign for Extension

    Commercial Vegetable production, including cultivar selection
    nutrition-parenting; all ages
    Volunteerism
    Ag Finance Issues

    Local community leadership.
    Food Safety
    Beef cattle production and marketing
    4-H/ Youth Development
    sustainable agriculture
    Meat Goat production
    Arts Entrepreneurship
    youth
    Low-cost livestock production (decreasing cost of production)
    Diagnosis of homeowner tree problems, including ash borers
    Positive or Healthy Aging (aging NOT defined as caregiving)
    Wind energy - both large scale (commerical) and small scale (producer owned to cut farm costs).
    Cost of production.
    Development of Evaluation Tools for programs that address federal and state initiatives.
    Integrated Pest Management
    Lack of extension emphasis in production agriculture.
    Managing horses on small acreages
    Access to Extension Programs developed by CES staff throughout the nation in the dicipline of Family & Consumer Sciences.
    With the recession and food prices increasing, gardening and canning is important topics for this year.
    Improvement of soil health through the use of Cover Crops.
    Aging - aging in place, medicare issues, fraud, social connectedness
    Economics of Forages and Cattle
    Farm/Rural Safety
    Agricultural enterprise profitability
    Nutrition and Physical Health

    Developing leadership in youth
    Identification of Cost of Production
    Youth- Hazards of Smoking, chewing... (tobacco products)
    Insects, both pests and beneficial.
    Managing in Tough Times
    Curriculum Development/Sharing
    Financial Literacy
    At Risk Youth
    Mentoring youth in today's troubled times
    financial management
    No-till crop production

  • Number 2 issue/topic
    • Sustainable agriculture and land practices
    Landowner issues and concerns in relation to potential windfarm lease. What should landowners know ahead of time and what should they consider when negotiating a lease for wind tower development?
    farmland preservation and land use
    farm financial management
    local government
    Manure management alternatives for temperate, wet climates.
    Health Issues especially Sun Safety
    Local Foods
    food security
    camp counseling skills
    Basic money management for low income
    How can I do renovate the pasture? what forage species is best for (beef, buffalo, sheep, lama)?
    Pond Management
    Tourism & Coastal Community Development
    Access to higher education targeted to first time and low income youth
    Continuous No-till
    Online learning
    Nutrition
    Childhood obesity
    Develop reserach bases information to meet the needs of our clientele. Be able to share this information with other landgrant colleges that share our mission.
    Development and recognition of sustainable crop production practices within mainstream agriculture without equating sustainable to "organic".
    viticulture
    home foreclosure prevention
    parenting about money
    Soil compaction and controlled traffic
    Project support for extension specialists working in water management to conduct a workshop on developing educational materials.
    Animal Welfare, Care and Ethics
    food preservation
    Diversity
    More work to do than one person can handle effectively.
    Dairy Heifer Development Management
    Land Stewardship Options; especially when production agriculture is not intensive on the land
    Fruit production, commercial including grapes
    Horticultural Crops Research Summary for Tree and Small Fruits.
    workforce preparation
    Securing local funding that would adequately staff our office and would allow educators more time to work in their specialty area.
    Serving the 5 acre farm; the future of Agriculture
    Profitable production of horticultural, livestock and field crops.
    Estate Planning
    Agricultural impacts on water quality
    Work-life balance - how to find time to do everything that is expected of extension agents anymore without working 80-100 hours per week.
    Youth
    Sustainable Agriculture
    Nutrient Management
    -alternatives to commercial fertilizer
    environment
    Small scale reneable energy issues
    Berry crops production
    Stormwater management for homeowners/ Sustainable yard care (could be two separate, but there is a lot of overlap)
    economic development
    trying to create a new agriculture venture, like aquaculture, that may not be readily known in our geographic area
    Youth development
    Forestry
    -Tree Diseases
    -Tree Management
    -Tree Identification
    Planning for retirement: managing investments in retirement accounts, rules for rollovers and other distributions, Social Security decisions
    Cattle production
    Economic Impact Analysis for community development. What are the most appropriate and most meaningful uses of IMPLAN and I/O analysis for dommunity development.
    forages for beef cows
    community change initiatives/coaching for community change
    Agriculture
    youth leadership development
    Energy related topics -- education on how to manage energy use, conservation, and alternative energy options.
    Farm Leasing Issues
    Pasture Management and Production
    Sustainable communities
    Marketing Extension through Social networking and Other Web 2.0 tools
    Pest Control in Vegetables
    Issues related to immigrant families.
    Rural community foundations
    Civic Engagement
    Finance for small-med business
    Parent Support Groups such as play groups
    innovative club structures
    Better Youth Development Research;
    Facilitating Nonprofit Board training
    horticulture integrated pest management
    respect - raising respectful children
    Soybean production
    Helping new citizens grow some of their
    own ethnic vegetables and crops.
    Because of babyboomers - I am working on procedures for a representative of an estate to use in settling the estate.
    School IPM. There is a major EPA effort to have School IPM the norm by 2015 but there are few resources from extension allocated to this.
    Sustainable lawn care and turf maintenance
    Forage management and utilization
    home food safety and institutional food safety
    Economic Issues - Health Insurance
    Reduction in Extension Specialist numbers and subsequently increasing the number of counties in their responsibility.
    Being self supporting
    Elderly health, e.g., StrongWomen programs
    business and people recruitment and retention (not just entrepreneurship)
    Wind Energy development
    Water topics
    workforce development
    Water quantity/quality issues
    Financial literacy
    Workforce training
    On farm trials - design, data collection and data analysis
    youth development
    External factors that negatively affect the livestock and meat industry
    Information on nutrition versus organics-myths and realities
    Communication with family members about money
    Cost benefit/ROI analysis
    No till
    Chronic disease prevention through nutrition and physical activity
    livestock production
    Outreach programs
    communication
    Preparing students for higher education by offering career planning, youth leadership, mentoring and coaching
    4-H SET
    Agriculture Education for youth
    Food Safety
    Nitrogen and water use efficiency, on farm input optimization.
    sustainable forest management
    Food Safety/Food preservation
    Workforce Preparation
    Stress in Families
    Energy — conservation, growing our own, etc.
    Developing markets and transportation of renewable fuels

    Enabling new entry into the dairy business
    small acreage issues
    Working with volunteers to motivate them to do more
    wellness/nutrition
    Economic Development in Rural Areas
    Fitness and weight loss
    Family health and wellness
    Specialty agriculture (beekeeping, poisonous plants, niche marketing, farmers' markets, etc.
    Revenue Generation-As a group process for counties and councils. It is not the complete responsibility of county agents.
    Grandparents raising grandchildren
    Local Government (training, conducting a meeeting, fical responsibilities, resources)
    Horticulture issues.
    Parenting Issues for Divorcing Families
    Diabetes
    Mentorship of business and nonprofit professionals for young people in their local rural community - showing youth the community values them and their is a place for them to live and make a living
    cultural competency as a way of living
    New ways to do traditional activities
    Community Economic Development
    -Local Economic Analysis
    -Structures for local Economic Development
    -Finding the Money (Fed Reserve program)
    Beef management
    Small scale food producers
    Soybean/Corn nematode and nematicide research and solutions
    Farm Marketing
    Youth Development
    Management Intensive Grazing
    4-H Afterschool
    Updated Meat Goat Handbook for Midwest
    Environmental education
    Preparing for retirement with a spouse
    Changing Careers due to lost jobs.
    Entrepreneurship
    Using new social technologies...i.e. facebook
    How to help families save money and spend wisely
    economic development
    Seed advancement in production agriculture
    Youth
    Risk Management
    volunteer management including screening,recruitment, support, recognition,retention, and dismissal.
    Pasture Management
    Effective marketing techniques for extension programs
    Youth Activities
    Training people how to reinvest in healthy environments--at work, at play and in general. What people see on TV does not necessarily represent research-based information on healthy environments.
    Financial Literacy
    Adult Volunteerism
    Pathogen and disease risk assessment
    youth leadership
    Grass finishing
    Developing and providing non-traditional 4-H programming
    Alternative Energy
    Invasive species
    Beef cattle reproduction
    Land rental agreements and rental rates
    Pesticide Applicator Training Administration
    Nutrition and Wellness
    Food Safety
    Creating/ guiding Public CHange
    Family Finance management in tough times
    Economic Development (perhaps there already is a CoP and I haven't checked it out)
    Scouting
    Integrating youth development research findings into ongoing development of best practices for working with children and youth and training adults who work with youth
    work with racially/ethnically diverse audiences
    Aging Issues
    Adolescent Development
    Housing Crisis
    Maximizing Youth Development While Minimizing Risk
    Insurance issues on both crop and livestock operations
    Surviving in Tough Economic Times
    estate planning
    Local Food Systems (may already be contained within Sustainable Ag Energy and/or eOrganic)
    sustainability of agriculture
    Food Preservation
    Food Safety
    County and multi-county office operations--models for county directors, multi-county directors, supervision, etc.
    Soybean Production
    Nutrition as it relates to chronic and acute diseases
    Teaching Teens Leadership and Team Work
    competencies of Extension educators
    Nutrient losses/water quality
    Youth Development
    Project management (for Extension practitioners)
    Organizational Development
    Crop management
    Subterranean Termite Biology and Control
    Nutrition and Health Issues - weight control, physical activity, sound practices
    food preservation
    Food Safety
    Resource Development
    Serving under served populations
    Marketing issues including alternatives such as Farmers' Markets and value added products
    Online and digital strategies for learning
    Budgetary constraints within Extension
    Greenhouse production, including pest control product information
    senior nutrition
    Fundraising for Non-Profits
    Ag Leasing Issues
    Economic welfare for communities as well as families.
    Small animal production and marketing
    Agricultural Management
    beginning farming
    sheep production
    Professional Development of Artists
    curriculum
    Family farm sustatinability through farm transitions
    Diagnosis of homeowner turf problems
    Community development using intergenerational strategies
    Solar Energy for home use.
    Fine points to make no-till farming work better such as the use of cover crops.
    Evaluation of policies from state to state so some consistancy can be realized.
    Ag Profitability/Sustainability
    Increase in extension activities by agri-business companies.
    Horse nutrition/health
    Food Preservation Issues and methods.
    Updates on pesticides uses and restrictions.
    Resource development in small communities. Communities need help developing resources they already have.
    nutrition and wellness - obesity, disease, healthcare
    Control of Weeds and Brush in pasture and hay
    ATV safety - recreational or work related
    Agricultural estate transfer
    Youth mentoring
    Dealing with finances
    Recordkeeping
    Youth- money management
    Systems management: cover crops, crop rotation, and residue management.
    Families.. parenting
    Web Resources
    Health & Wellness
    Volunteer Management
    entrepreneurship
    Weed mgmt

  • Number 3 issue/topic
    • Small tract Landowners/homeowners needing to learn more about land, soil, water conservation and maintenance.
    General economy and how to respond
    soil erosion and water quality
    food safety
    Global warming
    Food Safety
    Farm Management
    pest management
    childhood health issues - obesity, stress
    Parenting for low income
    what made this (tree,shrub,plant) sick?
    Pond Construction
    Natural Resource Economics
    Entrepreneurship
    Controlled traffic
    livestock
    Wellness
    Food preservation
    Provide a two way communication between our clintele and the university.
    Expansion of specialty crops and their usage to diversify the agriculture base. Recognition of specialty crops by crop insurance has helped as a means of reducing risk.
    dairy
    general consumer issues
    financial education activities for elementary through middle school
    Cover crops
    Note that these 3 topics have a common thread.
    Developing new or improved innovative water management strategies and pratices, and implementing current innovative water management strategies and pratices to help advance the concept of zero-(pollution)-discharge farming systems.
    Animal Issues - Rural and Urban Interface
    nutrition/health
    Not enough interaction with colleagues.
    Forage Management and Education
    Tree planting/stewardship best practices
    consumer fruit and vegetable production
    Issues Reasrch Summary Relevant to Agronomy and Horticulture
    high school drop out rates in urban centers
    Spending more time working in my area of specialization.
    youth workforce preparation
    Pests in the home and yard
    Farm Management
    Agricultural and construction soil erosion
    4-H shooting sports
    Nutrition
    Economic Development
    Economic Development
    sustainable business
    Small commercial building energy use
    Integrated pest management, sustainable productioin.
    entrepreneurship
    it is a "time management thing" for me to try and find the time to "get all the things done" that need to be done, and service all the clientele that are asking for our expertise
    Food safety
    Wheat Production
    -Traditional Production
    -No-Till Production
    -Organic
    Livestock marketing
    What is the best method/way to "sell" an Extension community development program to a community, Economic Development group, or Chamber of Commerce?
    ration balancing for beef cows
    appreciative inquiry in extension programming
    Economic Development
    conflict management
    Working with other agencies and organizations to develop educational programs.
    Ag Marketing
    Aquatic Weed Control
    Protecting the environment
    Training Employess (Internal and External) using Information Technology
    Home Vegetable Gardening
    wood to energy
    Community Development Process
    Marketing for small-med business
    Home Visiting first time parents
    volunteer development
    Aligning states for research collaborations on youth development
    Connecting on-campus Extension staff to field practioners; improving that relationship.
    local food systems
    overindulgence
    Cover crops
    Getting teenagers involved in gardening
    projects aimed at helping others.
    Comparison of ifferent methods used to determine amounts of life insurance needed by individuals and families.
    Going Green - Myths and Reality. Everyone is jumping on the band wagon here, but where is the research-based, factual information that anyone can get to help them: better retrofit their homes and offices, select appliances, recycle, grow "victory gardens" (for the lack of a better term!
    Irrigation practices for the home/urban garden or landscape
    Working with small landowners
    nutrition education and physical activity
    Economics Issues - Unemployment/underemployment
    When reducing Extension Specialist numbers, why is there never a reduction in the administrators numbers ?
    Resources and issues with Master Gardeners
    recruitment and retention of new residents in rural areas
    Native prairie grassland restoration
    Horticulture
    access to dental care
    Crop rotations, no-till, organic production, sustainable ag production
    Caregiving
    Leadership training
    leadership development
    Working with clients both young and old on the importance of animal welfare
    Tips on ways to encourage people to cook meals from "scratch" again rather than eating highly processed foods
    Strength job skills to get the next job
    Obesity prevention and treatment
    rural community stability
    Building Strong Families
    conflict resolution
    Health care, energy and environmental education
    Community/civic engagement for youth
    Development of Youth/Adult Partnerships
    Entrepreneurship
    Characterization of production systems to understande resource use and systems trend. Holistic approach where productivity is measured at a different scale than the traditional method.
    effective peer to peer networks
    Grant Writing within a Community Development scope
    Youth Program Risk Management
    Quality Early Childhood Teachers
    Going "green"
    Managing farm business through increasing governmental regulation

    Getting the right technology to the producer
    pest issues
    senior adult issues
    Leadership Training
    Nutrition-related disease topics
    Building Strong Families
    Forage management (harvesting, cost-effective storage options, economics of hay packages and coverings, etc.).
    Parent Education
    Bio-energy (wind, bio-mass such as grass & timber, carbon credits, etc.)
    Food safety and food preservation.
    Relationship Enhancement for young, unmarried couples with children
    Weight loss
    Youth development - ensuring adults are skilled, ready and supportive of truly engaging youth as partners - not just telling them what to do
    " the new poor"
    Supervision of subordinates
    Emerging Sustainable Village Patterns
    -Residential patterns
    --Co-Housing & Senior Co-Housing
    -Mixed Use Development
    -Walkable Communities
    -Transit Oriented Development
    Youth development
    Fertility/Fertilizer additives/soil texture/movement research in corn soybean wheat
    Legal Issues
    Nutrition & Health
    Pesticide Applicator Training
    Development--Fundraising--Identifying financial partners
    Alternative Forage Species for Small livestock
    Energy education
    Ex-Prisoner reintegration into the community
    Streching your families budget
    Volunteer Development
    Writing Skills
    How to help families cope with stress during these economic times
    Organizational development
    Land Use issues (planning and zoning)
    Poverty
    Youth Empowerment
    youth development research, evaluation, and implementation of best practices
    Community building
    Economic development from a national perspective
    How to reach all audience age groups is a challenge. Land-line telephones are disappearing; cell phone usage is increasing; newspapers are going out of business; electronic messaging and receptivity is essential. How do we reach all audiences?
    Teen preganncy
    Science, Engineering, Technology
    Field crops diseases (corn, soybean, wheat)
    volunteer recruitment/development
    small scale meat production
    Providng programming for children with special needs
    Energy Public Policy
    family financial management
    Animal Handling, corral design, welfare
    Managed Intensive Grazing practices for dairy and beef cattle.
    Diabetes Education
    Community Coaching
    Issues if aging population, care, estate planning, meeting health care needs
    Team work
    Database development for disease and pest ID
    Utilizing technology to reach youth audiences in a safe, fun, and educational manner
    population change and extension's innovation
    Financial Security
    Community Development
    Meth problem
    Interactive systems that transform data into information
    Ag land prices and rental issues related to cost of production for both crop and livestock operations
    Maintaining a safe affordable food supply
    retirement planning
    Hunger/Food Security/Budgeting etc.
    Range management
    Eating healthy with chronic conditions(heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc0
    Financial Management
    Marketing Extension as a branded.
    Winter Wheat Production
    Food Safety - proper food handling, cleanliness
    Livestock Quality Assurance
    working effectively with stakeholders; i.e., legislators
    organic cropping systems
    Community Development
    News and media relations (for Extension practitioners)
    Leadership Development
    Alternative energy
    General Structural Entomology
    Time Management for families with children
    health and nutrition
    Food Insecurity and Issues on Poverty
    Economic Development
    Ag Risk Management
    Constituent based direction in Extension
    Row Crop information
    food preservation
    Community Support and Boad Advocacy
    Ag Profitability
    Forage management
    Livestoc Production
    small farms
    Bioenergy
    Growth Business Strategies
    volunteer development
    Marketing Opportunities
    Small acreage managment
    using coaching principles in extension
    Energy Conservation for the farm and ranch
    Precision farming
    Leadership development for local folks
    Is the increased extension emphasis in 4-H/Youth development the result or the cause for the decreased emphasis in production agriculture?
    Horse youth activity programming
    Household Mold/Moisture Issues
    Back to the basics issues such as backyard poultry, recession proofing.
    Helping families through this economic crisis.
    financial wellness - economic strain, savings, credit, spending wisely
    Control of disease and insects in horticulture.
    Boiling down ag policy into a user friendly form
    Youth Entreprenuerism
    Youth planning for the future
    Animal welfare issues
    Obesity- Health
    Soils:fertility management and precision farming.
    Aging Healthy in Communities
    Developing Survey Tools
    Economic Development
    Financial Literacy
    housing
    Disease mgmt

    3. Would you be willing to participate in a CoP if one formed around the issues/topics you listed?

    Please select one response for each issue/topic
  • Issue/topic 1

    • (Each Respondent could choose only ONE of the following options:)
    Response Total % of Total Respondents %
    Yes 165
    		68%
    No 21
    		9%
    Don't know 58
    		24%
    Total Responses: 244
    0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
    Please select one response for each issue/topic
  • Issue/topic 2

    • (Each Respondent could choose only ONE of the following options:)
    Response Total % of Total Respondents %
    Yes 139
    		58%
    No 35
    		15%
    Don't know 67
    		28%
    Total Responses: 241
    0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
    Please select one response for each issue/topic
  • Issue/topic 3

    • (Each Respondent could choose only ONE of the following options:)
    Response Total % of Total Respondents %
    Yes 113
    		51%
    No 35
    		16%
    Don't know 72
    		33%
    Total Responses: 220
    0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

    4. If you have any additional comments or suggestions, please provide them in the text block below.


    Issues in Ag that still are in the forefront our over use of pesticides for 'plant health' or other reasons and the concern for developing pesticide resistance and environmental safety.
    On issue #2, we don't have a lot of expertise, but I think the issue is of grwoing importance
    All three topics should be addressed together as a new initative.
    Need to get the LGA to give credit for working in a CoP environment.

    Most employees just see it as an extra add on to their county and state work versus a releiving environment.

    Most admin. people are so far from the action that they rarely deal with those problems that need answers. We need to become a more grass root organization with fewer directions coming out of Columbus and more from our clientele.
    I'm already on the financial CoP
    The common thread is that continuous no-till will work much better with controlled traffic to manage compaction, and cover crops to help improve soil quality and yields.
    The Companion Animal CoP has been approved.
    From what I have seen so far, you have not always attracted the best people. There really isn't an incentive to join if it is going to be more mediocrity. Sometimes when people self-nominate or go for grants it is not reflective of whether they are the most respected. They are looking for money because funds are tight or something to put on their CV.
    E- xtenison is just one means of passin gon information to our clientele. A lot percentage of clientele do not have email access except at work. E-Extension needs to have updates, factsheets, and news releases aas well as FAQ's.
    I am already an active member of the HorseQuest group - I would enthusiastically help with the 3 topics mentioned as they pertained to working with my current group.
    I am currently part of the the "Entreprenerus and Their Communities" CoP but would like to see a CoP that focuses more on the community leaders (elected and volunteer) and their needs for information, training, etc.
    none
    I do not need any assistance from eXtension. What is currently available online is adequate for my area of expertise.
    I note there is an (apparently) inactive group on "virtual leadership" presence on the eXtension; perhaps these things need more assistance/support for broadcasting the opportunity that eXtension represents as a resource for program development and implementation.
    not familiar with e-extension. perhaps this already exists
    I am intersted in all if I am not working on all of them at the same time.
    I am currently involved in developing a CoP.
    I don't necessarily think that the CoPs should be sorted by topics, but more so by audiences. This will make finding information on the web page easier.
    I am not sure I understand how COPs area formed - some seem very global while others are very specific. It would be nice to seem some continuity. I believe the COPs should address major issues - with more specific state or regional issues within them.
    I will be excited to be part of a CoP that includes my speciality
    Already belong to rangeland, wildlife, wilfire, and EDEN CoPs.

    Requesting membership in beef CoP
    this survey is a great idea
    Extension will have to move to areas that focus on human, environmental and economic systems that enhance quality of life. Providing education is not enough, we must drive some of these issues to increase public awareness and choice. Overemphasis on Agriculture is limiting our portfolio.
    We need training on how to use eXtension!
    Extension has great resources for nutrition and food safety but I would like to see them within the scope of eXtension.
    There MUST be more CoPs focused on youth development and youth development programming. If eXtension does not address this, in my mind, a huge void in the educational resources it provides, than it is not truly representative of the work of Extension across this country!
    Gardening is a hot topic here, too.
    As an educator managingh time is a challenge. One can easily spend all day at the computer.

    How do we package useful knowledge into bites that the dairy businessperson will take time to learn?
    this is the busy time of year for me so I don't know if I could participate due to schedule conflict.
    I don't work in the nutrition & health education area, but I think that's one area of questions we receive in quantity. Nutrition topics should definitely be added to your CoP ASAP. Thanks!
    I look forward to seeing how eXtension can help Extension be relevant now and in the future.
    Partnering with other public and private institutions in order to better connect available resources to individuals and communities for the maximized community sustainability, entrepreneurship and economic development.
    I'm not familiar with the CoP and the requirements of participating. I will research the topic.
    Most of my colleagues in Plant Pathology of aware of eXtension, but know little else. I think there needs to be further and better "marketing" of this tool and how it complements to existing tools.
    I'm too new to even really know what a CoP is.
    I truly believe that all states should work together, uniting their resources so that we do not have so much duplication of the same area over and over.
    There are many of us who know e-extension exists and are even members of some CoP...but it really isn't an integral part of our work. At some point, best practices and scholarship around recruitment, engagement, retention, and impact for online CoPs would help Extension professionals.
    I would like to see some control and organization of the groups--perhaps all should be classified to one of five or six larger umbrella groups?

    A proliferation of region-specific or user-created groups with technical or specialized acronymn names (e.g. AAE_MNmg, UK District Directors, etc.) takes away from site usability and credibility.
    I am already participating.
    eXtension is a great resource!
    good luck!
    great work on eOrganic!
    I do not possess the knowledge to answer the questions
    What is the difference between a CoP and a POW? We have a small acreage POW actively working towards the 1st two goals above. If their are other groups that would like to be involved in any of the three either in SD or from another state, I am happy to serve as a liason.
    rebecca.bott@sdstate.edu
    What is there is very helpful. Continue to build and like the fact that it is researched based informaiton from various universities.
    I feel topic 2 & 3 are very important, but they are not in my speciality area that is why I did not mark Yes as far as participating in CoP.
    Budget constraints could be a limiting factor in participation.
    I would love to work on any one of these topics, but my contract time will not allow it. I do see a great need in both counties I serve with all of three of these issues.
    Nothing comes to mind.
    I am already a member of both the personal finance and entrepreneurship COP's.
    Thanks