Conservation Education Training Meeting

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Conservation Education Training Meeting

• Sponsored by
• K-State Research and Extension
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Farm Services Agency
• State Conservation Commission
• Kansas Forest Service
• Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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A Little Bit About Us
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Our Mission . . . "We are dedicated to a safe,
sustainable, competitive food and fiber system
and to strong, healthy communities, families and
youth through integrated research, analysis and
education."
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Our History . . .
Our History

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• K-State Research Extension Facts
• employs approximately 300 research scientists
• 180 faculty specialists and program leaders
• 270 county and area specialists, and
• 400 support staff
• 23 departments from 5 different colleges

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Organizational Structure
Deans of Human Ecology Engineering Veterinary
Science Arts and Sciences
Dean of Agriculture and Director of KSRE
Associate Director For Extension
Associate Director For Research
Department Heads
State Specialists
Area Extension Directors
Area Specialists
County Staff
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Facilities Supporting Extension Programs
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Expected Outcomes of the Conservation Education
Training Program

• How agencies interact and fit programs together
• These interactions change from program to program
• Understand which practices fit into which
  programs
• Programs are resource-based not entitlements
• Agencies will cooperate in developing locally
  delivered informational programs to producers and
  landowners