- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Policy advocate at the California Farm Bureau Federation, Taylor Roschen, wrote a 736-word commentary, published in AgAlert today, praising the value of UC Cooperative Extension advisors and advocating for an additional $20 million annual funding from the state of California.
Roschen provided highlights of UC ANR's public value, writing that:
- The breadth and depth of agricultural knowledge created by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Education.com, a Web site that provides parents of school-aged children with parenting, developmental, and educational information, this week published an overview of the educational opportunities offered by Cooperative Extension programs around the country.
The title of the piece - "The Cheapest Kids Programs You've Never Heard Of" - and an oft-repeated phrase that opens the second paragraph - "Cooperative Extension might well be the best-kept secret around" - introduce details about Cooperative Extension's 4-H, Master Gardener and nutrition education programs. The article provides a brief history of the legislation that created Cooperative Extension in...
- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Since imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, the nation's Cooperative Extension service got a tremendous compliment in an article that outlined a plan by UC San Francisco physician Kevin Grumbach.
He told a Washington gathering of family physicians that the federal government should establish a cooperative extension service modeled after the one created nearly 100 years ago by the USDA. The new system, administered by HHS, would help primary care physicians transform their practices into patient-centered medical homes, according to a story posted yesterday on the American Academy of...