1. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Paul Brown
Associate Director, Programs
Arizona Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture & Life Science
University of Arizona

2. WELCOME TO ARIZONA

3. Precipitation Forecast
IT’S A DRY HEAT!
This Week’s Weather
Tropical Storm Simon
Precipitation Forecast

4. Pillars of the Land Grant System
Morrill Acts (1862 & 1890)
Established Land Grant Colleges
Agriculture, Science, Engineering, Military Science
Hatch Act (1887)
Agricultural Experiment Stations for Research
Underpin Curriculum
Support Extension Needs
Smith-Lever Act (1914)
Cooperative Extension
“…promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.”
Instruction
Research
Extension

5. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Developing Practical Applications of Research Knowledge
Giving Instruction and Practical Demonstrations of Existing or Improved Practices or Technologies in Agriculture

6. Addresses a Broader & More Diverse Audience
TODAY’S EXTENSION
Addresses a Broader & More Diverse Audience
Agriculture
Family & Consumer Science
4-H & Youth Development
Natural Resources
Leadership Development
Community & Economic Development

7. ARIZONA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Improving Lives, Communities and the Economy
Statewide Presence
15 Counties
5 Indian Reservations
4 Military Installations
8 Agricultural Centers
Personnel
Faculty: 97(75 FTE)
Staff/App Per: 401 (239 FTE)
Volunteers: 15,187
Funding
Fed/State/County: $14.8 Mil
Grants/Contracts: $18-25 Mil

8. RESEARCH-EXTENSION LINKAGE`
“Unless research is constantly opening up new facts, new explanations, and new principles, extension teaching will soon sink to a sterile repetition of old material and die of dry rot.”
Proceeding of the National Association of State University and Land Grant Colleges. Annual Convention: January 1920.

9. TEACHING-EXTENSION LINKAGES
Classroom Instruction
- Many of our Extension Faculty carry minor teaching appointments and teach classes on campus or within the community college system.
Student Recruitment
- Extension Faculty provide educational programs targeted at the parents of potential CALS students. These events provide an effective means of communicating the benefits of attending the University of Arizona.
- Programs in 4-H and STEM Education work directly with youth and offer excellent recruitment opportunities for CALS and the University of Arizona.

10. GLOBAL & REGIONAL CHALLENGES
Population Growth
Food & Fiber Production
70% More Food By 2050
Sustainable Systems
Local Food Production
Environmental Quality
Water Quantity & Quality
Air Quality
Soil Sustainability
Climate
Change/Variability/Drought

11. WESTERN CHALLENGES
Land Ownership & Management/Use of Public Lands

12. WESTERN CHALLENGES Water Supplies
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13. NATIONAL CHALLENGE Improved Health & Nutrition
CDC: 2013 US Adult Obesity Rates
1 in 5 Adults Meet CDC Guidelines for Physical Fitness

14. Youth Development: Building Tomorrow’s Leaders
NATIONAL CHALLENGE
Youth Development: Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

15. ADDRESSING CHALLENGES
Exciting & Complex Issues
Require Multidisciplinary Approaches
Regional, National & Global Scale
Demands
The Best Research We Can Perform
Dynamic & Effective Extension Programs
Well Educated Population
Functional & Efficient Land Grant University System!

16. FUNCTIONAL & EFFICIENT LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Requires Excellence In
Instruction
Research
Extension
Administration!!
Effective Administration
Enhances Faculty/Staff Performance
Ensures Compliance With Rules & Regulations
Sustains Financial Stability

17. Thank You for Your Work! Have A Great Meeting!!
WELCOME TO ARIZONA
Thank You for Your Work!
Have A Great Meeting!!