2008 MM Collaboration
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9. What efforts does your state have that reflect collaborations with other states?
Oklahoma
Not a lot of interaction with other states except for a few counties bordering Texas or Arkansas. I understand that a joint "Meat Goat Basic Training" program is scheduled for this fall with Arkansas.
Arkansas
None at the county level
Virginia
Virginia Administration has collaborated with NC State Extension Administration to compare systems and share ideas.
Florida
Most of this effort occurs among agents in NW FL, GA and AL
- Annual program planning with program teams in Family and Consumer Sciences, 4H , Natural Resources, and Agriculture.
- Have had County Extension Directors in SW GA and NW FL meeting on program planning
- County Faculty in Agriculture and Natural Resources plan and implement programs using (Interactive Video) – Polycom system – 4 to 5 sessions annually
- 4H youth in GA attend residential camp in NW Florida
- Agriculture Agents in NW Florida and AL and GA plan and implement numerous programs annually
Georgia
Georgia continues to collaborate with North Carolina and Florida to address joint Specialist needs in certain crops ( tobacco, weed management in fruit crops). Agents in Georgia continue to work closely with their counterparts in Florida and North Carolina in addressing issues in vegetables, peaches, livestock, peanuts, and the green industry.
Kentucky
This is the third year for Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky to host a Tri-State Diversity Conference. We also have been very active in a Kentucky- Tennessee Tobacco education agreement. We share a State Tobacco Specialist.
North Carolina
North Carolina has worked with neighboring states in sharing specialists and agent trainings. We collaborated with Virginia on grapes, we have a virtual small fruits center with SC, Va, GA, and have collaborated on Christmas trees with SC. Recent discussions are also focusing on other potential areas including aquatic weeds and dairy.
Alabama
Several county and regional staff works on programs with field staff from others states. In talking to other middle managers, we know of several examples of join program especially in Agriculture that were planned, conducted evaluated and reported that were multi-state. There are similar programs in Family and Consumer Science and Economic and Community Development (Tourism)
Texas AgriLife Extension
Texas collaborates with other states within all four program areas. The recent focus has been on Emergency Preparedness, youth development, financial literacy, agriculture and horticultural production and agriculture risk management.
LSU AgCenter
Cooperative efforts with Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas.
Tennessee Extension
Counties work with bordering states on programming. We have homeland security multistate collaboration. State specialists do several programs cooperatively
