As states continue to struggle with tight budgets, one of the casualties is often state University Extension programs. Delta Farm Press editorial director Hembree Brandon explains how, in several states, Extension specialists are leaving universities for the private sector, and universities are favoring high dollar research grants at the expense of small Extension budgets. Can research and extension afford to be mutually exclusive? Click here to read the article.
Filed under: Budget Tagged: | agriculture, Extension, funding, University
[...] elimination of IPM Centers from the President’s federal budget, and to another regarding funding threats to Extension budgets. These are hard times all around for public programs – let’s hope that [...]