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The Future Of Extension Leadership Is Soft Leadership, Jamie Seger, Paul Hill
The Future Of Extension Leadership Is Soft Leadership, Jamie Seger, Paul Hill
The Journal of Extension
Over the next decade, if Extension can attract and retain young professionals, the current leadership will have the opportunity to select the most creative and bright among them to serve in leadership positions across the country. Extension needs a paradigm shift—the most influential leaders beat to a different drum. We must collectively adopt the leadership practices that work and stop doing things that do not add value. Future leaders must possess soft skills, be adept communicators, be proactive while quick to respond, and be willing to create a flattened organizational structure that encourages creativity and innovation from the bottom up.
The New Farm Program: A Model For Supporting Diverse Emerging Farmers And Early-Career Extension Professionals, J. R. Sirrine, Cheryl L. Eschbach, Erin Lizotte, N. L. Rothwell
The New Farm Program: A Model For Supporting Diverse Emerging Farmers And Early-Career Extension Professionals, J. R. Sirrine, Cheryl L. Eschbach, Erin Lizotte, N. L. Rothwell
The Journal of Extension
As early-career Extension educators challenged by societal, structural, agricultural, and fiscal trends, we designed a multiyear educational program to support the diverse needs of emerging specialty crop producers in northwest Michigan. This article presents outcomes of that program. We explore how Extension professionals can develop impactful programs that address the varied needs of the next generation of agricultural producers. We provide an overview of the New FARM program, addressing the rationale, program objectives, program logistics, evaluation results, and implications. We hope the New FARM program will serve as a useful model for early-career Extension professionals.