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The Land-Grant University’s Role in Lifelong Workforce Development in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: Leveraging the Relationship between Academic and Extension Programs

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Grady Roberts, T.
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Barry, Debra
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Bunch, James Charles
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Browning, Suzanna
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Dossett, Jason C.
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Easterly, R. G.
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Goff, Cassandra
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Montealegre, Juan
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Myers, Brian E.
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Nesbitt, Heather
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Steward, Jason
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Switzer, Jessica
Journal of Extension
Journal · Vol. 63 · Issue 4 · Art. 8
Abstract

Today’s food, agriculture, and natural resources (FANR) workforce is constantly evolving. Lifelong learning is no longer a lofty goal but is now a necessity. Colleges of agriculture at land-grant universities have the potential to meet the lifelong learning needs of the FANR workforce. In this article, we present a model where the academic and Extension components of colleges of agriculture at land-grant universities can link together to provide seamless lifelong workforce development. Our model is built on workforce development theory and is based on the traditions of the land-grant universities evolving to meet the needs of the people. Our model can serve as the catalyst for meaningful discussions at each land-grant university about meeting workforce development needs. © This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License

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University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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