North Carolina Cooperative Extension State Advisory Council
February 27 – March 1
Moore County
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Total Attendance (29)
North Carolina Cooperative Extension State Advisory Council Members in attendance: (21)
Ireni Autry, Josh Bridges, Ron Joyner, Jack Parker, Chuck Moseley, Pete Miller, George Quigley, Jo Ann Stroud, Shelly Willingham, Dave Woodmansee, Perry Graves, John Schnautz, Gabriel Soltren, Sue Glovier, Jacob Furr, Bundy Lane, George Quigley, B. A. Smith, V. Mac Baldwin, Noland Ramsey, Charles Boyd
NCSU Administration in attendance: (6)
Joy Staton, Craven Hudson, Dr. Michael Martin, Dr. Todd See, Donald Cobb, Dr. Kevin Gamble,
Guests: Tammy Tobin (1)
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Meeting began at 2:00 p.m.
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· Welcome and Introductions: Mr. Noland Ramsey, Chair, SAC, Mr. Craven Hudson
Noland Ramsey, chair of the State Advisory Council, welcomed everyone to the meeting and Joy Staton, Advisory System Leader, explained Dr. Ort’s absence from the meeting today and he will hopefully be here in the morning. Noland thanked Craven Hudson and the staff of Moore County for hosting.
Craven Hudson welcomed everyone to Moore County. Gave everyone tips on Pinehurst and some local history about Frederick Law Olmstead. The Village owns the Hardis Track – race horses winter here with their trainers. Pine Hurst Resort is a very famous golf course.
Craven Hudson mentioned the book that was for sale from an anonymous donor that is available for counties to sell. 30% goes to Counties funds or the State Advisory Council funds if we sell our books. Joy encouraged everyone to purchase a book.
Noland introduced three new SAC Members who gave a little background on themselves – Jacob Furr, V. Mac Baldwin, and Bundy Lane. Jacob Furr is the Student representative and current State 4-H president. He is from Stanly County. V. Mac Baldwin from Caswell county – is a farmer and in business with his son. Bundy Lane – from Gates NC, NE District. Bundy grew up in 4-H and is a graduate of NCSU and is a pork producer. He also raises cattle.
Everyone introduced themselves.
Noland encouraged everyone to get to know each other better so we can get even more done. Noland introduced Dr. Kevin Gamble.
eXtension – Dr. Kevin Gamble
Talked about transformation of Cooperative Extension. World around us is changing and how should Extension address those changes. Shared the Mission Statement: eXtension is an Internet-based educational partnership of the 74 institutions of the Land-Grant university system that helps people improve their lives by providing access to objective research-based information and learning opportunities.
Core is that we have communities of interest on-line. They all have questions that require research based information and we as an Extension system have things to offer on-line. Can ask specialists’ questions, crop modeling, on line chats and discussions, on-line conferencing, certificate/credit courses.
Educators are sharing knowledge or competence in a specific subject matter and are willing to work and learn together over a period of time to further develop and share that knowledge in forms of educational products and programs.
Dr. Gamble showed us the eXtension site on the web. Showed us the fact sheets that have been developed. There is a FAQ page. Learning lessons for more advanced learning in different areas. There are 3700 people registered on the site now.
Funding – 29% Federal and 71% Institutional Assessments
To learn more go to about. Extension. Org and Dr. Gamble passed out some brochures to the group.
Kevin opened the floor for questions and discussion.
Noland introduced Dr. Todd See from NCSU.
Extension Swine Program – Dr. Todd See
Dr. Todd See took Jack Parker’s place. Shared what is going on in Swine industry. Lots of change in pork industry and NC is the epicenter of the changes. NC is #2 in pork production. All of producer companies are growing.
In Extension we have a shortage of trained agricultural workers. 4-H programs are increasingly important.
Swine income is a big economic engine for the state.
The hog belt is all down east predominantly.
Swine Extension in the County:
General Responsibilities:
· Livestock
· Nutrient Management (most of our contact and leadership from Extension comes in at)
· Forages
· 4-H Youth Livestock (encouraging youth to go into the swine program at NCSU)
Training and Conferences are offered throughout the year.
National Swine Educators in service training. National Pork Board funds conference
There is a monthly newsletter “Swine News” and website “ncsu.porkgateway.org”
Pork 101 – in cooperation with Smithfield Foods, 2 day hands on intensive 2 day program
Noland Ramsey introduced Dr. Michael Martin, NC 4-H Development Fund.
4-H Development Fund – Dr. Michael Martin
Dr. Martin had a power point presentation on the NC 4-H Development Fund.
Each year the NC 4-H Development Fund raises nearly 4 million dollars.
The department is involved in Fundraising and friend raising.
4-H Gala is the premier 4-H fundraising event. Many projects of faculty and county faculty are funded across the state.
Special 4-H fundraising projects are going on now. One is a NC 4-H License Plate. We need 300 applications paid before the DOMV will stamp the 1st plate. Jacob Furr encouraged members to fill out application and buy a specialty license plate to help support 4-H.
Carolina Preserves Book – have sold all they had (2500 books).
Dr. Martin’s staff will work with you to create or support County Enhancement funds. Working toward perpetual funding.
Dr. Martin’s staff stewards donors by phone calls, letters, and gifts at holidays, etc.
Challenge is to create events where regular gifts are celebrated
Went over how to have endowment funds (15,000 to start endowment) and showed the investment returns.
$1000 dollars to start enhancement fund.
The funds are invested with NCSU Investment Fund, Inc.
“The Lost World” – Mrs. Tammy Tobin
Chairman Noland Ramsey introduced our guest Mrs. Tammy Tobin. Her husband was a former SAC member and they have returned to live in Asheville after spending some time traveling around the world on their boat.
Tammy gave us an overview of her trip around the world and we watched a video she and her husband put together.
Meeting adjourned for the day.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Total Attendance (47)
North Carolina Cooperative Extension State Advisory Council Members in attendance: (25)
Ireni Autry, Charles Boyd, Sam Brake, Josh Bridges, Ron Joyner, Jack Parker, Sue Glovier,
Michael Palmer, Chuck Moseley, Pete Miller, George Quigley, B.A. Smith, Gabriel Soltren,
Jo Ann Stroud, Shelly Willingham, Lynn Yokely, Noland Ramsey, Dave Woodmansee, John Schnautz,
Perry Graves, Ron Joyner, Steva Allgood, Jacob Furr, V. Mac Baldwin, Bundy Lane
NCSU Administration/NCCE in attendance: (17)
Dr. Jon Ort, Dr. Joe Zublena, Dr. Lisa Guion, Joy Staton, Dr. Donald Cobb, Pam Dickson , Dr. Harvey Fouts, Dr. Marshall Stewart, Dr. Russell King, Dr. Mitch Owen, Dr. Deborah Crandall, Allen Caldwell, Lori Ivey, Dr. Danny Shaw, Chrystal Bartlett, Cathy Graham
NC A&TSU Administration in attendance: (5)
Sheilda Sutton, Ray McKinnie, Celvia Stovall, Sheilda Sutton, Cheryl Lloyd
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Meeting began at 8:15 a.m.
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Noland Ramsey opened the meeting and identified the three new members to those who had not been with us the day before.
Noland introduced Dr. Ray McKinnie from NCA&T University who gave us an Administrative Update and brought greetings from A&T.
Dr. Ray McKinnie:
Highlights of Dr. McKinnie’s Update:
Dr. Warren has joined A&T as a 4-H specialist; Extension at University has been approved for tenure in the Research program of Cooperative Extension.
Encouraging working with greater collaborative efforts between Research and Extension
Document has been released to stakeholders.
Mike Jones has continued to work with A&T with outreach efforts on pastured pork.
There are a few new publications that have been developed and released. Continue work with Community Voices, ATV Safety is a new curriculum along with Safe Fun in the Sun and Hole in Mole.
A focus of EFNEP will be Teen Pregnancy.
Accountability: There is renewed interest in fiscal accountability within the University system.
Small Farms Week is March 25 – 31st. A&T has a week f activities planned. A brochure was given to each SAC member.
Still working on new Extension Pavilion at the Research Farm, hopefully ’08.
Budget Process – approved for continuing resolution. We did get some increases in some line items – saw a 1.6 million increase in funding.
This year money for EFNEP has increased to 100,000.
Budget stands at 100% state matched and federal money– moving toward 6 million for total operating dollars.
We continue to value contributions made by the SAC to North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
v Administrative Updates:
Dr. Jon Ort, NC Cooperative Extension
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Associate Dean & Director.
Updates:
Two featured areas that Dr. Zuiches and team are working on would include entrepreneurial development and economic development. Expansion budget requests have included things to enhance development across the state.
Developing a program of entrepreneurial ship – going out and creating a job. Changing their way they approach the way they get a job. Teaching people to be more entrepreneurial. One of members of SPDC has been doing some training of field faculty so agents can have proper training to help people and to pass them on to others that can help them.
Move at National level of non land grant universities for urban serving universities that want to do more outreach in urban areas. There is plenty to be done in the urban areas. No need to feel territorial about having urban programs just within land grant universities. NCSU and Michigan State are the 2 land grant universities have joined and want to be part of the collaborative effort to capture the resources and passion of NCSU to deliver and develop programs. Cheryl Llyod is a big part of this.
Dr. Steve Leith has taken on 6 month assignment as the Director of the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis to build large complex of research buildings and a school for girls. Dr. Crickenberger is interim director of Experiment Station for 6 months. Roger will retire after this 6 months ends. There will be a lot of changes. Dr. Ed Jones has taken on some permanent roles working with research.
Program priorities – bio-fuels, health and community development, 4-H after school programs.
Kannapolis has 4 Extension positions they are advertising for – fruit and vegetable specialists and food safety and business specialists.
Extension is busy preparing for annual conference, March 12 – 14th.
Funding – we’ve submitted expansion budget request.
Federal – O’Bay and Senator Byrd decided to take out special grants – back at ’06 levels – put special grants in formula level that demands a match.
Not everyone is aware of the way it was done. If you fare well in the formula then that money is coming back to you and you’ll do fine. If you didn’t do well in the formula then you had a lot taken away from you.
NCSU probably broke even.
2008 – Advocacy is asking for same 2007 budget funding.
Dr. Ort thanked group for their support and enthusiasm.
Noland introduced Dr. Lisa Guion, Program Development Leader, and gave a brief background. Lisa has conducted international training.
Dr. Lisa Guion came to share her role and plans for position. Lisa is an alumnus of NCSU. She was originally from Beaufort County. Her role is to do what the 4-H motto says – to make the best better. To bring research based knowledge to the people. Her role is to make programs better. Identifying needs and building strong programs. That will happen through training and developing resources. Lisa recognized the team of people working with her – Dr. Mitch Owen, Carolyn Dunn, Thelma Feaster, Jim Flowers, Jay Jayaratne, Dale Safrit, and Wanda Sykes.
Lisa presented a power point to the SAC members.
My Vision: make our programming even more timely, effective and relevant.
Lisa went over her training plans for 2007.
Break
After the break Noland introduced Chrystal Bartlett, Marketing Director for Cooperative Extension.
Marketing Extension:
Chrystal Bartlett, Marketing Director
Chrystal introduced herself to the group. She is the first Marketing Director for Extension. Chrystal has held various jobs through her career including working for Jim Graham.
She has learned a lot about working with employees and management. Chrystal has worked at DENR and various other jobs.
Plan, Do, Check, Act.
Her allegiance is to Cooperative Extension. Can you deliver what they need (consumer) today?
Wants to bring forth great programs across the state.
Feels like SAC will play an important role. She might be asking SAC to point out who she can do a beta test on because of the council’s vast knowledge of Cooperative Extension and connections to the counties. SAC can help fill in the details, help her better understand what research is telling her and how to use the knowledge that she gains. Chrystal will need the support from this group as a standard bearer for change. People tend to give money to what they feel is good. We need to market Cooperative Extension. The demographics are changing to more urban than rural. The external opportunities will be varied. We want people to respond to us and make it easy for them to respond to us.
We need customization and consistency associated with the name. We need for things to be consistent across the counties and then variations within the programs in the county.
Moving things more toward consolidation of NCA&T, Cooperative Extension, and NCSU.
Our mission is vital and Chrystal looks forward to the future.
Question and answer session.
Noland thanked Chrystal for her presentation.
Noland introduced Mitch Owen from PODS who is now the Director of PODS (Personal and Organizational Development)
Mitch gave an update on PODS to the SAC members. Mitch is director and Lanny Hass is assistant director. Eleanor Stell is also a faculty member along with support staff.
Their job is to guide the system and organization so that every employee and volunteer has the opportunity to grow in their role and be successful.
What is going on now – finished new agent orientation in Raleigh. Close to graduating 2nd class of new and aspiring county director’s class. Proud of what SAC has done with their strategic plan. Honored to help lead that and give focus to discussions. Mitch Owen is proud of what Joy has done with SAC. Glad to be involved with program development initiative. PODS is also delivering program “Crucial Conversations” – measures how you deal with conflicts and teaches you how to deal with talking to employees about tough issues.