What's the effect of diminishing funding on agricultural education programs at the collegiate and post-graduate levels?
Note: The posts are read from top to bottom.
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agchat:
Q1 is now up, my friends. Let's get this convo rolling... #agchat
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sollmana:
Q1: Unbelievably tremendous. When MSU thought Extension was going to get cut last fall, thought entire college would go w/it. #agchat
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kmrivard:
Q1 Some of us couldn't find a school that supported #ag AND Interactive Media....hmph. :/ #agchat
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iTweetMeat:
Q1 Difficult to get people used to "free" or inexpensive programs to have to start paying more. Revenue enhancement is the theme. #agchat
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kmclaflin:
Q1 A lot of the learning at the college level takes place out of the classroom. Without funding this isn't possible. #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q1 Diminishing $ results in a reduction of hands on learning & restricts to the classroom. Wrong direction. #agchat
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NYFEA:
Q1: as the avg farmer age rises, recruiting others to the ag cause at the college level is certainly difficult without funding #agchat
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sollmana:
Q1: Lower funding-->fewer faculty w/expertise. At MSU, we have 3 faculty. It's very hard. #agchat
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J_M_Craig:
so truu RT @kmclaflin Q1 A lot of the learning at the college level takes place out of the classroom W/o funding this isnt possible #agchat
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courtneyhbeck:
Q 1 Diminishing funding = diminishing #ag educators. No motivation for students, especially if dim job outlook coming out. #agchat
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A_Finnamore:
Q1. Provincial college in New Brunswick, CAN trimmed back ag pgm due to lack of students. #agchat
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agropinion:
Q1 Even fewer students will be able to receive advanced education they can take back to the farm/ranch. #agchat
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sollmana:
Q1: Low funding makes it hard to show u have a good program to future recruits. Kids go elsewhere. #agchat
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JeffFowle:
Q1 Reduction in $ also eliminates extracurricular activies such as the judging teams & enterprise projects. #agchat
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iTweetMeat:
Q1 Is Q1 about actual Ag Ed curriculums or ag education in general? #agchat
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kmrivard:
RT @agropinion: Q1 Even fewer students will be able to receive advanced education they can take back to the farm/ranch. #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q1 Institutions seem to have forgotten quality prog while chasing grant $s. Have seen #ag comm program at MSU destroyed, ag ed hurt. #agchat
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ezweber:
RT @sollmana: Q1: Low funding makes it hard to show u have a good program to future recruits. Kids go elsewhere. #agchat
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NYFEA:
Q1: Getting $ 4 things outside of class is hard, like campus orgs. There are a lot of great programs that students can't afford #agchat
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JeffFowle:
RT @agropinion: Q1 Even fewer students will be able to receive advanced education they can take back to the farm/ranch. #agchat
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J_M_Craig:
Q1 Low funding makes it hard to recruit quality ag professionals teach students #agchat
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agchat:
Welcome to everyone who has just joined us. Glad to see you. We're on Q1... #agchat
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agropinion:
Q1 Reduced funding sure doesn't show committment to the industry or that people see ag as a profession. #agchat
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sollmana:
RT @mpaynknoper: Q1 Instit. seem 2 have forgotten quality prog while chasing grant $. Have seen ag comm at MSU destroyed, ag ed hurt #agchat
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NYFEA:
RT @agropinion Q1 Reduced funding sure doesn't show committment to the industry or that people see ag as a profession. #agchat
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agchat:
ABSOLUTELY! RT @agropinion: Q1 Reduced funding sure doesnt show committment to the industry or that people see ag as a profession. #agchat
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NYAgriWomen:
Q1: In New York, Cornell University is really being affected by budget cuts - when ansci profs retire they aren't being replaced. #agchat
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kmrivard:
Q1 If upper education doesn't see #ag as a serious industry, the rest of the world will follow. #agchat
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AR_ranchhand:
Q1 From an An Sci student-reduced funding limits lab/hands-on learning experiences for students #agchat
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iTweetMeat:
Q1 greater consolidation and "restructuring" of county and regional Extension systems, fewer people (that means some lose jobs) #agchat
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RinckerLaw:
Q1: Livestock producers in New York are very concerned about budget cuts, particularly Cornell University, School of Ag #agchat
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sollmana:
Q1: Low funding leads to restructuring to lower costs, which basically destroys programs. At least at MSU, that's what happens. #agchat
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RinckerLaw:
Q1: Universities are hiring agriculture prof's with research focus - some with little teaching experience. Research generates $$ #agchat
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agchat:
Q2 now up to bat, Q1 is closed. Thanks for continuing to use Q# in advance of your response. Really helps all those who follow later #agchat
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sollmana:
Hear that Dean Armstrong??? RT @kmrivard: Q1 If upper ed doesnt see #ag as a serious industry, the rest of the world will follow. #agchat
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iTweetMeat:
@kmrivard Q1 remember that it's not really the University doing the cutting, it's the source of the funding that's causing the cuts #agchat
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Porkchop1950:
Q1, the demand that industry has will create the demand for the type of Ag education that we see. ex. Horticulture emphasis today #agchat
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mpaynknoper:
Q4 1) budget 2) poor experience 3) lack of ag ed teacher 4) fear of unknown 5) perception as slacker class 6) admin resistance #agchat
agchat: Q1 (via @CASTagscience) What's the effect of diminishing funding on #ag ed programs at the collegiate and post-graduate levels? #agchat
CastAgScience: RT @agchat: Q1 (via @CASTagscience) What's the effect of diminishing funding on #ag ed programs at the collegiate and post-graduate levels? #agchat
mpaynknoper: RT @agchat: Q1 (via @CASTagscience) What's effect of diminishing funding on #ag ed programs at collegiate and post-graduate levels? #agchat
SteakPerfection: RT @agchat: Q1 (via @CASTagscience) What's the effect of diminishing funding on #ag ed programs at the collegiate [& post] levels? #agchat
iTweetMeat: Q1 Difficult to get people used to "free" or inexpensive programs to have to start paying more. Revenue enhancement is the theme. #agchat
J_M_Craig: so truu RT @kmclaflin Q1 A lot of the learning at the college level takes place out of the classroom W/o funding this isnt possible #agchat
courtneyhbeck: Q 1 Diminishing funding = diminishing #ag educators. No motivation for students, especially if dim job outlook coming out. #agchat
A_Finnamore: Q1. Provincial college in New Brunswick, CAN trimmed back ag pgm due to lack of students. #agchat
agropinion: Q1 Even fewer students will be able to receive advanced education they can take back to the farm/ranch. #agchat
NYAgriWomen: Q1: In New York, Cornell University is really being affected by budget cuts - when ansci profs retire they aren't being replaced. #agchat
AR_ranchhand: Q1 From an An Sci student-reduced funding limits lab/hands-on learning experiences for students #agchat
RinckerLaw: Q1: Livestock producers in New York are very concerned about budget cuts, particularly Cornell University, School of Ag #agchat
KSagJournalist: Q1: K-State has closed a few of its research fields due to budget cuts. #agchat
Porkchop1950: Q1, the demand that industry has will create the demand for the type of Ag education that we see. ex. Horticulture emphasis today #agchat
