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The Southeast Research and Extension Center welcomes UNL Extension faculty and staff participation in Next Generation Extension webinars monthly on the second Tuesday, 10:00-11:00 AM, Central Time.

Translating the Value of Extension Scholarship

Eric Stafne
Associate Extension and Research Professor
Coastal Research and Extension Center
Mississippi State University

Methods to engage Cooperative Extension clientele are developing rapidly. Social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, videos, webinars, and blogs have opened up new venues for extension personnel to generate important information and deliver it in an expeditious manner. There is no question that these methods are found useful by the information consumers; however, many universities fail to…