Discussions of the following questions in these breakout sessions are posted as comments here.
1. Where do you think things are headed for your community in the next 5-10 years?
2. How are we preparing our students/beginning farmers for community engagement and leadership?
3. What else do we need to do to help prepare leaders of resilient communities?
Here are the notes from Group A on the following questions:
1. Where do you think things are headed for your community in the next 5-10 years?
2. How are we preparing our students/beginning farmers for community engagement and leadership?
3. What else do we need to do to help prepare leaders of resilient communities?
Here are the notes from Group B on the following questions:
1. Where do you think things are headed for your community in the next 5-10 years?
2. How are we preparing our students/beginning farmers for community engagement and leadership?
3. What else do we need to do to help prepare leaders of resilient communities?
Reply’s from both groups A & B:
1. Where do you think things are headed for your community in the next 5-10 years?
-opportunities at all levels of education in all regions in the state: adaptable to climate, environmental stewardship connections, networks
-bridge between east and west, north and south, communications and networks, experiential learning opportunities
-Bi-State collaboration between KS and MO
– Capacity of organizations for lines of communication
-Clearing house/ portal for experiential learning and internships
-capacity for farmers to be more involved in communities, farmers perspectives valued
-incentives to participate in agricultural management decision frameworks
2. How are we preparing our students/beginning farmers for community engagement and leadership?
-by teaching policy
3. What else do we need to do to help prepare leaders of resilient communities?
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What other Questions do we want answered by ag educators?
-What concepts if basic science as it relates to Ag are you prepared to teach in your classes?
-How do we educate decision makers to consider factors that affect agriculture?
-How do we make agriculturalists decision makers for their communities?