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Feedback on proposed Alberta Cooperative Agricultural Extension Framework

We're better together

Following up on the recent Alberta Cooperative Agricultural Extension industry stakeholder update (watch recording), the Working Group would sincerely appreciate your constructive feedback to continually evolve the proposed model.
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Your feedback will be used to inform design and implementation improvements to best meet Alberta agricultural extension service provider and producer extension needs. Results will be shared in a future stakeholder update prior to pilot launch.

The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. Please submit your response by end of day Tuesday, March 26th.
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Early April, we will release a second survey, focused specifically on determining critical Specialist gaps (both holistically and regionally) to help direct Specialist hiring requirements and inform initial Communities of Extension that will provide the most cross-industry extension value.
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Thank you for your time in providing feedback. We are Better Together!

1.How familiar are you with the proposed Alberta Cooperative Agricultural Extension Design, Implementation & Pilot Framework?
2.How satisfied are you with the Cooperative Extension framework design principles?
  • Timely, Responsive & Agile
  • Evidence-Based
  • Outcome-Based
  • Easy to Consume, in Desired Formats (1:1; 1:many; many:many)
  • Affordable, Sustainable & Resilient (to government regime or funding structure changes)
  • Easily Scalable & Adaptable
  • Optimize, not Duplicate
  • Respect & Protect Brand & Autonomy of Participating Organizations
  • Provide a Win-Win for Participating Organizations
  • Address Critical Extension Resource Gaps
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3.How do you anticipate you or your organization will leverage the Extension Methodology Specialist’s knowledge, skills and services? (check all that apply)
4.What are the most critical gaps in knowledge Specialists that are needed in the Alberta agriculture extension ecosystem? (please select 3)
5.With additional capacity of science-based knowledge Specialists that fill current critical gaps, how do you envision they provide the greatest benefit to producers you serve? (check all that apply)
6.How do you anticipate you or your organization would benefit from participation in Communities of Extension (CoEs)? (check all that apply)
7.Will the proposed Cooperative Extension system improve the efficiency and/or effectiveness of you or your organization's extension efforts?
8.What aspects of the proposed framework do you find most valuable or appealing?
9.What extension challenges are not adequately addressed by the proposed framework?
10.How would you propose to best address the challenges stated in Question 9?
11.What risks or challenges do you see in implementing the proposed Cooperative Extension system?
12.How would you recommend best addressing the risks or challenges stated in Question 11?
13.Your name, title and organization(Required.)
14.Your e-mail address
15.The feedback shared here represents the views of
Current Progress,
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