October 6, 2015
First Generation 4-H Families - Twitter Town Hall
The National Extension Directors Association 2015 Planning Team has recently selected KSRE/4-H Youth Development "First Generation 4-H Families Initiative" to be one of the programs that will be featured at the first ever Cooperative Extension Innovation Twitter Town Hall on October 14, 2015. There were over 150 entries that were submitted and the Kansas program was one of nine programs selected!
The Twitter Townhall will be on October 14, 2015 from 9:15 - 10 a.m. You may submit questions by logging into twitter, tweeting your question to @AgisAmerica hashtag #agischat. We hope to hear from you!
Following is the release from Cooperative Extension Nationally: Join Twitter Town Hall 10/14/15 – Extension educators and researchers from the University of the District of Columbia, North Dakota State University, Kansas State University, and the Southern University Ag Center (Louisiana) will partner with Agriculture Is America, a national communications initiative aimed at highlighting the nation’s land-grant institutions, to host a joint Twitter Town Hall on Wednesday, 10/14/15 from 9:30 – 10 a.m. CT.
The experts will answer questions regarding youth development, gardening, nutrition, and unmanned aerial systems, among other agricultural topics. The University of the District of Columbia sponsors Urban Food Hubs, which tests the feasibility of small-scale food systems in urban communities in order to address food insecurity in our nation’s capital and beyond. Kansas State University helps rural and minority families connect with 4-H and Extension offices to learn more about higher education and join community clubs. North Dakota State University is one of six FAA national test sites for unmanned aerial systems, and university research and Extension specialists are performing field tests to assess crop and livestock sensing and monitoring. Southern University hosts a fast track gardening program that gives incarcerated youth the opportunity to use gardening as a tool to learn more about agriculture and nutrition. The four projects will be acknowledged at the 2015 National Extension Directors and Administrators (NEDA) and Cooperative Extension Section Annual Business Meeting next week in St. Louis.
A Twitter Town Hall, like a public meeting or seminar, gives the opportunity for live question and answer periods. To follow the conversation or submit a question, include the hashtag #agischat in your tweet. All agriculture-related organizations, industry leaders, friends, and supporters are invited to join the discussion. The participating Twitter handles include: @agisamerica, @KState, @suagcenter, @UDC_CAUSES, and @NDSUExt.