AGRICULTURE AGENT (100%) - SHAWANO COUNTY
- Cooperative Extension
- Shawano county
- Expires: 12/15/2009
Description
As a faculty member of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, employed with Shawano County, the Agriculture Agent is a leader in accessing and applying research findings from dairy and animal sciences, agronomy/plant sciences, agricultural economics, and natural resources to meet identified educational needs and interests of county individuals, families, businesses, organizations and communities. The Agent works to integrate concerns and issues at the county, state, and national levels relative to agricultural profitability and environmental quality and to build the capacity of adults, youth, families, organizations and communities
From past University of Wisconsin – Extension work and experiences, stakeholder input and general knowledge about Shawano County agriculture, horticulture and natural resources, it is anticipated that the major focus of this position will be in areas of dairy, animal and crop production, economics and marketing; farm and agricultural business management; agriculture economic development; agriculture leadership development; agricultural youth development; home horticulture; and natural resources.
To get more information, please visit http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/listing.cfm?PVL=C10024.