Volume
48
Issue
6
DOI
10.34068/joe.48.06.07
Abstract
Canadian Extension has reached a critical point: the last 20 years have seen drastic reduction in governmental agricultural Extension services in Ontario. This article proposes that the breakdown of the Canadian Extension system has been the result of a variety of factors. The situation in Ontario suggests that Extension in the United States needs to recreate itself: it must address the changing profile of rural residents, shift program foci and delivery models, document and promote its benefits, redefine its contribution to the research system, (re)train Extension experts, use technology creatively, and maintain field staff to protects its role in rural development.
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Recommended Citation
Milburn, L. S., Mulley, S. J., & Kline, C. (2010). The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End: The Decline of Public Agricultural Extension in Ontario. The Journal of Extension, 48(6), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.48.06.07
