Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Cooperative Extension
Cooperative extension programs are dedicated to improving lives in rural and urban areas through non-formal education and learning activities. Disseminating knowledge gained from modern agricultural science, technology, and business operations to a vast audience of small business owners, families, and consumers is a significant challenge — one that is all too often compounded by tightening budgets and staff reductions.
Your Challenge
Program Innovation
How we Drive Results
- Curriculum and Program Design
- Learning Evaluation and Improvement
Your Challenge
Build Capacity
How we Drive Results
- Leadership and Training Culture Development
- Resource Development and Distribution
- Increase Adoption of Tools
Your Challenge
Drive Impact
How we Drive Results
- External Evaluation and Stakeholder Reporting
- Performance Support
- Continual Improvement
Positive Impact
Sustaining Impact for Healthier Rural Communities
More communities report being better prepared to sustain impact after the grant funding has been expended.
Team Specialists
Jessica Travis
Find a way. When Jessica was hired to establish a biotechnology program, she walked into a classroom with few resources: no textbooks, no desks, and a few boxes of lab equipment. Determined to create a top-notch program, Jess connected with experts at Epcot and flew to California for a visit with a biotechnology curriculum author. Within two years, she had established a relevant and successful biotech program, had a functioning lab, greenhouse, and an advisory board full of expertise. During her teaching days, she was also an FFA chapter adviser. This experience gave Jess a chance to help students discover...
Doug Kueker
If you hear laughter echoing, there is a good chance Doug Kueker is close by. Good humor is one of his trademarks, but don’t let that fool you. When it comes to work ethic, you won’t find anyone more focused than Doug. Some people say designing learning and teaching is both an art and a science; Doug would agree and finds joy in this intersection with every project.
Doug’s career and background have given him outstanding opportunities to learn the art and science of teaching and learning. Doug led curriculum design and new learning initiatives at the National FFA Organization before...
Vivayic returns measurable, meaningful results
Our number one goal is to positively impact your project, your cause, or your business — and to deliver solutions that surprise and delight. Vivayic’s broad experience and proven processes balance excellence, innovation, and practicality to consistently return results that exceed expectations.
“Feedback from the course was amazing and off the charts compared to times in the past.”
—Brian Flanagan
Director of Agriculture Training
ECHO
