Welcome to RuralFamilyVentures.org, dedicated to helping you and your family improve the management of your rural enterprises. Defining New Rural Clientele for Extension in the West is a report on the findings of a survey designed to help identify alternative enterprises in the West and to provide better educational offerings.
 

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Preliminary Results: A New Look at the Agricultural Community as Extension Clientele in the West. (PDF final report) University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service B-1190. June 2008. "Who are Today's Farmers and What are Their Educational Needs?" (PDF article) Western Economic Forum Spring 2008: Volume 7, Number 1 "Defining New Clientele for University Outreach in the West" (PDF article)    Peer Reviewed Papers -    Education and Training Theme 16th International Farm Management Association Congress. University of  Cork, Ireland. July 2007. "Who Are Today's Farmers and What are Their Educational Needs?" (PDF article)    Peer Reviewed Papers -    Agrarian Vs. Rural: Economies and Settlements Theme 16th International Farm Management Association Congress. University of  Cork, Ireland. July 2007. "Who Are Today's Farmers and What are Their Educational Needs?"    Poster (PDF document) 16th International Farm Management Association Congress. University of  Cork, Ireland. July 2007. "Importance and Determinants of Perceived Farm Risks: Evidence from the Rural Western United States"    Poster  (PDF document) American Agricultural Economics Association annual meetings. Portland, Oregon. August 2007. "Developing a Framework for Evaluating the Role of Extension Education in Perceived Farm Risks: An Application of the Multivariate Ordered Probit Model"    Poster  (PDF document) American Agricultural Economics Association annual meetings. Portland, Oregon. August 2007. “Small Farmers in the West: Profiling a Growing Segment”    Poster  (PDF document) American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah. January 2007. “Small Farmers in the West: Profiling a Growing Segment”    Short PowerPoint slideset  (PDF document) American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Utah. January 2007.

This site and its associated educational materials are published by the Western Farm Management Extension Committee.  Support for development was provided by a number of agencies, including: Western Center for Risk Management Education; University of Arizona; Colorado State University; and University of Wyoming.

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