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The final quarterly National Web Conference scheduled for Wednesday, October 13, 2010 has been canceled. Please plan to attend the ...

The eXtension Progress Review will evaluate the progress eXtension has made in 2010 and share its findings and recommendations with ...

eXtension is moving to the use of Drupal for content development. Thanks to the input provided by many CoP members, ...

The special topics this month are included in the 2010 National eXtension Virtual Conference, October 18-20. We will have a ...

Cooperatives on eXtension will launch during the USDA National Cooperatives Month celebration in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5 with six content ...

News releases often don’t apply to just one content area. Each news release is counted in one Community of Practice ...

Oct. 1 -- Setting Up a Grazing System on Your Organic Dairy Farm, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time, http://www.extension.org/events/1764 ...

There has never been a better time to check out what eXtension is doing in the Second Life virtual 3D ...

The eXtension People and Ask an Expert now include support for displaying times relative to your own time zone (as ...

On September 20, 2010 eXtension will be shutting down the eXtension chat server currently operating at chat.extension.org in an effort ...

eXtension is pleased to announce it will hold the 2010 National eXtension Virtual Conference on October 18, 19, 20, 2010 ...

eXtension has awarded five existing Communities of Practice (CoPs) with $30,000 each to assist them in further developing their CoP ...

The eXtension Governing Committee will be conducting a stakeholder evaluation this Fall. The Committee is interested in producing an objective, ...

eXtension leadership visited with Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration staff members and Related Agencies ...

Congress declared September the first-ever National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. This is a time for all Americans to • Realize ...

There's a new feature called "Learn" at http://learn.extension.org/ that provides an overview of upcoming Professional Development sessions, links to historical ...

Version 2.5 of the State and Institutional Reports is now available and can be accessed at https://www.extension.org/wiki/eXtension_State_and_Institutional_Reports in both PDF ...

Sept. 9 -- Starting Right in Specialty Foods, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, http://www.extension.org/events/1804 Sept. 14 -- Dairy Cattle ...

Land-grant university writers tied research-based information to breaking news in August. From eggs to Temple Grandin to the oil spill, ...

The All About Blueberries CoP has soft launched with content for Blueberry producers and consumers. Consumer demand for blueberries has ...

In an effort to express its gratitude to Community of Practice members, the Families, Food and Fitness (FFF) CoP is ...

This month eXtension's professional development offers 30-60 minute sessions on a several topics including “Designing for Online Audiences”, “Free Phone ...

eXtension is involved in a number of conversations and activities focusing on international/global partnerships. We are looking for ways to ...

eXtension's professional development opportunities are open to all Cooperative Extension faculty, staff and employees. No pre-registration is required. Please share ...

318 news releases were posted on eXtension during July. The number of releases and where they came from: 28--University of ...

Aug. 19 -- Remote Sensing Cameras - A Valuable Wildlife Management Tool, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Eastern Time, http://www.extension.org/events/1637 ...

If you’ve already completed the Military Families Environmental Scan Survey, thank you! If you haven't completed the survey or haven't ...

The first phase of a study to assess the extent to which eXtension is having a transformative effect on the ...

Applications for the eXtension Fellowship are due Sunday, October 31, 2010. The eXtension fellowship program provides opportunities for qualified individuals, ...

Information on eXtension has gone to the Peace Corps Country Directors and the Program and Training Officers in 76 overseas ...

eXtension recently awarded five Communities of Practice with $30,000 each to assist them in further development of their CoP and ...

This Spring we asked each state to identify Question Wranglers to assist in getting the questions submitted via "Ask an ...

Planning is underway for the Virtual State Fair Days in Second Life, October 6-10, 2010. The event, taking place on ...

The Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) provided at search.extension.org now allows eXtension ID holders to contribute to the search engine ...

eXtension will host a national web conference on Wednesday, July 14 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EASTERN. The web conference ...

eXtension has written more than 20 letters of acknowledgment in support of teams developing and submitting Agriculture and Food Research ...

The 2010 National eXtension CoP Workshop held June 6-8, 2010 in Austin, TX was a great success. More than 180 ...

While there has been information on the eXtension site since early June, there is now an official landing page located ...

The Association for Communications Excellence in Agriculture , Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) honored two eXtension staff ...

A study report documenting the transformative effects of eXtension on Community of Practice members will be officially released in the ...

Eleven land grant universities provided more than half the 326 news releases posted on eXtension during June. The largest number ...

Each person who has an eXtension ID can share links to the social media tools he or she uses. Go ...

YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, SecondLife, SlideShare, Ning, Drop.io and blogs are all a part of today’s communication. eXtension Communities of ...

eXtension regularly offers webinars for the public. They're free so pass these on to your clients! July 9 Managing Manure ...

There is a lot of excitement surrounding military families and eXtension these days. As part of our Military Families Partnership ...

eXtension's professional development opportunities are open to all Cooperative Extension faculty, staff and employees. No pre-registration is required. Please share ...

Readers gathered to talk books at the Association for Communication Excellence June 15 in St. Louis. #1 recommendation -- The ...

During the 2010 eXtension CoP Workshop, keynote speakers,  David Warlick and Meslissa Rach, were recorded (thank you Floyd Davenport and ...

"We are very excited to report that the 2010 National eXtension CoP Workshop was a great success," said Craig Wood, ...

By popular demand, Ask an Expert now supports image upload. This brand new feature allows people to submit up to ...

Plans are underway for a National eXtension Virtual Conference to be held October 18-20, 2010. The conference program will feature ...

eXtension is pleased to announce that Dr. Kyle Kostelecky, a State Extension Specialist in Intergenerational Programs with Iowa State University ...

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Anne Adrian, State Extension Technology Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension, Auburn University, as eXtension’s new ...

Five new eXtension Communities of Practice are now being formed. Lead institutions are also listed: •Apple-Root Stock Varieties-University of Minnesota ...

Next week, June 7 and 8, eXtension will host a National CoP Workshop in Austin, TX. A number of the ...

An "Ask an Expert" partnership of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (ACES), eXtension, and Bonnie Plants is now operational. A ...

The EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network) Community of Practice has developed a resources page with information and news concerning this ...

Land grant and Sea-grant university work to assess the Gulf oil spill and its effects was a hot topic all ...

Each month experts from land-grant universities and industry use webinars to provide information on seasonal topics and current research. Click ...

eXtension's professional development opportunities are open to all Cooperative Extension faculty, staff and employees. No pre-registration is required. Please share ...

One of the goals for the eXtension Engineering Team is to make as much of our data and information programmatically ...

Early registration for the National CoP Workshop ends May 20th. So, make sure that you are registered. Also check out ...

We are pleased to introduce you to David Warlick, one of the keynote speakers at eXtension's 2010 Communities of Practice Workshop, ...

Last week we released a new content widget which allows anyone to display a customized list of eXtension content on ...

Each month experts from land-grant universities and industry use webinars to provide information on seasonal topics and current research. Click ...

Extension Master Gardener volunteers have a new communication tool to encourage interaction and sharing at the national, state and local ...

We are finalizing the agenda and presentations to be delivered during the National CoP Workshop, June 6-8, 2010 in Austin, ...

eXtension is releasing a call for the formation of new Communities of Practice. Specific details can be found at https://www.extension.org/wiki/2010_Call_for_CoPs ...

The eXtension Governing Committee is interested in supporting the development of integrated Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) proposals by ...

Enhancement funds have been identified to help Communities of Practice that did not receive startup funds and are struggling in ...

Six Communities of Practice provided evaluation reports for 2009. A very brief summary of these reports is provided. For a ...

More than 345 news releases were provided by 35 land-grant universities as well multiple federal government agencies in April: 26--University ...

Within the next few weeks, eXtension will have a new video delivery capability available for use by Communities of Practice, ...

The eXtension personal financial management course for bankruptcy filers, Financial Success: Recovery after Bankruptcy, is available now from a link ...

The Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds annual conference “Collaboration: The Roadmap Forward” takes place May 12-14, 2010 at National Defense ...

eXtension's professional development opportunities are open to all Cooperative Extension faculty, staff and employees. No pre-registration is required. Please share ...

We are pleased to introduce you to Melissa Rach, one of the keynote speakers at eXtension's 2010 Communities of Practice ...

Check out eXtension’s new marketing video on YouTube: https://www.extension.org/why-extension/ This video lets Cooperative Extension faculty and staff, educators and agents ...

USDA/NIFA has just released the new Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) RFAs. AFRI represents exciting program opportunities for Cooperative ...

Bayer Environmental Science has renewed its sponsorship of eXtension's Fire Ants Community of Practice. The $5,000 sponsorship will support the ...

eXtension will host a national web conference on Wednesday, April 14 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. EASTERN The web conference ...

Several eXtension Communities of Practice will be offering webinars this month; click on the link provided for details: April 5, ...

eXtension’s annual report Return on Investment was presented to the National Extension Directors and Administrators (NEDA) meeting in Tampa in ...

Families Food and Fitness loves connecting on Twitter! @FFFCoP actively engages its target population and increases the availability of its ...

The continued growth in the number of eXtension Communities of Practice strained the existing homepage layout as more and more ...

eXtension will host a National Community of Practice Workshop in Austin, Texas June 6-8, 2010. The goal of this workshop ...

eXtension has four new Communities of Practice: Plant Breeding and Genomics will develop continuing education content for practicing plant breeders, ...

The eXtension Virtual News Room posted a record 399 releases in 30 live Communities of Practice and 7 not-yet-launched CoPs ...

eXtension's professional development opportunities are open to all Cooperative Extension faculty, staff and employees. No pre-registration is required. Please share ...

As of May 2, 2010, we have nearly 13,000 of approximately all 15,000 Cooperative Extension Service professionals with eXtension IDs ...

We've just released an update to our FAQ and Events content creation tools, most of the changes were things that ...

A newly redesigned homepage for the eXtension Public Site was released today along with some several miscellaneous performance improvements and ...

Helping communities examine public issues -- such as land use, water quality, education, food access, health care, and economic development ...

eXtension staff recently traveled to Washington, D.C. and met with USDA administration, National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) leaders, ...

Do you use instant messaging? Do you have an account on a social media network? What about having a Google ...

If you are teaching or taking courses from one of eXtension's online course sites (campus.extension.org or pdc.extension.org), you may be ...

In February, 325 news releases were posted to 31 content areas: 45--Personal finance 34--Families, food and fitness 33--Gardens, lawns and ...

Land O'Lakes/Purina has renewed its sponsorship for eXtension’s HorseQuest Community of Practice for $25,000. Critter Control, Inc has renewed their ...

The Better Kid Care America Community of Practice recently launched at http://www.extension.org/child%20care with content from a team of early childhood ...

In April 2009, Ben MacNeill, eXtension User Interface Designer, developed a way to access Community of Practice (CoP) content information ...