NE Extension debuts strategic changes

Focus now on ‘Big 3,’ community engagement plans

Pictured from left are members of the Nebaska Extension staff serving Hamilton County, including Mariah Newmyer, Extension educator, Travis Blase and Hillary Fuhrman, 4-H program coordinators.
Pictured from left are members of the Nebaska Extension staff serving Hamilton County, including Mariah Newmyer, Extension educator, Travis Blase and Hillary Fuhrman, 4-H program coordinators.

Nebraska Extension is implementing a new strategic direction, county board members were informed last week, all designed to leverage the Extension’s expertise and strengths to align with what Nebraskans tell them they want and need. A plan that has been in the works for more than a year is unfolding now in policy and practice, which Extension staff members working in and representing Hamilton Coun…