The Policy 研究 Center at pg电子游戏试玩 use the outreach component to disseminate research findings and to continue to gain perceptual data from stakeholder. 外展 strategies include publications, 教育材料, 阅读/资源的房间, and presentations at national conferences, 种植者会议, 和野外的日子. Success in this area is measured by the amount of educational and training materials compiled, the number of educational and training sessions held and the attendance rates, the number of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and their associations and organizations served, and perceptual data from farmers.
July 18, 2016 – Winston County Self Help Cooperative
The Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy 研究 Center collaborated with the Winston County Self Help Cooperative in Louisville, 密西西比州. The purpose of this awareness meeting was to introduce the Policy 研究 Center, as well as to create a dialogue about important issues that socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers are encountering. 在本次会议期间, valuable data was collected, and this data will be analyzed to determine reoccurring themes. Ms. 埃洛丽丝·斯派特和斯派特女士. Cassandra Wilder represented the Policy Center at this outreach meeting.
August 2, 2016 – pg电子游戏试玩 Extension Program
Eloris Speight and Cassandra Wilder from the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy 研究 Center traveled to the pg电子游戏试玩 Extension/研究 Farm and Technology Transfer Center in Mound Bayou, 密西西比州. At this outreach meeting, attendees were informed about the Policy Center and its purpose. 另外, attendees participated in round-table discussions, which allowed the opportunity for data collection.
August 4, 2016- Agromen Inc. 青年活动中心
Louisiana farmers and ranchers were exposed to the purpose and mission of the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy 研究 Center. Attendees engaged in an awareness meeting at the Agromen Inc. 青年活动中心, which was located in Opelousas, Louisiana, outside of Baton Rouge. 觉知课程, entitled “A Conversation between Louisiana’s USDA Agencies and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers,” provided an opportunity for Eloris Speight and Cassandra Wilder to share information about the policy center, as well as gather useful qualitative data.