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Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate Online Course: An Effective Tool for Creating Extension Competency

Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: There is a need to create competency among Extension professionals on the topic of climate change adaptation and mitigation in animal agriculture. The Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate online course provides an easily accessible, user-friendly, free, and interactive experience for learning science-based information on a national and regional level. The web-based curriculum is proving to be a useful tool and valuable resource for Extension educators in gaining knowledge and being better equipped to inform and influence livestock and poultry producers regarding climate issues.
DOI: 10.34068/joe.54.02.06
Authors: Elizabeth Whitefield, David Schmidt, Lindsay Swanson, David Smith, Jennifer Pronto, Pam Knox, Crystal Powers
Institutions: University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Minnesota, University of Georgia, Cornell University, Washington State University, Texas A&M University
Language: English
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2587619504
FWCI: 4.213
Cites: 2
Cited by: 4
Related to: 10