Florida Extension Roadmap

The new Extension Roadmap consists of seven statewide Initiative Leadership Teams that will address the 2013-2023 priorities through Priority Work Groups. Each of the 22 work groups have or will develop a Plan of Action to guide their efforts over the next five years.

Each Priority Work Group will address at least one of five "super issues:"

1. Awareness and appreciation of our food systems and our environment.
2. Sustainability and conservation of resources in our Florida communities.
3. Financial security of individuals, business enterprises, and communities.
4. Opportunity for our youth to experience science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
5. Opportunity for Floridians to embrace healthy lifestyles.

Information from all 22 plans will be used by Extension Administration to better understand what work is being done on each Super Issue and illustrate the interconnected relationships that exist when dealing with these complex issues.

Initiative Leadership Teams and Priority Work Groups

Initiative 1: Increasing the sustainability, profitability, and competitiveness of agricultural and horticultural enterprises. [Leadership Team Page] [More Details]

• Sustainability of production systems and alternatives:
  - Animal Systems [Plan] [Team Page]

  - Food Systems [Plan] [Team Page]

  - Plant Systems [Plan] [Team Page]

  - Integrated Pest Management [Plan] [Team Page]
• Farm economics, entrepreneurship, and management [Plan] [Team Page]
• Citizen awareness of food systems and the environment [Plan] [Team Page]

Initiative 2: Enhancing and protecting water quality, quantity and supply. [Leadership Team Page]
[More Details]

• Water conservation [Plan] [Team Page]
• Water quality:
  - Urban [Plan] [Team Page]

  - Agriculture [Plan] [Team Page]
• Public awareness of water issues [Plan] [Team Page]

Initiative 3: Enhancing and conserving Florida's natural resources and environmental quality.
[Leadership Team Page] [Existing Programs] [More Details]

• Informed community decision making [Plan] [Team Page]
• Natural resources operations [Plan] [Team Page]
• Environmental literacy and stewardship [Plan] [Team Page]

Initiative 4: Producing and conserving traditional and alternative forms of energy.[Plan] [Leadership Team Page] [More Details]

• Conservation practices and efficiency improvement
• Alternative energy solutions
• Community capacity development

Initiative 5: Empowering individuals and families to build healthy lives and achieve social and economic success. [Leadership Team Page] [More Details]

• Health and wellness [Plan] [Team Page]
• Family resource management [Plan] [Team Page]
• Nutrition and food systems [Plan] [Team Page]

Initiative 6: Strengthening urban and rural community resources and economic development. [Leadership Team Page] [More Details]

• Economic development and entrepreneurship [Plan] [Team Page]
• Community capacity building [Plan] [Team Page]
• Public policy education [Plan] [Team Page]

Initiative 7: Preparing youth to be responsible citizens and productive members of the workforce. [Leadership Team Page] [Standards and Expectations] [More Details]

• Youth development [Plan] [Team Page]
• Developing organizational and volunteer systems to support youth development [Plan] [Team Page]