People are life-long learners and seek information in many ways in many places. Citizens want educational information at a time and means that is right for them. Some like daytime educational meetings while others prefer to access web-based information from their homes at night. As a result, each program must be made available to people in multiple ways and requires staff to be trained to use a variety of approaches. Offices must be equipped to reach the technology-proficient learner.
Extension is part of a highly competitive information industry.
Citizens expect our programs and materials to be of high quality. While a strong county-based Extension network is the main avenue for program delivery, Extension agents also provide programs on a multicounty basis. With this arrangement, the NDSU Extension Service brings stronger educational expertise to a more local level. Staffing County staff. County staff members are located in 52 county offices and, in most cases, have 50 percent of their salary paid by the county partner.