It's natural, proper, and necessary that Extension have a meaningful presence in our big cities.
Extension is responsible for serving all people of the state.
To my mind, what's not correct is the opponents' view that a broader client focus will work to the disadvantage of traditional clientele. In the first instance, it's not likely that Extension will survive to provide education to any client group unless the political base of Extension is broadened. I think not. Second, it's not correct to assume an enhanced capacity within Extension to meet the educational needs of urban- metropolitan audiences creates a programmatic dilemma for Extension. The problems we face as a society in areas like youth, water quality, labor force, safe food, nutrition, and care for the elderly are important to all citizens regardless of place of residence or occupation.