It will, however, be the task of administration to ensure that available Extension personnel are strategically located. We'll need to maintain the links in that chain more than ever in the future. If we're meeting the people's information needs, they'll respond to the legislators for the financial support to maintain the system. How this is accomplished will vary. Extension administrators will be experimenting to find the best way in their respective states.
Situations are different, people are different, times change.
Extension survival depends on leaders that will change to meet the challenges. At issue is how change will be implemented. Extension has learned and teaches that change is brought about through teamwork and communication. Field staff, university faculty, and administration will need to visit, respect each other's role, and assess the needs of the clientele and what resources are available to meet those needs. As it should be, it will always be a matter of fine-tuning the programs to maintain Extension's credibility.