Strengthening the ability of the land grant university system to execute its rural development mission

Archived NCRCRD Webinars (Reverse chronological order)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 (1:00 PM - ET)
Rural Wealth Creation: Concepts, Strategies, and Measures (http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err131/)
John Pender, Alexander Marré , and Richard Reeder, USDA Economic Research Service
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 (2:00 PM - ET)
The Business Solutions Professional Approach: Connecting Extension to Workforce and Economic Development
Michael Polzin and Donna Winthrop, MSU Human Resources and Labor Relations
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 (3:00 PM - ET)
The Economic Crisis - Is There Room for Middle Ground?
Abner Womack, University of Missouri
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 (1:00 PM - ET)
Community Retail Analysis Techniques: Updated Approaches in the New "Downtown Market Analysis Toolbox"
Jill Clark, The Ohio State University; Greg Davis, The Ohio State University; Ryan Pesch, University of Minnesota; Bill Ryan, University of Wisconsin; and Bruce Schwartau, University of Minnesota
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Downtown Market Analysis

Thursday, March 8, 2012 (3:00 PM - ET)
Re-Localizing our Foodshed: Models and Methodologies  (Symposium video)
Kathryn Draeger, University of Minnesota and David Abazs, University of Minnesota
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 (2:00 PM - ET)
Ripple Effect Mapping of Extension
Lynette Flage, North Dakota State University and Scott Chazdon, University of Minnesota
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 (3:00 PM - ET)
Challenges Facing Small and Medium Sized Entrepreneurs in Emerging Cool Climate Wine Regions
Fabio Chaddad, University of Missouri; Miguel Gomez, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management; R. Brent Ross, Michigan State University
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 (11:00 AM - ET)
Studying Food System Approaches in Three Types of Rural Communities
Mary Hendrickson, University of Missouri Extension and Randy Cantrell, University of Nebraska
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Monday, January 30, 2012 (11:00 AM - ET)
Publishing Research in Community Development
Rhonda Phillips, Arizona State University
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (12:00 PM - ET)
Promoting Science-Based Innovation Business in Agriculture and Natural Resources
Rob Griesbach and Renée Wagner - USDA, Agricultural Research Service
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 (11:00 AM - ET)
Best Practice Approaches in the New Economy
David Ivan, Extension Specialist, Greening Michigan Institute, MSU Extension
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 (3:00 PM - ET)
Strategies for Enhanced University-Business Linkages in the North Central Region
Maureen Kilkenny (Presentation based on study conducted during visiting appointment with NCRCRD)
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Thursday, November 17, 2011 (11:00 AM - ET)
Place-based Income Inequality Clusters in the Rural North Central Region, 1979-2009
David Peters, Iowa State University
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 (11:00 AM - ET)
Survey on Rural Community Wealth and Health Care Provision
Dr. John Pender, Senior Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division
USDA Economic Research Service
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Download Survey questionnaires Stakeholder & Physicians
Background information on the survey objectives and design (Federal Register notice)

Friday, November 11, 2011 (9:00 AM - ET)
Proposed Changes to Child Ag Labor Regulations
Claire Layman, Michigan State University Extension
Stan Moore, Michigan State University Extension
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The Winners’ Choice: Sustainable Economic Strategies for Successful 21st-Century Regions
Mark D. Partridge and M. Rose Olfert, Ohio State University
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Wednesday, October 25, 2011
The Crow Men’s Health Project: A collaborative research initiative between the Crow Indian Reservation and Montana State University
Paul Lachapelle, Montana State University - Bozeman
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View video - Crow Men’s Health  by MACDEP

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Examining Entrepreneurial Activity at Six North American Universities
Martin Kenny, University of California, Davis
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Designing the New Rural Establishment Innovation Survey
Timothy Wojan, Resource and Rural Economics Division, USDA Economic Research Service
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Measuring Community Change
Mary Emery, South Dakota State University; Milan Wall, Heartland Center for Leadership Development; Thomas Kelly, Annie E. Casey Foundation ,and Liz Weaver, Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Public Value
Laura Kalambokidis, University of Minnesota
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Rural Development Policy in the United States: A Critical Analysis & Modest Suggestions
Beth Walter Honadle, University of Cincinnati
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Creating a Digital Meeting Place to Foster Rural Design
Tracey Kinney
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Public Talk, Public Action: Advancing Civic Capacity to Tackle Tough Issues
Wynne Wright and Sandra Hodge
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Higher Education Community Engagement in Rural Areas
Randy Stoecker
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Brain Research & Change Strategies
Jerry Thomas
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Learned Approaches to Successful Community Change
Dave Ivan, Norm Walzer, Mark Peterson, Paul Lachapelle, and Mary Emery
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Regional Delivery Systems in Cooperative Extension 
George W. Morse
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Great Lakes Land Grant Institutions Tribal Water Resources Summit: Outcomes and Next Steps
Melissa Cook, Beau Mitchell, Patrick Robinson, and Benjamin White
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Collaborative Development for Connecting Farms and Community
Rebecca Bloom, Chuck Francis, Mark Gustafson, and Shannon Moncure
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Ecosystem Services - The Significance of Contributions by Invasive Plant Species
Stephen Young
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Where to from here?  Future trends impacting Cooperative Extension
Jerry Thomas
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Mapping the Impact of Youth on Community Development:  What Are We Learning?
Matt Calvert, Mary Emery, Richard Enfield, Barbara Baker, and Bonita Williams
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
The Future of Work and its Impact on Extension Systems
Kevin Gamble
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Targeting Regional Economic Development
Steven Deller, Stephan Goetz, and Tom Harris
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Competencies for Extension professionals in the 21st Century
Graham Cochran, Amy Harder and Scott Scheer
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Monday, November 8, 2010
Banking Issues Among Entrepreneurs from Underserved Populations
Tim Borich and Ruben Martinez
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Investing in Entrepreneurs
Gregg Lichtenstein, Ph.D. and Thomas Lyons, Ph.D.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Green Policies, Climate Change, and New Jobs:  Separating Fact from Fiction
Dr. Mark Partridge
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