Success StoryCalloway County Farm Bureau ZOOM



Calloway County Farm Bureau ZOOM

Author: Matthew Chadwick

Planning Unit: Calloway County CES

Major Program: Community Engagement

Plan of Work: 2020 Agriculture Technology (MTC, KLP)

Outcome: Initial Outcome

For the past year I have had the pleasure of assisting several of our key stakeholders in feeling comfortable accessing meetings through the zoom internet platform. I developed a detailed instruction sheet with color coded access points for use so that they individuals could weigh their options on how to connect via phone, tablet, computer or even an app on their smart phone. This lead to me having the opportunity to work with our local county farm bureau on hosting the first ever virtual county level Farm Bureau Board meeting in the state. This was a great success because of the connection I was able to build with several of our local board members, in addition it also gave recognition to extension as a whole on the state level as being very adaptive and willing to help in unique situations. I have had multiple people contact me directly and explain how much confidence these board meetings gave them in their ability to use zoom in their personal and professional lives, it has helped several of our older members who were comfortable now interacting on zoom and were able to stay home and keep themselves and their loved ones safe.

News Article: https://www.murrayledger.com/news/agriculture/business-goes-on/image_1a51c0a0-8026-11ea-8728-33706e4d61e2.html 








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