To identify and respond to the issues affecting Texans, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service conducts an ongoing needs assessment process involving long-range strategic planning, stakeholder input, and program evaluation. The educational programs implemented locally may vary, given differing needs, stages of adoption, and creativity of local citizens and communities.
To help assess the effectiveness of Extension education, our agency formally analyzes selected, representative programs and activities to determine their economic impact. The following documents (all pdf) are one-page reports, most of which provide insight into the value of particular programming efforts. Those labeled as an “Overview” summarize related programs and describe Extension’s overall response to an issue.
Economic Impact Briefs
Food, Fiber, and Green Industry
- Beef 706 Program
- Beef Cattle Reproduction Management Schools
- Beef Partnership Extension Project (Beef PEP)
- Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Program
- Boll Weevil Eradication
- Cattle Trails Stocker Conference
- Cow-Calf Standardized Performance Analysis (SPA)
- Evaluating Cotton Stalk Destruction Methods
- Evaluation of Cotton Varieties Improves Variety Selection
- FARM Assistance Program
- Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape Education
- Fuel Savings for Shrimp Trawlers
- Improving Farm Financial Records
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program for Cotton
- Managing Nitrogen Costs and Protecting Water Resources
- Master Marketer Educational System
- Response to BQA Education Needs (Overview)
- Returns to Dairy Technology Investment
- Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course
- Trade Adjustment Assistance for Shrimp Producers
- Wheat Variety Demonstrations
Conservation and Protection of Natural Resources
- Conserving Residential Water Through the 40 Gallon Challenge
- Earth-Kind Landscaping Practices
- Feral Hog Abatement Project
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
- Protecting and Conserving Texas’ Vital Water Resources (Overview)
- Protecting the Plum Creek Watershed
- Protecting the State’s Watersheds (Overview)
- Water Conservation in Landscape Irrigation
Health, Nutrition, and Safety
- Better Living for Texans
- Child Passenger Safety
- Diabetes Programs Teach Healthy Lifestyle Changes (Overview)
- Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
- Improving Food Handling Practices (Food Protection Management)
- Improving Health through Education and Prevention (Overview)
- Si Yo Puedo Controlar Mi Diabetes
- Walk Across Texas
Workforce and Community Economic Development
- Child Care Provider Education
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
- Pesticide Safety Education Program
- V.G. Young Institute of County Government
- Volunteerism in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- Water Conservation in Landscape Irrigation
Note: The Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems and Water Conservation in Landscape Irrigation impact briefs are listed in two categories – Conservation and Protection of Natural Resources and Workforce and Community Economic Development – because the program and the benefits are related to both natural resources and workforce development.
Food and Fiber System’s Contribution to the Texas Economy
Extension Economists have developed a report titled “The Food and Fiber System and Production Agriculture’s Contribution to the Texas Economy.” The report is updated annually. The latest version of the report is available below in PDF format.
