We are pleased to welcome five new and one continuing area specialized agents to our horticulture Extension team. You may be wondering…. What is an Area Specialized Agent? From the job description: “the area specialized agents (ASAs) will be responsible for planning, developing, executing, and evaluating and reporting the impacts of high-quality research-based extension programs in a specific content area over a designated multi-county area.” What makes the ASA positions different from other Extension field faculty is two-fold. First, the ASAs will focus on commercial production of either fruit and vegetable production or ornamental crop (nursery and greenhouse) production. Secondly, the ASAs will have multi-county responsibilities.  We are thrilled to have these new team members with which to collaborate on outreach educational programs. Continue reading →