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Dean Nick Place: As you think about our food
supply, our natural resources,
our water, our nutrition--
all of those things that
we work on relates to you
and I each and every day.
UF/IFAS Extension is
uniquely positioned
because of the partnership we
have with county governments.
We have an office
in all 67 counties.
The science of better
living is all about
engaging with the public and
bringing that latest research
and knowledge and
taking that out
and helping to improve
businesses, farms, communities,
families, and youth.
And people really
are able to see
that the public good of what
a university is all about.
By 2045 we're going to be at 30
million people in this state.
A lot of the work that we
need to do in Extension
is really help to
ensure that we're
going to have a safe and
sustainable food supply.
For every $1 that we invest in
research and extension work,
there's about a $20
return to the state
through economic, environmental,
and social impacts.
And that is a tremendous return.
Helping the
University of Florida
achieve top 10 is
primarily through the work
that we're doing
with goal number
five of UF's seven
strategic goals.
Goal number five is all about
advancing our engagement
with local communities,
and that's exactly what
we do in Extension.
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