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How Extension Directors View Dairy Herd Improvement Programs in Light of the New Memorandum of Understanding²

Cooperative Extension Service University of Nevada, Reno 89507

ABSTRACT

Extension directors agree that the new Memorandum of Understanding between the various State Cooperative Extension Services, the Extension Service, USDA, and the Animal Science Research Division, USDA, in carrying out the National Cooperative Dairy Herd Improvement Program is a sound document. The extension directors, in particular, express strong acceptance of the role and responsibilities of the various State Extension Services as outlined in the memorandum.

Why does this new Memorandum receive such wide agreement by State Extension Directors? Many directors expressed their thoughts, both written and orally, in answer to the question: "How do you view the Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) program in light of the new Memorandum of Understanding?" The following is an attempt to reflect, as near as possible, their point of view and the reasons.

A number of directors have stated that the new memorandum has caused considerable misunderstanding among dairymen, Extension staff and the administration. Much of this can be traced to a misunderstanding of what the document is to accomplish, and by whom.

² This paper was read by George Hyatt, Jr., Director, Agricultural Extension Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.