In much the same way as colleges and universities now provide remedial courses in math and writing, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) must adjust its training to make up for gaps in a new employee's college curriculum or life experiences, as some college curricula neglect certain topics in favor of others and fewer new employees are coming to the NRCS with any lived experience of "the farm". Furthermore, the curriculum must account for the inevitability of employee turnover, as experienced employees retire or leave the NRCS for other employment and are replaced by new employees. In April, 2015, a team of NRCS subject matter experts (SME) met to conduct an in-depth Rangeland curriculum review. During the three-day review meeting, the participants clarified gaps, pinpointed training challenges and needs, and proposed solutions to existing problems with the goal of creating a better prepared, more knowledgeable, and more successful workforce. This presentation summarizes the participants' findings and recommendations.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.