{"id":15393,"date":"2024-04-26T09:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/?p=15393"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:45:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:45:05","slug":"boa-mtg-minutes-april-26-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/2024\/04\/26\/boa-mtg-minutes-april-26-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Agriculture Meeting Minutes, April 26, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>April 26, 2024<\/h3>\n<h4>Attendees:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Amber Lambke &#8211; UMaine President\u2019s Appointee<\/li>\n<li>Nick Smith &#8211; Marn Farm Bureau<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Beal &#8211; Maine Department of Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Eric Venturini &#8211; Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Meyerhans &#8211; Maine State Pomological Society<\/li>\n<li>Marge Kilkelly &#8211; Livestock Farmer<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Burnette &#8211; UMaine Faculty Representative<\/li>\n<li>Philip Fanning &#8211; 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President Joan Ferrini-Mundy (10:10-11:30)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Budget timeline\n<ul>\n<li>Summer 2024 &#8211; close FY24, launch strategic re-envisioning, enroll class F2024<\/li>\n<li>Fall 2024 &#8211; New classes begin, continue strategic re-envisioning, unit planning and projections underway<\/li>\n<li>January 2025 &#8211; Campuswide budget hearing<\/li>\n<li>March 2025 &#8211; Preliminary budget submitted to Board of Trustees Finance, Facilities, &amp; Technology Committee<\/li>\n<li>May 2025 &#8211; Anticipated FY26 budget approval UMS-wide<\/li>\n<li>KEYS for FY 26- Refining enrollment projection, including retention &amp; student credit hour projections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0FY 25 Education &amp; General (E&amp;G) expense budget\n<ul>\n<li>Total budget: $273.3M<\/li>\n<li>Primary revenue sources: state appropriations ($105.4M), tuition &amp; fees ($124.8M net of financial aid), indirect cost returns on research grants ($22.2M), other revenues (e.g., sales, service, auxiliary; 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funding from MJRP &amp; others<\/li>\n<li>Phenotype lab at Aroostook Farm &#8211; funding from MJRP &amp; others<\/li>\n<li>New dairy barn construction &amp; robotic milker installation &#8211; funding from MAFES and G&amp;E<\/li>\n<li>Irrigation &amp; fresh packing facility at Blueberry Hill Farm &#8211; funding from Small Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Wyman\u2019s research and innovation center &#8211; funding from Wyman\u2019s and G&amp;E<\/li>\n<li>Analytical Laboratory expansion and modernization &#8211; funding from National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>University of Maine Cooperative Extension budget history, impacts to service delivery, and current needs &#8211; Hannah Carter and Jason Bolton (12:45-1:30)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary of history and current breadth of Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<li>Funding sources\n<ul>\n<li>FY23 total: $22,686,190<\/li>\n<li>Broken down by funding source: 66% from E&amp;G + grants &amp; contracts<\/li>\n<li>FY22 and FY23 funding sources provided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a03-year history of E&amp;G realignment consequences\n<ul>\n<li>FY23 funding loss: $214,919<\/li>\n<li>FY24 funding loss: $1,416,304<\/li>\n<li>FY23 funding loss: $60,312<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>FY23 grants acquired\n<ul>\n<li>Total: ~$8M<\/li>\n<li>Highlights of top awards were provided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>14 new hires\n<ul>\n<li>7 faculty<\/li>\n<li>7 professionals<\/li>\n<li>3 hirings in progress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing projects\n<ul>\n<li>PFAS Environmental Contamination Research and Detection Lab &#8211; funding from National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/li>\n<li>PFAS research funds &#8211; funding from the Environmental Protection Agency<\/li>\n<li>Center for Food Innovation &#8211; funding from MJRP and Small Business Association<\/li>\n<li>Agricultural Roadmap &#8211; funding from Small Business Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Needs\n<ul>\n<li>Meat Science Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Ag Water or Soil Specialist with PFAS and\/or Climate Change focus<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable Crop and Vegetable Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Ag Economist<\/li>\n<li>Entomologist or Pest Management Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Support for Food Innovation\/Small Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Next 3 years\n<ul>\n<li>Extension roadmap<\/li>\n<li>Increase economic impact of heritage industries<\/li>\n<li>National leader in on-line Extension programing<\/li>\n<li>UMS leader in micro-credentialing and certificates<\/li>\n<li>Increase student involvement<\/li>\n<li>Endowed positions &amp; 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