Assistant​/Associate Extension Agent; Livestock​/Forage

Position: Assistant/Associate Extension Agent (Livestock/Forage)
Location: Louisiana

## Assistant/Associate Extension Agent (Livestock/Forage)
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Assistant/Associate Extension Agent (Livestock/Forage)## Position Type:

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LSUAG PL4 - Southeast - Parish Officer (Albert Joseph Orgeron ))##

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0101 Tangipahoa Parish Extension Office## Pay Grade:

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Job Description:

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** The area to be served includes Tangipahoa Parish as the primary ANR extension agent focusing on livestock/forage production, with additional livestock/forage responsibilities in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes. Tangipahoa, Washington, and St. Tammany parishes are home to 31,650 beef cattle, 5,650 dairy cattle, 1,000 chickens, 1,085 goats, 495 sheep, and 125 breeding swine, reflecting a diverse and substantial livestock industry.

The (Assistant/Associate/Full) Area Agent’s office domicile will be located at the Tangipahoa Parish Extension Office in Amite, Louisiana.
** Position

Description:

** This is a non-tenure track, agent level position (100% Extension ANR).  The agent will serve as a point of contact and provide educational programing primarily focused on livestock and forage production in Tangipahoa Parish with additional livestock and forage programming in St. Tammany and Washington parishes.  The Agent will provide stakeholders with research-based information and educational opportunities through a variety of delivery methods including on-farm visits, area-wide demonstrations, workshops, field days, and other educational meetings.  

The agent will establish advisory committees to identify clientele needs, develop extension programming, implement a system of program evaluation, and report program accomplishments and impacts annually.  The Agent will disseminate LSU AgCenter recommendations through a variety of avenues which could include newsletters, factsheets, social media postings, newspaper and other popular press articles.  In addition, the Agent will contribute to the web page of assigned parishes and assist in providing pesticide re-certification training.  

Involvement and participation with agriculturally based organizations and associations such as the Cattlemen’s Association and Farm Bureau groups is expected for the agent to become fully engaged in the agricultural community.  As an Extension employee, the agent must be willing to continue professional development and remain current with agriculture and natural resources research and its application to programming. The incumbent is expected to be an effective team player, work cooperatively with other Extension faculty at the parish, region and state levels and perform other tasks that may be assigned by supervisor(s).  

The agent will work under the administrative supervision and direction of the parish chair and regional director.  This position requires some overnight travel and work on evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the clientele.
** Qualification Requirements:
** A baccalaureate degree in education, vocational education, agricultural sciences, family and consumer sciences/human ecology, biological or social sciences, recreation and leisure studies or closely related areas. Must have an undergraduate degree with an overall grade-point average of at least 2.5 (all GPA requirements based on a 4.0 system) and a 3.0 for graduate work attempted, if any,
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* ** master’s degree with an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0 or a current grade-point average of at least 3.0 on at least 12 hours of graduate credit. The applicant must demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills. A master’s degree in a field listed above is desired. Experience in recruiting, training and…