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LINCOLN DAILY NEWS
instantaneous timeframe. Since I started two blogs
a while back, I have over 250,000 blog hits. The
unit website had over 1.3 million hits last year.
The method of getting information to clientele has
shifted for many to web-based, but we have offered
in-person and walk-in as well, for those who prefer
those methods.
What are some of the other big changes you
have seen during your career?
Fulton:
Specialization has been a large change.
When I started, staff were generalists who also
might specialize in a broad area such as crops.
Entry positions required bachelor degrees, and
you could work on advanced degrees. Now, all
professional positions require masters degrees.
Fulton about 20 years back, announcing
information ahead of the 4-H Auction during
Logan County Fair Week.
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Fulton pictured in his office around 1999 when
the Extension was still located at the Logan
County Farm Bureau Building
Farm Research site at Downs, IL. All are in ag
related careers!
There is often talk about how technology has
changed farming, so how has it changed your
job?
Fulton:
There weren’t any cell phones or
computers when I started, so lots of paper and
note cards in the pocket. The first office computer
was in 1984 in Logan County. We actually had a
two-way radio system for my vehicle back to the
office, and when on farm visits for black cutworm
damage, they could radio other locations in the
same area to reduce travel.
The websites have been big changes, allowing
staff to reach much wider audiences in an almost