Roberts, T. GradyBarry, Debra M.Bunch, J. C.Browning, SuzannaDossett, Jason C.Easterly, R. G. IIIGoff, CassandraMontealegre, JuanMyers, Brian E.Nesbitt, HeatherSteward, JasonSwitzer, Jessica2026-01-202026-01-202025-11-191077-5315https://hdl.handle.net/10919/140892Today’s food, agriculture, and natural resources (FANR) workforce is constantly evolving. Lifelong learning is no longer a lofty goal but is now a necessity. Colleges of agriculture at land-grant universities have the potential to meet the lifelong learning needs of the FANR workforce. In this article, we present a model where the academic and Extension components of colleges of agriculture at land-grant universities can link together to provide seamless lifelong workforce development. Our model is built on workforce development theory and is based on the traditions of the land-grant universities evolving to meet the needs of the people. Our model can serve as the catalyst for meaningful discussions at each land-grant university about meeting workforce development needs.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalArticle - Refereed634Dossett, Jason [0000-0002-7159-7372]1077-5315