Our Mission
Florida Cooperative Extension engages with individuals and families, and partners with communities to provide quality, relevant education and research-based expertise to foster healthy people, a resilient environment, and a strong economy.
Values
The ABI Team embodies the core values of the Florida Cooperative Extension—Responsiveness, Excellence, Access, Lifelong Learning and Integrity.
These principles guide everything we do:
- Responsiveness: We listen carefully and respond to the changing needs of our communities and coworkers. We use open communication and feedback to improve our work.
- Excellence: We seek to achieve high-quality work by using best practices and always look for ways to improve.
- Access: We make sure that clear, helpful data is easy for people to find and use.
- Lifelong Learning: We stay open to new ideas and continue to learn from new technologies.
- Integrity: We are transparent and dependable, making sure our actions and our data can be trusted.

