Midwest Extension, researchers, and producers are seeking to increase communication r egarding North Central Regional Aquaculture Centers' (NCRAC) funded projects and the overall proposal process. Increasing communication should lead to producers further understanding university constraints as it pertains to proposal writing as well as improve research and Extension's knowledge of what the industry believes should be investigated to help advance the aquaculture sector. Several small group discussions will occur on farms with producers throughout the Midwest in the fall of 2019 as part of a NCRAC funded Extension project. A qualitative interview guide was developed to capture comments, concerns, and ideas related to NCRAC. Producers are being identified by their current and/or past involvement in NCRAC, as applicable, and will be solicited through personal e-mail and phone calls for participation in this study . O n-farm small group (1-5 producers) discussions will be held to promote heavily engaged participation, which is unlikely to be found in larger group settings . The primary dissemination of the data will occur the first weekend in February 2020 during an aquaculture communication day prior to the North Central Aquaculture Conference in Columbus, Ohio. The 2020 conference will be held jointly between the Ohio Aquaculture Association (OAA) and NCRAC. A presentation and printed materials will be given at the start of the day. This information will be used to provoke discussion for the remainder of the communication day. Data results, a communications meeting synopsis, and a discussion will be presented.