Cooperative extension service
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Image:Csrees.pngThe cooperative extension service, also known as the Extension Service of the USDA, is a non-formal educational program implemented in the United States that is designed to help people use research-based knowledge to improve their lives. The service is provided by the state's designated land-grant universities. In most states the educational offerings are in the areas of agriculture and food, home and family, the environment, community economic development, and youth and 4-H. The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the USDA administers funding for Smith Lever Act services in cooperation with state and county governments and land-grant universities.
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The following is a list of cooperative extension services:
- Alabama - Alabama Extension System
- Alaska - University of Alaska Cooperative Extension
- Arizona - Arizona Cooperative Extension
- Arkansas - University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
- California - University of California Cooperative Extension
- Colorado - Colorado State Cooperative Extension
- Connecticut - Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
- Delaware - Delaware Cooperative Extension
- District of Columbia - University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service
- Florida - University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service
- Georgia - Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
- Hawaii - University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service
- Idaho - University of Idaho Extension
- Illinois - University of Illinois Extension
- Indiana - Purdue University Extension
- Iowa - Iowa State University Extension
- Kansas - Kansas State University Research & Extension
- Kentucky - University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
- Louisiana - Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
- Maine - University of Maine Extension
- Maryland - Maryland Cooperative Extension
- Massachusetts - University of Massachusetts Extension
- Michigan - Michigan State University Extension
- Minnesota - Minnesota Extension Service
- Mississippi - Mississippi State University Extension
- Missouri - University of Missouri Extension
- Montana - Montana State University Extension Service
- Nebraska - University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
- Nevada - University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
- New Hampshire - New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service
- New Jersey - Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- New Mexico - New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service
- New York - Cornell Cooperative Extension
- North Carolina - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
- North Dakota - North Dakota State University Extension Service
- Ohio - The Ohio State University Extension
- Oklahoma - Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
- Oregon - Oregon State University Extension
- Pennsylvania - Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Rhode Island - University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service
- South Carolina - Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
- South Dakota - South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
- Tennessee - University of Tennessee Extension
- Texas - Texas Cooperative Extension
- Utah - Utah State University Extension
- Vermont - University of Vermont Extension System
- Virginia - Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Washington - Washington State University Extension
- West Virginia - West Virginia University Extension Service
- Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Extension
- Wyoming - University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service