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What is Extension?
Extension provides non-formal education and learning activities to people throughout the country — to farmers and other residents of rural communities as well as to people living in urban areas. It emphasizes taking knowledge gained through research and education and bringing it directly to the people to create positive changes.
All universities engage in research and teaching, but the nation’s more than 100 land-grant colleges and universities have a third, critical mission — extension. Through extension, land-grant colleges and universities bring vital, practical information to agricultural producers, small business owners, consumers, families, and young people.
NIFA supports both universities and local offices of the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to provide research-based information to its range of audiences. As the CES federal partner, NIFA plays a key role in the mission by distributing annual congressionally appropriated formula grants to supplement state and county funds.
For more info visit: https://nifa.usda.gov/extension
4‑H is delivered by Extension—a community of more than 100 public universities across the nation that provides experiences where young people learn by doing. For more than 100 years, 4‑H has welcomed young people of all beliefs and backgrounds, giving kids a voice to express who they are and how they make their lives and communities better.
The 4-H program is designed to engage youth and adults in intentional, experiential, and inquiry-based learning while providing emerging research to highlight positive youth development.
UW Extension has been a partner alongside Wyoming’s winding history. We’ve changed directions when needed during the journey but have never stopped moving forward. We want to be as responsive to the needs of Wyoming citizens during the next 100 years as we have the past 100.
The University of Wyoming was established in 1886 using the land-grant funds – a full four years before Wyoming achieved statehood. UW Extension is proud to be a part of the land-grant tradition. Wyoming was only 25 years old when the first county agents were hired. The first county extension agent was hired for Fremont County in May 1913; the second was hired for Sheridan County in July 1913. And, the first 4-H club work was organized in Wyoming by the College of Agriculture in 1913. On top of that, the Smith-Lever Act was enacted in 1914. The act brought U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to the university and a county funding mix. The legislation added staying power to extension services budding within the land-grant universities.
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