Not just for farmers, but for gardeners too The Cooperative Extension System is a nationwide, non-credit educational network.
Each U.S. state and territory has a Cooperative Extension Service state office at its land-grant university and a network of local or regional offices. These offices are staffed by one or more experts who provide useful, practical, and research-based information to agricultural producers, small business owners, youth, consumers, gardeners and others in rural areas and communities of all sizes.
County agents, 4-H, Master Gardeners and many other programs are sponsored through the Cooperative Extension Service. There is also a large number of publications available for growing specific plants in your area available through the CES. See Cooperative Extension Service site for your nearest Extension Service office.
The copyright of the article What is Cooperative Extension? in Desert Gardens is owned by Robert Dailey. Permission to republish What is Cooperative Extension? must be granted by the author in writing.
