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Cooperative Extension in Transition: Trends Through 2024

  • by Tatiana Borisova, Keith Fuglie, Benjamin Garber and Sun Ling Wang
  • 9/11/2026
  • EIB-297

Overview

The U.S. Cooperative Extension Service provides non-formal education through land-grant universities. Since the 1970s, Extension funding has diversified and professional staff and Federal funding have declined, with notable regional differences.

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