Cooperative Extension Service (CES) records

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Cooperative Extension Service (CES) records

1914-1972

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1421

Founded in 1914 to administer federal and state funding for programs to improve community life, the Cooperative Extension Service concentrated its activities in eight areas: agricultural profitability; natural resources; diet, nutrition and health; human capital development; family economic stability; agricultural technology for urban audiences; profitability of marine industries; and enhanced community vitality. Publications, contracts, reports, photographs, and correspondence document the programs and activities of the Cooperative Extension Service in Maryland, particularly in the areas of agricultural research, education, and outreach.

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

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The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) was an extension agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), part of the executive branch of the federal government. The 1994 Department Reorganization Act, passed by Congress, created CSREES by combining the former Cooperative State Research Service and the Extension Service into a single agency. In 2009, CSREES was reorganized into the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)....

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Founded in 1914 to administer federal funding for programs to improve community life. The Cooperative Extension Service Concentrates its activities in eight areas: agricultural profitability; natural resources; diet, nutrition, and health; human capital development; family economic stability; agricultural technology for urban audiences; profitability of marine industries; and enhancing community vitality. From the description of Records. 1914-1972. (Universit...

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Cooperative Extension Service (CES)

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The Cooperative Extension Service (CES) of the University of Maryland was founded in 1914 as a result of the Smith-Lever Act, which provided for federal support of programs designed for the improvement of community life. The Cooperative Extension Service primarily concentrates its activities in eight areas: 1) agricultural profitability 2) natural resources 3) diet, nutrition and health 4) human capital development 5) famil...