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The '''USDA Cooperative Extension System''' collaborates with land-grant universities to provide practical, research-based education to people across the U.S. It engages in areas like agriculture, family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, and community resource development, striving to address local needs with scientific knowledge.
==Overview==
'''United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)''' (Cooperative Extension)
The USDA Cooperative Extension System collaborates with land-grant universities to provide practical, research-based education to people across the U.S. It engages in areas like agriculture, family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, and community resource development, striving to address local needs with scientific knowledge.


{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://nifa.usda.gov/extension}}
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://nifa.usda.gov/extension}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* https://nifa.usda.gov/extension
* https://nifa.usda.gov/extension
* wikipedia:Cooperative Extension System
* [[wikipedia:Cooperative Extension System]]


===Social media===
===Social media===
* No specific social media for USDA Cooperative Extension, but related:
* https://twitter.com/USDA_NIFA
* https://twitter.com/USDA_NIFA