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In 2001, Texas Agricultural Extension Service changed its name to Texas Cooperative Extension, feeling the new name would better reflect its mission and its focus on serving all Texans. [9] In 2007, Dr. Elsa Murano, who was overseeing Texas A&M Agriculture as a whole, implemented another name change. After paying for a consultation from an ...
Texas A&M AgriLife is the organization the connects agriculture and life sciences programs at Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M University System. This partnership allows for collaboration between its 5 state agriculture agencies: Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ...
Jun. 6—COLLEGE STATION — With funding provided by the 88th Texas Legislature, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has expanded its outreach efforts throughout Texas to offer ...
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is the agricultural and life sciences research agency of the U.S. state of Texas and a part of the Texas A&M University System.Formerly named Texas Agricultural Research Service, the agency's name was changed January 1, 2008, as part of a rebranding of Texas A&M AgriLife (formerly Texas A&M Agriculture).
An extension agency is an organisation that practises extension, in the context of community development. An example is the Cooperative Extension Service , which aims to assist individuals or groups in defining and achieving their goals in rural communities in the USA.
Hillingdon Ranch is a 13,000-acre (5,300 ha) working ranch located in Kendall County in the U.S. state of Texas. It was founded in 1887 by architect Alfred Giles, and named after his birthplace Hillingdon, Middlesex, England. [1]
Agricultural extension is the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education.The field of 'extension' now encompasses a wider range of communication and learning activities organized for rural people by educators from different disciplines, including agriculture, agricultural marketing, health, and business studies.
The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 is a United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to land-grant universities, intended to inform citizens about current developments in agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, 4-H, economic development, coastal issues (National Sea Grant College Program), and related subjects.