Posted March 7, 2014
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, recently announced the introduction of a resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the Cooperative Extension System. A press release from Sen. Stabenow’s office is available here. Farm Futures also reported on the story here.
The resolution, S. Con. Res.33, co-sponsored Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), Ranking Member, recognizes the significance of the Smith-Lever Act; honors the university faculty and local educators who provide educational programs for Extension; thanks the volunteers who promote excellence for 4-H Clubs, the Master Gardeners program, the Family and Consumer Science program, and other Cooperative Extension System programs; and “encourages collaboration and cooperation among federal, state, and local governments to assure the sustainability of the Cooperative Extension System.”
“Cooperative Extension connects the most current research and resources from our universities to help individuals, families, communities and businesses across our nation,” said Stabenow.
The Smith-Lever Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 341 et seq., was signed into law in 1914 to “help create a nationwide educational network bringing together federal, state, and local governments with land-grant universities to provide research-based information” to people across the United States, according to a Farm Futures article available here.
More information on the eXtension Agricultural and Food Law Community of Practice is available here.
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