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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension > people > extension agents
Preferred Term:

extension agents

Definition:
An educator employed by a county and/or a State cooperative extension service to bring research-based agriculture and quality of life education to local people to help them address farm, home, and community problems at the local level.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
people
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • extension educators
  • extension practitioners
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/38958
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