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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
  2. people
  3. extension agents

Preferred term

extension agents

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Agriculture Fact Book, USDA

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • extension educators
  • extension practitioners

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/38958

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