About Extension
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About ExtensionWhat is Extension UMass Extension addresses public concerns of high priority for the Commonwealth. Part of the national Cooperative Extension System, UMass Amherst, in collaboration with Barnstable and Plymouth counties sponsors statewide programs in Agriculture and Landscape, Natural Resources & Environmental Conservation, Nutrition Education and the Massachusetts 4-H Youth Development Program. These programs, often in partnerships with other organizations, offer research and educational opportunities including workshops, conferences, distance education, training events, consultations, and applied research. The Extension Agriculture and Landscape Program works with agricultural producers, the green industry, governments, and citizens around issues of an environmentally sustainable, economically viable food system. The Extension Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Program brings together scientists, natural resource professionals, conservationists, and educators to provide educational programs focused on natural resource conservation. The Extension Nutrition Education Program works with low-income families, parenting teens, children and elderly at high risk of poverty, and professionals in agencies serving high need populations to improve health and nutritional status. The Massachusetts 4-H Program, a community-based and supported program of UMass Extension, builds the strengths of youth, ages five to eighteen. 4-H provides them with support and resources to gain important life skills (such as self-esteem, citizen ship and leadership) through learning about animal science, gaining communications skills (such as public speaking) and carrying out community service work. UMass Extension MissionThe mission of UMass Extension is to improve the health, well-being and security of youth, families and communities; conserve and enhance natural resources; and strengthen agriculture and food systems. We fulfill our mission by utilizing the research and teaching capacity of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to generate and communicate knowledge while creating approaches, methods, and tools for solving problems. UMass Extension links the Massachusetts land grant university with a larger community of people in collaborative partnerships to address issues of fundamental importance to the people of Massachusetts, New England, and the nation. |
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