Our Mission
North Carolina Cooperative Extension partners with communities to deliver education and technology that enrich the lives, land and economy of North Carolinians.
What is Cooperative Extension in North Carolina?
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension is a partnership involving the United States Department of Agriculture, state and county governments, and our two land grant universities: North Carolina State University in Raleigh and North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. Its mission is to help people improve their lives through an educational process that uses scientific knowledge based on issues and needs.
How Can Extension Help You?
Extension agents and staff members are there to help you by providing information and non-formal learning opportunities. A wide variety of programs are offered for urban and rural residents; youth of all ages; individuals; traditional and non-traditional families.
Here is how you can participate:
- Seminars
- Computer Programs
- Tours
- Consultations
- Classes
- Demonstrations
- Field Days & Expos
- Camps
- Fairs
- Soil Testing
- Pressure Canner Testing
- Newsletters
- Radio Programs
- Work Site Programs
- Telephone Contacts
- Office Visits
- Videos
- Newspapers
- Publications
- Workshops
- 4-H Clubs
- Financial Analysis for Home & Business
- Extension Homemakers
- Commodity Groups
- After School Programs
Through these programs Cooperative Extension is projecting a North Carolina with:
- A productive & profitable agriculture;
- A protected and enhanced environment;
- Stable communities;
- Responsible youth; and
- Strengthened families.