Clare County
About MSU Extension
Mission
Michigan State University Extension helps people improve their lives through an educational process that applies knowledge to critical issues, needs and opportunities. Extension offices in counties throughout the state link the research of the state’s land grant university, MSU, with the issues of concern in local communities. Extension provides information and offers educational programs in agriculture and natural resources, youth and families, community and economic development. Local citizens serving on the county Extension council regularly help select current focus areas for programming.
Funding
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MSU Extension is an educational organization funded jointly by the Board of Commissioners, the State of Michigan through Michigan State University and federally through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
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MSU Extension was organized in 1912 when the Michigan Legislature authorized county boards of supervisors to appropriate funds and levy taxes to further teaching and demonstrations in Extension work. In 1914, Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act, which created the Cooperative Extension Service and directed the nation’s land-grant colleges to oversee its work. |