About Extension
What we do
Extension brings Minnesotans together to build a better future through University science-based knowledge, expertise and training.
Extension departments
Extension's research and outreach is organized broadly into four departments: Department of Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems, Department of Community Development, Department of Family, Health and Wellbeing, and Department of Youth Development.
Extension leadership
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Local offices
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Staff directory
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Extension history
Follow along, decade by decade, from the events leading up to Extension's beginnings and through early history to more recent times.
Strategic plan
Extension is dedicated to the advancement of learning; to sharing knowledge through education for diverse communities; and to the application of knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation and the world.