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Greetings from Dan Bernardo, Dean

Washington State University Extension Overview Randy Baldree, Agricultural Extension Program Director. Greetings from Dan Bernardo, Dean. WSU’s Land Grant University Mission – integrated teaching, research & extension

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Greetings from Dan Bernardo, Dean

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  1. Washington State University ExtensionOverviewRandy Baldree, Agricultural Extension Program Director

  2. Greetings from Dan Bernardo, Dean • WSU’s Land Grant University Mission – integrated teaching, research & extension • Partner with federal and state agencies to carry National Institute of Food and Agriculture initiatives • These partnerships enable a spectrum of service from lab and field research to practical applications on farms, ranches and communities.

  3. Land Grant College System • Morrill Acts—1862, 1890, 1994 • Hatch Act of 1887 • Smith-Lever Act of 1914

  4. Value of Federal Smith-Lever Funds to the Extension Mission

  5. Value of Federal Investment in WSU Extension • In Washington State, each dollar received under Smith-Lever 3(b)(c) appropriation is matched by $20 in state, county, extramural and self-generated funds. • 54 locations including offices in all 39 counties

  6. Additional Program Data • 54 locations including offices in all 39 counties • Employ 504 persons statewide • 11.6 million face-to-face and electronic contacts in 2009 • 70,000 youth annually supported by over 8,000 volunteers

  7. wSu Extension Programs • Agricultural • Natural Resource Science • Food Safety • Energy • 4-H Youth Development • Nutrition and Health • Strengthening Families • Community Development

  8. CONTACT Daniel Bernardo Dean and Director College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension 1-509-335-4561 bernardo@wsu.edu Linda Kirk Fox Associate Dean College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension 1-509-335-2933 lkfox@wsu.edu

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