Posted March 7, 2014
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the
U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, recently announced the introduction of a
resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever
Act, which established the Cooperative Extension System. A press release from Sen. Stabenow’s office
is available here. Farm Futures also reported on the story here.
The resolution, S.
Con. Res.33, co-sponsored Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), Ranking Member,
recognizes the significance of the Smith-Lever Act; honors the university
faculty and local educators who provide educational programs for Extension;
thanks the volunteers who promote excellence for 4-H Clubs, the Master
Gardeners program, the Family and Consumer Science program, and other
Cooperative Extension System programs; and “encourages collaboration and
cooperation among federal, state, and local governments to assure the
sustainability of the Cooperative Extension System.”
“Cooperative Extension connects the most current
research and resources from our universities to help individuals, families,
communities and businesses across our nation,” said Stabenow.
The Smith-Lever Act, 7 U.S.C.
§§ 341 et seq., was signed into law in 1914 to “help create a nationwide
educational network bringing together federal, state, and local governments
with land-grant universities to provide research-based information” to people
across the United States, according to a Farm Futures article available here.
More information on the eXtension Agricultural and Food
Law Community of Practice is available here.
