UVM Extension 1913-2013

It all started on February 15, 1913, when the Vermont Legislature passed an act which appropriated funds "solely for the work in agricultural extension." Since that day, UVM Extension has been helping individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work.

In the early days, much of our work was helping farmers increase their crop yields and productivity through the use of fertilizers and machinery. Today, Extension is educating low-income families how to prepare nutritious meals on a limited budget, teaching youth life skills through 4-H, providing marketing and business planning services to farmers, and working with producers, distributors and retailers to promote a local foods system.

Much has changed over the years but one thing has not: our commitment to working with the people in Vermont to strengthen families, communities, and our working landscape. Please join our celebration, beginning at the 2012 VT Farm Show at the Champlain Valley Expo January 24-26, and help us chart a course for the next 100 years. UVM Extension - helping people put knowledge to work ... 100 years and counting.

We kicked off our
13-month celebration at the 2012 Vermont Farm Show.

If you missed it, check out this report from WCAX TV.

Also view the Across the Fence live-from-the-Farm-Show broadcast on 1/25/12

A companion piece to the 100 Years of Extension in Pictures booklet, this book gives a narrative account of our history (PDF)