Board of Cooperative Educational Services

Cornell Cooperative Extension is an outreach system of Cornell University with an extensive local presence that is responsive to needs in New York communities. The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system offers programs that enable people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work. The nationwide network of Cooperative Extension programs began in 1914 as a means of applying land-grant university research in ways useful to farmers and rural families. The system serves urban, suburban, town and rural areas by offering programs in various areas, including agriculture and food systems, children, youth and families, community and economic vitality, environment and natural resources, and nutrition and health. Cornell Cooperative Extension operates on the Cornell campus through the leadership of faculty and staff in departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Ecology, with contributions from the College of Veterinary Medicine, N.Y. Cornell Cooperative Extension is located in Watertown, N.Y.