Progressive Reform: The Cooperative Extension Program at Fort Valley State University
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Stinson Troutman (left), an agent with the Cooperative Extension program at Fort Valley State University in Peach County, assists farmers in the surrounding community with making their operations more profitable.
Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension Program, New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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Participants in the Negro Ham and Egg Show look on at a prize winning ham.
Courtesy of Hargrett Library, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Photograph Collection, UA0004.
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Newpaper article citing the passing of Professor Sandford H. Lee, a retired Extension Agent.
Courtesy of Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History.
In 1914 the Smith-Lever Act established a network of cooperative extension services connected to land grant universities to educate farmers on the latest advancements in agriculture. Visiting different counties within the state, program officers promote best practices in agriculture and provide farmers with an array of knowledge that is shared within the institutions.