Virginia Cooperative Extension is a product of cooperation among local, state, and federal governments in
partnership with tens of thousands of citizens, who, through local Extension Leadership Councils, help design,
implement and evaluate Cooperative Extension's needs-driven programs.
We are a dynamic organization that stimulates positive personal and societal change, leading to more
productive lives, families, farms and forests as well as a better environment. Read about how we provide
Knowledge for the CommonWealth.
Read about our long history of serving Virginians and the legislation that created the Cooperative Extension System in our Mission, Vision, and History.
Be sure to visit our Educational Programs and Resources section where extensive
information is available covering the broad areas of agriculture, families, and 4-H.
Virginia Cooperative Extension is an educational outreach program of Virginia's land grant universities:
Virginia Tech and
Virginia State University, and a part of the national
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Extension programs are delivered through a system incorporating the expertise of faculty in the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
the College of Natural Resources, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine,
and the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, all at
Virginia Tech; and the School of Agriculture, Science and Technology at Virginia State University.
Virginia Cooperative Extension strives to involve communities in the planning, implementing, and evaluating of Extension
education through Extension Leadership Councils.
State Extension Leadership Council
Visit a local office to learn about their County or City Extension Leadership Council
