UT Extension provides a gateway to the University of Tennessee as the outreach unit of the Institute of Agriculture. With an office in every Tennessee county, UT Extension delivers educational programs and research-based information to the people of Tennessee.
In cooperation with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Tennessee State Cooperative Extension, Extension works with farmers, families, youth and communities, to improve lives by addressing problems and issues at the local level.
Agricultural Extension Board
Description
- Metropolitan Charter Section 11.801
- Term – 3 years
- 7 Members
Function
- It shall be the duty of the Agricultural Extension Board to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the county agricultural extension committee to carry out the purpose of sections 49-50-101 to 49-50-106 of Tennessee Code Annotated by cooperating with the United States Department of Agriculture and the appropriate agencies of the State of Tennessee.
