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Kent County Levy Court/DE Cooperative Extension partnership
Levy Court members were applauded, January 28, by DE Cooperative Extension for supporting outreach education in Kent County. Pictured (L to R): Hon. George "Jody" Sweeney; Hon. P. Brooks Banta, President; Dr. Michelle Rodgers, UD Extension director; Hon. Allan F. Angel, VP; and Dr. Albert E. Essel, DSU Extension director.
Cooperative Extension
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Since the days of George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington and Seaman A. Knapp, the national Extension system has been delivering research-based education to rural communities throughout America. The Cooperative Extension Program at Delaware State University continues that legacy throughout Delaware by targeting diverse audiences with special emphasis on those with limited resources to help them improve their quality of life.
DSU is among the 18 institutions in the U.S. providing research-based, outreach education through the 1890 land-grant system. In Delaware, the program is administered by Dr. Albert Essel.
As part of Delaware Cooperative Extension, state specialists and agents at DSU and the University of Delaware make research-based education available to all Delawareans.
Extension Mission Areas
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Center for Small Flock Research and Innovation
Family & Consumer Science
4-H & Youth Development
What is Cooperative Extension?
Learn how and why land-grant universities came to be.
Calendar of Events
Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Area
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DSU Cooperative Extension Publications
Below are publications on various areas of interest:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Baitfish
- Brooding Poultry
- Calabaza
- Callaloo
- Consider a Vegetable Garden
- Cover Crops
- Currants
- Dewormer Resistance on farms in the Mid-Atlantic area
- Drying Flowers & Other Plant Materials
- Fresh Cut Flowers
- Heirloom Vegetables
- Herbs
- High Tunnel Tomatoes
- Holiday Plants
- Least Wanted Insects
- Mummichogs as a Model Species
- Organic Production
- Paulownia Trees for the Small Farm
- Plant Materials for Drying and Crafts
- Pole Lima Beans
- Poultry Breeds
- Pumpkin Seeds: Do they control worms?
- Reading Seed Labels
- Scotch Bonnet hot peppers
- Toxoplasmosis in sheep, goats
- Vegetable Garden Basics
- Winterizing Your Coop
Family & Consumer Sciences
- Child Eating Habits
- Dietary Guidance
- Fall Food Safety
- Petting Zoos
- Power of Choice
- Summer Food Safety
4-H & Youth Development
Stakeholders
Below are links to agencies that help shape and implement the national Extension mission.
Cooperative Extension Education in Agriculture, 4-H and Home Economics, Delaware State University, University of Delaware and United States Department of Agriculture cooperating, Dr. Dyremple B. Marsh, Dean and Administrator. It is the policy of Delaware Cooperative Extension that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age, or national origin.
Cooperative Extension
(302) 857-6424
Staff Profile
Associate Dean
for Extension
4-H & Youth Development Agent
Donna P. Brown
Family Life Agent
Senior Secretary
SNAP Ed Nutrition Educator
SARE Educator
John Clendaniel
Program Leader
Program Leader
SNAP Ed Nutrition Educator
Program Leader
Tom Harmon
Program Assistant
Program Assistant
Small Ruminant Specialist
Natasha Lamadieu
Nutrition Educator
Dr. Brigid McCrea
Poultry Specialist
Dr. Dennis McIntosh
Aquaculture Specialist
Maggie Moor-Orth
Home Horticulture Agent
Small Farms Educator
Program Leader
Small Farms Educator
Andy Wetherill
Small Farms Educator
Small Farms Educator
Stacey Wilkerson
Administrative Secretary
Administrative Secretary
Dr. Susan Yost
Herbarium Educator
Herbarium Educator