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 [1] 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 [2]. 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 [3] make research-based education available to all Delawareans.
Extension Mission Areas
Agriculture & Natural Resources [4]
Center for Small Flock Research and Innovation [5]
Family & Consumer Science [6]
4-H & Youth Development [7]
What is Cooperative Extension? [8]
Learn how and why land-grant universities came to be.
Calendar of Events
Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Area
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DSU Aquaculture [9]
DSU CARS [10]
DSU EFNEP Program [11]
DSU Farmers Market [12]
DSU Cooperative Extension Publications
Below are publications on various areas of interest:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Baitfish [14]
- Brooding Poultry [15]
- Calabaza [16]
- Callaloo [17]
- Consider a Vegetable Garden [18]
- Cover Crops [19]
- Currants [20]
- Dewormer Resistance on farms in the Mid-Atlantic area [21]
- Drying Flowers & Other Plant Materials [22]
- Fresh Cut Flowers [23]
- Heirloom Vegetables [24]
- Herbs [25]
- High Tunnel Tomatoes [26]
- Holiday Plants [27]
- Least Wanted Insects [28]
- Mummichogs as a Model Species [29]
- Organic Production [30]
- Paulownia Trees for the Small Farm [31]
- Plant Materials for Drying and Crafts [32]
- Pole Lima Beans [33]
- Poultry Breeds [34]
- Pumpkin Seeds: Do they control worms? [35]
- Reading Seed Labels [36]
- Scotch Bonnet hot peppers [37]
- Toxoplasmosis in sheep, goats [38]
- Vegetable Garden Basics [39]
- Winterizing Your Coop [40]
Family & Consumer Sciences
- Child Eating Habits [41]
- Dietary Guidance [42]
- Fall Food Safety [43]
- Petting Zoos [44]
- Power of Choice [45]
- Summer Food Safety [46]
4-H & Youth Development
- Bullying [47]
- Prep_1 [48]
- Self-Esteem [49]
Stakeholders
Below are links to agencies that help shape and implement the national Extension mission.
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