extension agent

noun

Examples of extension agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thomson also works with the Southern Rural Development Center, training extension agents, lawyers and nonprofit groups on how to help heirs’ property owners navigate conflicts to get their legal houses in order. Patrice Gaines, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024 Details: Kevin Harris, extension agent/Urban Stormwater program, Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service, (870) 534-1033 or klharris@uada.edu. Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023 Severe storms with strong winds swept across Arkansas on Sunday night; farmers and county extension agents reported crop and infrastructure damage, as well as power failures, particularly in agricultural communities within Lonoke, Pulaski and Arkansas counties. Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2023 If pesticides are necessary for other garden pests, apply at night or very early before pollinators become active, and consult your local agricultural extension agents for information on what types of bees live nearby and what products will harm them. Meghan Holmes, Treehugger, 8 May 2023 Your university county coop extension agent can help. Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 28 Mar. 2023 The spread of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest capable of harming local plant life, has already made its way from Asia into Carroll County, according to Bryan Butler, principal extension agent with the Carroll County office of the Maryland Cooperative Extension in Westminster. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2023 Susan is not a university extension agent. cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022 During his tenure as an extension agent, his accomplishments were many. Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of extension agent was in 1949

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“Extension agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extension%20agent. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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