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A kickoff reception and dinner to celebrate 100 years of Extension was held April 7 in Hull, the birthplace of extension work in Iowa.
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A quarterly publication of Iowa State University Extension
More Extension centennial events planned
Nearly 300 people braved a spring snowstorm to attend
the kickoff reception and dinner celebrating 100 years of Extension in
Iowa. On April 7 they traveled to Hull, in the far northwest corner of
the state, the “birthplace” of Iowa Extension.
In 1903, a farmer from Hull asked Iowa State agronomist Perry Holden
whether the university’s research was applicable in northwest Iowa.
To find out, Holden and the Sioux County Farmers Institute established
the nation’s first county cooperative experimental farm.
Other Extension centennial celebrations will be held with the following
events:
• Aug. 7, Home Garden Demonstration Field Day, Lewis
• Aug. 7-17, Iowa State Fair
• Sept. 14, Clay County Fair
• Sept. 11, CIRAS 40th anniversary celebration on campus
• Nov. 8, Extension 4-H building dedication on campus
Check the Web for more information about Extension’s centennial.
