This film provides an overview of the many types of work that Oregon State University Extension staff carry out across Oregon. It includes a discussion of the administrative organization of the Extension Service as well as the mechanisms that it has in place to develop programs that can meet current needs. Examples that it provides of the Extension Service's impact include topics related to water use, grass seed development, farm business practices, improved machinery, and optimal forestry practices. The film also highlights the work of Marine Extension agents, Extension Food Technology marketing specialists, and Home Economics Extension agents.
The film was written and directed by Curtis Reid and narrated by John H. McDonald. It has been digitized from a film original held in the Extension and Experiment Station Communications Moving Images (FV120:440), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
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