| 1839 |
University of Missouri founded |
| 1862 |
Morrill Act established land-grant universities |
| 1870 |
University of Missouri become a land-grant institution
Missouri General Assembly passed legislation making the "College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts" a part of the University of Missouri
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| 1887 |
Hatch Act established agricultural experiment stations |
| 1890 |
Morrill Act 1890 - established 1890 land-grant institutions - the historically black land-grant institutions in 16 southern states |
| 1900 |
The Department of Household Economics - became a part of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture |
| 1907 |
Camps for farm boys started, followed by Corn Clubs for Missouri boys |
| 1910 |
University of Missouri established Extension Division |
| 1912 |
First county agent in Missouri |
| 1913 |
Missouri law authorized county courts to appropriate funds for extension |
| 1914 |
Smith-Lever Act established Cooperative Extension Service
Boys and girls club work began as regular part of cooperative extension - name "4-H Club" adopted in 1927
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| 1915 |
Home economics extension work started, called home demonstration agents
Women's club in extension organized
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| 1927 |
4-H Club name adopted - for use by existing boys and girls clubs |
| 1960 |
Cooperative Extension and Extension Division combined |
| 1961 |
Present Missouri statutes pertaining to extension adopted |
| 1964 |
Civil rights act |
| 1968 |
EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program started |
| 1969 |
State organized into 22 program areas and staff specialization and multi-county programs began |
| 1972 |
Extension appropriations authorized for 1890 land-grant colleges
Congress authorized federal funds for Cooperative Extension System rural development programs (1972 & 1980)
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| 1973 |
Congress earmarked funds for 4-H programs in urban areas and for 4-H rural community development |
| 1985 |
Congress made two significant amendments to the Smith-Lever Act: (1) Definition of extension work was broadened to include specific mention of the "development of practical applications of research knowledge," in addition to instruction and demonstration, and (2) Congress authorized the federal partner, Extension System-USDA, to conduct educational program on its own initiative, supported by the secretary of agriculture. |
| 1986 |
Strategic plan approved by University of Missouri Board of Curators |
| 1988 |
Issues programming adopted by Extension Committee on Organization and Policy |