extension agent

American  

noun

1. an agent employed by the county government to work with farmers to increase crop yields, prevent erosion, eliminate blights or pests, and the like.

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Example Sentences

Flores, a county extension agent for youth programs similar to 4-H Club, said the closeness of people in the town magnifies the loss.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022

Overuse "is a huge challenge in our field," says Bhupinder Farmaha, a nutrient management specialist at Clemson University in the US, as well as an agricultural extension agent who works with farmers like Ms Sharp.

From BBC • May 26, 2022

You can also ask a horticultural extension specialist, according to Kirsten Ann Conrad, a master gardener and agriculture natural resources extension agent for Virginia’s Arlington County and the city of Alexandria.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021

There are a number of reasons for this, according to Joel Flagler, a registered horticultural therapist who works as a professor and agricultural extension agent at Rutgers University.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2021

Every night, for a few minutes after he got in bed, he’d read about cattle breeding in the books the extension agent had loaned to him.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko