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CFANS and Extension outline how state special appropriation supports land‑grant research, outreach and 4‑H
Summary
College and extension leaders described distribution of an $85.5 million state special appropriation, the land‑grant origin of the funding, research and outreach centers across the state, and Extension’s role serving Greater Minnesota including 50,000 4‑H youth.
Deans from the University of Minnesota’s agricultural and extension divisions told the House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee how state special appropriations fund land‑grant research, outreach and education statewide.
Brian Boer, dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) and director of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, said the state special appropriation the committee identified (line 223 in committee materials) is historically rooted in the land‑grant mission and funds research, extension and colleges that support agriculture and natural resources. Boer said roughly half of the state special portion for agriculture flows to CFANS, with other portions…
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