Who We Are

Every County in the United States has a Cooperative Extension Service.  This service was created by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. It is a partnership between state land grant universities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local county governments. All of these groups share in Extension planning and financing.  And each shares in the operation of extension programs. In Florida, the Cooperative Extension Service is managed by the University of Florida.

What is the Indian River County Extension Service?

• We are an off-campus branch of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
• We provide scientific and problem solving information to Indian River County residents
• We offer educational programs in agriculture, horticulture, 4-H youth development, natural resources, and pesticide and fertilizer licensing
• We are supported by the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, University of Florida and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)