NC Extension Centennial 1961
Photo courtesy N.C. State Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

1961
Local communities helped Extension develop the first 5-year plan for agriculture programs. They set a goal to increase agricultural production by 24 percent, aimed at increasing income by $1.6 billion in 1966. They succeeded in the plan, setting the groundwork for the long-range planning still continued today.

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