county agent
noun
: a consultant employed jointly by federal and state governments to provide information about agriculture and home economics
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His first job as county agent in rural Wyoming was helping ranchers build earthen dams to secure water for their livestock.
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023
Landon Burns called a group of interested citizens to meet with him at the county agent’s office.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2023
Colin Massey, the current county agent working with the MG program did an outstanding job organizing the technical side and engaging with everyone.
—Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2021
And what are some of the things a county agent does?
—Robin Tribble, Popular Mechanics, 10 Dec. 2018
My own granddaddy was a county agent, and several of his brothers taught agriculture at universities with one being a specialist in irrigation.
—Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 13 Feb. 2018
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023
Landon Burns called a group of interested citizens to meet with him at the county agent’s office.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2023
Colin Massey, the current county agent working with the MG program did an outstanding job organizing the technical side and engaging with everyone.
—Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2021
And what are some of the things a county agent does?
—Robin Tribble, Popular Mechanics, 10 Dec. 2018
My own granddaddy was a county agent, and several of his brothers taught agriculture at universities with one being a specialist in irrigation.
—Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 13 Feb. 2018
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“County agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20agent. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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