97 MSU Extension agents and 45 subject matter experts serve local needs in 56 counties and 7 reservations. We improve lives and communities across Montana by providing unbiased, research-based education that integrates learning, discovery and engagement to strengthen social, economic and environmental well-being.

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Why do we exist? 

To improve lives and communities across Montana. 

How do we behave? 

Relational 

Build & sustain, value strengths partners bring, understand needs, collaborative, mutual respect

Reliable 

Unbiased, research-based information, trusted partner, timeliness

Responsive 

Client-centered, relevant (current information), proactive (not knee-jerk reactive) 

What do we do?

MSU Extension engages with communities to address needs by developing and sharing unbiased, research-based information and education.  

Diagram describes how MSU Extension identifies emerging needs, plans and prioritizes work to support those needs, then creates and extends resources to serve the interests of individuals, families, communities and ag operations, Montanans, across generations across Montana.

 

2022 Needs Assessment 

The results from this survey will help MSU Extension identify and better understand needs and opportunities across the state, inform conversations and dialogue around meeting those needs, and provide information to inform strategic allocation of resources to collectively work towards meeting the organizational mission.

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and Montana State University Extension prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cody Stone, Director of Extension, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717