On behalf of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, Michigan State University, and entire team at the Wayne County Extension Office, welcome! We hope you find this educational site helpful. Your Wayne County Extension Office is honored to serve as the educational arm of county government, with an emphasis on providing educational services to address critical issues, needs and opportunties for the people of our community. For nearly a century, Wayne County Government and Michigan State University have been pleased to join with the Michigan Legislature, and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to support Extension as it brings knowledge to life.

MSU Extension has conducted a vigorous internal discussion focused on resculpting itself into a 21st-century organization, while continuing its dedication to furthering the quality of life and prosperity of Michigan citizens. The program now will carry that conversation to its external stakeholders, starting with partners in state government.

“The Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station and Michigan State University Cooperative Extension have historically provided relevant, responsive services that were tailored to our rural communities," said Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm. "As Michigan moves from rust to green, these programs will be focused on enhancing our local communities’ efforts to collaborate and innovate in the new clean energy economy. I support continued funding for this restructuring, with its emphasis on growing Michigan's new green economy.”  Read the entire announcement on the MSU News site.