Our History
K-State Research and Extension Douglas County has a rich history of impact here in Kansas!
1862
The Morrill Act was passed paving the way for a land-grant university in every state.
1863
Bluemont College was renamed the Kansas State Agricultural College.
1887
The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station was created at Kansas State Agricultural College under the provision of the Hatch Act.
1914
The Smith-Lever Act created the Cooperative Extension Service.
1915
The Kansas Legislature passed the County Farm Bureau Law that provided funds to implement the county extension program.
1951
Kansas Legislature revised the law making the county extension program the cooperative responsibility of the county extension council and Kansas State University.
1959
The university's name was officially changed to Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science.
1991
Kansas Extension District Law passed by the state legislature which paved the way for two or more county Extension councils to form Extension districts.
1996
The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Kansas Cooperative Extension Service merged to form the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, also known as K-State Research and Extension.