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A Regional Land-grant University Agricultural Experiment Station Network
NERAOC 2026 Landing Page
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Purpose
The annual National Extension and Research Administrative Officers Conference (NERAOC) provides a venue for professional development, information sharing, and networking to state Cooperative Extension, agInnovation, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) staff. This includes the opportunity to share and exchange current and relevant best practices, discuss policy, obtain definitive interpretation of regulations, and discuss future issues pertinent to operating the Land-grant University (LGU) system and other cooperating institutions. The NERAOC serves individuals at Land-grant institutions in all regions as defined by the APLU Board on Agricultural Assembly (BAA), agInnovation, formerly Experiment Station Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and Extension Section Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP).
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Mission
The NERAOC serves members by advancing the fields of fiscal, grant (competitive and capacity), administrative, communications and marketing, and human resources management through professional development, the sharing of knowledge, and by promoting collaboration among federal and state and international partners to include 1862, 1890, 1994, Forestry Schools, Schools of Veterinary Medicine, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and others as appropriate.