{"slug":"us-ask-extension-cooperative-extension-help","name":"Ask Extension (Cooperative Extension expert help)","provider":{"name":"Extension Foundation and land-grant university Cooperative Extension","type":"university"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":null,"locality":null,"scope":"national","audience":["homeowner","renter","landowner","farmer","school","community_group"],"kind":"technical_assistance","benefit":"Free one-to-one answers from Extension experts in your state on tree selection, planting, pests and woodland care","summary":"Ask Extension is the national question service of the Cooperative Extension System, run by the Extension Foundation with USDA NIFA support. Anyone can submit a question with photos and get an emailed answer from Extension staff or Master Gardener volunteers in their state; a knowledge base holds about 500,000 past answers. Your county Extension office also runs soil testing, Master Gardener help desks and woodland-owner workshops.","eligibility":"Open to the public across the United States; questions are routed to experts in your state.","how_to_apply":"Go to ask.extension.org, choose 'Ask a New Question', describe the problem and location and attach photos. Or find your county Extension office through the 'Find Extension in Your State' link.","url":"https://ask.extension.org/","source_url":"https://extension.org/tools/ask-extension/","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"The site notes that a new version of Ask Extension is launching this winter; the address may change.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/us-ask-extension-cooperative-extension-help","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/us-ask-extension-cooperative-extension-help.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}