Abstract :
The role of extension can be realized through the performance of extension and the effectiveness of extension in increasing production in the corn intensification program. Performance and effectiveness are the roles of extension in changing the behavior of farmers as the main actors in agricultural cultivation. The performance will produce work effectiveness that will have a good impact on increasing agricultural output. The research was conducted in Gorontalo Utara Regency, Gorontalo Province, from October 2018 to January 2019. The research sample was 91 agricultural extension workers taken by simple random sampling technique. Research data were analyzed using the semantic differential method. The results showed that the extension performance a good and very effective role in the corn intensification program