The Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Institute (SARDI), a satellite campus of the Southern University Ag Center, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development, Farm Service Agency (FSA), and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a community stakeholder informational meeting on June 30, 2022.
Read MoreThe SU Ag Center’s Estate Planning Workshop has been rescheduled for June 28, 2022 at 4 p.m. The workshop, which is hosted by the Center’s Small Farm Institute, was initially scheduled for June 21.
Read MoreU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Dr. Paul Jones, Chair of 1890s Presidents Council—an organization comprised of presidents and chancellors of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)—signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to reaffirm and strengthen the ongoing relationship between the 1890s community and USDA through cooperation and partnership.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host the 2022 St. Helena Parish Ag Day from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on June 16 at the Muse 3 Farm, located at 1820 Muse Road, in Greensburg, LA.
Read MoreThe SU Ag Center will continue its 2nd Annual, Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Virtual Series during the month of June.
Read MoreThe SU Ag Center’s Small Farm Institute will host an Estate Planning Workshop at 4 p.m. on June 21, 2022.
This workshop is designed for farmers, ranchers, and landowners of any demographic to understand the importance and benefits of having an estate plan for the transferring of land.
Read MoreOfficials with the LSU and Southern University agricultural centers have signed an agreement that aims to foster collaboration between the two institutions’ research and teaching programs.
Read MoreCalvin R. Walker, Ph.D., Executive Vice-Chancellor and Director of Department: Agriculture, Research and Extension Center Special Projects at the SU Ag Center received the Southern University System’s Above and Beyond Award on May 20, 2022 during the Southern University System Board of Supervisors meeting.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host its 2nd Annual, interactive, Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Virtual Conference Series, May 24-25, 2022. Each day of the conference is designed to strengthen and build sustainable and resilient communities.
Read MoreThe Sustainable Agricultural Research and Development Institute (SARDI) will host a Mental Health Forum from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. on May 24 at their location, 1209 Diesi Street, in Opelousas, La.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center's Chancellor's Report includes information on the events, programs, and services offered by the Southern University Ag Center as well as stories and profiles on the students and alumni of the Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.
Read MoreAs a high school student in New Orleans, Brittany Benjamin had her sights set on being an English major in college and perhaps becoming a journalist. But when a recruiter invited her to enroll in a summer institute for high school students at Southern University (SU), all that changed.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center’s Small Farm Institute will hold a virtual workshop on “Wills” at 1 p.m. on April 28, 2022 via Zoom.
Read MoreSouthern University College of Agriculture alum, Deacue Fields, Ph.D., will be recommended to serve as the next vice president for agriculture for the University of Arkansas System.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will hold its Spring Garden Workshop, themed “Pollinators and Wildflowers” from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. on April 27 at the Multipurpose Building of the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena, 14600 Scenic Hwy. in Baton Rouge, La.
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