For the second year, the Southern University Ag Center has held its Demonstration Urban Agricultural Landscapes (D.U.A.L.) Program for youth in Baton Rouge, La.
D.U.A.L. is providing student learners from the age of 9 - 15 with general garden practices, agricultural technology training, and poultry farming in an urban environment.
Read MoreDr. Harold Mellieon Jr. has been appointed the Research Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator for the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SUAREC). The appointment was approved by the Southern University Board of Supervisors during its July 15, 2022 board meeting.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center held its first JAGcation Summer Camp with 24 campers from June 13-24, 2022 on the Southern University campus.
The two-week, hands-on agricultural experiential learning summer camp was open to students ages 9-11 and focused on various concepts and careers in agriculture and family and consumer sciences.
Read MoreTwenty-three USDA/ Foreign Agricultural Service agency members representing 21 U.S. Embassies visited the Southern University Ag Center’s Research Unit on July 7, 2022 as part of the USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service Locally Employed (LE) Staff Training Tour.
Read MoreThe Entomological Society of America congratulates the 2022 class of interns and fellows selected for the Public Health Entomology for All program.
Read MoreNearly 45 small farmers from the Opelousas area received information about programs and services offered by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development, Farm Service Agency (FSA), and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) agencies during a community stakeholder informational meeting on June 30 at the SU Ag Center’s Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Institute (SARDI).
Read MoreThe SU Ag Center has rescheduled the final session of its 2nd Annual, Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Virtual Series for July 6, 2022 at 11 a.m. The session was originally scheduled for June 29 but was canceled due to technical issues.
Read MoreThe 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.
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