The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has named thirteen Southern University students as 1890 National Scholars.
With the selection of 133 scholars at nineteen universities, Southern University received the second largest number of scholars, 13.
Read MoreThis summer, students in the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences participated in the LSU Ag Center sponsored Agricultural Sciences Professional Internships in Research and Extension (ASPIRE) program. This 10-week paid internship allowed undergraduates to develop their skills and knowledge in agricultural research and outreach and to help expand the diversity of talent pool in the agricultural workforce.
Read MoreSince 2002, Black farmers from across the country have converged on north Louisiana for the Morehouse Parish Black Farmers Field Day.
The bulk of the Southern University and LSU AgCenter field days are held at branches of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station around the state. But this 20-year tradition is held annually on the farm of one of the members of the Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association.
Read MoreA successful garden requires patience, love, labor, and attention. That is what the 1890 Center of Excellence (COE) at the SU Ag Center is doing in the Scotlandville community. With the help of the COE's amazing summer interns and community members, the team returned to the Scotlandville Garden Park on July 20, 2022 to check in on the garden after the first Garden Day.
Read MoreThe Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will be hosting its 11th Annual Louisiana Small Farmer Conference, September 21-23, 2022, at the Hilton Hotel – Baton Rouge Capitol Center. This year’s theme is “Sustaining Small Farms with Innovative Practices,” which will be highlighted through four educational tracks that farmers can choose that meet their individual farm needs.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center, in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, the Morehouse Black Farmers and Landowners Association, and the National Black Growers Council will hold its 20th Annual Morehouse Farm Field Day on July 22, 2021.
Read MoreFor 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.
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