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SU Ag Center to Host Campus Market on Oct. 19

The Southern University Ag Center will host a Campus Market on October 19, 2022, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on campus at Lee-Hines Baseball Stadium.

The market will be open to Southern University students, faculty, staff, and the community. There will be a free CSA Bag Giveaway consisting of ground beef, greens, eggs, and tomatoes. This will be served on a first come, first served basis. Participants will also be able to attend demonstrations on food safety.

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Against the Odds: Louisiana Small Farmer Larry Freeman Continues the Legacy

Mr. Larry Freeman, born in Independence, LA, native of St. Helena Parish is a third-generation farmer who owns the same land in which he grew up on as a child. Freeman credits his grandfather for not selling the land after purchasing it six years after slavery in 1873 for $1,280. His farm roots began young, but he set up his own cattle business in the late 90s.

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SU Ag Center Hosting 11th Annual Small Farmers Conference

The 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.

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Southern University in the LSU ASPIRE Program

This 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.

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Morehouse Growers Celebrate 20 Years At Annual Field Day

Since 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.

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The 1890 Center of Excellence at the SU Ag Center Continues to Work with the Community to Maintain the Scotlandville Garden Park

A 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.

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11th Annual Louisiana Small Farmers Conference Registration is Now Open

The 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.

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