The Greater Baton Rouge Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals is excited to announce Robert Easly, Jr. as the new Vice President of Membership. Robert has served as the Director of Advancement of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences for the last 2 ½ years.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host its 3rd Campus Market on Friday, April 28, 2023 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Mayberry Dining Hall Lawn, on the campus of Southern University.
The event will be set up as a traditional campus market and will highlight women in Agriculture, while also encouraging support for all farmers.
Read MoreDonovan L. Segura, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Title IX at Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration at Southern University and A&M College, was sworn in as the President-Elect of the Conference of Minority of Public Administrators on March 24, 2023 during American Society of Public Administrators (ASPA) Annual Conference.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center and East Baton Rouge Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks are set to host a workshop to teach participants how to can and preserve fruits and vegetables. The event will be held Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center, 2013 Central Road, Baton Rouge, LA.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center is set to host its Spring Garden Workshop, themed “Growing Pollinator and the 3 H's (Housing, Husbandry, Harvesting), Meat Goat, and Rabbits” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena, 14600 Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, LA.
Read MoreSmall business owners from throughout Louisiana are invited to the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s (SU Ag Center) 18th Annual Business Development and Procurement Conference: Helping Businesses Recover from the Effects of Covid-19. The conference will be held May 15 - 18, 2023 at the L’Auberge Hotel & Casino, 777 L’Auberge Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70820.
Read MoreThe Southern University's AgCenter is excited to celebrate it's 80th Annual Livestock show.
The school is the only HBCU who still continues the tradition of having a livestock show for its school of agriculture.
Read MoreThe Southern University AgCenter is hosting its 80th Annual State Livestock and Poultry Show March 2-4.
It’s happening at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70813.
Read MoreThanks to their participation in federal initiatives, Louisiana and Southern University are at the forefront of research and development programs that are pushing the U.S. agricultural economy forward, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday on Southern’s campus.
Read MoreLouisiana’s largest medical marijuana producer is doubling its growing space in 2023, citing projections for higher demand and new laws it believes have streamlined regulations, USA Today Network reports.
Good Day Farm, the private partner of the LSU AgCenter, is adding 40,000 square feet of cultivation capacity at its 225,000-square-foot facility in Ruston.
Read MoreSince 1943, the Southern University Ag Center has continued the tradition of holding a Livestock Show for the youth of Louisiana. Making Southern University the only 1890 Land-Grant Institution to still hold this time-honored tradition. To mark the show’s 80th year, the Ag Center will host several events to celebrate this historic occasion. These events will include a Boots and Bling Affair, an Ag Showcase, and an Educational Experience Expo for youth all leading up to the annual livestock show.
Read MoreTerrence Ferguson, DVM, one of the Nat Geo Wild’s famous veterinarian duo in the show, Critter Fixers: Country Vets, visited the Southern University campus on November 4 as a part of the show’s Vet for a Day college tour.
The event was open to Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences students, high school students, and veterinary and agricultural professionals.
Read MoreOn November 1st, Dr. Tiffany Franklin, Associate Specialist and Youth Program Leader for 4-H and Youth Development at the SU Ag Center, hosted members of the Access, Equity, and Belonging Committee (AEBC) on campus as one of their quarterly meetings. Prior to the meeting, each champion group/ partner (i.e National 4-H Council, CYFAR, NIFA) identified their accomplishments, priorities, and learnings in the area of 4-H and youth development.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center (SU Ag Center), in partnership with the Capital Region Planning Commission, the University of Louisiana Lafayette’s Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center, the Louisiana Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity, and the Louisiana Board of Regents, will host a regional meeting series to allow stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback on the development of Louisiana’s Statewide Digital Equity Plan.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center will host its Fall Garden Workshop on November 22nd at the M. A. Edmond Livestock Arena’s Multipurpose Building, 14600 Scenic Hwy., in Baton Rouge from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The free workshop themed " Ag Practices to Homestead Farming" will provide backyard gardeners, teachers, community garden coordinators and anyone interested in gardening with information and hands-on demonstrations on how to prepare your garden for the Fall season.
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